Show DOG DERBIES ARE ABANDONED FOR THIS YEAR Purses for Races Are Turned Over to Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross Fund Tho Tho wide flung New ew York Nov 10 10 weep of or tho world war w In fl Its Us relation to sport has penetrated beyond tho Arctic Arctic Arc Arc- tic circle and the tile classic dog doff Derbies abandoned until tho return havo 0 been een of ot normal times and conditions The long sweepstakes over the snow nov trails of ot the Seward peninsula have hAO been canceled accord according InS InS' to the tho plans of ot tho the Nome Nomo omo Kennel club Thus the winter will pass without either th the t All Alaska e or tho the mon sweepstakes los both formerly big biff events on the Alaska Al sport calendar Last winter only tho the Solomon ra race e c was held Tho Alaska Alt prize money monc of oC last year together with wILh tho the purses for tor or this years year's race will wilt be given hen to the Red ned RedCross Cross Crosa or some other war work fund Although h the big bis races are abandoned abandoned abandoned aban aban- do dog drives remaining In Nome onie ome for tor the tho winter will hold short Informal raco race meets turing during tho the long after r dark darl months coming cominS' Possibly the war the big races will win be resumed d Then as in iti other years the eyes of or the tho Arctic I sporting world will be centered on 01 Nome ome every April when tho the malamutes mala- mala mutes muteR leap at al the whip snap nap and ami tu tuat tug at their thell sleds over tho the milo mile 41 All All- AlAska trail to Candle and back Thousands oC ot dollars chan change e hands hand handson it said Bald on nfl tho the races el e every cery year was waR When hen Nomo was at Its height in the theold theold old gold boom days das the tho All Alaska Ala II I purse amounted to Plon Pioneers say tl w was s 's s wagered on thA result ono one year Don Dor drivers sprang into the sPorting spotlight as a rc result of or skill kIli and antI endurance on nil tho en frozen trails of ot orthe the far fat north A Allan iian Leonard John Johnson Ia lay Fay MU and others became i known far r out Into the states b by their victories In the bl big race races 1 |