Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-12
SEARCH STARTS
FOR men LOST
ON ALASKA run
One Driver Found Far OF
Trail Others May Have
Drifted to Sea.
ONE DOG KILLED IN
FIERCE

Nome. Alaska. April 12.-Paul
Kjegstad, one Of the drivers in the
412-mile all-Alaska sweepstakes dog
Monday morning, was found yesterday
seven miles from Solomon. Kjegstad
had lost his dogs in the terrific blix-
card which arose zoe after the rae
ers left Solomon. They were all
found scattered yer the tundra. One
was dead.
Kjegstad was found by the mail
carrier from Council. IS miles north
east Of Sol~mon, which is also 80
miles east Of Nome. The carrier
had traversed the route between these
was supposed to be rum, without find
ing any sign of the drivers. AS the
course u n east along the shore for
"a considerable distance bef~re turn
ing north, it is feared the other teams
may have left the trail. gone out on
the ice and been carried to sea. It. is
possible that dogs and drivers have
taken shelter in an Eskimo hut near
the shore. Two men with dog teams
If found. the racers will return to
Nome and the contest will be started
again In ten days.
~AA S"SSpoSSASc W
team race, for the championship OF
the world and a purse of $4,000. be-
gan Saturday. The course is yer the
frozen snow from Nome along the
shore Of Norton sound to Solomon
thirty-two miles east. then north over
the tundra through Council to Can.
die, on Kotzcbue sound. an arm OF
the Arctic ocean, 206 miles from the
start, thence back to the starting point
~ Av~-N@ kA~ A~AnN Sk>--> A>l-- laN
miles.
The trail generally is fast, but some
times heavy storms are encountered
in which event strategy and careful
nursing of the dogs is as important
as having strong beasts in harness
There is no limit to the number OF
dogs a man may take out, but every
dog that begins the race must be in
at the finish. If injured, a dog must
be carried on the sled; II dead. hi.
frozen body must be carried. The
racers must stick to the trail. They
may rest as often as they please
twelve dogs. Seppala, last years win.
ner. used seventeen dogs.
The teams entered this year are
those Of Leonard Seppala, Siberian
wolf dogs, winners of last years race
and that Of 1916; the Fay Delzen<
team Of Alaska-bred Malamutes ant
! the teams of Victor Anderson ant
Paul Kjegstad. The Siberian vol
dog is a cross between the Alasks
working dog and the Siberian wolf
In appearance it is a pure wolf, bu'
and constant handling from the day
Of birth made it tractable. The 81,
berian wolf dog is somewhat smaller
than the Alaska racing or malamute
which also is chiefly wolf. The 81
berians seem to have won the long
standing dispute as to the relativ.
service ability Of the two racine
breeds. In the 1914 race a Siberian
team ran the last 107 miles withou
stopping for food.
Big Stakes.
All the Inhabitants Of Nome turnet
out to see the start Of the great race
Telephone service makes it possibl,
to keep track of the progress Of tn,
contest. When Nome was at tn,
height Of It's prosperity, before tn,
bench pacers were exhausted, tn,
sweepstakes purse amounted to $40,
900 gold. and 1t is said that one yea,
100000 was wagered on the result.
"Scotty" Allen, twice a sweep
stakes winner. is a member Of tn
Alaska legislature this year, and 1
attending its deliberations at Junea,
instead Of skimming T over the ic,
trail. On the way 10 Juneau he mad,
the journey from Nome to Chitina
on the Copper river railroad, with
sled and two dogs. in twenty-six day
during February, breaking all records
One of the dogs was the celebrate,
Badly. about whose exploit in
sweepstakes race a book was writer
Allan was driving, and Badly was tn
leader. Near the close of the rae
Badly looked back. observed that hi
master was not on the sled, turne,
back with his mates and after travel
ing for miles found Allan lying besid
the trail unconscious, bleeding fron
a wound, a trailmaker having strucl
him. Badly reused his master, VIII
got on the sled, and then Badly le,
the team to victory.
The winners Of the races since 1915
when John johnson established tn
gether with the breed Of dog an,
time made:
1910-John johnson. Siberian vol
dogs, 74:14:2o.
1911 - "scotty" Allan, Alaska;
malamutes. %81:40:00.
1912 - "Scotty'' Allen. Alaska.
malamutes, %s7:32:00.
1913-Fay Dslxene, Alaskan NAL
amutes. 75:1S:O0.
is14MJcha johnson, Siberian VOL
1916-Leonard seppala, Siberia
wolf dogs, 78:44:37.
191e-Leonard seppala, Siberia
wolf dogs. %s0:27:oo.
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