SECONDL"LEG"MISSES

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 124, 29 May 1933, Page 4

SECONDL"LEG"MISSES

CURIE'S SEVEN FURLONGS

invest promptly, wn're afraid to go home in the dark," was the exhortation to investors printed at the end of the list of houses for the Goldfinch Memorial Handicap, the final race on the Woodville programme on Saturday, but leeway had been made during the day, and the starter did not receive his signal till twenty minutes late. By that tune the shades of night were falling fast, and, with another five minutes wasted through the misbehaviour principally of Slippery, it was semi-dark when the horses finally set out on their niinul;e----and-a-half trip. All racegoers who waited to see the event went home in the dark. All Humbug, the stablemate to the Cup winner, Fairway, was made favourite, but he did not have much of a call over Curie on the win machine ov over Slippery on the place machine. After beginning well and being well placed, for nearly half the journey he lost his position, being,five or six.horses back at the straight entrance, and although he then set out in earnest pursuit of Curie he never had any chance of getting to him, being beaten home by nearly three lengths. _ Curie continued the improvement that enabled him to win on the final day at Wanganui,' making his record two wins in three starts since his return from a spell. After being behind Kaihoro, All Humbug, and Sir Pombal early he ran round to the lead between the half-mile and three furlongs, and he drew right out in the straight. All Humbug threw out a challenge, but he was not seriously pressed to dispose of it. He is undoubtedly very well and on the upgrade at present, so that he should be worth remembering from now on in winter sprints. Leisure filled the other place two length's 'away. She was with Habit behind All Humbug at the straight entrance and came home solidly. Orby's Choice, who had moved up on the turn, just failed to hold third money from Leisure. After a gap were Royal Bengal (always in the middle of the field), Slippery (who was the last to leave the tapes), Habit, and Sir Pombal. Mahora showed up for a space, but Retract was always a long way in the rear. J