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but found when the test of racing was applied that 

 the ambhng gait of Attorney was in the ascendant 

 and the foal passed into turf history as Redinda 

 with a pacing record of 2:07l^. In time this mare 

 became the property of John L. Dodge. When he 

 retired her she was sent to the court of Bingen 

 and in due time produced Joe Dodge as well as the 

 pacers King Cole, 2:051/4, and Fanny Stanton, 

 2:101/4. The last named is the dam of Hollyrood 

 Bob. In time Hollyrood Bob after being rejected by 

 his breeder on account of a few of his foals having 

 ring bones became a leading sire, his list of perform- 

 ers including Hollyrood Diet, Hollyrood Walter and 

 Hollyrood Pat. 



SULKY STYLES 



Each of the hundreds of drivers who are seen in 

 the sulky during the racing season has a style of his 

 own. A few are extreme. Some lean back so far 

 if the reins snapped they would fall out. Others tip 

 forward and still others sit so erect that they look 

 like soldiers with a ramrod up their backs. 



Style in the sulky, however, is seen when four 

 or five horses are making a head and head finish. 

 The battle ground is between the distance and the 

 wire. That is the whiz section. While it is being 

 covered a few of the drivers throw the reins away 

 and go to the bat. The regulars who have been 

 at that point many a time steady their mounts and 



