Dubby, a McKensie River huskie, of the Allan and Darling Kennel, whose wonderful 



intelligence, and a record of over thirty thousand miles in harness, established 



his reputation as one of the greatest leaders Alaska has ever known. 



The amount of rest in the race is a question of judgment with the driver, who must 

 decide how much he can afford to take himself, and give his dogs without the unneces- 

 sary loss of a moment ; but as he must return with every dog dead or alive with 

 vyhich he started, it is to his greatest advantage to keep them in the very best of condi- 

 tion. At every road-house and relay camp where they stop for food and sleep, it is 

 "Dogs First," no driver thinking of himself till his team is fed, rubbed, and bedded. 

 When they are tired or foot-sore, they ride in turn upon the sled, recuperating quickly 

 in this way. Little moccasins of canton flannel are carried to be used on hard trails, 

 and veils of black or green mosquito netting are placed over the dogs' eyes if the glare 

 of the sun is too dazzling. 



In the Sweepstakes of 1910, John Johnson, a Russian Finn, driving a team of 

 Siberians entered by Colonel Charles Ramsay of London, came in first. The weather 

 had been ideal, the trail perfect, and they had broken all records covering the 408 miles 

 in but little more than seventy-four hours. Closely following them was Charles Fox- 

 Maule Ramsay, nephew of Colonel Ramsay, and younger brother of the Earl of Dal- 

 housie, driving his own team of Siberians ; and it certainlv seemed that the day of the 

 Siberians had come. But in 1911 and 1912, through terrible blizzards and over miser- 

 able trails, the Allan and Darling team of Alaskans, driven by "Scotty" Allan, were the 



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