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New Jersey By Fred Gallant Thoroughbred Sport Gains Another Recruit Mrs. Dorothy Sholok Latest to Form Stable Mexican Rider Has Way With Two-Year-Olds MONMOUTH PARK, Oceanport, N. J., June 28. Like Eleonora Sears, the thoroughbred sport has gained another recruit from the world of the show horse ring. The newcomer is Mrs. Dorothy Sholok, of Hoboken, N. J., who will race under the name of her Chestnut Ridge Farm, which she maintains in Hohokus. Unlike Miss Sears though, Mrs Sholoks venture into racing is on a strictly modest scale, as she has only one horse, Woodys Boots, who is expected to introduce the Chestnut Ridge colors next week. A well-known and long-time patron of horse shows, Mrs. Sholok anti cipates increasing her string gradually. Munroe Schwebel, who will train for her, describes Mrs. Sholoks farm at Hohokus as one of the outstanding in the state. On the grounds is an indoor arena, which is used for shows and polo, that is bigger than Madison Square Garden, says the young trainer. Schwebel will launch his career as a trainer coinci-dentally with Mrs. Sholoks debut. The 27-year-old, who has been associated with his father Jack for many years, except for a two-year stretch in the Army, in which he saw duty in Korea, is branching out on his own this year. In addition to the Chestnut Ridge horse, he has representatives of George Martin, Francis De Paulo and the Angpet Stable. He has been well tutored by his father, who is around the race tracks for a long time, and should be successful in his new venture. Boulmetis to Ride Helioscope in Carter Sammy Boulmetis, who has ridden .31 winners in 14 days for a better than two-a-day average, is in something of a quandary. He has been engaged to ride Barclay Stables unbeaten Pollys Jet in the Tyro Stakes on July 4, but will cancel that engagement if William Helis, Jr.s, Helioscope starts in the Carter Handicap at Aqueduct tlie same day. A decision as to the status of the handicap star will be made in a day or two. George "Slim" Edwards, agent for Joe Culmone, is distributing the cigars on the arrival of a boy to Mrs. Edwards at the Atlantic City Hospital. The youngster will be christened William Vernon. . . . River Divide Farms unbeaten Decathlon, who had a narrow squeak Saturday in keeping his escutcheon unblotched; arrived early this morning for his Tyro date. Trainer Rollie Shepp is slated to check in some time today to supervise the colts training for the stake. . . . Trainer Dave Emery continues to pace the conditioners at the course with six winners. He assumed the lead on opening day and has yet to be topped. A little Mexican lad, from San Diego, Texas, called Emede Hinojosa, who carries the double bug of an apprentice, may well be a coming Johnny Gilbert or Jimmy Nichols in the making. He resembles those riders in one respect; he gets a lot of run out of two-year-old horses. Hinojosa, an 18-year-old, has won only eight races this year, but every one has been on a juvenile. In the second race on Monday, he broke S. A. Alexanders Could Star on top and just sat chilly as the colt romped home by four and a half lengths. Could Star is trained by the veteran of Sheepshead Bay, John J. Halley, who likes the way the lad from below the border handles a horse. Hinojosa hasnt had too many chances, but he may turn out to be a good rider with, a little more experience. You cant knock him on one thing though. He does well on two-year-olds. House Party on Johnsons Birthday Charlie Johnson, owner of the Bernadotte Farms, celebrated a birthday over the week end, throwing a party at his Tinton Falls estate. The barbecue affair took place around his prefabricated swimming pool, . which commodity he is now in the business of marketing since he retired from the textile business. There were no reports as to whether it was a splash party or not. ... Ed Franco, one of the memorable "Seven Blocks of Granite" in the pre-war days when Fordham Universtiy was a football power, was out for the races Monday, taking a .day off from his chores of operating a sporting goods business in Jersey City. . . . Roman Fair, who dropped a photo decision to Barneys Joy, is the only horse that Howard Hausner, trainer for William Helis, Jr., has sent out and disappointed him. Hausner has sent four horses to the post five times at the meeting, with three winning, but Roman Fair failing twice. Chris Wood, Jr., returned from Chicago with four horses for the coming hurdle session. The quartet, all of whom started in the recent Arlington Hurdle Hand-cap and are now at the Brookdale Farm, are P. T. Cheffs The Deacon and Lassy Bar, Willian Hails Mountain Blue and Guilford Dudley, Jr.s Heres Why. . . . The Circle M Farms Medal Play and Trojan Lady, a pair of candidates for the Colleen Stakes, were shipped in by trainer Frank Catrone. . . . Al Contreras, tax commissioner for Jersey City, was out Monday, aiding the State of New Jersey with his contributions in the mutuel windows. He was accompanied by Lou Scialli and Al Zampella, from the same city. It was a reversal of form, with the trio paying, instead of levying taxes.
