Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-15
A. MUSKODAY WINS
VENICE HANDICAP
THIRD SUCCESSIVE VICTORY IN
MIDWEEK STAKE
Dodge Colt and Jockey Mcdaniel
Break All Records-Good Luck
Beats charIey-Mlss Betty
Scores
BY Jay Davidson


is entirely too big a handicap for any
other to beat, as was demonstrated
yesterday when "Puddin" piloted a:
Muskoday home ahead of the field
against him in the Venice handicap
the regular mid-week semi-stake fea-
ture.
Three successive times has this oc-
CURED and FIVE times out of six has
"Puddin" rode the winner OF thiS
event. It has become a superstition
among owners, trainers, Jockeys and
the race-going public that "Puddin
has quit claim deed upon this event
and he has encouraged the superstition
by winning every one except the hrst
one.
The event yesterday was the Venice
handicap, having risen to the dignity
of a name because of the popularity
of the race with owners and the public.
Muskoday was asked to pick up top
weight, 115 pounds, and beat such good
ones as Workman, Embarrassment.
Fustian and Felipe Lugo and he per-
formed as creditably with this high
impost as he has with light weight
UP, exhibiting a degree of class that
was not accredited to him In the past.
Despite the weights and the class of
the field against him, Muskoday opened
and closed the favorite and was liber-
ally supported by the speculating pub
lie.
Almost Immediately after the start
Muskoday dashed out in front and in
creased his lead gradually until free
of danger of interference, when Nc
Daniel allowed him to plod along as he
pleased.
Embarrassment was last to get away
from the post and did not get in his
stride until the field was one-third the
way around. but closed like wild
horse and cut down Muskoday's lead
to half length at the wire.
Workman was heavily played to win,
but after going well for six furlongs,
dropped out of the running and fell
back from second to fourth place, fin
ishing outside the money.
Fustian was away in mess and was
continually messed during the journey,
but despite the ill racing luck, he fin
ished third and was only beaten
nose for the place.
After the race, in response to a query
as to how long he proposed to continue
winning this mid-week stake with Mus
koday, q. w. Dodge said that he prob
ably would give his good handicap
horse a rest and thereby give other
owners a chance to win something.
Charley Beaten
Good Luck. Tichenor & Co.'S classy
son of Sandringham, ran a great race
against Charley in the third event,
winning easily by length. Charley
was held out of the sizzling pace in
the early stages and set down to rum
ming in the stretch, but could not over
come the big lead assumed by Good
Luck
In the run home, however, Charley
passed Vino and Hermitage and won
the place with no difficulty. Vino ran
well under high weight, but could not
t6n ri fNf oh SIM fhA 1Ao ler.
and faded away to third place at the
end.
Hermitage was used up in the duel
with Vino and gave it up on entering
the stretch. finishing last.
Brigand won the first race without
any great difficulty, although w. L.
Oliver. owner of the Belvidere gelding,
believed his candidate was out of the
running when the field passed the first
quarter pole and Brigand was almost
last.
Hersain was away with a slight ad-
vantage in the early stages and in
creased this to a lead of three lengths
at the quarter and entered the stretch
at the head Of the procession, but blew
up Immediately afterward and when
the wire was reached by Brigand Her
sain was ninth and quitting faster than
Smithy Kane ever dared.
Brigand closed a big gap in the
stretch and won going away. Retador
was second to the wire and Exapo out
nosed Bill Curtis for show money.
Allerion won the baby race in hollow
style, never being in trouble after the
barrier was sprung Handmaiden was
away poorly, but closed a lot of ground
and finished second, head in front OF
Blue Bottle.
Miss Betty Romps
Miss Betty was a 1 to 20 shot in the
fifth race, but the obliging chalk men
Offered as good as to 5 on her chances
OF winning. A steady play, however,
forced the odds to 1 to at post time.
After a brief scramble for the rail
after the barrier was sprung Miss
Betty won out and lead all the way to
the WIRE After she had gone half
mile she was four lengths in the lead
and settled down for common romp.
Nothing in against her could warm
her up and she breezed in the COM
monest sort of n canter. never being
extended to her best efforts at any
stage Of the journey.
Hoodwink reveled in the going and
under light weight, but found the task
of catching Miss Betty too much for
her, and place money was all she could
get Courant, another very ordinary
mudder, ran into the show position.
The Rousta bout won the final race
beating Sun Mark head in a terrific
drive through the stretch Had the
race extended ten yards farther Sun
Mark would have won.
Sun Mark was away poorly and when
the field entered the stretch she was
seventh ami seemingly out of the run
ing but Aubuchon set her down and
gave her a vigorous ride. with the re-
suit that she gave The Roustabout all
he could do to beat her by a whisker.
Elfn King headed the field behind
The Roustabout and Sun Mark and had
no difficulty i'm securing the show
money by good margin from Anono.
Tramotor was prominent in the run
ming to the stretch, but gave IT up
when the turn for home was made and
finished fifth. El Donoso was second
at the stretch turn, but had ample rae
ing by that time and quit at the end.
Mudders' Festival
With the rainy season on in dead
earnest, the prospects for today are
favorable for a continuation of the
mudders' festival, but II the sun comes
out for a few hours the track may dry
out to some extent. although 1t will still
be heavy.
The first race on the card today Is
.