Features The 1997 CAA Conference: Shelburne, VT 51 The Carriage Restoration Competition 56 Coachmaking in Philadelphia 60 French Ivory 66 Driving for Pleasure Regency Style 70 Willi Green 71 Equipment for Park Drags and Road Coaches .. 74 The History of The Carriage Monthly 77 The Canadian Carriage Driving Classic 80 Departments The View from the Box 50 Memories Mostly Horsy 5 7 The Road Behind: The Collar 64 Name That Carriage: The Brett 68 Visit a Museum! 76 Letters to the Edi tor 80 Questions and Answers 81 Book Reviews 82 The Carriage Trade 83

Memories of Windsor (the CAA's trip to the 2012 Royal Windsor Horse Show} by K.EN WHEELING The Importance of Stopping ( an analysis of the mechanics of carriage brakes, part 1} by the late DR. GORDON S. CANTLE Driving & Dining [the Private Driving Club's coach meet} by STEPHAN BROECKX Ancient Egyptian Driving Systems (part two: driving a chariot] by K.. M. HANSEN

History of Carriages Part 2 Coaching in England Tandem Driving Milwaukee Circus Parade Restoration of Carriages- Part 2 Colors Single Harness -English Style Elegant Vehicles

Features If You Want to Be a Badger 3 The Hull Transport Museum 7 Harry McCalmont and the "Comet" Coaches 9 The Booby Hut: Great Sleigh ... Wrong Name! 14 The Armbruster Dress Chariot 22 Departments The View from the Box 2 Questions & Answers 11 The Road Behind: Education of the Driving Horse 12 Letters to the Editor 17 Memories Mostly Horsy 19 Tack Room Talk: Horses and Sleighs 21 Book Reviews 26 The Carriage Trade 29

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR . THE 1969 CONFERENCE OF THE CARRIAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. COACHING IN AMERICA Page 2 8 by Elizabeth Toomey Seabroo!, .. THE COLLINGE AXLE by George Isles . A HISTORY OF CARRIAGES by Lt. Col. Paul!-/. Downing . SPECIAL TO "THE CARRIAGE JOURNAL" FROM THE ADIRONDACK MUSEUM by Margaret W. Latham THE CARRIAGE MARATHON - 1969 by Sidney Latham . CARRIAGE DRIVING COMPETITION IS STAGED IN VICTORIJ\N SETTING . HORSE, PONY VEHICLES TO BE MANUFACTURED HERE

The "World" on Wheels [an unusual globe-shaped carriage) by Ken WHEELING An International Drive [ the 2016 coaching meet of the Private Driving Club} by STEPHAI\J BROECKX A Glimpse Inside the Factory [reprinted from The Illustrated Souvenirof the Studebaker Brothers Mfg Co., 1893]

Features Conveyances for Invalids, the Elderly and the Delicate in Constitution by Amy Bracey A Picture of Excellence: The Carriage Collection of Bob Alexander by Lisa Andersen and John “Yogi” Howe From Sea to Shining Sea Our Shared Past The View From The Box Do You Know? A Backward Glance Carriages & Driving In The Carriage House Getting Started In The Stable Our Community The Passing Scene Letter to the Editor Book Review The Last Word