Sport: Mrs. Dibble's Drive

Mrs. Florence Evans Dibble is a friendly, blue-eyed member of a prominent Boston banking family who fell in love with horses 20 years ago when presented with one by her Cambridge physician. Endowed with independent means, she bought more horses, persuaded one-time wealthy Horseman Thomas Fay Walsh to help her pick the best. First important Dibble acquisition was Flowing Gold, who set a record for saddle horses by winning 18 championships in one year. Six years ago Mrs. Dibble purchased a 2,400-lb. cream-&-red coach called Valiant, built 75 years ago in France...

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