REINDEER FAIR PROGRAM SHOWS
MANY INTERESTING FEATURES
Tli* nature of the reindeer fair
which 14 o be held at the springs no.
far from Igloo on March l»th is clear
ly shown by the following program o»
each uay'3 events during the entire
week. The piogiuin is ollicini and is
taken ffum "The Eskimo” which is
published by the bureau of cduculion.
The First Day will be devoted to get
ting settled and adjusting things
around the camp, ana mere will be Ui
field events. A short meeting consis
ting entirely of announcements, am.
appointments of committees aim
Juuges. Tliese committees will mce.
Immediately alter the meeting.
SECOND DAY.
Exhibit Killing and Dressing Deer.
Teams to be selected. Whole opera
tion to be limed and passed on by tin.
Judges.
Five Mile Race For Deer Broket.
Since Sept. let. No assistance to Lie
given driver after start. Record X.
minutes, Hu Beconds—oy Suguyuk, o.
Teller, driving “liray."
Contest ivi-iting snow, Each mu
to be given u tew sticks, lard pa..,
belt knne ana one mu ten. lie mu*
make a tire out of doors, and mei.
enough enow to make two full cup*
of water. Timed.
Shooting Match 50 Yards. Each
man will have live shots with rifle a.
a ptarmigan target. He must stioo.
standing up. if lus bullet knocks the
target down It counts.
8led-lashmg Contest. The load to
be grub box, stove, clothes sack, a
sleeping-bag, rifle and snowshoes.
Sled rope, sled cover and load to be
the same tor each man. Man cun
arrange load, rope and cover along
side the sled before starling. Shoes
and rifle must be on top. Hushing
must be lignt i r.d cover secure enough
to keep out snow. Record, 1 minute
7 seconds—by Henry Eukennuk ox
Nome.
Long Throw With Lasso. Each man
to have two throws with any lasso.
Record, Thomas Sokweena of Uuek
lund. 66 feet, 6 inches.
THIRD DAY.
Lasso Contest. At least 20 bulls
are to be marked by collar and by
hair mark on hind quarters. For half
an hour each morning the contestants
will try to catch these bulls. No
catch Is scored until the nearest judge
signals. The lasso must be taken off
before scored. No help to be given
any man unless he Is in danger, and in
that case he is ruled out. If a lasso
19 lost It will have to be secured b>
owner before he can continue. A
broken lasso will put the man cut for
the rest of the morning unless he can
fix It If two men catch the same hull
the judges will have to give decision.
If unable to decide they will call It
no score. No man can catch the same
bull twice in succession. Winners last
year, Wilson of Noatak and Kushugok
of Shlshmaref.
Flarnessing Contest. Each man to
start with his deer tied securely to a
willow, nigger-head, or stake. Deer
to be harnessed, hitched to sled, and
driven around a stake 100 yards off
and return to starting point; then
deer to be unhitched and tied securely.
Each man to use two lines, and har
ness must be on sled before starting.
[No help to be given at any time.
Record, Okok of Noorvik, 1 minute 21
seconds.
Two Deer Race Five Miles. Record,
Auppok of Igloo, 14 minutes 55 sec
onds Driving "Kikalik” and"Tiplik.”
Snow Snoe Race Leading Two Deer
Jne Mile. Each man to lead two deer
.n any manner he wishes. Course to
ne half mile and back.
Women’s Race, Native and White.
.Half Mile. Winer last year, Mrs.
-nary Mosquito of Igloo—1 minute 14
seconds.
Exhibit of methods of muklng tlie
without matches or other artificial
.ighter. Any Ipanee style.
FOURTH DAY
L-asso Contest—Second Half Hour.
Five Mile Race, Four Deer.—Sled to
oe loaded with 200 pounds of sand.
Record made by Seveck of Kivalinu,
irlving his deer four abreast. 35 min
utes.
Snow Shoe Race, One Mile.—Recoru
-vuslugok of Shlshmaref, 6 mlnutet
.nd 50 seconds.
Shooting Match, 100 Yards.—Eacl
•uaa to shoot five times with rifle,
. om a.iy position, at a rabbit target
Harness Show.—The Judges wil.
work over the harnesses while the
ihooting match is going on in anothei
part of the grounds. The harnesses
ire to be spread out in the snow at
.he judges direct. The judges will
.irst go over the harnesses by hand
and arrange them according to the
different classes. Before decision, *
each harness to be tried on deer. No
harness will be admitted that was
made before 1915, or any part of
which was made by anyone other than
an Eskimo. One harness may com
mtr in any numl or of different
classes. The following are the differ
ent classes:
Deer hide, seal skin; ooguruk hide;
other native material—of leather, oi
webbing, (all of these harnesses ate
to be single-tree style.) Lapp style
harness of any material. Best dec
orated harness—of any native mate
rial, of any outside material. (In
judging the harness the collar counts
as much as the harne«n.)
