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. Suspend Owner-Trainer In Stimulation Incident Ban Mrs. E. G. Hoffman 60 Days; Board Okays Haniilton,Ohio Dates THISTLEDOWN, North Randall, Ohio, June 17. The Ohio State Racing Commission met Thursday afternoon here at ThistleDown and following the closed session, chairman Zoltan Gombos announced that Mrs. E. G. Hoffman, an owner-trainer, had been suspended for a period of 60 days as a result of a positive urine test following the winning race of her horse, Jolis Choice on May 28 at this track. Gombos stated that traces of procaine were found in the urine sample, according to reports from the state chemist. At the hearing, the defense, represented by attorney Edward Corrigan, declared that a medicine for external use had been used, applied to a skin irritation on the horse, Jolis Choice, shortly before the race, according to Gombos. The commission chairman pointed out that the defense" stated the pharmacist from which the solution had been purchased had assured Mrs. Hoffman it contained no drug or stimulant. Cleveland attorney William Snyder was granted permission to hold a 19-day meeting at the Butler County Fair Grounds in Hamilton, Ohio, Gombos said. Gombos added that the meeting would open on August 19. Snyder had applied for two separate 10-day meetings but voluntarily withdrew the second application at the hearing. . Next meeting of the commission, which Body includes besides Gombos, O. G. El- liott, H. M. Hoffheimer, Thomas R. Lloyd and acting secretary W. J. Cull, will take place in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 8. : 1
