Word: horsewoman
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Black Mountain (her father was Nicholas, Chieftain of Balkan Montenegro), Elena was courted by tiny (5 ft. 3 in.) Victor Emmanuel (then Prince of Naples) at the coronation of Czar Nicholas II in St. Petersburg. When the shy, awed prince fell in love with her, she was a daredevil horsewoman, had rustic manners and a deep, resonant voice. Married in 1896, they ascended the throne in 1900, where they remained until exiled...
Back home at Longview Farm in Lee's Summit, Mo., Horsewoman Combs spends much of her time in her stable, spoiling her horses and making pets of them. A devout member of the Disciples of Christ (she has her own chapel at Longview as well as a half-mile training track), she refuses to compete in a horse event on Sunday. At the National last week, Loula Combs was getting a special dispensation to befit her royal station: "The Garden has been so nice. They haven't scheduled any event of my class on Sunday...