Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-15
PEARY'S ARCTIC DASH
International Race 10 UtiermOst
Ends Of The Earth.
is WATCHED WITH INTEREST
Peary WIN Try 10 plant stars and
stripes Farthsss North and Ensllsh-
man win Try and Hoist Union Jack
Farthsst south.

man win Try and Hoist Union Jack
Farthsss south.
New York. July la.---when Com
mander Robert ~ Peary boards his
steamer Roosevelt at sydney. Cape
Breton. this week, and starts on hla
expedition In search OF the north pole.
an international race to the uttermost
ends OF the earth Will DO on,
Peary hopes 10 carry tho Stara and
Stripes b tho north polo. while a
British antarctic expedition command.
I'D by Aeutgnant ErneN n. shaokie-
ton. Ia trying 70 place the linton Jack
Of the British empire At 90 degrees
south.
British Expedition.
Although the British expedition has
a clear handicap In point OF time. Mr..
Pcary hopes 10 win the race, Lleuten.
ant Shackcllon and party loft London
on July 80, 1907. on board the MIN.
rod. Originally a New Foundland seal.
Ink vessel OF 2a7 tons. but which Dad
been RENTED as steam barkentino.
shackelton h an oflcer OF the Brit.
ish navy and before leaving London
King Edward bestowed upon him the
Victorian orderr Ho was a member
OF the British antarctic expedition Of
leO20s under Captain Scott. and WITH
HIS commander and another member Df
tho party, accomplished q aiedge jour.
ney with dogs 10 a point SO degrees
and ~ minutes south latitude during
which they were absent from their
ship. che Discovery. 81 days and GOV.
cred distance Of 900 miles.
Peary reached point ~ degrees
aud 6 minutes north on April "a. Ia
the year 1906,
Prepared Tor Long stay
The Nlmrod's crew, All told, mum.
bered 80 mea, including several act.
entistn, but the landing party was 10
consist Of but twelve men, The bar.
Rsntine sailed early IN January from
New Zealand and returned In March.
having left tho Hhacheilon party en-.
cnmpea az the foot % Mcunt Erebua.
The party TOOK with them materials
Tor wooden buildings with double doors
ana windows 70 b lined with felt
and several inches % GRADUATED
cork Provisions and supplies Tor 4
hing stay were landed The NlmFod
brought back 10 New Zealand a tnlo
Of dlafnnainn 10 tho party which "a.
suited n ihe resignation ~ Captain
ENGLAND. the Mirrors shipper and the
ship. therefore. viii return 10 I'm
ll,tis band early IN 1910 without him.
Thslg Different hspthodu.
Ghacaeltou took with him q special
~ balli motor aledNe which he hoped
20 aae IN Ne polar dash and mum.
ber " siberian pohiea 10 adaigton ~ q
pmck Of dogs peagx wili uaa only
EekimeH ana 50aa Yhe boxes con.
talHlnR me supplies aboard the looae.
velt Wsra ~ aenienea AZ % make pos.
slbis 10 construction ~ q house 0ns
~ them Al cape ahedAan. The
structure 9TH ~ hbnut twanty g0Kg1
feet ard wAsn bula VII BE- eoWrea
Nifh ihf MooseYeifa main salt ana
that n sufn coy.gea wlth an0w Peary
piaHs y maks ~ lash ~ the polo
from NJ hsse ~ sgppliss ia February
nsst geaF snd hopes 10 return 70 ina
uhl'ef States some iinn ID October
The faa ocennieW prumlneht
place ~ ite van ~ peary's csbia on
iha noCaeyril psaFg aie0 fook Win
hm ihe aaa Hhiek BE- carried faffksas
ncyth ID 1906 = fieita Kappa siamag
rag. priaeetan banneF aad several
nNafEnp emhlnma