| Show Cosmic Bomb Sets Debut In Wood Race NEW YORK April 18 16 AP AP Wn Wll- Wll liam lam G. G Hells Bells Cosmic Bomb current current- Currently ly y a 6 to 1 Kent Kentucky Derby favorite In the future futuro books gets get his first chance chanco this year to show what he can cando cando cando do when he runs at nt Jamaica Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day In the Wood Memorial Traditionally the last lut eastern prep for Cor triple crown candidates the 40 Wood at n a a mile mUe and a sixteenth Is ex expected to attract a field of at least cast 15 potential Derby Preakness and Belmont starters The Bomb Calumet farms farm's Faultless Faultless Faultless Fault Fault- less and Sonny Whitneys Whitney's Phalanx at this moment rate as the three most discussed starters for the Derby Yet none of the trio has won a n race since starting serious training Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the Bluegrass classic Faultless 4 to 1 in the latest odds odd was beaten benten in Kentucky by older horses Ph Phalanx 1 was beaten at Jamaica but was closing fast Cast and andis is I is likely to show to better advantage tago tage In the Wood Cosmic Bomb has been seen away from Crom the races since puling pullIng pull puli In Ing ng up lame last fall faU Purchased at the 1946 1916 Keeneland sales by Hells for Cor The Bomb last year more than won his way by earning Starting 10 times time this son Ion of oC II- II Banish Fear won five races placed once and showed once He won the Arlington Futurity and the Cowdin Stakes and was beaten a neck by Blue Border in the Hopeful Stakes Among the other probable for tor the Wood arc are three of Cosmic Bombs Bomb's tes End of oC Strife Miss Rimo and Jobstown Brookmeade stables stable's Peace Harbor and Liberty Road C. C C. C Tanners Tanner's Colonel OF E. E P P. P Taylor Tay Tay- lors lor's Cornish Knight sta sta- stables stable's ble's bles Blue Border and Wide Wing W. W v G G. G LoeWs Loew's Mill River stables stable's Marlet stables stable's Kerry Bayard Sharps Sharp's Tide Rips Eclair Belair Studs Stud's and Harry M. M Warners Warner Warner's Warners Warn Warn- er ers er's W. W L. L Sickle and B. B L. L Whit Whit- Carolyn A. A the latter not In Inthe Inthe inthe the Derby I In event 16 start the Wood will have a gross value of with to second to third and 2000 to fourth For the first time In metropolitan history owners will have to pay to be named named- through the entry box and an additional addi to start Each paid 50 to nominate on March 1 when the entry box closed with 67 named Of OC the 67 51 arc are Derby candidates |
