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...defended called it off." It listed the table of organization of the new, bigger gang: "Sec. of War, Chief of War Intel., Chief of Armament, Chief of Territory, Spokesman and Comm. of Tactical Opr." It was signed with such gang names as Mousie, Muscles, Rickets, Hypo, Dippy, Slick, Shamus, Big Nick, and Luke the Spook...
Shearer had visions of a snarling, harness-tangled mass of dogs taking off, pellmell, after the cat. It was much too late to stop the straining team. Shearer could only hope that his lead dog, Shamus, true to sled-dog tradition and training, would stay on the beaten path. Shamus did him proud. At the last minute Shamus saw the cat, but swerved resolutely away from temptation, and carried the heads-down pack with him. Shamus' faithful maneuver saved Driver Shearer the title-by a scant minute and 19 seconds. Elapsed time, for three 19-mile races against twelve...
...seven are barely manageable, nine are too many if they once get out of hand. At 45 (barely 5 ft. 10 in., 200 lbs.), Bill Shearer is no longer up to running beside the sled, helping the dogs uphill. He generally rides, and trusts his own handling skill-and Shamus -to keep the ten other dogs in line...
...lead dog, according to Shearer, is 80% of the team. Even though Shamus does not have to pull, he has to break trail, make turns, buck the wind-and even be ready to ignore cats. But in a race, pace is the important thing. "Driving dogs," says Shearer, "is like drinking a bottle of liquor. There's only so much in it. You can either drink it all at once and it's gone, or you can drink it slowly and make it last. One of the things you have to remember is not to go too fast...
Next morning the auto was gone again and there was a smile on the face of Officer Shamus Finnegan. "If they're going to be that way about parking," groaned Bottle, "I shan't bother to pick it up until I have occasion...