On another occasion the troika started off while the driver was altering the harness, and went like the wind before we could clamber on to the box, seize the reins, and stop them.
"From Paris to New York by Land"
Harry de Windt
Suddenly a troika drove up with tinkling bells and an official alighted, followed by two soldiers.
"Best Russian Short Stories"
Various
The third horse of the troika is one of the typically Russian features.
"Memoirs of an American Prima Donna"
Clara Louise Kellogg