Show I ITU TJ K KENT N R CR W ED A AS P PREMIER ENIE T TAILS AI SM MAN N. N OF U UNITED ITE STATE I ICI 6 Stage fright Causes Causes 4 M S SL n Team to Drop Out Gaston Finishes Close Behind Kent Zam Last LastY Y Years Year's e r s Winner Finishes Thira ASHTON A Ida Feb 24 Experience Experience conquered conquered youth andin and andin in turn youth defeated age when Kent bent drove a spectacular comeback into the national snow trail title taking the championship from year old Olcott and beating a ano no notable bl fi field l in t the c AIe American dog og derby For the sledge string which carried carried carried car car- ried the famous veteran into first place on which he staked his reputation as Americas America's premier premier pre pre- mier trainer and driver and on which he has spent a year ear or more moreOn moreon moreon on the trails of the forest turned out to be the sons and daughters of ot Kents Kent's former racing dogs relegated In the derby to a I badly beaten second string Queen daughter of Bob t the te e famous lead dog who piloted Kents Kent's earlier teams Into victory and fame tame headed the string that defeated her own father now first in the second team I which was driven by Whitey Mc- Mc Nair I I Kent regained the championship he has already held five times in inthe inthe inthe the closest finish of winning teams ever recorded In an American derby but nine minutes and twenty-three twenty seconds separating the four teams which split the 2400 2400 purse at the close Following Kent closely In a masterly masterly masterly mas mas- terly driven race which forced a a. record breaking pace and at times sensational trail contests was waa Smoky Gaston driving for the city of Pocatello who finished but five minutes and five fifty seconds behind followed closel closely by Olcott and the St. St Anthony team driven by Tom Thrill followed thrill so closely In the spectacular contest that thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands Ignored shelter In weather al- al from bUterly cold sunshine sunshine sunshine sun sun- shine to the aspects aspect of ot a blizzard to stick to the trail tran side Time was wasas wasas wasas as follows Kent 2 hours 18 IS minutes minutes minutes min min- utes 18 seconds Gaston 2 hours 24 minutes 9 seconds 2 hours houts 26 minutes 53 seconds Morefield 2 hours 27 minutes 41 seconds Billy Lewis and his large German police pollee dog team going under the colors of the Salt Lake chamber amber of commerce dropped out of the race due to stage fright of ot the dogs during the second lap The dogs dols were so crowd shy that they had to be led about feet from the tho start before he was as able to start them on the run Fritz the Ie lead d dog simply refused to move and stood bewildered before a crowd of nearly people Lewis could only occasionally occasional get the team going at the gait it Is capable of producing and then usually usually when the dogs had been passed and made a momentary e effort ef effort ef- ef fort to overtake the animals which had swept past them They soon lost Interest In that turning their attention to the best means of escaping escaping escaping ing the sweeping blizzard to which h they were anything but accustomed mcd while running In harness |