Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27
Women Have Failed to Establish
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Club Federation of Maine is Told
Huskies of Manitoba Boy
Take Second Leg Dog Race

Ashland, N. H., Feb. 26-(AP)-
Emil st. Goddard, 10 year old cham
pion of The Pas, Manitoba, mushed
into the lead at the end of the second
leg Of the New England dog sled race
today. Pushing his sled through the
slush for AZ miles over the long hills
from Wolfeboro, he piled up lead of
nearly eight minutes over Shorty
Russick, also of The Pas, who finish
ed bare Is seconds ahead Of him In
yesterdays race.
The leader at the end Of 81 miles,
st. Goddard had all seven of his dogs
in shape to start the last leg Of the
140 mile test tomorrow. Most Of the
other contenders have reduced their
dog teams by dropping the huskies
that failed to stand the pace.
With two thirds of the race over,
it narrowed down to race between
the two drivers from The Pas. with
Earl Bridges, also Of The Pas, and
the Dupuis brothers. Francois and
Jean, of Quebec. pushing them hard
Francois Dupuis was third, Bridges
fourth, with only a minute and half
between them, and Jean Dupuis, fifth.
Arthur T. Walden of Wonalancet
New Hampshire's favorite son, moved
up from eighth to seventh place to-
day and displaced Walter Charming
of Dover, Mass.
Philip Molloy Of Berlin, n. H.. is
making a game fight with only three
dogs. He pushed t'- sled almost all
of the hill route today and finished
nearly an hour ahead of Edward Z.
Clark, the other New Hampshire
contender. Clark was content to plug
along at the end of the procession,
to demonstrate the endurance of his
team of pure Labrador huskies.
All the dogs were in better shape
tonight than last night but the driv-
ers were well worn out. In the deep
slush they showed their sleds up all
the hills and got little riding.
Through the first third of today
course, to Moultonboro, the roads
were not broken out. Francois Du-
puts, driving for the Mckay Com
pany, had the task of breaking the
track through. He was sent away
first and maintained first place
throughout. The others followed him
out of Wolfeboro at five minute in
tervals. st. Goddard started sixth
and finished third. Russick started
fourth and finished second.
At Moultonboro, the teams struck
onto the state road and clipped along
at a fast pace. They climbed a mile
long hill just out Of Wolfeboro and a
two mile hill at Center Harbor.
Three thousand crowded behind the
ropes in the street at the finish to-
night.
Bridges met an obstacle in a
freight train at Bridgewater crossing
two miles from the finish. The train
stopped across his path and stayed
there. After chatting at the holdup
for a few minutes, the Canadian lad
unhitched his huskies and sent them
under box car. Then he called n
brakeman to help him boost his sled
over a coupling between two cars
rehitched and came spanking into
Ashland fifth, to make claim for a
five minute delay that the judges al
lowed, placing him fourth.
Besides st. Goddard. three drivers
have their full teams still in the race
Jean Dupuis has the six he started
with, Walden the five that make his
complete hitch, and Clark has fall
seven. The others have from three
to seven. Tonight the drivers all
said they would go through the race
with all the dogs that finished to-
days race.