The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28
WOMEN As HORSE TRAINERS.
Five Fake Par in n Maine Horse Race
Women Veterinary Surgeons.

Five Take Part in n Maine Horse Race
Women Veterinary Surgeons.
Horse training and driving IL the newest Of
the occupations taken up by women. In tho
New England States there are half a dozen
women who have gone into the development Of
the light harness horse as q business. They
are Mrs. Sarah E. Crosby OF East Brewster.
Mass. Mrs. Hattie Meader OF Wlnslow, Me-;
Mrs. May Gould Woodcock Of Ripley. Me-; Miss
Leota Elliott Of Danforth. Me-, and Miss Esther
A. Prescott Of Pittsfeld. m
For the last two seasons these women have
trained their own horses and driven them in
circuit races. They are all young. educated.
/ represent good old Yankee families, and have
become 1rst-class whips. Each OF them has
been familiar with horses from childhood and
from their affection for and the care OF their
f~ayorites they have become interested In the
DEVELOPMENT Of finely bred horses. At the cir
cuit races where they have driven each Is ac-
eompanied by her husband or members OF her
family. They have been we'll received and
treated with politeness and Difference. No
critical or unpleasant expressions seem TO
have been heard from the great crowds who
Last week at Pittsaeld, Me-. these women all
entered h9SrSSSSs In the 2;24cGlass trotting rice:
and the =. 1G fSeT s sPsStsseaSSt fse earl d t9 tSe stsTts
ers bell. Il Is the second race that has ever
ben tF S ! on % 4 siEsSit t ESS6o EatSfS5 the r H ;ESlss
and earnest Effort for the best horse to win.
Msadsr Boy is a dns bay i9uE:yesr-oId EefdinE.
which wac trained entirely BY her Mrs;
n Mes ssSfp Is 70 H EsarsS I wi 2 6as s i ana ana s% sSs
remained cool and undlsturbed at the finish.
when the crowd went wild with excitement.
s sSoSt1 skirt. high boots. sSirt waist, and small.
oiG Mrs. cPSs Ssp drove Iinnle G.. trained by
reputation II being the best woman driver q
On Cape Cod she has q breeding and racing
nrst-class driving and ~trotting horses.
Miss Esther Prescott's horse was third in the
race; She Is an expert driver and managed
hH Frey eGase blond Ssatdi Miss Elliott. q years old. won
fourth Paleee drying n LAD ayo 4oo SSIIGs q In.
been driving and handling her W horses for
hiteep years, and counts them as her best
Ripley she keeps half a dozen horses always in
Training. and has also acquired a reputation as
i 4 ssS SitS many 81 aS'i style aof u dress A,' &r sA &oodeooE
driving, which she nnds Is suitable.
The hrst woman's race with bicycle sulky
In the world was started last year on the same
track. The experiment was 50 successiul that
=" Other ranches Of the horse business that
are successfully conducted by women are stock
raising and veterinary surgery. At Roslyn.
L. l.. MrS. Phebe Tabor Wilets has a large
stock farm and dairy. which, after years OF
best establishments Of its kind, Mrs. VIII
lets started IN viii butter making. then be-
finally gave her attention also 70 horses. Bhe
does q large business IN all three departments,
and - amember otthe Guernsey Cattle As
ISOLATION.
Veterinary surgery has been practiced FIRE:
quently by women for the last five years. and
In many cases with more than the ordinary de-
gree OF success. Last year a number OF young
women entered the Veterinary. College ~ New
York. and one at the pupils nt that institution
~ y Few years ago has established a paying
veterinary practice on Long Island.