▁All - Al aska ▁S we ep st akes ▁in ▁N ome , ▁Al aska ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁Hudson ▁Bay ▁Dog ▁Derby ▁in ▁Las ▁Pas , ▁Man it oba , ▁Canada ▁that ▁began ▁the ▁year ▁before ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Dog ▁Derby ▁were ▁direct ▁employees ▁of ▁Union ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ▁and ▁that ▁Union ▁Pacific ▁spent ▁tens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁dollars ▁prom oting ▁the ▁American ▁Dog ▁Derby ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁dec ades ▁and ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁wild ly ▁popular ▁international ▁event ▁and ▁made ▁several ▁m ush ers ▁international ▁cele brit ies . ▁ ▁A ▁popular ▁female ▁m ush er ▁named ▁L yd ia ▁H utch inson ▁even ▁star red ▁in ▁a ▁movie . ▁ ▁The ▁rules ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Dog ▁Derby ▁would ▁be ▁based ▁on ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Hudson ▁Bay ▁Dog ▁Derby , ▁the ▁course ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁un pl owed ▁Y ellow stone ▁Branch ▁rail road ▁from ▁West ▁Y ellow stone ▁to ▁As ht on , ▁and ▁the ▁date ▁would ▁be ▁Sunday , ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁Prom ot ers ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁pleased ▁when ▁ 1 6 ▁teams ▁registered ▁in ▁As ht on ▁between ▁February ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁March ▁ 1 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁big ▁race . ▁ ▁All ▁were ▁local . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁two ▁teams ▁from ▁Harr iman ’ s ▁Rail road ▁R anch , ▁one ▁team ▁from ▁the ▁Ut ida ▁Gun ▁Club , ▁one ▁from ▁the ▁Tru de