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many faults, and the marks are a probable proof 

 that there was a time when they did not — \\hich 

 period will return again, it is likely, when you and 

 the boys begin to start him up along- speedway and 

 roadside. 



A good roadster should not pull at speed, and, 

 if he does, try to find the reason. His teeth and 

 cheeks may hurt him ; he may be brushing himself 

 somewhere; there are dozens of reasons which may 

 make him take up the trick. If he should do so, 

 do not be in too much of a hurry to arrange harsher 

 bits, but give him time (and take it yourself) for 

 experiment and investigation — perhaps he will 

 show you what is wrong, and possibly the trick is 

 but temporary. He should drive true and straight 

 always ; should jog, speed, or walk as directed, and 

 in any ratio of progress, and among any company; 

 should never pull or fret at any pace; and be as 

 level-headed in a bunch of fast ones at speed as when 

 jogging down to the station with the family behind 

 him — and all this, properly handled, he will prove. 



When it comes to considering the weight of the 



