The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-15
WOMEN TRAINERS.
ONE OF THE NEWEST OCCUPATIONS
@.-. TAKEN UP BY TIE LADIES.

IN the New England States There Are
Half-a-Dozen Women Who Have Gone
Into the Light Harness Horse Busi-
ness Feminine Veterinary Surgeons.
Horse training and driving is the
newest OF the occupations taken up
by women. In the New England
States there are half-a-d dozen women
who have gone into the development
of the light harness horse as busi-
ness. They are Mrs. Sarah E. Cros-
by of East Brewster, Mass; Mrs.
Hattie Meader of Winslow, Me. Mrs.
May Gould Woodcock of Ripley, Me. !;
Miss Leota Elliott of Danforth, Me. ::
and Miss Esther 4. Prescott of Pitts
fsid.
For the last two seasons these
women have trained their own horses
and driven them in circuit races.
They are all young, educated, repre-
sent good old Yankee families and
have become hrst-class whips. Each
of them has been familiar with horses
from childhood. and from their affec-
'tion for and the care of their favorites
they have become interested in the
development Of finely bred horses.
AT the circuit races where they have
. driven each is accompanied by her
husband or members of her family.
They have been well received and
treated with politeness and Difference.
No critical OF unpleasant expressions
seem to have been heard from the
great crowds who saw them race.
Recently, at Pittsfeld, Me-, these
women all entered horses in the 2.24
class trotting race, and the 10000
spectators cheered themselves hoarse
as they answered the call of the start
er's bell. It is the second race that
has ever been trotted on a circuit
track under the rules of the National
'Trotting association in which women
appeared as drivers, and it was fair
and earnest effort for the best horse
to win.
Mrs. Meader landed the race. Her
horse, Meader Boy, is a fine bay 4
year-old gel6ing, which was trained
entirely b. .er. Mrs. Meeder is %
years old, q brunette and small OF
stature. Her driving was skillful and
she remained cool and undisturbed at
the finish, when the crowd went wild
with excitement. Mrs. Meader wore
costume similar to that generally
adopted by women for bicycling
short skirt, high boots, shirt waist
and small, close-itting cap.
Mrs Crosby drove Linnie G.,
trained by herself, and won second
money. She has the reputation Of
being the best woman driver in nAmeri-
ca. She has an attractive appear
anco, weighs 40 pounds, and is tall
and graceful. On Cape Cod she has
a breeding and racing establishment,
where she has number Of frst-class
driving and trotting horses.
Miss Esther Prescott's horse was
third in the race She is al expert
driver and managed her horse well.
Pretty, blonde Miss Elliott, twenty
one years old, won fourth place, dri7-
ing Lady Goodwin.
Mrs. Woodcock, who drove Mollie
c., has been driving and handling
her own horses for fifteen years, and
counts them as her best friends. At
her home at Spring Dale farm at
Ripley she keeps half dozen horses
always in training, and has also &C
quired reputation as a teacher Of
acting horses. After experimenting
with many styles Of dress, Mrs. Wood
cock has finally adopted a bloomer
costumefor track driving, which she
finds is suitable.
The first woman's race with bicycle
sulky in the world was started last
year on the same track. The expert
ment was 50 successful that it was re-
peated in the circuit races just held.
Other branches of the horse busi-
ness that are successfully conducted
by womca are stock raisir rg and veter-
mary surgery. At Rosslyn, L. l.,
Mrs. Phebe Tabor Willets has large
stock farm and dairy, which, after
years OF hard work, she has deyel
oped into one of the best establish
ments of its kind. Mrs. Willets start
ed in With butter making, then be-
came interested in the breeding of
COWS, and finally gave her attention
also to horses. She does large busi-
ness in all three departments and is
member OF the Guernsey Cattle asso-
citation.
Veterinary surgery has been prac-
tised frequently by women for the
last five years, and in many cases
with more than the ordinary degree
OF success. Last year number of
yonng women entered the veterinary
college in New York, and one Of the
pupils of that institution of few
years ago has established paying
veterinary practice on Long Island
New York Sun.