Show SLED D ga to C 0 M PETE 4 1 or A P I 1 C on the trail low l 6 al 1 14 4 04 1 r 4 J t i G kragie aaa winning quebec of Ris Huskies 0 o derby by ELMO SCOTT IT T IS a far cry aiom the sub zero tern a pera tures and the snow covered hills fl surrounding lake placid in northern 1 new york to sunny california and the great stadium in los angeles where the 1932 1032 olympic games will be held this summer but there Is a connection between the two starting in greece more than years ago olympic games have been held at more or les regular intervals in many adli ate ent countries duran during these SO 30 centuries but this year fa for r the first time in history the games will in elude sl d dogs races obviously it would be immoss ble for the sled dog races to be held at the same time and place as the other branches of olympic competition Is why lake lale placid N Y comes into the picture it has one of the finest sled dogs racing courses on this continent and there on rebr february uary 0 and 7 the teams of hus kles arlen orb en by their fur clad Imus mashers bers ill race 25 miles each day to win olympic honors for the nations which hey they represent previous to the races at lake lale placid elmin con testa tests are being held in various parts of the country notably in new england to determine the american representatives la in the olympic finals so these finals will see la in the entry lists the names of some of the greatest sled dog drivers and teams in the world pitting their speed and endurance against each other outstanding among these will be euch such drivers as leonard of alaska a native of nor way bat but now a naturalized american citizen the man who with his heroic lead cobalt bog thrilled the world a few years ago jiin when they tiley carried the diphtheria serum to stricken clen nome frolic st godard of le pas manitoba a youn young french canadian who has won three world championships frank dupuis another canadian arthur T walden of 0 new hamp shire experienced abalan sourdough soar dough and cog dog mater matter for commander byrd in the walter channing of boston who has twice defeated teams from both sides of the border in the annual races ct lake lale placid charlie lyman the barber of laconia N I 1 who has defeated veteran hers fur trappers and mil nill drivers of the northland normaa norman vaughan 11 goodale and fred crockett I 1 the three musketeers of the south pole and many others nor is sled dog racing a sport in which only men compe compete t h la a if I 1 successful in the trials will represent his adopted country rather than bis his native land norway will ably be to represented by a former american the outstanding woman dog driver of the east rast S she he Is 1 mrs kaare hoare nansen wro before her marriage to the son of the famous norwegian explorer was mrs I 1 P kicker sr a formidable corn petition to the men in many an exciting dog race and a competitor from the west may be miss lydia lyd 1 fame Is intimately associated with the fame of the annual american dog arby at araton idaho what horse racing Is to the people of the more mol erata ell mats in erth AT sled do dog racing Is to the people cf th north where the snows are deep the win as lite we cold and the icebound ice lee bound trails defy man and his principal beast of burden the sled do to conquer t them hem part timber wolf part labrador husky the fierce shaggy malc male mutes won their place in history during the klondike gold ru rush sh a third of a cen tury ago nut but their usefulness by no means ended with the end of the gold rush today in the land which lies iles I 1 north of 0 63 53 day in and day out these dogs haul baul provisions medicines freight and lles they are an essential part of the fur trade for with their help the trappers P patrol atrol their mile mlle trap lines and bring back to civilization the furs which bashon decrees milady must wear the sport 0 of f sled do dog racing Is comparatively new but it has grown in favor and in extent more than most people realize it began back in 1008 1003 when tho the first of these picturesque sporting events was field over the mile wll wil berness trail in alaska from fron nome to candle creek and back mans best friend I 1 had made it possible for the golden riches of alaska to be obtained so the first AllAla sweepstake race was t to 0 the huskies the plan OR 14 4 4 jr lyd hutchiison Hutch nison was originated by a nome lawyer albert flick a dog lot lover er and experienced sour sourdough d ou gh mu sh er assisted by a company of friends he raised a fund of 10 OW to be awarded to the winners winner and they spread the word of I 1 race of the cm cui tury throughout the northland the result was that iome nome was packed with spectators and a long string of famous dogs and experienced ready for the race it was won by john Ir hegness egness who ran the miles across the bitah blak wilderness and back after a steady gi gaind ind night and day in jig hours and 15 minutes and most of the way he had to fight one of the most severe arctic blizzards bliz zarus known in the history of alaska entered in the second race nas as a youthful ful hardware clerk whose name was destined in later years to occupy a romantic place in the annals of the northland scotty alien allen in odd hours at the store bad managed to assemble a team of dogs of doubtful value