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Lida Fleitmann in 1917

Lida Louise Fleitmann Bloodgood (1894–1982) was an American author and horsewoman in both America and Europe.[1]

She was born as Lida Louise Fleitmann to William Medlicott Fleitmann (1859–1929)[2] and Lida M. Heinze Fleitmann (sister of Copper King F. Augustus Heinze). On October 1, 1915 she received a double fracture of her right leg when her lightweight hunter, Cygnet, slipped and fell while they were competing at the Piping Rock Horse Show Association's thirteenth annual exhibition on the grounds of the Piping Rock Club in Locust Valley, New York.[3]

In 1922 she married John Van Schaick Bloodgood.[4] They were the parents of Lida Lacey Bloodgood, who married Polish Prince Dominik Rainer Radziwiłł.[5]

She died in 1982.[2][6] Her papers are archived at the National Sporting Library.[2]

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  1. ^ "Lida Fleitmann Bloodgood". National Sporting Library. Retrieved 2009-02-02. Lida Fleitmann Bloodgood (1894-1982) was a renowned horsewoman in both America and Europe. In addition to being an exponent of the side-saddle, ...[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c "W. M. Fleitmann Dies in Paris at 70. Was a Director of Wholesale Dry Goods Concern Founded Here by Father". New York Times. 1929-03-25. Retrieved 2009-02-02. William Medlicott Fleitmann, a director of Fleitmann Co., wholesale dry goods merchants of New York, and prominent member of the Parisian American colony, died at his home in the suburb of Passy this morning at the age of 70.
  3. ^ "Miss Lida Fleitmann's Right Leg Broken When Mare Falls Upon Her". New York Times. October 2, 1915. Retrieved 2009-02-02. Miss Lids Louise Fleitmann, one of the best known women riders in the Long Island hunting set, suffered a double fracture of the right leg yesterday afternoon when she was crushed by her lightweight hunter, Cygnet, which slipped and fell while competing in one of the jumping classes of the Piping Rock Horse Show Association's thirteenth annual exhibition on the grounds of the Piping Rock Club at Locust Valley, L.I.
  4. ^ "Cross-Country Rider, Winner of Many Trophies, Engaged to John Van Schaick Bloodgood". New York Times. February 1, 1922. Retrieved 2009-02-02. Mr. and Mrs. William Medlicott Fleitmann of 129 East Seventy-third Street announce the engagement of their only daughter, Miss Lida L. Fleitmann, to John Van Schaick Bloodgood, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fanshawe Bloodgood of 67 East Fifty-sixth Street.
  5. ^ Armorial généalogique de la noblesse polonaise - Volume 1 (in French). Editions du Dialogue. 1992. p. 223. ISBN 9782853160674. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Miss Lida Fleitmann, Horsewoman, To Wed. Cross-Country Rider, Winner of Many Trophies, Engaged to John Van Schaick Bloodgood" (PDF). New York Times. February 1, 1922. Retrieved 2015-05-22. Mr. and Mrs. William Medlicott Fleitmann of 129 East Seventy-third Street announce the engagement of their only daughter, Miss Lida L. Fleitmann, to John Van Schaick Bloodgood, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fanshawe Bloodgood of 67 East Fifty-sixth Street.
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