Hints to horse-keepers : a complete manual for horsemen; embracing chapters on mules and ponies . VARIETIES. 879 A smaller Barouclie is made to carry four persons, in-cluding tlie driver, of less pretension and mucli cheapeiand lighter, with an extension leather top (covering fourBeats), which may be thrown back at pleasure. It may heused with one or two horses. Weight, about 600 lbs.; cost,$350 to $400. A Barouche of the smaller kind is made with a jump,seat, so that it may be in a few seconds converted intoa buggy, with seats for two persons. There are some objeo-tions to this mongrel, such
Hints to horse-keepers : a complete manual for horsemen; embracing chapters on mules and ponies . VARIETIES. 879 A smaller Barouclie is made to carry four persons, in-cluding tlie driver, of less pretension and mucli cheapeiand lighter, with an extension leather top (covering fourBeats), which may be thrown back at pleasure. It may heused with one or two horses. Weight, about 600 lbs.; cost,$350 to $400. A Barouche of the smaller kind is made with a jump,seat, so that it may be in a few seconds converted intoa buggy, with seats for two persons. There are some objeo-tions to this mongrel, such as its liability to get out oforder; and it is not possible to have the springs and otherparts of the carriage well adapted to a huggy and yetcapable of doing double duty when required. It is, how-ever, often convenient, and will be much used. Messrs. D. Cook, of New Haven, have just brought out a newstyle, shown in Figs. 58 &59, with an adjustable seat andextension top,—the latter feature being new, and a greataddition to the value of this vehicle. The Coupe, or Brougham.—A h
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