winners ; and in 1913, Fay Dalzene, with the Bowen-Dalzene dogs, was first, also using 

 the Alaskan type. So that out of the seven great races that have been held under the 

 auspices of the Nome Kennel Club since it was organized in 1908, five victories have 

 fallen to the Alaskans, and the breaking of the record to the Siberians. 



In short distances some of the dogs are remarkably fast, travelling at the rate of 

 fifteen or sixteen miles an hour. Irish, one of the Allan and Darling team, a beautiful 

 setter with some huskie blood, can pace a mile in three minutes ; and Spot, a cross-bred 





pointer and huskie, after leading the team thirty miles over a heavy trail, covered four 

 miles in thirteen minutes and twenty-five seconds without breaking. 



As dog teams are not driven with reins, but by word of mouth, there must be in 

 every team a particularly intelligent dog who is the leader. He must understand not 

 only the simple orders "Mush" (go on), "Gee" (to the right), "Haw" (to the left), and 

 "Stop," but he must have exceptionally quick instincts, a definite acknowledged mastery 

 over the other dogs, and a sort of canine good judgment which tells him the right thing 

 to do in difficulties and emergencies. 



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