COACHING 



prove more generally remunerative than an 

 auction, and useful horses in hard condition 

 are always in demand at fair prices. Such fig- 

 ures are all that the proprietor should strive to 

 secure as a general thing, although occasionally 

 he can mate up a pair that will ^ bring him 

 excellent returns. 



He should also be able to secure concessions 

 (in the way of keep, percentage, etc.) from the 

 hotels whence he starts and where he finishes. It 

 is all business, and if he brings trade to various 

 hostelries, he should claim his share, especially as 

 his freight generally spends money freely. To 

 popularize his route, he will do well to reduce 

 prices of transportation to the lowest limit, 

 compatible with earning a fair profit on his 

 outlay of time and money. The average prices 

 are excessive, and the expenses of two persons 

 in a coach trip to-day will draw heavily upon 

 a twenty-dollar bill, while were the cost Jio.oo 

 or less many more would take passage. The 

 average party also finds a good road house 

 or hotel far more agreeable as a destination 

 than a private club wherein they do not feel 

 at home, must submit to certain restrictions, 

 and figure neither as active members nor priv- 



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