The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-13
|D|TAR0D'S FIRST
 D0C RACE
INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF THE RACE WHICH TOOK PLACE
 NEW YEARS DAY.

was called the first annual sweep stakes dog race of Iditarod' was run on New Years day, the course being twenty miles, from Iditarod to Discovery, Otter, thence down the left limit of Otter to Flat City. and back to Iditarod by way of Flat creek trail. The winner was Claude Shea; time, 2h 2Sm "+s.
 Eight dogs were entered but only five came to the scratch when time was called. The drivers of these teams were Claude Shea, Slim Me Req. Tom McMahon, D. Campbell, who drove the N. c. Co.'S team, and Sam Adams.
 Snow, which began to fall Cn Sat urday night. continued during the forenoon of Sunday, and by II o'clock. the time set for the start, about six inches of snow had fallen. making heavy trails, and fast race was not expected Claude Shea was the rav0rire on the books at , to 1; the N. C. Co., team at ? to 1; McRea, 10 to 1; McMahon. 10 to i; Adams, to ?.
 The start was made from the M. X NJ. bank building, h minutes in tervening between departure of the different teams. Claude Shea, with five dogs. got away from the start ing post at exactly II o'clock, mak- inv d good get away down First avenue, and as his team flew through the snow he was roundly checred.
 The next team to swing ill before the starter was that driven by Slim McRea. consisting Cf five dogs, all malamutes, George Marsh being the owner.
 McRae got away at 11:2O. Tom McMahon followed at 11:40, the team ahead of him having withdrawn.
 By this time Claude Shea, out on the trail the young fellow putting in his best hcks. had been heard from. having reached the Summit in 37la minutes. When the news was received bets dropped to even money on Shea for first place.
 The N. C. Co.'S team, Driver Camp bell, got away next at 11:50. A good start was made and as the team was made up of bird dogs, a good showing was expected from them. Many bets were being placed, and anyone with money could get any kind of a bet that he wanted. One bet of $50 was taken by one of CampbellS packers that Shea would not beat Campells time 10 minutes to the summit, CampbelIS packer winning by 612 minutes.
 Sam Adams was next to pull out, and his long team turned into the main road to the creeks. Sam jumped into the sleigh, and continu ed to ride as far as he could be seen.
 All the teams having been start ed the race was carried to the sa- looms - notably the Northern. Ramps S:deboard, Manuel's, Board of Trade Miners Home and the Bank, where in some of them, bulletin boards told of the progress of the contest talked dog.
 As the time of the arrival of each team at the different stations was noted, it was evident that none was making the time nor taking the pace set by the young driver, Shea. At 1928 he left Flat, and at 12;5S reported at the Summit, on the home ward stretch.
 Excitement was at white heat and field glasses were brought to bear upon the trail to get a view of the moving team. A shout rang out that Shea was in sight, the crowd moved to the different points of vantage, and lining up on each side of the street, cheerPd Justify as Shea's team passed the judges stand time 2:2S.
 The team had done we'll; so had the young driver, who had run most of the way. not wishing to overtax his team, because of the heavy state of the trail. Following is the time made by the running teams:
 Claude Shea, first, time 2h. 2Sm. 54 S.
 N. c. Co.,, Campbell, driver, 2h. 52m. 34s,
 George Marsh, McRae, driver, sh. 12m. 19s.
 Sam Adams, 3h. 2sm. sos.
 T. McMahon, 3h. 45m. sos.
 There were three prizes: First, s35O; second, s1OO: third. $50. The judges were, Charles Ross, c. J. Hurley, John Baird; starter, F. E. Becker.
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