Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1917 — Dog Teams Battling Way To the Finish Line. [ARTICLE]

Dog Teams Battling Way To the Finish Line.

Narrowed down to a supreme test of pluck and nerve for five men,' all Hudson Bay traders with the exception of Fred Hartman —the Red-River St. Paul dog race, a distance of 552 mites, is nearing a close- after "the” most sensational grind in the history of these annual races. Albert Campbell, the Les Pas fur trader, set a pace during Thursday that caused the rest of his Lake Winnipeg rivals to .rop out of the contest. The Oree Jialf breed during the night set a pace closely followed by the other drivers through tie drifting snbw, urging his dogs to the finish line at St. Paul, only 80 miles away. Fred Hartman, known as the Yankee,’’ and his dogs are in poor shape for the final drive. Hartman has driven his dogs almost continuously, stopping but a few hours occasionally to catch a little sleep* During practically the entire distance he has carried a wounded dog on his sled and was at one time almost out of the race, but by dint of perseverance and ..driving while the rest were sleeping, he managed to pass during the night at one stage of the race. His fbet are frozen and the indomitablc spirit of the American has won for him the admiration of all the followers of the game.