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knowledge how to dispose of their whip when on the coach-box. 

 Having learned how to catch the thong, one great principle is 

 to learn to do it without looking at it, and to catch it without 

 making any noise. A man who looks at his thong, when it is 

 going up to the stick, is sure to cut at it with his stick, and 

 invariably misses the catch ; whereas, if he has been taught 

 properly, a slight turn of the wrist is all that is necessary to 

 send the thong up to the stick. 



Safest to increase 

 the pace. 



In these days, when such well-bred and lightly-worked 

 horses are generally driven, there is very little necessity for the 

 use of the whip. Still occasions may arise when upon a proper 

 application of the whip the safety of the coach may depend, and 

 its proper employment, therefore, is a most essential element of 

 the art of driving. One thing that a coachman should recollect, if 

 he desires to let go his thong to hit one of the leaders when there 

 are a great many passengers on the back of the coach, is the 



