Show Owners Trainers Check Entries 0 I As Derby Fee Deadline Nears un Count Fleet Ocean Wave Blue Swords Favored in That Order as Louisville Succumbs to Annual Derby Fever r. r By Tommy Devine l LOUISVILLE Ky April 28 UP The UP-The The showdown stage for owners of Kentucky Derby candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates neared Thursday as for the classic were given final inspections to determine whether it is worth while to send them after the bag of gold Sat Sat- The decisions owners and trainers trainers train train- ers make Thursday as to the merits of their candidates will decide decide dedde de de- de- de cide the size of the field that will willine line ine up for the sixty-ninth sixty renewal of ot Americas America's premier racing classic Twenty-four Twenty hours in advance advance advance ad ad- vance of the deadline for putting up the entry fee of ot eight candidates were listed as certain to face the barrier and four others were on the doubtful list Count Fleet the on odds-on favorIte favorite favorite favor favor- ite of ot Mrs John D. D Hertz topped the list of ot sure starters Others in this bracket are W. W E. E Boeings Boeing's Slide Rule the Calumet farms farm's Ocean Wave Blue Swords from the stable of ot A. A T. T Simmons the Dixiana farms farm's Amber Light No Wrinkles owned by the Milky Way farm Mrs Vera Vcra Braggs Bragg's Gold Shower and J J. J W. W Rodgers Rodgers' Dove Pie Tabbed as doubtful are Townsend Townsend Townsend Town- Town send Martins Martin's Bankrupt a of Slide Rule Modest Lad owned by Mrs H. H L. L Finch and Burnt Cork the property of Radio Comedian Eddie Rochester Anderson The field shapes up as considerably considerably considerably consider consider- ably larger and more formidable than appeared likely a week ago Count Fleets Fleet's great length 3 victory victory vic vic vic- tory In the Wood Memorial failed to scare out as many as experts predicted it would Count Fleet remains the solid horse of the field but there is a feeling in some quarters that this may be a year to tumble the fa fa- Ocean Wave winner of the derby trial by nine lengths rates as the likely second choice in the betting with Blue Swords next in line Trainer Don Cameron is scheduled scheduled sched to take Count Fleet on the thc Downs track for a gallop tc and then will lo lock k him up uptime uptime time to go to the barrier JK The mystery that I Ithe the condition of Ocean Waves Wave's hoof is expected to be TIt be-TIt when the veteran Ben A. A gives him a thorough t Ocean Wave was bandaged kept in his stall yesterday t his inactivity gave rise to ous reports the son of II li II-Columbiana was real sore Jones however said he has hash W. W died horses in the past that v worse off physically as the de dOg del neared than Ocean Wave M cited specifically that Lawrin-b Lawrin after each work out in went on to win the derby M j I There was a back of the ban barr campaign of criticism leveled Anderson for his determination start Burnt Cork despite the col dismal performance in the tris Basis of the criticism Burnt Cork can step six furlo with any colt in the field but hes he's through then and might j pede other candidates when I backs up However if the II essary is put up will go and it will be up to toT other entrants to look out themselves j The first indications that LOt Loi Loiville Lotville ville is getting the derby f fe appeared today when bright b D ners with an equine J over all downtown st fronts with accompanying h hor r window displays 51 There are no hotel available Despite gaso rationing numerous turf fans frI fr I racing centers like Cincinnati Lexington are expected her here J augment Louisville's own con to the wartime street c c derby J J |