Show Idahoan Wins Annual Dog Race To Retire Championship Trophy ASHTON Idaho Feb 24 UP Everett UP-Everett Everett Heseman a home hometown hometown hometown town entry today heId hed permanent possession of the American dog derby trophy following his third victory in the year old event the first entrant to achieve the feat With a Pinscher Inthe inthe in inthe the lead Heseman flashed around a two-mile two oval track fives times in 40 minutes to retire permanently permanent permanent- ly the Kugler Hollingsworth-Kugler trophy trophy trophy tro tro- tro- tro phy recognized as the emblem o of dog racing supremacy in the United United United Unit Unit- ed States Heseman had two legs on the trophy for his victories in 1940 and 1941 Last year he set the course record of 40 minutes and 13 seconds Other Former Champs I Close behind Heseman were two I Iother other Ashton drivers both of whom had previously won the race and fought vigorously to acquire permanent possession of the tro tro- tro- tro phy They were Celey Baum 1938 and 1939 winner who finished second and Lloyd Van Sickle 1936 and 1937 champion who came in third S 5 Baum using an Irish setter forthe for forthe forthe the leader of his string finished In 41 minutes and 30 seconds Van VanSickle VanSickle VanSickle Sickle with th a Ches Chesapeake peake setter in the lead w was s timed at 42 minutes minutes min mm- utes and 14 seconds A A. field of 14 competed The sleds were all specially constructed constructed con con- Alaskan type racers I I I It had been announced that for forthe forthe forthe the first time in the history of the event a woman would compete She was Van Sickles Sickle's wife Alta but at the last few minutes before starting time she withdrew and turned over two of her dogs to her husband Van Sickle started with nine dogs but eliminated one after the first lap Stevens Is Fourth Dwight Stevens Jackson Hole Wyo was fourth in Austin Neeley Driggs Idaho fifth and Delbert Groom Rigby Idaho sixth A humorous touch was injected into the derby by J. J J. J Caspers Gaspers West Yellowstone Mont 59 the oldest driver entered Caspers Gaspers had difficulty getting his seven-dog seven team lined up at atthe atthe atthe the start When it did get lined up the team pulled a Roy Rei- Rei gels and sprang in the wrong direction He finally maneuvered the team in the right direction but by then by-then then he was a full half mile behind the others He finished seventh N Nearly arly persons thronged around the track to watch the colorful teams pass Heseman will receive 40 per cent of the gate receipts The next three finishers will split th the gate 30 20 5 |