European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Stars and stripes daily Magazine thereby hangs a Tail. Helen Alloway races at fairs. Set fast Pace mrs. Alloway won seven of her 28 starts in 1968. In Ted Meier a staff Wrt Rbt a sulky instead of a that s what Penny a nearly Barbarajo Rubin and Kathy Kusner should do instead of trying to ride against the boys in thoroughbred horse races these gals Are just Janic come iat Elies As far As harness racing is concerned. There have been women Drivers in the sulky sport for years and they have beaten the men Drivers in betting race Many times. The United states trotting association has licensed 71 women to race in county fair Competition 29 to race in matinee Ornon purse races and 16 to drive in bet Ting races at parimutuel tracks Elaine Leake of South Beloit 111., Juanita Dillman Weller of Republic Ohio and Mary Kemp of Caledonia ., currently Are tops among the women Drivers based on 1968 victories and earnings. However mrs. Barbara Mcphee of Pompano Beach fla., has been the Star of the Young 1969 season. Mrs. Mcphee a 31-year-old Mother office became the first woman to win a parimutuel race in Florida when she k. .4mfdhilpi. Fc., Elaine Leake won $27,692 in 1969. Thursday february 13, 1969 mrs. Leake made 179 drive finishing in the Money 62 times. The stars and stripes triumphed at Pompano Park. But shews beaten in her next Start at the same Florida Oval when her pacer. Trail master broke stride and finished last. It was just racing Luck mrs. Mcphee said. Mrs. Leake won 18 races and $27.692in Chicago and Louisville. Mrs. Weller who has scored with red Dominion a Vernon Downs and Monticeno raceway both in new York won eight times and$26,300. Mrs. Kemp chalked up 11 firsts and $11,947 in purse . Helen Alloway made 28 starts last year won seven placed in four and Casein third in five. Patrons at Yonkers Raceway and Monticello raceway recall Maria Alexandrova Bur Dova. Of the soviet Union who won races at those tracks in 1965 and 1966. She came there wit the russians to compete in the International Trot series at Yonkers with ape Hanover. Mrs. E. Roland Ilar Riman was one of the first women sulky Drivers. She set a world record of 1 59 4 with the pacer Highland Scott at Good time Park in Goshen ., in 1929.miss Alma Sheppard reined the Trot Ter Dean Hanover to a 1 58 mile Ina time trial at Lexington ky., 32 yours ago in 1937. Mrs. Neva grandma Burright was perhaps the most popular of women harness racing Drivers. Now 63, she gained acclaim in the Early 1950s at May Wood Park in Chicago when she beat the men Drivers time and a Yam. She also drove at Delaware Mother of seven. Mrs. Burright scored most of her victories with two pacers up Zette and Pok adot and Lucyette u Trotter. So take a tip from grandma Penny Barbara and Kathy and get a sulky instead of a Saddle. U
