The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-29
CANINE:
DERBY
EXG|TES
alaska

ffoM Nomcs Albthhi ~ dtNlVNh
route to seattle, and thenee overland
comea The news that or April / WI
be run tho classic OF thc Ncrth ths
All.Alaska sweepstakes for dogs, over
an sO0-mile course The race win 30
from Fairbanks to Nomca ihsleah Of
;hc ia0-mllc trail from Memo Ia Can
dc ant return which last year o-cls
pied iive days and was travelled BY
the racing dos teams n c0Minit
oua blizzard.
For this canine derby sport lovers
Of The frozen land have offered q $40.
600 prize TO the winner and $4,000
moro in smaller rewards 4 rich purse
waa needed eG 4 incentive 10 enlrlel.
~ the race ever lce viii require about
ter days and the hazard ls great
Az o. the big dos owners VINO rank
IN Alaska as do ihe men in the states
win hayo teams h The race Many oi
them arc conducting regular training
stables AZ Nome Some have scores
OF animals from whlca they wilt
choose tbc husklest eight or ten
Il Alaska IS denied horpc racing,
Il has ~ teams OF huskles' with
which have sport From thsm
they set an The pleasures Of The turf,
The interest and. tho spicy iinge shat
darger lends SO 70 the winner ct
ihlr yearn sweepstakes. in qdditi1n
to the purse Of $4,000. Nome Offers
irei sfsDsporlalion or tho nrsE bon.
II The summer 70 the team and drly.
e.. giving them Welt to the 6leska.
yukon exposition Ia Seattle.
DOE racing has been sport IN Ala
ke for maDy years. but only last win.
ter was II fully developed when tbs
Nome Kennel club was organized by
number OF fnnciers 90 the Ail-Alas
ka sweepstakes, the race from Meme
10 Candle and return, wEs decided
lupon, Tho route was chosen because
neoessltated travelling oyef every
Kind 0l trail along the coasts, up and
dowr rivers aernsa mountain ranges,
lover broad sweeps Of tundra, ant
through stretches Of timber from
ocean b ocean
Liberal cdde On Entriea
The distance was put nt $40 nile
lin order Is force tie drivers to ears
Tor their dogs and TO prevent cruelty
that might have arisen mad the racf
been saorter. TO further insure
against cruelty Il was suled tnGt ev'
ery drive. must return tu the start
lns point wilh e9ory dos no started
Il IL said tha no s0id sirlee evef
absafbed the attenUon ef residents
o. The Seward peninsula, 10 the eN
cluslon OF OH ether things. as em
tte Nome.Candle race The time Ak.
cd wa5 april isregardleas ~ weather
conditions rs this wes ihe seascn
q. year best calculated 70 be FREQ
from storms and 90 iufalsQ -he 9es,
4 trails.
Socks wete mHdc e. the rsca with
liberal odds on an entries IS tho
starting time approaches the hell
ting Increased and no less Then 4i0e-
coo changtd hands NJ raciuG cel'
Ter of the world, on 'ts derby day ay'
er witnessed such enthusiasm az
ts0t IL Nome when The arst race was
started. Probably 9b per cont Of the
entire reputation. men. y0men and
children, turned out IN holiday dress
'rhe Alaska Telephone and Tele'
grapn company arranged telephone
service for the reee. lnstaling thif.
teen slatlons between aome and Can
sll. from which every tenn aas rc'
ported aa q paasee
4 Team Facu Blizzard
About forty miles from N0n,a ene
fo' the worst hllxzards % the season
vas encountered the temperature
dropping ia % DcluW zesD with the
wind Blowing from lhe north et tht
rate 81 nfiy miles az hoaf 90 yIolenl
was lIie storm that Of the ten racing
teams SIX uere forced to shelter art
held there for nearly twenty hours
OF me Remaining four taree passed
ion. Df these. Que lest dog b. freei
inr another WAS lost IN en- naknowi
manner The third team finally wa
driven 10 shelter and waited, likt
tho FIRST SIX. until The storm had auie
cd.
From Candle back to Nome the rac'
was even more exciting Through
lure long daya and nlghts the crowd
never left the bulletin boards Ths
ontire population seemed Wiling L
do aIthout food and aleep until III
result Eaa determined As was 70
marked by III Old racing man Th
two-mlnnle sensation ui 3 Tennessee
az Kentucky derby was prolonged 70
Iassl SOLID days
Thy elilclal time made by The win
ming ieam wae four DAYS twenlIthfe
houfs aileen minutes md Twelve aef
onds AL ihn wlnnlns leunp fHiurppl
"a <ouc between and 4 o'clock i
tie marnlns lhrougs met them 9
ihe outskirts ni the town, aiHksns
Ipaetlcallg lmpssslble lof thn slrlYfr
Il force their Tired logs llfoush ID
sifeela.
The animals returned apparently I
better condition than the drivers anN
of the three ~Innlng cams not dp
was injured After YWo days res
shag aefR hllahed ~ and driven au'
seemed IN izash as when they asHfle
un ~ !t0.nIl8 launf
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