Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-13

I'll, and through valley. The country ~
| ,ha trnIf,ng-hofee's paradise all the yer
s sn and country fairs are largely
,,atronized by women who love the
sneeders. Mrs. RDlin NJ. Squire Is
n type Of great many. estiinaDie
women who delight IN fast horse. rue
noet cx.Comiuissioner has q country pia, .
Z, Westchegter. and Mrs. Squire delights
10 drive asuperb Kentucky thoroughbred.
a. which her husband paid $1,000. SIZE
a,e,,e,,ys ~ fairs in a dainty country phae-
dan behind this fine horse, and Is so proud
~ him flint she does not miss an opportu-
njtv 10 enter him for the honorary prize
for bne-bluod horses often offered 90 the
larger county fairs. Mrs. Sqnlre has drlyeh
her horse herself IN snch contests, exhibit
mo his races and acc0mpnSh9ents.
PhiIadelphin has yOnng woman VINO IS
we'll known for her love OF tne trottng
horses. and sometimes appears, Ike mis.
Sorire bcforea country crowd, II Nv 50 DO
80, ahc can bring laurals TO the proud head
On favorjte blboded horse. She - Miss
Linda Coopor. daughter % James cooper,
once the partner OK p. Z. BaInuIn. she Is
about twenty ycers old and an unusni1ly
pretty brunette. Her tather Is very
wealthy and mmors his daughter 10 the
utmost in her fancy for fne trOttcrs. MIR.
Cooner himself is natural hOraeman, and
HE deughter has Inherited ms tastes. one
drives single or double, ana no weather
can keep her OF the road.
In the field of professionalism the trot-
ting horse has naturally been the tayOrlto
with women. Barring circus horses,
whose running Is Ut best nothing more
than o desperately slow canter' the run
nino hnrse . one too many tor the pro
FessionaI woman. But there has been no
end 10 the women who have made tho
living by driving trOiteFs at country FAIRS
and other shows. Every one WHO las ever
attended country fairs with thor trOttlng-
tricks is familiar enough with the horsy
woman, with painted cheeks. gay-cOiorcd
dress. and silk i0ckey-cap, VINO -
advertised to drive q. tr1tter with
q mIle-long pedigree, ahainst time or
against running horse, Hdden oy Aon-
sieur Somebody. the wUrld-iamous Jockey.
Sometimes these women travel the circuits
iq pairs ana drive against each other in
races that are of course more oricSs lnkc,
but winch throw q country crowd INTO q
state Of wild eXcitemeDt. And very able
borsewomen they often are. too. II - not
seldom that woman OF this sort IS en-
raped in good faith 20 drive tayortc
trotter in dash for rich etakes, and often
she accomplishcs her task and lands u :
horse winner IN q, style mat
brings her plenty Of w2!l-mented ap-
] 4
professional hOTseW0mcn 50 far above the
| rest in accomplishment that size deserves
mention. She is Mine. Marrontettc. she
has been before the public now for nearly
fifteen years, and hes made o comfortable
| fortune. Size has always owned her own
horses ard hes ecorned any hut the best.
She has not devoted herself 70 trotunc
| horses bv any means, although trottcr-
have naturally occupied most OF her atten-
ton. She is an aiiround hoIsewoman.
! Sho originated the idea, which has
been so popular for years at coun-
try fairs. OF women driving run
ming horses 20 lieht wagons for lnoneT
prizes. aud she holds the 5ona-toc record
Tor the fastest work an this Inc. 1t was
she also who originated the loug-distance
riding races for women at country iaiI5,
with numerous changes of horses. She
comes honestly by her French name,
although she IS an American. She mar
RED Frenchman named Marrontetteyears
AGO. As "a skiIul driver OF trotters she Is
known over tire circuits from the Atlantic
| TO the Pacific.