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Dog Sled Classics truly classic PAT KELLY
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With nearly $10,000 in prize payout the inaugural running of the Boundary Dog Sled Classics Sprint Westbridge, BC Races were run last weekend on the frozen surface of Jewel Lake. The race was organized by the Boundary Dog Sled Association. A last minute decision before the first race on Saturday saw the bush trail scrapped and volunteers hustling to put in a new trail on the lake. There were 17 teams registered, but only 15 made Located in Westbridge and it onto the four-kilometre trail. There were five classproud to service the area es of race including a two-dog skijoring race. Skijor1-888-299-0592 ing is where the dogs pull a person on skis rather 1-250-446-6808 than pulling a sled. ����������������������� ��������������������������������������� The Race Marshal was David Smallwood from Air Ronge in Nothern Saskatchewan. Twelve mushers in all went home with some money. Cheryl Sheppard from Canmore, Alberta took home the most cash—taking second place in the 0 24543 16681 8 three-dog and the six-dog open class. She also took
third in the four-dog open. She ran only four dogs in the six-dog race and three in the three-dog race. A good showing for Sheppard who is in her first year of racing. She has worked as a sled dog guide for Howling Dog Tours for the past four years. The Alaskan husky is the breed to use in these short sprint races. There was over 175 years of experience with these dogs spread among these 12 mushers who finished in the money. A quick time of 8:18 in the three-dog open class was recorded by Raiijo Easterbrook from Invermere —nearly four minutes faster than Sheppard, who came in second in the class. Easterbrook is a recreational musher with five years experience. He is going to attempt the Percy 100 Mile Skijor race in Dawson City, Yukon in March. There was a concession and lots of time to get close to both mushers and dogs during the two-day event. Complete results, including times recorded in each race, can be found online at boundarydogsledclassics.com.
RACE RESULTS THREE-DOG SPRINT Raijo Easterbrook, First, $800 Cheryl Sheppard, Second, $500 Richard Hancock, Third, $250 FOUR-DOG PUREBRED SPRINT Hans Appelman, First, $1,000 Rob Fradette, Second, $700 Nancy Harland, Third, $350 FOUR-DOG OPEN SPRINT Brenda Birrell, First, $1,000 Linda Pierce, Second, $700 Cheryl Sheppard, Third, $350 Terri Nash, Fourth, $100 SIX-DOG SPRINT Dina Lund, First, $1,200 Cheryl Sheppard, Second, $900 Tom Palmer, Third, $600 TWO-DOG SKIJORING Raijo Easterbrook, First, $800 Hans Appelman, Second, $500 Christine Bialkowski, Third, $250
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