COMPLETE STORY 8TH SWEEPST AKES RACE
untangling his dogs and was com
pelled to return to Candle to have the
la -'rations dr- soil thereby loosing flf
teen minutes Seppala reached Hold
1111ii ;11 10.40 p in. a considerable dis
tance ahead of the native who did not
show up until 1.23 a. m Allan again
on the trail made the distance at 4:5ft
and was followed by Kjegsfnd at 7:37
a. rri and Kittiisen at 3:30 a. m.
Through the morning hours the
teams continued to make good time
particularly Allan who again assumed
the lead arriving at Haven at 0:37 a.
m tw- ntv one minutes ahead of Sep
pala. who arrived at ft: 5ft. The native
driving the Council team kept doggedly
to his task and arrived third at 10:30.
Kjegstad who had rested arrived at
Tho following is tho comploto story of
the All-Alaska Sweepstakes from Up
time of leaving to the return ami covers
the entire reports of the race in nar
rative form from nine a. m. Wednesday
to the arrival of the last tt-ain Sunday
afternoon.
Wednesday
The Eighth All-Alaska Sweepstakes
is now on and the teams, representing
the highest development of the North
ern racing dog, are speeding over I he
snow-covered tundra toward tho far
mettle of both man and beast, and he
who proves the winner has done a
doughty deed. It is no child's play,
this long journey over the far-spread
ing fields of snow and Ice and they who
run the course are entitled to the full
est measure of praise regardless of
whether they bear away the victors
wreath or not.
In the order named, the teams of In
Klttilsen, in charge of Alex I Johnson,
the Council Kennel Club, in charge of
a native driver; Paul KJogstml. him
self driving: the Allan & Purling team.
| parturo of Seppala and at last account
was resting. The teams are reported in
good shape although making slow time
for which tile heavy Hails are account
able.
Thursday
\ It hough t tie trails are heavy, more
I "t* less, along practically the whole
[ length of Hie Sweepstakes course the
canine racers are making good time
and at nine a. m today, twenty-four
hours out, all. with the exception ,,f
K jogs tad, were at or had passed <Tinip
at -:Kjegstad* in the meantime,
had gained considerable distance, land
ing in third position at Oold Kun at
3:.'I |> m . twelve minutes ahead of the
Council team, which in turn was lead
ing Kittilsen by the small margin «»f
two minutes.
Seppaln left »*h the Iasi leg of the
journe> at Civ p in after resting sov»*n
minutes and will, in all probability, he j
the first to arrive at Candle, as he has
a start of one hour and twenty-seven
minutes over his nearest competitor .
Allan, w ho did not get awny until 3:1". I
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BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF NOME ALASKA. WHERE THE ALL ALASKA SWEEPSTAKES DOG RACE IS RUN ANNUALLY.
iff turning point at Candle. Trained
to tiie hour, the swift canines are reel
ing off the lengthy miles; through
darkness and daylight they will hurry
along the frozen trails winding over
hiU and plain, on, ever on, to that dis
tant goal on the Arctic shores, then, on
the return journey, the many leagues
will again pass beneath their swiftly
(lying feet until they reach their jour
wey's end In Nome.
Onward, ever onward, over the,
glistening trail the furry speeders will
continue for three long days and nights
»>uns will rise and suns will set, tin
glowing radiance of day will lie sup
planted by the dusky twilight ol the
night lighted by tlte coldly gleaming
stars and the trembling radiance ol tin ,
auroras rays and still they will go
hurrying on. Urief stops will lie made I
to snatch a trifle of rest and food and!
then again onward, until, at length, the j
long journey will he ended and they j
will once more reach tlte sheltering
haven of home, it is a hard task to
which the faithful animals are com
mitled. Four hundred and eight miles
must pass beneath tile padded feet be
lore the journey is complete, four hun
dred slid eight long and weary miles,
each one seemingly longer that the rest,
must be traversed before the end will
come Storms may blow and the chil
ling frost may pinch and bite and still
they must go on although their weary
limbs may ache anil their hearts beat
hard and fast. And then tvill come tlnv
finish and dog and master will again
rejoice in the comfort of warmth and
rest.
