Travelogues; . evsky. The parade is led b\a fine troika, the three-horse open trap socharacteristic of Russia,and at the same time soseldom seen in Russianstreets to-day. The troikain full career is middle horse, checked highto the arching hame, travels at aswift trot ; the outside horses, checkedpainfully low, with necks bent outward at an aching angleare meantime running like thoroughbreds on the home-stretch,apparently much faster than their trotting fellow. But,strange to say, the troika holds together under the skilfulguidance of a bearded coachman, who always wears a crowno
Travelogues; . evsky. The parade is led b\a fine troika, the three-horse open trap socharacteristic of Russia,and at the same time soseldom seen in Russianstreets to-day. The troikain full career is middle horse, checked highto the arching hame, travels at aswift trot ; the outside horses, checkedpainfully low, with necks bent outward at an aching angleare meantime running like thoroughbreds on the home-stretch,apparently much faster than their trotting fellow. But,strange to say, the troika holds together under the skilfulguidance of a bearded coachman, who always wears a crownof peacock-feathers. Yet the troika-driver, despite his peacock-crown, lacksthe distinction of the ordinary coachman, or even of theistvostdiik or cabby of the capital. Never shall I forget myfirst sight of a real Russian coachman. I had approachedhim from behind, quite unawares, the day of our I glanced up suddenly, my first impression was thatsome acute astigmatism had thrown my eyes out of focus,. MODEL OFTHE MEMORIAL 26 ST. PETERSBURG robbing me of allsense of propor-tion. My secondthought was thatI had discoveredsome unique liv-eried phenome-non. But thishypothesis couldnot endure ; amoment later mydistended eyeswere filled withthe form of aneven more dis-tended specimen
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