About Gladys Mills Phipps
Gladys Mills Phipps was an American socialite, sportsperson, and a thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder who began the Phipps family dynasty in American horse racing. She was known as the "first lady of the turf". Mills Phipps was an avid ice skater and an excellent golfer; she won a number of tournaments, including a match play championship at the Newport, Rhode Island, golf course in which she beat her male counterparts. Gladys Phipps became involved in the sport of Thoroughbred racing when a neighbor, Harry Payne Whitney gave her the pick of five of his yearlings to start a racing stable.
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