53O DRIVING COMPETITIONS CH. XXIV 



The coach is to be driven in from A in the di- 

 rection shown by the arrow, passing the barrel C ; 



then backed into 

 the space between 

 B and C until the 

 horses could be 

 turned to the right 

 and finally driven 

 out toward A in 

 the direction opposite to that in which it entered. 

 The fences, between A and D, are 22 feet apart, 

 and the barrels B and C are 22 feet apart. The 

 hurdle at D should be moveable, to permit a coach- 

 man who is unsuccessful in backing round, to drive 

 out at that end. 



In all Driving Competitions, especially when the 

 turns to be made are sharp, the vehicles used should 

 have nearly the same angle of lock ; a coachman 

 driving a break, the front wheels of which turn far 

 under, has a great advantage in being- able to make 

 a sharp turn without risk of an accident ; breaks 

 should not therefore be admitted to a competition 

 with coaches. 



