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alone as lie sat ou tlie box would have sufficed to 

 convince me that he knew how four horses should be 

 handled, and, if further confirmation had been re- 

 cjuired, it would only have been necessary to watch 

 him put his nags in motion, and all doubt as to his 

 capabilities would have been put to flight. No 

 l)eginner should be discouraged if he finds he cannot 

 handle a team in the style such men as Lord Maccles- 

 field and Colonel Tyrwhitt exhibit ; he will have to go 

 through many years of experience before he can hope 

 to compete with such coachmen j it is only by constant 

 practice that he can hope to approach towards perfec- 

 tion. If his knowledge of classical history extends to 

 the period when Rome was built, he will be aware 

 that the eminent city was not constructed in a day; 

 and so he must not be surprised that the driving of 

 four horses, however well chosen, or handy at their 

 work, is not to be accomplished in one, or even several 

 seasons. 



As somewhat of a contrast to the teams I have just 

 alluded to, I will point to the handsome, bloodlike 

 horses drawing the exceedingly well-appointed coach 

 of Mr. A. Hope, but which were spoken of by a man 

 of long experience as being " a flashy-looking lot," 

 and when seen alongside of the Duke of Beaufort's or 

 Lord Macclesfield's nags, I must admit the criticism 

 to be just ; though, doubtless, many who judge only 

 superficially of the qualities of coach-horses will think 

 diff'erently. But the definition I should give of the 

 lot would be that, whilst Mr. Hope's team are all that 

 can be desired for the Park, the others have all the 

 qualifications needed for the road. Yery high on the 

 list Lord LonJesborough should be placed — a coach- 