It Is a great race; one that tests l lie
m charge of the redoubtable “Scotty"
Allan, hero of many a hard-fought cun- ,
test un the trail, and the Siberian team ■
of Leonard Seppaia, driven b> himself, I
g"L away from the starting point un j
It arracks Square promptly on lime, this
morning and the big race was un. A j
crowd, which seemed to comprise near- '
1> every person in town, was gathered
; h'»ut the starting point, eagerly vvatch
■ ibout the starting point eager 1}
watching the sj»eed> racers spring
away on their lung journey at the sig
nal of ijueeu Constance.
(>\ving to the unfortunate sickness ui
llis dogs, I red \>cr. who was much of!
a fav or lie, was unahle to stall and il !
is a safe assertion that lie is the most *
disappointed man in Nome today. The
dogs composing his team have but
lately recovered from the epedemic oi
distemper which compelled the with
drawal of tlie Delzeiie and Downing &
Uiatchfurd teams, it was apparent last
night that the animals were in no
shape to stand the strain and Ayer was
t-ninpellcd to withdraw from the am*
test and relinquished at the last mo
ment, the anticipation of nearly two
years. The teams all got awa> to a
fairly good start but ov.ing, doubtless,
to the heavy trails, made but slow time
to ('ape Nome.
At the time of going to press
Scotty Allan is leading tin* big race
having arrived at Timber c*nsiderablv
in tin* lead. After a rest of twenty-four
minutes, Allan again hit the trail for
Domicil Seppaia was the next arrival
at that point, departing after an
eleven minute rest. The council team
arrived eight minutes after the do
Haven, HO mile* away from the start
mg point. I’p to the time ot arrival .it
Council, the old trail hero, Scully Ai
lan, maintained a slight lead through
• •tit, beating Seppala, his nearest com
petitor, to that point by fifiy live min
utes. Allan rested at Council, as did
also K jugs tad and the Council Kennel
Club entr>. Seppala continued *n to
Ids camp a little beyond Boston .driv
ing at llie latter pin* e at 10:110 p. m.
The Kittilsen entry in c harge of Holm
son also continued on to Boston where
they rested, on the forty mile run be
tween Council and Telephone the Na
tivc. who had left Council lifty live
minutes ahead of Allan, assum'd the
had arriving ui Teh-ph-un at l._'0 a in
twenty-two minutes ahead of Allan
Kittilsen arrived third, at o a. m , lit
teen minutes ahead of Seppala Kjeg
stad arrived at 7:40 a. in « >n the run
to Haven, Allan again assumed the
lead, arriving there at 7 a ni., one hour
and four minutes ahead of lu> nearest
competitor, the Council team Seppala
arrived third at s;o7 a. in. and was
closely followed by Kittilsen, who
landed at i* a. in k.i' gstad arrived it
Mi:25 a. m.
The teams up to tin* conelusion ot
the first twent\-four hours had all
passed the ordeal in good shape and
no untoward incident had occurred.
Seppala rested for twelve minutes it
Haven and again sped on his way, ar
riving at Cold Hun at 1:4 1 p. in hav -
ing made the thirty-six mile run in
four hours and fortv -nine minutes.
Allan, after resting three hours and
hft.v minutes at Haven made the run
to Gold Hun in four hours, arriving
p. in Kjegstad hit tin* trail eleven |
minutes alloi Allan.
The running lime ui the several teams
up lu this point are as follows: Sep
pula 3V4I; Allan A. Darling 3i':J*7
Kjegslad 30:31, Council Kennel Clul)
| 3o; 43, Kiltleson 30: 17. The fastest
I lime to this point last yeai, made h\
| Johnson, was 33:30, thus disclosing ^
j that ill* time oi the present rac e is
four hours and lort\ nine minutes less.
At last atcounts tlte teams and
drivers wit* ««1 i in good condition with
the exception of the Kjegslad enti\
which has one dog out while Allan
was carrying one and a eeoiui was
i mining loose.
The trails are described as hard and
firm hut slighll> himv) owing to a
thin co\mug *d loose snow.
