All of the contestants under we t
a p irt o ' all, and in some cases mo e
o. the stunts e mme.'ate l above be
fore he succeeded in fastening ti e
li irness upon the bull. Two of
the harnesses we saw put o\
were fastene 1 while the bull was ly
ing on his side with the man on top
of him;with his ham’s lie dug the
s ;ow away and forced the harness
u ider and fastened it after many vain
e Torts
iv.1t even with the har: ess on the race
was not won for there was the flag to
circle uk! the goal at the return tol e
erosse 1. Everyone of the hitched
deer had ui i ea of 11is o<vn;some
chose cii ular ra e courses, many ir
reg dar while lew seemed inclined
to go to Nome or Si. Michael.
S » n*ti n.*> the s:e I was right su e
t;j), .it other times it was upsi 'e down
or rolling ton side to si ’e Now and
then the man wo aid be pulling
terrifically at t lie halter rope while
the deer insisted that be wan ted to
slide i i stiff leg ged, but orcasionly
he ch uige ’ his mind (the deer) and
rushed off with the sled and man in
the right direction, .’.t last a gieat
shout rang oat to a deer had rounded
the flagaud • ime teari gb. k i t’.e
right dire tioa ( h er the trusty b udra
a mighty shout raugout agai: ns oyer
the victor ’s line Peter s deer and sled
and self rushed. It was. according to
Mr. .Mien, the time keeper, in just 24
minutes 45 sec Later Sagooi ik’s
deer and outfit and himself, intact,
crosse 1 the same line, winning second
prize.
MOTHER S SNOW SHOE RACE
At 1 2.40 the mothers with babies on
their backs created no little interest
and bushels of fun. Distance 440 yds.
A little misunderstanding astothe
goal decided upon made it recessary
to call the race the second time. In
the first attempt two of the women
rushed hy the turning point and kept
on toward the mountains some ten
mi es to the south.Of course this brot
about terrific shouting which the rac
i lg mothers understoo l to be shouts
of e 1 •ouragement to keep ou and
they kej»t on-At last the one in the
ie id glance’ h'.ek to see where her
pursuer was. behold o ly o e
was pirs.ii .g. The other four,who
uile.stool, were vuiishing dots
hurrying in the opposite direction,
and nearly to the go i I'he laugh
able incident nude it ue ess.try toe..1)
the race ng tin. In the second attempt
Mrs S.mi came in first in 3 min. Mrs.
Pekoilak in 3 min. 2 sec. and Mrs.
Beeson in 3 min. 3 sec.
The other three in the course of
their journey lu.d entertained the
spectators hy all kinds of stunts, on
snow shoes and off s ow shoes.
YOUNG M£N 3 FIVE MILE RICE.
At 3 P.M. tTie young men’s five
mile r..ce was called. Mercury 24 be
low With a shriek of the signal
the eleven husky Eskimo boys shot
over the line in an e ;sy but deter
mi ed swing The shouting of the
spe tutors urged the boys along while
in he... ing. While they were gone the
OLD KINS FOOT RACE
of 440 .... s took place
tSteplu... making it ini
mi.. 42 sec Mr. fatpau
i ■ ban . minute longer.
Soon after,in the distance
o ie runner was seen com
coming over the frosty tundra. Who
it was no one knew. Many were the
speculations as to which one it wa?