Show DERBY LIST C CLOSES WITH WITH 26 THOROUGHBREDS 4 L l PRACTICALLY ALL HOPE FOR FAST TRACK FADES FADES' S AS RAIN AGAIN FALLS Favorite Reigh Count Draws Fifth Position at S Post Odds May Change LOUISVILLE Ky I May 18 AP Ar ArThe The The Kentucky I derby lists clos 4 J today with twenty-six twenty thoroughbreds thorough thorough- red e entered First post position of the tile I went vent to to McFarland 1 and McCarty Joliet Jollet stables stables stables sta- sta bles second to Misstep of the I Le La LaMar LeMar Mar stock farms and third to Don Q of the Sagamore stables Reign neigh Count was fifth filth The Tho entries are all colts and geldings geldIngs geldings geld geld- ings Mrs John D D. Hertz of Chicago Chica Chica- go not ot entering her crack filly AnIta Anita AnIta An An- An- An ita Peabody She seemed content to depend on her colt Reigh Count the favorite Each colt and gelding win will carry pounds Practically all an hope of a fast track fallIng falling faning fall fan was shattered when rain began ing about 10 a a. a m m. long it was evident that the tile track was as soaked through An exceedingly ly bright sun with warm arm winds this afternoon was the only hope of the track attendants to put the course Into fair shape HUGE CROWD CROWDIS IS PREDICTION S Thousands of visitors crowded the hotels and streets as Louisville made last minute preparations for forthe forthe forthe the classic By private car airplane automo- automo S v- v bile bUe day coach and eve even even o 1 O C back the throng poured i city I IThe m The only rooms avail avaH larger hotels were those f fo reservations had been mad ma maago ago but smaller S ing houses and private re re had listed open room night As more than for the classic were expected row it was believed th spare snare bed would be BOATS TO BE USED FOR QUARTERS I R Railroads had cleared the theIn thein In order to make room fO of Pullmans which parked as temporary hotels guests they brought toU Ohio river packets were mothe mo mothe the levee in the business that their staterooms be used by overflow Rains which had n since Tuesday after up last night but not fur un Churchill Downs track h h Ka converted into a river of m m the professional tipsters tipster tha tl th r a panic on account of the c odds that a heavy cour course make in the derby deity lineup 1 A large force under To mj track superintendent 10 through the night in order that possible wine sun late today might dry it itA it A large crowd of c them on |