as racers bis ill entry was regarded as i t jole he was asked how he had got up the nerve to list them but scotty won the IDOO 1009 classic in he was defeated by iron man john johnson who established a record never duplicated over that miles thanks to an exceptional team his ra rare eskill skill and a good breal la in weather johnsons time was 74 and 14 minutes the fastest ever made in dog racing in th the e nor noria M but scoty alien allen was not discouraged back he came for another trial in 1911 and cut two hours off his previous record he ile Is the only man who ran in more than tour four all alaskan Sweep sweepstakes stales the first second third and eighth and final anal and be he won the distinction of always finishing a race irrespective of weather wather or condl lion of his do dons in 1915 scotty took ala alas kan dogs to france for distinguished service he was decorated by the french government with the ciola de guerre the came same world conflict that claimed alien allen drew the other men of alaski and the rants ranks of the racers became so del lencl that it was lot PO possible sible ble to hold the big race thus the 1910 event became the last during that winter n company 0 of f sourdoughs met in le pas man ilan dog race talk was revived it was su suggested that le pas lold one and tho the date was set for late that winter over a imalle IGO mlle course from le pas to hin fion flon mushroom mining town and back few preparations preparation were made the drivers ed ordinary dogs they themselves were unskilled in the art of racing and a bitter struggle followed across that trackless snowy waste in quast of the prize and the title of champion but it turned out to be a singularly exciting race the winner had in accident that staved in two ribs but he hung on until the finish arom that day to this le pas has staged each winter one of the most thrilling race and bag has developed some of the finest men and teams in the game most famous of ilione ft horn Is their own boy st godard since that time the growth of the dog derby idea has been rapid until now euch such races arc are held in different parts of the united states canada and alaska among them besides the one at tit le ras already mentioned j mrs kaare nansen N ansen are the annual races at poland spring malse maine La laconia conla N II 11 ashton idaho prince albert saskatchewan quebec and fairbanks alaska the american dog derby at ashton idaho ts Is run each year on birthday over a 25 mlle course and attracts a large crowd of spectators from all over the northwest perhaps the best cnown of all the dog races Is the castera international dog derby held at quebec during the third week in february each bear car where world championships are awarded the winners there assemble the winners cf the other contests to race over a course c of about miles run in heats beats of 40 miles a day quebec attracts the best drivers and teams aca ns from all parti parts of america and rivalry runs high during the three days attaining a fever heat bent on the last day odthe 0 the race the winner of the world s championship in the first international vaa vas arthur T walden of new hampshire experienced alaskan sourdough who started trailing dogs across the frozen wilderness Nilder ness back in ISM 1800 during the gold rush and who was dog master with commander byrd in the antarctic in 1023 the international was won by a french canadian jean lebel of quebec much to the elation or 01 tim tile CL EA E earl A ar of la pas toot the next championship and into the arena of the 1923 1925 derby shepred ecung emile sf st godard still in teens to begin been his u paralleled record in do dog racing lie ile Is now the only iran who has won three frank dupuis won the 1926 race over st SL godard by a margin so narrow es zo to make the de race one of the most thrilling and to establish a new time on the trail trall st SL godard won the 1027 1927 and 1928 races in loo 19 0 leonhard ceppara entered with a of seven wonderful dogs this was the third year he lie had made a determined bid to win the world a champions championship hi p a and a d from start to finish ran one of the most spectacular races ever seen at quebec or any where else not only did be he defeat st SL godard by about an hour but he be broke st SL or ayn n world a record and again put the americans into the game dupuis took second honors an aej st god rd came trailing in third in the opinion of the judges Sepp Sep palas alaa siberians completed the mile grind fresher than any races they had ever seen and they were awarded the condition prize something unusual in the annals of dog races usually this award goes to some driver who wha trails in later and who has saved bis his dogs in the mad dash over the snow it Is such drivers and such dogs is as these who will compete in the olympic contests at lake placid within the next few weeks the sled bled dogs are trained for their life work just as soon as they are able to walk they are tied cp up and soon acquire the habit of pulling at about sixty days of age they are given over to the care of boys who harne them to small sleds or wagons the dogs appear to be villing to do this play playacting in the harness and come to enjoy the pastime any number of dogs may be used in r team although 15 Is to about the limit Q A br by western newspaper anim |