New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
BY Frank S. Cooke

Every now and then colt bobs up
and shows that the breeder was looking
the other way at one stage of his ca
reer. Such a youngster is Hollywood
Bob, whose performance was the out
standing feature of the opening clash
on the big line when he made tongues
wag by trotting q deciding heat in
a:o4%.
Hollywood Bob is not in the big fu-
turtles, his name being among the
missing In the Kentucky, Horse Review
and American Breeder stakes, although
it is reported that he is in the Matron
Stake, to be raced at Philadelphia, and
some others. In some manner J. l..
Dodge, of Orangeburg. N. Y, who bred
the colt and usually looks after such
things pretty carefully, missed Fanny
StAnton's foal of 1915, which is Holly
rood Bob.
-'he particular colt was taken up and
trained, but did not compare with
others in his -year-old form. He
started in four races, was distanced in
two, second in one at McAfee, N. j., and
third in another at Lebanon, Pa. Then
at the Lexington meeting in October he
was given tin cup record of 2:12A.
Hollywood Bob To Be Feared
At the start of this season it looked
as though the struggle for supremacy
among the three -year-olds would be
among Nella Dillon, 2:06A whose mark
was fastest of that made by any two
year-old last year; Peter June, 2:07A;
Miss Dewey Watts, 2:O7A, and Ruth
Mainsbeet, 2:osA. But at the very
first dash of the year comes new one
tet has been. Hollywood Bob will race
mainly in the $1,000 and $4,000 stakes
for his age, and if he retains his best
form he may hook up with one of the
others in special late in the season.
Hollywood Bob again calls attention
to the consistency of his owner. Mr..
Dodge is a we'll known figure in all
of the circuits and attracted attention
through the Bingen stallion King Cole,
2:o5A, with which he won number
of events or both mile and half mile
tracks. He had raced PAGER called
Redinda, 2:07A, with success; then he
put her to breeding and she more than
made good as natron. She produced
King Cole and after that Fanny Stan
ton, 2:1oA, and all three were trained
and driven by the wealthy New Yorker,
who now spends most of his time ia
Kentucky.
1t is not often that luck runs through
three generations as it has in tho in
stance of Redinda, Fanny Stanton and
Hollywood Bob But this splendid
three -year-old is not the good thing
in the Dodge stable this year. Those
who watched the way Hollywood Kate
raced Binland the other day are of
the opinion that this daughter Of Joe
lodge is destined to become one of the
very fast trotters of the year. Sne
- in the Tecumseh Stake at Toledo
this week, where she meets Prince
Loree, June Red Lotto Watts and
others that have the step.
The exhibition of speed shown by
Binland in beating Hollywood Kate
served only as a confirmation Of the
greatness of this young stallion. The
week before he had won a race at
Youngstown in 2:o9A, 2:11A and
2:0S&. But three stations have been
beating 2:10 on q half-mile track,
the others being Harry J. S. and
All Mack, both owned around New York.
That Binland will beat 2:o5 some day
there is little question.
When Hcllyrood Bob turned the
trick in 2:04A it was to keep out of
the way of Chestnut Peter, driven by
Murphy. Early in the season before
the snow was off the ground warning
was sounded in these columns to look
out for this chap. He won three races
on Pennsylvania half-mile rings last