Northwest History. Alaska. Dogs, Dog Races & Mushers.

Eskimo Driver And His Dogs Win. ESKIMO DRIVER AND HIS DOGS WIN Believed to Have Made Best Time in Alaska Nome-Golovin Derby. NOME. Alaska, March 30. (/P)—The Eskimo dog team driver Kigatelluk was believed here today to have won the 158-mile all-Alaska Nome-Golovin derby with the unofficial running t...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1932
Subjects:
Eskimo driver
Alaska
Nome-Golovin Derby
dog team
Kigatelluk
Fred Topkok
Al Carey
Topkok
Dr. Braafladt
Golovin
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Pacific
eskimo*
Nome
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90500
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Summary:Eskimo Driver And His Dogs Win. ESKIMO DRIVER AND HIS DOGS WIN Believed to Have Made Best Time in Alaska Nome-Golovin Derby. NOME. Alaska, March 30. (/P)—The Eskimo dog team driver Kigatelluk was believed here today to have won the 158-mile all-Alaska Nome-Golovin derby with the unofficial running time of 13 hours 42 minutes and 20 seconds. Another native driver, Fred Topkok, was first to cross the finish line after the long mush, but his time was computed to be 14 hours 11 minutes, with the defending champion, Al Carey, crossing the finish 21 minutes behind Topkok. Dr. Braafladt came in 9 minutes behind. Carey. The derby started at 8 a. m. yesterday with a 12-hour layover in Golovin.

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