Collars.—Best all around collar,
decoration not counted; best decorat
ed collar.
Halter*.—Of any material. Old style
and new styles.
New Style Harnesses and New Style
Collars.—All other new style features
of harness, halter or collar.
FIFTH DAY.
Lasso Contest—Final Morning.
Two Dser Race, Ten Miles—Record,
Oqulllok of Igloo, 41 minutes, 40 3ec.,
driving “Judge" and "Company."
White Man's Race, One Mile—Open
to all visitors. Guaranteed deer will
be cheerfullv lurnished all N’ll.ii.iults
(white men) who wish to enter. The
rules will be made by the Chief
Herders. Winner last year, Alfred
Lomen of Lomen Company.
Shooting Match, 200 Yards—Each
man to have five shots at a fox target,
from any position.
8led Show—The Judges wii! work
over the sleds while hte shooting
match is going on in another part of
the grounds. Sleds must be made
entirely by Eskimos. Paint and trlm
m'ngs will not figure, but strength
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Admission 25c.
i and careful workmanship will be in
sisted upon. No sled will pass which
! has any break or crack that the
judges consider makes it actually
weaker. A little crack around a
mortise that does not weaken the
sled will not matter. To get first
prize a sled must have brake and
fender. The following are the dif
ferent classes.
Racing sled, of hardwood, birch, and
and any other kind of wood. Any new
style sled. The sled that has most
reindeer horn material. Any new
equipment for a sled.
SIXTH DAY
Wild Deer Race. Half Mils. Each
contestant will lasso a bull, one of
those marked; harness and hitch It
to sled and drive half mile. No as
sistance given any man except by
pushing his sled after he has thrown
his deer. The man can use any
method to make his deer and sled fin- j
sh the course. No brutality will be
ermitted. Record, Salemeo of Waln
right. 23 minutes, 18 seconds.
Steple Chase Race. Fivs Mil*s. In
liis race each man it to trail one deer I
nd sled. Sleds to bn empty. Course
o be over a specially staked trail
overing the worst ground available,
tecord, Enunalook of Kotzebue, ?5
ninutes 33 seconds.
Five Mile Race. Trailing Two Deer
and Sleds. Each sled must have a 1
load of 50 pounds. This race, or the
one proceeding may be omitted. Rec- j
ord, Kunuk of Igloo, 23 minutes 32 ,
seconds.
Heavy Pull. A dog sled, or any long
dedtobeused. Load to be sacked sand
and Increased as Judges determine.
Deer to have no assistance in Btart-t
mg load. Driver to handle deer In any !
way, but can never touch sled. Record, I
Peter Garfield of Noorvlk, driving :
"Jink,” load 2242 pounds.
Ten Mile Race One D®er. The re- ;
cord for this distance Is held by Louis ,
Tungwenok of Wales, drliving “Little :
Negro" time 37 minutes 8 seconds.
Fu1' Show. To Include parklos,
pants, mukluks. (short, long and ox*rn
long); raltten3, (lined and unlined);
gloves, and sleeping bags. All of
reindeer. All clothing will he scored
on five points—Tanning, sewing, (stit
ches) all sinew sewed, trimming and
quality of skins. Only reindeer trim
ming counts.
Banners. Of outside material, oi
reindeer skin, and of any other native
material.
Tanned Reindeer Hide with the hair
off.
Other Miscellaneous Shows. In
cluding snow shoes, tow lines, braided
lassos, and halter lines. Models of
sleds and traveling outfits. These are
:o be not more than fifteen inches
long. Best sharpened knife. Best kept
old rifle which was used in the shoot
ing matches. Any new thing that a
reindeer man can use. Articles of
reindeer horn.
SEVENTH DAY.
Eight Deer Race Five Miles. Shall
we allow two men, or make each man
handle his team alone? Record, Igloo
team, 27 minutes, 24 seconds. Mos
quito and Ouklouwok driving.
PARADE.
This is to be the biggest thing at the
Fair. Each delegation should plan to
do something special In the parade.