Friday
Seppala was the lirst to arrive at |
Candle last night, making the distance I
in the really good time of thirl> -two i
hours, twenty nine minutes which with
the slops eliminated leaves his net time j
twent>-tive hours and twenty-nine I
minutes. Allan was the next entr> to j
loach the turning point, a riving at 6:33.
fifty-three minutes alter the leadei
Kjegstad arrived at 7:13 The tail
enders were tin* Council ••ntry which
arrived at S: 07 and Kittilsen who
reached the stake at 11:37.
Seppala rested hut a few minutes
departing on tin* homeward course at |
six p. m. The Council team departed at
Vl”» w hile Allan and Holmson rested j
until 3:30 and 3:11 respectively. After |
proceeding a short distance Seppala ]
suffered an injury to his hand w hile j
THE ALL-ALASKA SWEEPSTAKES RACE
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NOME TO CANDLE (Upper Half) A. M. in light face; P. M. in black face. CANDLE TO NOME (Lower Half)
1. FRED AYER Arrive
Self, driver Total j I ]
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2. DR. KITTILSEN ] Arrive ] 9:27:10 10:39 11:34 1:07 5:24 8:01 11:49 t.. 3:45 11:35:30 "
Alex Hoimson, driver Total 27:10 1:39 ' 2:34 4:07 8:24 11 oj m i:. .i nn j. 30:45 ;3s-35 30 '
_I Leave 9:00 5:31 »;or, 10:12" 6:26
3. COUNCIL KENNEL ] Arrive | i 9:27:38 I 10:41' 11:35 j 1:08 5:24 7:47 1 1. sToi 3:43 8:06:50 j
CLUB | Total 27:33 1:4 1 2:35 4:03 9:24 10:47 17:42 19:20 2;;. 111 30:15 :r. OH Mi I
John (Bskitno), driver | Leave | 9:0# 11:15 1 ■ l0.4.. 102
4. PAUL KJEGSTAD | Arrive I 9:27:07 j 10:37 1 11:32 1:13 6:04 8:29 , jo 3:21 7:12:38
^olf, driver ] Total 27:07 1:37 2:32 4:15 9:05 I] 29 20:50 ■ iq ^ >•, :{0 .j :js
__ I Leave 9:00 j 11:87 6:05 3:02 3 3:26
5. ALLAN A DARLING Arrive 9:26:00 10:31 I 11:80 12:41 4:12:30 6:35 30 l:42 00 2:55 6:22:30
Allan, driver j Total 25:00 1:31 j 2:20 3:41 7:12:30 9:35 i;:3.) m 12 32:00 29:55 33:22:30
__ ___ | L**ve .. | j 4:37 12:10 3:15
6. L. SEPPALA I Arrive 9:34:69 ] 19:65 I 11:40 1:13 5:05 ' 7:30 10:30 0 15 1:41 5:29
Self, driver j Total 31:59 1:55 i 2:45 1 4:13 8:06 10:30 15:30 21 15 25 37 39.41 23 29
—^iLeaA-oJihOO. j , _ , 5:16 ,__(_ S:52 j 1:49_ '
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EIGHTH ANNUAL Z w H 3J0 3 £ 3 §
ALL-ALASKA SWEEPSTAKES 2 ? O 2 _ j J So
Pi 5T > £ _i 2
Nome to Candle and Return 408 miles «> < ~ < O
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1 FRED AYER Arrive | |
Self, driver Total
_____ iLeave i_L . i
2. DR. KITTILSEN \rrivo [ 12:20 9:56 5:10 !0 6:06 2:08 12:41 10:00 4:30 8:30
Alex Holmson, driver Total 99:20 M:0C 77:0V 03:41 r,l:00 55:30 47:30
! Leave | j 7:11 8:45 9:00 3:41 !
