Show American Dog Derby Will Be Run Saturday Over Ashton Course Heseman Baum Teams Are Race Favorites By HERB GORDON Special to The Telegram sour 21 ASHTON Idaho Feb 21 Sour 21 Sour Sourdoughs and greenhorns pedigrees I and mongrels meet once more In Inthe inthe I the American American- dog derby here Sat Sat- Started for the amusement of the when Ashton was snowbound in the early spring of 1917 the race Is the oldest of its kind In the the- United States table Card-table drivers are pitting Celey teley Baum and his mixed team against Everett Heseman Baum Baim the Ashton Thunderbolt over the then new mile 10 circular track in 26 minutes and 31 seconds to prevail in 1938 and repeated repeated repeated re re- re- re In 39 Heseman who learned his racing from Baum copped a year ago cutting cutting cutting cut cut- ting his teacher out ofa third consecutive consecutive consecutive con con- victory and permanent possession of the Kugler trophy Ashton a little town in mountainous mountainous moun moun- eastern Idaho is prepared to welcome persons to the colorful derby It is quite an honor to win and are not disinterested Inthe in inthe inthe the 2500 prize money meney Ashton's spectacle has seen some beautiful and nd some mighty peculiar strings strings- of dogs In the early days of the race do dogs does s w was s dogs S Several veral times the event was captured by as curious a mixture of canines as ever knew each other In more nore recent years winners have been bred with racing in vi view w. w Typical of the unmatched but worthy dogs of the first few contests contests contests con con- tests was the set that pulled Wind river Smith to second place in the initial race Smiths Smith's team was composed composed com corn posed of three hounds of doubtful ancestry a shepherd and a bulldog A year old lad placed second in 26 with a seven-dog seven string no two of which were alike in m breed color or size Setters Setters and Irish Irish Irish- or crossbreeds with a strong touch of setter have most consistently pulled drivers in or ou top Olcott copped in 24 with Belgian police dogs but that was the only time this breed won Kent time six-time winner who last last- won in 28 favored setters and raced mostly Typical of the present-day present type which usually wins I is the string owned by Heseman His are a across across across cross between greyhounds and setters set set- especially especially bred for racing Long of leg and hard as nails nalls they show plainly the greyhound strain but are larger than their uncrossed brothers Originally drivers used the same almost flat and bulky sleds that are still in service where dog teams are employed for necessity but drivers have developed an extremely extreme extreme- ly by light yet rugged sled that has the appearance of a chaise longue frame without legs President of the American Dog Derby association a community setup which sponsors the race is Warren Cordingley of Ashton a racer of the early He claimed such victories as first place In the mile grind in Calgary Cordingley's son Don is a three- three time winner of the Ashton show Only five drivers entered the first American dog derby There wIllbe will willbe willbe be 11 at least this trip The original course extended from West Yellowstone Mont to Ashton a distance of 68 miles mUes over timbered stretches of typical Rocky mountain terrain Kent whose feats in derby racing have become legendary captured captured captured cap cap- the inaugural in a raging Gizzard blizzard in a little more than 26 hours In 18 the second race was run on a mile 10 figure eight course near Ashton The track remains adjacent to Ashton but its it's quite a jump lump from the first course to the theone theone theone one of today This year from a grandstand at atthe atthe atthe the starting-finishing starting line spectators spectators spectators tors can see the teams the entire length of the course Until 36 cash prizes were the only incentive In Ire that year the Kugler trophy was put up A A m g t. t i w 1 I ii i w- w L Celcy Cebey Baum winner in 1938 and 39 and swift team again are arc favored to capture American dog derby at Ashton Idaho The race will be held Saturday over a mile 10 course |