Show CROWDS GATHE I FOR ASHTON ClASSIC 1 t P Many Interested in Entra c cof of Woman in Battle of the Trails s j 1 ASHTON Ida Feb 18 11 With the sta of the American Dog Derby close at ha hath hat han th there re are two mysteries here which pJ pr sent almost the sole topic of among those who are fast gathering t f 1 the snow classic on Washington's day starts as the first big event of Yellowstone golden anniversary year i The first Is When will Smoky Ga Gaton's Gatons ions ion's tons ton's long hidden team show up SMOKY IS DARK HORSE f The second Is How are the vetera of the the famous sweepstakes out for bl bloc r rand and the big purse to treat a girl enta entra entraIn In the hotly contested battle of ot the trails J Smoky is his way do dov through the from West Yellow Yellowstone stone the park entrance with his w wi wil I the o team around which rumor rumo rumor rife rite but of ot which nothing definite h been heard In the 1921 derby Cast won fame by his spectacular drive fr fro behind coming In but fourteen behind the American champion and i for loi time rival Kent 1 After Atter that race he left for the woo WOOl to train a new team team to to win and no nc after a year of ot preparation he Is on h 1 h way Rumor here says that his dogs a phenomenal phenomenal but but that Is but rumor If it an actual fact they are J heightened only by the attendant rum I that the West Yellowstone region A ready to bet Its money its ranches I 1 Ivery very shirts on the famous young KENT IS READY And with Kent already here with o or of the fastest strings of dogs ever a to a sledge according to his bac ers ere the final appearance of the other pa in what Is expected to be a a. liv llvy Sly Jy y contest contest almost almost a grudge race race race-Is Is wal wai ed with rapidly rising expectancy 41 The other question has many drive completely stumped With 20 year 20 ear o Lydia Hutchison a determined contends contend how mournfully query the men is a a. f flow ft fe low to treat a a. girl in a contest like thi They have a huge respect for tor woma kind out In this country but a trail batt bat like the derby is a thing In which or politeness plays playa little part It is Is' grueling heart straining contest again agali man beast and nature on trails OV o crusted drifts It Is a primitive battle the great out of doors where brawn 3 a a cunning and above all all speed bring hoi herr the bacon vi Yi i WOMEN'S CHANCES And where In all of this they i a a does doeg a woman come In When one team draws up behind t a other the they point out by rule the tea tei ahead must let the faster one pass A In passing sometimes one leader tack another and following every dog do dothe dothe the line takes On the corresponding o until the melee becomes general A ci cn ca like that demands action and it happi happe often What should a fellow do It It- J dogs were to mix with a girls girl's the m n m ask Should he drag out his team s a mush on Or should he stop to help rhal rival untangle because she Is a girl Miss Hutchison young and pretty l la 1 a real out of or doors girl and a crack t d driver says she asks no favors and ande to give none Im going into hard race on an absolutely equal basl bast she declares stoutly There was wash 3 rule to prevent me even If no other wo wot wotan an ever entered one of the big ra rac before Im I'm out to win as any mere m n who tries to pass me will soon find ou Miss 1 Hutchison's team Is led by a E Eglan B B. glan glah police pollee dog Intelligent and tra tn wise j 1 MANY ENTRIES It Other teams are fast arriving and o of 0 fifteen strings of or dogs will face itt starter on the twenty Of the Kent the champion Smoky Gaston J a William Trude appear to be favorites w the 1 4 However they will have hard com against such drivers as John Ret Re of Big Springs Art Edington of the H Hariman Hr Ha riman Ranch Kooch Reb J and Kennedy of Lake Gill of Island Pa Par Carter of Warm River Sprague of Mar Mary yule ville of or Dubois Dubols and Harmon American Falls J Another Interesting entry is that that Olcott and Frank two you yoi boys bos who have asked that each be r lowed to drive half halt of or the race consent of or the men drivers this will willI allowed as the entire grind would be bail b eke vond the endurance ir of rr either n Howe o J If It pluck and pep count for anything al No alo with the luck of the trail the two rf re r young Americans should place well to tot front their combined team being cot COI co posed posea of crack dogs well led 3 11 |