DESCRIPTION OF THE CHAISE 19 



trial. Wright of Long Acre at last succeeded in 

 producing a vehicle, of which the following is a 

 description : — 



To satisfy the accommodating terms of the match, 

 * to carry a man,' it was not requisite to have a bod)-^ 

 fitted on the ' carriage ' ; this, then, was discarded 

 at once as being unnecessary in weight and require- 

 ment. Therefore the term 'carriage' was adhered 

 to pure and simple, and was on lines familiar to all — 

 the ' break ' used by horsebreakers, etc., but without 

 the high perch or of the solid character these vehicles 

 are. The back carriage of Lord March's machine 

 was united to the fore by means of the usual bar, 

 which had also cords fixed to springs from small 

 uprights to keep the bar steady and in line, as well 

 as to avoid the jolting and swerving of the occupant 

 of the seat, slung on leather straps, and covered with 

 velvet, between the two hind wheels. The boxes of 

 the wheels were brass, to Avhich were fixed oil drop- 

 cans for lubricating purposes. The pole and bars 

 were of thin wood lapped with wire to strengthen 

 them, while steel springs were used in both carriage 

 and bars. So much for the vehicle, on which much 

 thought and money were expended before its satis- 

 factory production. 



For harness recourse was had principally to silk 



