THE POLAR RACE.
CAPTAIN BARTLETT'S FLANS. FRIENDLY RIVALRY. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) LONDON, February 12. Captain R. F. Scott states that Commander Peary did not start the plans for the American Antarctic expedition till he received an assurance that the British welcomed friendly rivalry. Captain Scott is arranging for cooperation as regards meteorological and magnetic matters. He considers the American will be the longer route, but possibly the easier one. Present knowledge, he says, suggests a gradual slope from the Pole to Weddell Sea. The main difficulty will be a suitable wintering spot on Coats Land. Captain Bartlett, aboard the steamer Roosevelt, is to start on the American expedition on September 1, and will coal finally at Punta Arenas in December. The Antarctic night will be spent near the eightieth parallel. The expedition will rely on dogs, including six which went to the North Pole. Captain Scott has collected £32.000, enough for the ship's outfit, and is seeking to raise a further £8000 in Great Britain for salaries, and a further sum in Australia and New Zealand. Already over 7000 applications for posts in the expedition have been received, and they are still pouring in.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 38, 14 February 1910, Page 5
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