The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-02-08
THE ANNUAL DOG RACES

THE ANNUAL DOG RACES
ASHTON, Idaho.-The lowly poocl
certainly has come into his own a
i Ashton.
/ Miladys scented Pommeranian o
the Fifth avenue limousine neve
got half the attention that canin
of unpretentious pedigree can com
mand up here where preparations To-
the coming American Dog Derby ar
rounding out fast.
That is, provided he has size
strength, and the degree of intelli
gence that might make him a nom
inee for a racing sledge team.
| There is no telling what kind Of
fleet, be his ancestry high or low
will turn with training into a crack
sledge dog, as witness the late Jack
Of the subject. And while the call OF
the wild is not heard to any dis
tracing extent around Ashton, the
call of the racing sledge teams is
certainly strong, and being sounded
in real cash money.
For with Canada's entry into the
classic which runs on Washington g
birthday, the necessity of beating
each other, strong enough at any
time, is intensified among the Ameri-
can drivers by the common need to
defeat the entry backed by the Mount
Royal Hotel of Montreal and heavy
trading has given the. local dog
market a decided .sbull" trend.
George Earn, is rounding out the
team which will be driven by his
son, Olcott-great black cross-bred
Belgian police dogs-has paid more
than 800 several times. William
Trude recently paid s125 for a red
dog of setter origin, and from there
on the prices go up rather than
down. Rumor has it that secret
transactions have been made at
prices far in excess of these.
And at that with the coming of
the International entrants few dogs
are, to be had at any price, as most
drivers are holding tight to their
Second string" teams to draw on in
case of emergency. No one is taking
any chances of not being all set to
do his "doggondest' from the time
he leaves the starting pole.
know that he's been in he-race with
hair on it's chest when the teams
finally cross the finish line. "Tud'
American champion, as we'll as
holder of the American record, will
be back again this year, to defend
his present laurels, and get many
more. Kent's team has been trained
over on the Buffalo river and Bob,
his famous leader, still captains the
aggregation.
Driver and team who will uphold |
Canada's entry have not been |
pending the outcome of
contests at Montreal. |
The selection made by the Mount |
Royal Hotel of Montreal which
backs the northern champion will
constitute the Dominion's official
contender for the American cup.
Miss Canada, who is queen of the
'amous winter carnival there, will
sponsor and may accompany the
Canadian team to Ashton, in which
went the Union Jack will fly with
Did Glory from the high white flag
,ole in the center of the town.
Smoky CASTOR, who gave Kent
he run of his life the year before
he 1922 derby, has formally entered
he race again this year. The day
lie ran hard on the heels of the
hampton, he made a wonderful
howing with only five dogs, as COM
AIRED to the champs seven. This
ear with a full team and more or
ess active though altogether
grudge the contest between
hese two would be race in itself
the other ten entries.
But CASTOR and Kent and the
who will be named later,
rent the only cup contenders. Will
am Kooch gave the boys run for {
heir money last year, and he is at
t. Anthony training his team in {
ecret. Olcott Earn of Ashton, the g
oungest driver in the classic, is f
raining his team In secret also, his
lea being secret night time-trials. /
hese have been so successful that
ne lad has an enthusiastic follow 6
lg, ready to bet their shirts on his
nance at the championship, and v
else they own that he will | t
lace. t
L. G.. Gill, Bill Trude and Art Z
dgington are also entered, as Is
.iss Lydia Hutchinson, the plucky a
Irl, who drove the gamest race in q
lie world last year, when she won '
ational recognition. Last year she t
Lrried Gaston's number as well as t
Or own, but this year she Is out for t
Lyd" Hutchinson only, first and all L
e time.