Show RACE BRINGS OUT SKILL AND ENDURANCE NO NOME IE Alaska Alaka April 1 17 With i.-With With the leaders less than miles from tho the finish fin fin- ish lab line at Nome the mile all- all Alaska stake dog team race has d developed de- de into a contest of or skill between Leonard Se and A A. A. A Scotty Allan AlIan and ond of or endurance between Seppa- Seppa las la's sixteen SI Siberian wolves and the Al Al- lan-Darling lan team if Ir sixteen malamutes At o'clock last night who was as leading drove e Into Council Ight miles from Nome having driven a total of or miles in fifty eight TOUTS and fifteen minutes At that tM-t hour Allan was Val fort forty minutes out from rom Boston Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton roadhouse twenty miles farther from Crom Nome Allan was waR in the lead when Boston was reached at 2 17 p. p m. m arrived arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived there three thirty minutes later but jut Instead of or resting his dogs as ns Alan Allan Allan Al Al- lan an did he took to the tho trail troll again after a stop of only twenty minutes Allan paid no attention to s 's haste taste for tor several hours but when the time passed that should havo 1111 arrived at Council Allan became suspicious sus sus- J liCioUS that his rival was vas camping Just outside that station to mislead his hilS pursuers pursuers pursuers pur pur- concerning the condition of or his dogs clogs Allan immediately put his lila malamutes malamutes mala mala- mut mutes s Into harness and started off at ull full speed toward Council He believes be- be leves the four hours hours' rest given I en his hla dogs logs at Boston Hoston would enable him to outdistance on the last eighty eighty- five ive miles of the trail troll Eskimo John driving the Council ennel Kennel clubs club's team is In third place and has been driving rl hard to overcome Allans Allan's three-hour three lead Paul s 's team If IC sixteen bird bird- Jogs dogs IB Is running a n poor fourth while Dr eighteen Siberians appear hopelessly out of tho the race Alex Holmson driving Dr Kittilson's team earn arrived at Camp Haven twenty twenty- four our miles h behind at 4 30 I 1 m. m yesterday with eight of or his dogs down After Alter resting two hours ho he started again carrying the tho used up do dogs s on his sled The he race raco probably will be finished late to today a |