CH. XX LONG DISTANCES DRIVEN 473 



says that, on one occasion, a friend of his drove 

 174 miles without a rest. He also says that Mr 

 Ken yon drove the whole journey from London to 

 Shrewsbury, 153 miles, without resting. Captain 

 Barclay of Urie, who was famous in the early part 

 of this century in all athletic sports, as well as in 

 coaching', drove from London to Edinburgh, a dis- 

 tance of 395 miles, straight through, with only the 

 rests allowed for the passengers' refreshment. This 

 was for a laree wa^er with Lord Kennedy, and far 

 exceeds any long distance drive on record. Harris, 

 Coaching Age, p. 383, calls it 397 miles, and says 

 that the time was 45^2 hours. ' Nimrod,' Northern 

 Tour, p. 335, says that the drive was from London 

 to Aberdeen, which is 495 miles, but this is, probably, 

 an error ; all other authorities give Edinburgh. I 

 have spent a good deal of time in searching for 

 some orioinal or detailed account of this drive, 

 but without success. 



Driving regularly one hundred miles a day is 

 hard work, but with a short rest in the middle of 

 the day, a man in good condition ought to be able 

 to drive daily seventy miles. Much will depend 

 upon the horses ; a hard-pulling team taking more 

 out of a coachman in one stage than easy-going 

 teams in three stages, and horses lazy, or not up to 

 their work are very fatiguing. 



Beside the mere physical fatigue of driving, the 

 mental strain is sometimes great, and at all times 

 the feeling of responsibility and the close attention 



