Show NATIVES VIE WITH WHITES IN ALASKA DOG RAGE RACE CLASSIC CLASSICAl Al AI Carey Leads Eskimo Small Margin at Halfway Halfway Halfway Half Half- way Post NOME HOME Alaska March 30 P-Na- P Na Native tive dog team drivers with apparently stronger and speedier dogs matched wits with the white mans man's generalship today in the return run from Crom Golovin of th the grueling all Alaska championship dog race A white driver Al Carey last years year's champion however had a ten minute lead in elapsed running time for the first half of or the race over native driver before the return was begun With trail conditions and weather excellent yesterday C Carey raced his team to Golovin from Nome in 7 hours 13 minutes and 40 seconds time was 7 hours 24 2 mm min mm- utes and 10 seconds From different points along the trail yesterday where telegraph facilities facilities fa fa- fa were available a record o of the races race's progress was obtained and messaged here Hundreds of Alaskans Alaskans Alaskans Alas Alas- kans with bets placed awaited the returns Two other drivers one a native Fred and th the other a white Dr Braafladt were other early arrivals arrivals ar ar- ar rivals at Golovin last night with being the first of the competitors competitors com com- to arrive there His running time was 7 hours 27 minutes and 30 seconds while Dr Braafladt's time was 7 hours 57 minutes and 35 sec see Through h the evening other entries of the fourteen teams which left Nome arrived at Golovin A twelve twelve- hour stopover there was required by byone byone byone one of of- the conditions of the race with the course for the two days of racing covering miles The teams teams' left here at minute five intervals yesterday yesterday yes yes- morning Close followers of the race here expected expected ex ex- ex the winner might finish with an elapsed running time of as as low ow as 15 hours if the same favorable conditions condi condi- lions prevailed toda today |