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. , New Jersey By William Phillips Sally Brown Has Public Stable Jersey Miss Young and Pretty Apprentice Brice Joins Howell GARDEN STATE PARK, Camden, N. J., May 5. — Miss Sally Brown, thoroughbred trainer. So much has been written about lady trainers in thor oughbred racing that the novelty has worn off, but "of all the girls, there are none so pretty, etc." Little Sally is indeed attractive, and she is young, only 24, which is a tender age in the training profession even for a man. Miss Brow n presently is conditioning a stable of six horses at Garden State Park owned by various horsemen, and she is a licensed trainer in .no less than seven states. She is just a wisp of a girl, probably weighing less than 100 pounds. Long brown hair, large brown eyes, and a figure that is both slim and trim. v Sally was born and reared in Rutherford, N. J., which northern community of the state is noted as a breeding country for jumpers and show horses. She is particularly fond of animals, all animals, and in her school years she used to gallop and ride the horses of her friends. Her acquaintance with horses and the people who owned and trained them thereby grew even during her school days. Sally is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Lee Brown. The desire to follow her fathers footsteps in the medical profession led to a two-year pre-med course at Duke University. At the age of 18, however, she changed courses in mid-semester and majored in English at the same hall of learning. She graduated from Duke at 21 and she immediately turned her full attention to the turf. Sally was granted a trainers license in Maryland, and she has followed this profession with a measure of success ever since. The young miss made her first year-round campaign when she shipped to Oriental Park in Havana, Cuba, last winter. The meeting itself was a failure, but Sally saddled two winners before having to return to the United States. In 1955 she entered the winners circle on five occasions at various eastern tracks in this country. Sally admits that she uses the womans perogative of asking questions, and by this means she continually adds to her knowledge of horses and training. She takes her profession seriously and is among the first to arrive at the stables each morning. Occasionally she gallops her own charges. Racing is not a hobby with Miss Brown, but a business, and she is hoping that it will be a successful one. George Howell, the Kentuckian who moved his tourely farm to New-Jersey a few seasons ago, this morning purchased the contract of apprentice Harold Bernard Brice Jr. from William Froelich. The 21-year-old rider who makes his - home in Elmont, L. I., rode his maiden winner at Jamaica on April 7 . . . John Gilbert, who was the leading stakes rider in New Jersey until injuries sidelined him a few years ago, yesterday saddled his first winner of the meeting in D. B. Schmecks Jimmi-netty. Gilbert is highly respected by the jockeys and rival trainers, but he still has had difficulty obtaining patrons for his public stable. Spring Hill Farms I Appeal, who ran in Saturdays Gettysburg Purse here, last season set a six-furlong track record 1:0816 at this course. He was purchased by the James D. Norris-owned stable from Brookfield Farms last year. Although Paul L. Kelley is listed on the program as the trainer, Paul is currently in New York and the major training chores of the local division are being handled by T. P. "Peaches" Fleming. The latter severed his connections with Horatio Luro early this spring. Eddie Anspach, who trains the Irving * Gushen horses, says that he is stepping up the training for Star Rover. Last year this homebred son of Flushing U.- won four stakes and almost 0,000 in purses. Anspach also reported that Andys Glory, who under the Gushen was a steady campaigner silks for several seasons, has a handsome first season crop of youngsters at Doug Davis Hope Farm in Lexington. Jockey Walter Blum has been engaged to ride Mrs. J. M. Vondras Gemerald in the Ran-cocas Stakes here on May 16. In her last start the juvenile daughter of Royal Gem Continued on Page Forty-Five NEW JERSEY 1 By WILIJAM PHILLIPS L Continued from Page Seven U. won the Singing Tower Stakes at Gulf- fi stream Park . . .Trainer Prank I. Wright announced that he was pleased with the T winning effort * by Happy Hill Farms Kingmaker in the feature here yesterday, i- and that he definitely is pointing him for , the 0,000 added Jersey Stakes. Jaclyn Stables The Genius, on the comeback trail following ari*" injury at Garden State Park last spring, is continuing to train well and trainer Sid Jacobs hopes to have the son of Priam f M. in a race soon. Last year he ripped I his pastern from hoof to ankle in a r draining accident and his future was extremely doubtful at that time . .. . Jockey Robert Louis Stevenson cancelled his I mounts on Friday due to a slight touch oi virus . . . The tattoo crew of the TRPB has arrived at Garden State and I is busy engaged marking the many young sacers. C. Mahlon Klines stakes-winning Raster h was a recent arrival from Belmont Park. . . . Mrs. Anne Delaney, after enjoying the first week of sport here, returned this ! weekend to her home in Boston. She re-. ported that she will return next month r and visit with her friends at Monmouth t Park . . . Trainer Goodwin says that he y will start either Chit Chat or Jabneh in the 5,000 added Valley Forge Handicap [ here next Saturday. Both are owned by p Mrs. Eugenia Bankhead, sister of the fabulous Tallulah . . . Garden State president r Eugene and Mrs. Mori were thwarted in their traveling plans when planes in this , area were fogged in. They managed to receive clearance Friday evening and flew from the Newark airport to be on hand |p- for the Kentucky Derby . . . John B. Kelley, president of Atlantic City racecourse, also »_ Hew to Louisville yesterday with a party of friends. The Atlantic City track was well represented by a group leaving from k the seashore. In the party was general F manager Phil Baker, publicity director Lou . Cunningham, and Frank Mike Fiore.
