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NELLIE FLAG NO 10 AT POST Wright Fillys Chances Enhanced in inDraw Draw for Post Positions Today Draws No 19 LOUISVILLE Ky May 3 Nellie Flags claim to favoritism in the Kentucky Derby tomorrow was further strengthened by the draw for post positions which placed her in number ten stall stallOne One or two scratches among those on the inside of her may place her closer to the inside but not enough to affect materially her excellent chances to obtain a good posi ¬ tion in the early stages stagesThe The fact that Psychic Bid must start from number eight position may also be of aid to Nellie Flag as the Brookmeade colt is expected by many persons to be the early pacemaker and if he should begin fast enough to take an immediate lead local horsemen believe he will work hardships on those to the inside of him St Bernard which drew the rail position is the only other really fast candidate on the inside of Nellie Flag FlagJust Just to the outside of the Calumet filly are Omaha and Morpluck two slow begin ¬ ners which might protect her from the speedy Boxthorn holder of number 13 posi ¬ tion The speedy Plat Eye is in number 17 stall a place he prefers much more than one near the inside Today and Common ¬ wealth two other leading aspirants are fur ¬ ther to the outside the former being nine ¬ teenth and the latter twentyfirst Today has good speed and may be expected to come over while Commonwealth is slow to hit his stride strideBecause Because of the location of the Derby start on the turn leading into the stretch the draw for post positions is increasingly im ¬ portant and the connections of other can ¬ didates envy the good fortune of Nellie Flag in obtaining such an excellent place at the post postThe The draw took place under the judicial eye of steward C Bruce Head with A F Lloyd trainer drawing the pills from the bottle and owner John McAtee handling the entry blanks the system being one against the other For example the first entry drawn was that of Sun Fairplay and the number on the first ball was six From then on the draw proceeded through the entire field with Blackbirder number 14 last to receive his post position
