. Illustrated history of the Union Stockyards; sketch-book of familiar faces and places at the yards. w-to drive well, nor can every one sit his horse like acentaur. Correct teaching, however, will go far towardaccomplishing those results; without it they will be asimpossible as astronomy without mathematics. It isthe object of this article to provide the amateur driverand rider with a few simple rules by the applicationand practice of which he may lay the foundation forthe much admired skill. First, let us talk about thefour-in-hand, the revival of interest in which promisesto be a long-lived
. Illustrated history of the Union Stockyards; sketch-book of familiar faces and places at the yards. w-to drive well, nor can every one sit his horse like acentaur. Correct teaching, however, will go far towardaccomplishing those results; without it they will be asimpossible as astronomy without mathematics. It isthe object of this article to provide the amateur driverand rider with a few simple rules by the applicationand practice of which he may lay the foundation forthe much admired skill. First, let us talk about thefour-in-hand, the revival of interest in which promisesto be a long-lived fad, as popular as it deserves to be. To begin with, do not attempt to drive a four-in-handif you are not sure of your head. No amount of tech-nical skill in the driver nor training in the horses willcompensate, in an emergency, for lack of complete self-possession. The second essential is a thoroughly com^petent teacher, a coachman who is as much at home onthe box as a sailor is on deck. He, if he be conscientious,will soon be able to tell you if you have the courage 271 272 ILLUSTRATED HISTORY. WELL IN HAND. OF THE UNION STOCKYARDS 278 and coolness,decision and judgment,strength and flexi-bility of hand and powers of endurance necessary tobecome a successful four-in-hand driver. Of course, ifhis verdict is negative, there is yet no law to preventyou from drilling yourself to acquire the necessaryqualities, and it is said that nothing is impossible tothose who will. You may practice with Indian clubs,dumb-bells, sculls and on the horizontal bars to devel-op your muscle (indeed, muscle is indispensable to thefour-in-hand driver), and by all sorts of athletic ex-ercises develop your strength and courage. Assuming, however, that the pupil has the necessaryphysical attributes, and thoroughly understands howto command a coach and pair, the first lesson will con-sist in learning how to sit on the box. The position ofthe driver of a four-in-hand is more important thanthat of the dri
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