1 COUNCIL KENNEL Arrive |10:43:29 9:49 6:49 4:55 1:42 cTH 10:20 sT35 2:10 10:30
CLUB Total ! 85:43:29 84:49 Sl:49 79:55 76:42 69:31 61:20 56:35 '.3:10 49:30 40:23 1
John (Eskimo), driver Leave 7:09 f 3:10 3:10 10:47 5:01 8:15 '
4. PAUL KJEGSTAD I Arrive ! 3:45 10:55 8:20 12:14 l:ir, 8:00 5:44 2:20
Self, driver | Total j 102:45 ' 75:14 67:05 ' 59:00 56:44 53:20 16:57
' Leave | 1 1 | 6:21 9:22 S 20
5. ALLAN & DARLING Vrrive I 5:26:55 4:45 2:45 1:25 11:10 ] 5 10:30 2:17 ' 12:30
Allan, driver Total 1X0:26:55 79::5 77:45 76:25 74:10 j 68:36 61:30 | 53:17 | 51:30 I 48:37 43:59
Leave | j j ] | j 5:46 6:36 I 9:57 5:24 1:35 I
6. L. SEPPALA Arrive | 3:44:57 3:09 1:45 12:25 10:25 7:15 2:50 1:00' 9:58 10:40
Self, driver Total 178:44:57 78:09 ' 76:45 ' 75:25 1 73:23 | 68:32 1 58:15 53:00 52:00 1 48:58 ' 37:40
Leave j_j_| j 12:31 |_j_; 2:29 j 3:08 _j 10:07 j 4:G5 j 6:00 ,
.’:3u p. m At Telephone Allan was a
half hour ahead of Seppala who in turn
was leading the native by over an hour
At Boston Allan still held his place by
a thirty-three minute lead over Seppala
At last in-counts tiolmson had arrived
.it ( unp Haven with the Kittilsen team
at 4 3u. but was compelled to stop as I
eight "1 his dogs were in had shape '
Allan is resting at Boston and Seppala
is due at Council In tween six and seven
this evening having left Boston at 3:08
The following table shows tlie speed
of the teams, the hours of rest and the
net tunning time up to the conclusion
d the .’04 mile journey to Candle:
Besting time Net Running Speed per
io Candle Time Candle Mile
Xu .* !i It; 39:19:50 0:95
N'o 3 7:05 3S:0l:4t> 7:39 !
No I 8:41 37:31:38 7.42
.No 7. 10:58 22:24:00 <*:10
No 8 7:00 35:29:00 8:00
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SEPPALA FIRST
ALLAN SECOND
COUNCIL THIRD
Saturday
Seppal.c till leading the race with
his learn of Siberians by a throe hour
lime margin, arrived at Council at 7:15
p. in last night, fifty-eight hours anil
fifteen minutes nut, but owing to sev
eral sore-footed animals was compelled |
in lay over for seven hours, dei>arting
at 2:29 a in. this morning. Allan, who)
bad left Boston at 6:36 p. m. after rest
ing some hours, arrived at Council at
10:30 p m. but hastened on and thus
again became the leader in the big
race In the meantime the Eskimo, in
charge of Hie Council Kennel Club en
try, had clung doggedly to third posi
tion. and arrived at Boston at 5:35, but
did not stop anil at 10:20 landed in his
home town, remaining there until 3:10
this morning Kjegstad, who was in
fourth place arrived at Telephone at
'• Pi p m. and passed on to Boston,
reaching that point at S p. in. where he
rested until 9 22 and again took up the
trail arriving at Council at 4:05 a. m.
Ttnimsnn. in charge of the Klttllsen
team, had been compelled to rest at
Haven with his dogs in bad shape but
got away again at 6:27 p m„ arrived at
Telephone at 10:00 and proceeded on to
Boston arriving at 12:41.
After passing Council. Allan suffered
a mishap which again threw him into
second place, through his loose dogs
taking the back trail and thus com
pelling him to return to Council and I
also to lose several hours. Having cap
tured the runaways he rested until 2:51 ■
a. in. Soppftla, well rested and with the
dog ni fair shape again assumed the
lead, departing for Timber twenty-two
minutes ahead of his rival, although on
arriving there the teams were but four
minutes apart. Heppala arriving at 5:32 |
a. m. and Allan at 5:36 a. m The
former paused on but Allan rested for
ten minutes.
The Eskimo after resting for five
I hours a gain started out arriving at
[Timber it 6:31 a ni. and passing on
I A this juncture the three leaders wore
I separated by less than an hour in point
of running time, Heppala's total time
being 66:32, Allan’s 66:36 while the na
tive is a scant hour behind. 69:31 being
Ills total time.
