KgttfkVXK& 3ARKINQ; FIRST
0F"SERIB8 OF THREE RACES ,
TO START QN, FEBRUARY 12
(airbanks News-Miner.^
Here’s what’s happened so. far:
The Fairbanks Kfcnnel Club is
fifping to- hold .a aeries of. three races.
The first one will be. on February 12,.
and t will be a. 65*mile sweepstakes
from Fairbanks to Chatanika and re
turn. Prizes will be as follows:
First, $750; second, $350; thirds $150.
The entrance fee is $10,.and is open
to all comers.
On Sunday, February. 13„ there will
be a ladies’ race around the College
loop. No entrance fee is required for
the fair members, although.each fa*™
will be limited, for safety’s sake, to
seven dogs. Prizes are: First,.$50;.(
second, $30; third, $20.
On the following Tuesday it . is
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planned to hold a final consolation
race for the purpose of killing alibis,
and burying opst mortems. Course
and prizes for this race have not yet
been prescribed.
Now,.it takes plenty of real money
to stage a midwinter show , of .this
calibre, so the Kennel Club appointed
two of its most persuasive, fascinat
ing and hypnotic-eyed .gentlemen, n
the persons of Vance. McDonald hud
Joe TTlmer, to go out among the pub
lic for the purpose of ..securing the
wherewithal. Theur. task is t<5 pro
cure. by whatever., blandishments the
prospect merits,, the sum of $1,500—
not a penny lesa The business
houses of the town have responded
generously to their, pleas, and it is
hoped .that, the. general public will
bear down heavily ou the dotted line
as well.
• Telegrams, have been broadcasted
•»U through the 5Wdoggy” sections of
Alaska, inviting competition , in the
Dog Derby, and we are .informed that
as a result many a fast leader’s nose
is pointed Fairbankswise.
| Things are shaping up splendidly
for a wonderful series of races. As
they continue to eventualize we shall
bark you the news through the.agency
of oup Dog Dope column.. .
“Mush, you malamute, ,mush!”
Telegrams frtfin lower river points
firomise the keenest- kind Of competi
ion n the big race of February J2.
Hot Springs, Xanana, Ruby,-Galena,
Nulato and Kaltag, .each .; boast a
string of trail burners upon which
they are pinning their faith to bring
{tome the--bacon The' Iditarod and
Kuakokwim dog., fa** have- two or
three top-notchers entered to repre
sent their section, of' the land, while
there. will he at least three local
teams very , much in the fight. It
looks like then greatest dog race
Alaska has known since the famous
Nome-Candle Sweepstakes were abati
Jooed in 191?.' If 5 this, race were
vailabler to the people of the , far
away.. States, we wonder . how many
liens of thousands of spectator* would
be in- attendanpec-.
ANCHORAGE PIONEERS START
CAMPAIGN TIO GET HOME.
Dfefioite,.action looking to. the estab
lishment of a home for pioneers. in
Anchorage was taken at the regular
weekly meeting of Anchorage Igloo,
No. 15, .Pioneers of Alaska, last even
ing. The action took the fosm of the.
adoption of a resolution setting forth
the need of a new home for aged old-,
timers and calling attention to the ad
vanages of Anchorage for the, estab
lishment of such , an. institution....
Copies of the resolution will be. sent
to all Pioneer igloos throughout the
Territory with .a .view to securing i
their approval of the plan, after which
a concerted effort will be made to in
duce the Territorial Legislature , to
take action at the Q.oming session..,. *
Andy Hansen,, who was a Monday,
visitor, left Wednesday for his home,
at Ophir.
TABLE :©F DISTANCESj»E-_.
TWEEN NEN AN A AND FEAT
Nenana to. Tavern .... 17
Tavern. totKnightls... 24 I
Knight’s to 19 Roadhopse ,.. 19
Id Rqftdfcftuse to Riffle.Pole Road
house . 8
Riffle Pole Roadhouse to Diamond 11.
Diamond Roadhouse to. Roosevelt.., 13
Roosevet to Lake Minchumina„.. 25
Lake Minchumina to Lone Star.t
^Roadhouse . 34 ,
Lone Star to Telida.....,18,;
Telida to Ten* Roadhouse .. 10}
Tent Roadhouse to Slow Fork . 6
Slow Fork to East Fork . 22
.East Fork to NicoM-. 10
Nicoli .to JBig Riiv«r . 21
Big Riger. Roadhouse to. McGrath, 25
McGrattw to Tokotna.. 18
From Nenana to Tokotna-,. 281
Tokotaa-4o>BilLGoss’ Roadhouse..... 12 *
Bill Goss’ Roadhouse to O^hir ...... 10
Ophir. to Jerry’s Roadhouse . 83
Jerry’s te Schermeyer’s Roadhouse 27
Schermeyer’s to Iditarod . IRA
Iditarod to Flat:...... 8 <■
(Anchorage Times.)
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Pete Jensen, after a stay of several j
days iaLIUmii, left Wednesday for
Gane* creek...
Olson, after.a..vjsit of some
days here, returned to . his home at
McGrath oa Thursday,
Mail Carrier Peter Snow,, with, the
outbound mail, arrived Thursday, con
tinuing on his way on..Friday.
Pete Mirhels was a Wednesday ar
rival.
Same observers say that the coun
try can have prohibition if it will pay
for it. Others say the same thing
about, liquor.—Norfolk Virginian
Pilot.
Funny world! To require fitneaa in
flUfctarjv. lawyers, etc., and do nothing
about .p^nents.—Publishers’ Syndicate
(Chicago).
Election news in the future'; may/
state that the candidate carried the
State, by, 6o many dollars instead of
i votes.—Wall Street Journal.
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MaHonor of , Washington’s
Birthday, at
Larson House
Saturday Night, feb. 26th,
Best of Music and a. good time assured
all who., come.
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Where .Trails.~and Rivers Meet.
Ymi Are Cordially Welcomed:
and Heartily Greeted.
i W..F., Scott
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