Show Ocean Wave Steals Thunder Away From IBy By FRED HAYDEN NEW ORLEANS Jan 27 21 VP- VP MP pI I In the midst of ot all an the speculation speculation specula specula- tion here as to when Warren Wrights Wright's would start and what handicap horses might give the champ a tussle a younger member of ot the Calumet corral has come along to steal the show at least temporarily Newest topic of Hot Stove league racing gossip here is a well wen made year old chestnut colt named Ocean Wave Wa which like his older Whirly Is a son of the celebrated English equine Blen- Blen I helm 2nd Ocean Waves Wave's mammy is Columbiana most renowned for lis winning twinning a Widener handicap At the Fair Grounds yesterday Ocean Wave made his 1943 debut in the I six-furlong six Lockport Purse on a a muddy track and won by three I lengths eased up by Wendell Eads in the late stages All An around you could hear I Theres your Louisiana Derby winner Early last spring before the colt had even en been to the post there then were numerous reports that Trainer Train Train- er Ben Jones had a likely champ champin champI in Ocean Wave e. e The splendidly splendidly- I bred youngster raced nine times Umes in 1942 1942 winning on five occasions with earnings of He closed lout out the season with a smart score in n Pimlico's Sagamore Stakes No- No NoI I 5 f r It U was a compliment to the colt land and his trainer when after such auch I an absence Ocean Wa e yesterday I went at 2 to 5 5 with the I I less accomplished Star Blen for tor a I running The crowd figured it was waa just a question of whether I The Wave was ready and ready and be he was Ocean Wave did not finish 1912 1942 on a par with Count Flee Devils Devil's Thumb Occupation o 0 or r B Blue l 1 u e Swords but Whirly young ponder i looked like a fine prospect from all angles yesterday And if the stable relies relics up upon n anything for forthe forthe forthe the Kentucky Derby later on Ocean Wave Wa stacks slacks up as the nominal nominal nomi nal nominee J |