Drive 10 deer, ride your deer, etc. All
banners and fancy harness should be
used. Decorate your deer and sleds.
Try to show the white people of Alas
ka what a fancy appearance we rein
deer men can make. Make the people
say AKEKAI AREGA.
EVENING PROGRAM.
First Evening—Will be devoted to
the awarding of badges to the regular
land special delegates from each sta
: tlon. Addresses of welcome by rep
resentatives from each station, fol
| lowed by an address by the Honora
ble J. R. Tucker, Judge of the U. S.
i District Court, 2nd Division, a song
"Nancy Lee” by Mr. Frank Klesele,
I and an address by Mrs. Esther Bird
j sail Darling of Nome. (This program
| special at Igloo only.)
Second Evening.—Discussions on
methods of killing and dressing meat.
Use of sled deer for travelling. Care
of sled deer while travelling. Spe
cial feed for sled deer; to be followed
by an address by Carl J. Lomon.
(Special at Igloo.)
Third Evening—Methods of break
ing sled deer. Rules for selecting
deer for breaking. Points of a good
sled deer. Some experiences with
sled doer on the trail. Are they as
lntellgent as dogs? Do they "savve"
trail and can they take you home in a
storm? Do bulla or females make
good sled deer? At Igloo there will
be an addre33 by Dr. D. 9. Neuman:
"Why There la Less Consumption
Among Reindeer Men than Other Es
kimos: What Makes Rickets Among
Children." (Rickets is that sickness
that keeps children thin and prevents
their growth.) AI30 on the proper
way to feed children.
Fourth Evening—Discussions of
every feature of harness-making and
fitting .The selection of apprentices.
The future for an apprentice in the
reindeer business. The help an older
herder can be to an apprentice by
word and example.
Fifth Evening—This meeting will
be given over entirely to the Eskl- !
mos. No white man will be present.
The assistants to the superintendent
will have charge, and will bring up
toplC3 for discussion. The secretaries
are to keep careful minutes of this
meeting, giving In brief the ideas of
the sneaker. This meeting should be
very Important.
Sixth Evening—General discussion
of all matters connected with breeding,
.mprovlng stock, etc. Diseases of deer
uiic. treatment.
Seventh Evening—Plans to organ
ize an Eskimo Reindeer Association.
Your relation to the white men who
will soon be in the business. Your
plans for the future of the Industry.
There will be other things to discU3s
and other things that are not men
tioned in this program. Any man who
has any ideas for the Fair should be
sure to tell the Superintendent or
tny of his assistants about it
The rules may be changed later. !
One thing all should remember. If |
any man at. any time hurts a deer, ■1
or is brutal to a deer, or is unfair to
the other men, ho will be put out at
once, even if ho is a Number One.
We have had no trouble of that kind j
so far, and we do not want it now.
Those fairs belong to the Eskimos. I
You have your own Judges. If things j
arc not right It is your own fault.
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REINDEER FAIR SONG
(Tune- "Tippernry”)
Reindeer men came from the North,
They drove a long, long way,
Reindeer men came from the South, :
They drove for many a day:
Reindeer men from all around, t
They traveled to the Fair
And when they got to Igloo (Noatak)
They shouted to them there:
CHORUS.
Its a long way to Igloo village
Its a long way to go,
its a long way to Igloo village,
To the Reindeer Fair’s big show,
Goodbye superstition, farewell dog
teams too
Its a long, hard trail to Igloo Village,
But we drove right through
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Herders and apprentices.
And owners were on hund,
Halters, harness, sleds and mukluks,
Parkles too were grand,
But when all the people saw
The great long-legged deer,
The delegates began to shout 4
And sung out loud and clear;
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CHORUS.
We don't carry any dog feed,
We don’t push on the sled,
We don't cook for these sled deor,
I
They rustle moss instead
Goodbye Klmoogens, farewell dog-feed
stew,
We have driven deer to Igloo village,
And we drove right through,
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Foxes, seal and walrus,
Polar bears may soon be gone.
But the reindeer every year,
Gives Eskimo a fawn.
Reindeer Men are happy and •
Contented everywhere, I
Just listen to the song they sing
So loudly at the Fair:
CHORUS.
They had nothing in the poke-sack
A long time ago.
They left nothing for their children
The Ipanee Eskimo.
Goodbye old Ipanee! We are going to
the Fair,
All the Reindeer Men shall be Ooma
llks! Kuyanna! Reindeer! 1
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