Seppala arrived at Soloman, thirty
six miles from his journey’s end at
J 10:25 a m but did not halt The am
I trial.s were all In fair shape but were
| troubled with sore feet and several
were wearing mukluks Allan arrived
at Solomon fortv-five minutes after the
loader, haiing lost considerable time
coming over the Topkok hill, but like
his chief rival did not stop. Still pros
ing on at an average of over six and
one-half miles per hour. Seppala, with
the sturdy little Siberians, reached
Safety it 12:2.* p m. and after resting
six minutes again started for Cape
Nome and the last stretch of the long
journey.
In the meantime Klegstad who had
been gamely pressing on arrived at
[Timber at 12:14 p. m and somewhere
ahead the native was enroute toward
Solom n and still holding down third
place
At 1:15 Seppala reported from Cap#
■Verm- fifteen miles from the finish. Ft
Davis was passed at 3:0f» and thirty
font minutes later the weary teatn had
passed the starting line amid the plau
dits of the waiting crowd, for all Nome
turned out to greet ttie tired champion
i.tnd ills sturdy team When the IjttU
Siberian* passed before the judge
stand whereon Queen Constance and
'he cue officials were congregated, ,t
wild shout of applause broke from th*
|crowd and amid continued hurrahs the
winner was draped with the national
[colors and hurried away, his arm no
doubt tingling with the exuberance nr
] countless hand shakes Considering
'the heavy state of the trails the time
of the winner is fast, the round trip of
408 miles being completed in 78 hours
4 4 minutes and 57 seconds and excel!
ing the time of last year by over two
hours Allan arrived at Cape Nome al
2:45.
As we go to press Allan reported from
Fort Ifcivls af 4:45
i’nless something unfnrseen happen*
the native will probably win third place
thus making the finishing order Seppela
first. Allan second. Council Kennel Club
third
The race from start to finish has
| proved of unusual interest and has been
[absolutely unraarred by any untoward
j incident The dogs of the winner all
appeared In excellent shape
One hour and fortv odd minutes after
the leader had crossed the tape, Scott v
Allan, the grizzled hero of three hard
fought contests over the long trail to
Candle and return, also crossed the
finishing line and was given an ovation
almost equal to that accorded the win
nor. for. as usual, Allan had fought a
game fight and was apparently beaten
I only through the misfortune of being
j compelled to return to Council during
the night Allan completed the long
journey in SO hours, twcntv-six min
utes. fifty-five seconds, which also ev
cells the time made by the winner of
last year’s race by over a half hour
The Council Kennel Club entry, ir.
charge of the native boy arrived in Sol -
omon at 1:42 and crept slowly up the
-coast arriving in Nome at 10:43 in the
evening, 85 hours and 42 minutes after
leaving. A large crowd turned out to
give him greeting for he, too, had
proven himself a hero and had dis
played excellent judgment in handling
his team throughout
The plucky driver was in good shape,
although palpably tired Mis animals,
however, were utterly worn out and
several could not be aroused when the
business of verifying was completed by
the judges With all tenderness they
were taken from the harness, lifted into
the sled and still trust asleep yvere taken
to rest and shelter The native re
ports that all are now In lively spirit*
and say s that hi- is willing to fry it ove
again
Thus the great race yvns ended and
will go down in historv as one of the
hardest contests of rocent year- With
no exception both drivers and animals
passed the trying ordeal in excellent
shape beyond the usual cases of sore
feet
The Kittilsen entry, in charge of
driver Holmson arrived Sunday short
!v ut.er noon while Kjogst.id finished
the iourney about four p m. ftoth
teams were in fair shape, hut were de
cidedly tired.
Scotty Allan states that the report
that he was compelled to return to
Council because of his dogs running
away is erroneous, and that the real
[reason was that he was unable to dis
tinguish the trail in the darkness owing
the absence of stakes and on re
covering the right course, found him •
koi; sq close to Council that he decided
•to return there instead of profeeding
on to Timber.
TOTAL RESTING TIME.
Dr. Kittilsen.2T:02
Council Kennel Club.17:15
Paul Kjegstad .
Allan & Darling.
I- Seppala .
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