People who are blindly against Eva Seeley are as misguided as those who are blindly for. Both sides are missing the point of following the HISTORY. You have some leaps of assumption and some missing gaps in the story that are making it more difficult for you to learn the true history. Now, personally, I do not care if you do or if you do not learn the true history. And you can either rail against Eva Seeley or for her, and I still will not be much affected. But you are wasting valuable time. I thought you were a truth seeker. when are you going to start?
norman Vaughan won the right to drive Chinook Kennels dogs because he was the top placing driver that season with NESDC...he did not have his OWN team. Chinook's #1 team was a Siberian Team. It also, in the season's standings, won the right to be in the race. It was a fine team...but part of that was due to the fact that part of the team was the driver, who worked for the Seeley's...somehow it was determined that the CK driver could not be allowed to drive, Vaughan did not have a team. A match up was worked out. Maybe vaughan was a good driver, but he was not exactly Pathfinder Personified. He got lost. (I think he did this in the Iditarod too, correct me if I am wrong). Hence, the really nice Siberian team that was Chinook Kennels real representation in the race came in after Short the second day...Last team in. But his first day had been better, so he did better in total time. Short was not in the race "officially", but was allowed to participate. she was awarded Best Conditioned Team. Yes, she was driving Mals. the driver who won--Emile St. Goddard--was a HIRED driver for the owner of his dogs...go figure THAT one out! there was never any doubt that the race would be won by either St. Goddard, Russick or Seppala...but the first day pretty much ruled it to be a race between St Goddard and Seppala. the second day, when Vaughan got lost, was a real blizzard. No one improved their time, except, I believe (and I would need to go up to check my records in the attic to stake my life on this statement, but I THINK it is right) St. Goddard. I wrote this whole race up in the Popular Dogs Siberian Husky issue, which you probably have not read. It is also, with the day times and overall standings, in my book On By! What was phenomenal about the whole thing was that Siberians had been on the East Coast a mere five years, with very limited numbers brought East, but there were a NUMBER of Siberian teams...from New England, Canada and New York....AMAZING. Some of your statements about Chinook Kennels and racing Siberians are dead wrong, but I am not going to argue with you...just wish you would bone up so that you really WOULD make some progress in your goal. Until your mind broadens just a bit, and pardon me, I really do not mean to sound in your face, which is maybe how this DOES sound, you will not be able to benefit from all you need to discover and learn. Saving Siberians as racing sled dogs is not my goal. Saving History is. nancy cowan