The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-01
HEAD HARNESS. MAY HAVE TO BE. SET IN PADDOCK
Nervous Horse Wants to Run When BIinkers Are
 On; Mystery Weather
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY Limited Press StaR COrrespOndent.)

United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 Louisville, Ky, May 1.-(UP)-The day long rumble of traffic, the shrill whistling of steamboats on the Ohio river, the chug-chug of special trains arriving from far and near, the drone of airplanes sweeping out of the sky, heralded today the ap- preach of another Kentucky derby, 62nd of the thrilled-packed series which will be raced tomorrow at rambling old Churchhill Downs.
 Every mode of transportation brought thousands of sportsmen, millionaires, and plain folk from the four corners of the nation to see 8 horse race which will last cnlyy a little over two minutes but which will cost nearly 75,000 persons about $10,000,000.
 It will be the largest crowd ever to see Q Kentucky derby, unless for bidding weather conditions prevent the expected last day arrivals. Rain or shine, 1t will be the fastest spending, freest-betting, gayeSt derby crowd since the depression.
 The gate receipts will reach about $1,500,000 an equal sum will be wagersd in the Mutuels, more will be spent on hotel bills, liquor, parties in the night clubs and pleasure places, transportation, and trying to cure hangovers.
 As for the derby itself, the big question is what kind of track will greet the Is probable starters when they go to the post at 4:40 D. m., (6:40 EDT) tomorrow. Picking the weather has handicappers baffled. They don't know whether it'll be a fast or muddy track. Some of the experts and handicappers are 50 nonplussed that they are making two sets of selections, one for fast going and the other for mud.
 The conservative pickers say Brevity, Joseph E. Widener's picture horse, will win on a fast track, and Grand Slam, the Bomar stables su- pegior mudder, will take the $40,000 added prize and gold trophy on a muddy oval. The long shot selec- tors are naming Bold Venture on a fast track and Indian Broom on a muddy ono. Tn between, you can get somebody to pick almost every horse in the race except Silas, who is just out to carry his stables col- org before a vast throng. If Silas doesn't run last, it'll be because some other horse springs @ tendon.
 The weather forecaster's selection indicates he is eligible for a job as 8 sports writer when he wishes to give up his present post. It's a yes and no forecast-if it doesn't rain the sun will shine.
 The forecast for today is: Unset- tied, showers during the day.
 The track needs whole days sunshine to dry it out and make 1t fast for derby day after Wednesdays rains.
 Whatever the weather, Brevity, with Wayne Wright, tthe little cot tontopped jockey from Rexberg, Idaho, in the saddle, will rule the favorite. If-this is the watch word of this years derby-the track is fast, Brevity probably will be an even money on odds-on choice. If it's muddy, he'll probably be somewhere between 8-5 and 2-1.
 Wright, who has ridden Brevity three times, knows his horse and is on one of those riding streaks which makes 1t difficult to bet against him. The combination of a good slid horse, and great jockey who can do no wrong is a tough one to beat. Wright has won the three. biggest stake races of the year the Santat Anita derby on He Did, the Santa Anita Handicap on Top Row, and the Florida Derby on Brevity. Asked if he would win the Kentucky Derby, too, Wright re- piled:
 "Shucks, I'll sure try"
 Added to the uncertainty of the weather was another mysterious angle, which may go long way toward deciding the race. It is: "Will Brevity have to wear Blinkers from the paddock to the post or will he be allowed to put them on after reaching the post?"
 The rules state that blinkers must be adjusted in the paddock but when he ran here last Satur- day his stable was allowed to put them on after reaching the starting gate. Other stables want the same privilege. Brevity, a nervous horse, wants to start running as soon as his blinkers are put on. If he has to wear them during the parade to the post, why you might as well look for another horse to put your g on.
 The last two derby horses to work out were Bold Venture and Gold Seeker, who worked in the mud yes- terday. Gold Seeker did a mile in 1:43, and Bold Venture worked the three -quaretrs in 1:13 1-5.