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Dogsled Racing
Dog Sled racing and Trail Sled racing are the same type of races. Here you will find information on dog drivers/mushers, types of dogs, and where and when, including the most famous of all sled dog races: the Iditarod.
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How can a musher on the Iditarod be automatically disqualified?
If he or she loses enough dogs or abuses the dogs then they will be disqualified.
Why is Dorothy Page the Mother of The Iditarod?
because she and Joe Redington started the whole idea of the Iditarod
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What is the all time speed tecord from completing the iditarod?
It is Seven days and 4 and a half hours according to the internet.. i think that you may be ugly is that right?
Why is Joe Redington the Father of the Iditarod?
Joe Redington is known as the father of the Iditarod because Joe was the one who invented the Iditarod along with Dorothy G. Page
Why does my rx7 idle very high when I first start it?
in the late model 2nd gen cars the fast idle at start up is the choke function. esp when the motor is cold. once it starts a quick push on the gas pedal releases the automatic choke
Who was the youngest person to ever finish in the Iditarod?
- Dallas Seavey, in 2005, just one day after turning 18.
What is Susan Butcher's brothers name?
Susan Butcher DID have a brother, and her brother DID die from leukemia at a young age. Susan had a brother named Evan Butcher and if you go to bing.com, type this: Susan Butcher Brothers, [ do the capitals, too] you will see that on the second page, there is the answer to this question. If you see this while hanging around on the internet while I was typing this while looking at stuff for a report I have to do, use this answer to do anything YOU need to do and do it.
Susan's brother who died was named Charles Evan Butcher. She has two surviving brothers, Ben Butcher and Andrew Butcher.
How is Balto related to the Iditarod?
Balto was a famous sled dog who was the lead dog in a team that carried vital medicine to Nome during a diphtheria epidemic in 1925. This event, called the 1925 Serum Run to Nome. The Iditarod Trail Committee promotes the Iditarod as a commemoration of the 1925 Anchorage to Nome diphtheria serum delivery. However, the race actually celebrates the memory of musher Leonhard Seppala. The Iditarod was patterned after the All-Alaskan Sweepstakes which were races held in the early 1900s. The Iditarod was not patterned after the serum delivery.
The idea for the Iditarod started with Dorothy Page.
"(In 1967) run in two heats over a 25-mile course, the race was officially named the Iditarod Trail Seppala Memorial Race, in honor of mushing legend Leonhard Seppala." "Over the years, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race's origins have been closely linked with the 'great mercy race' to Nome. Most people believe the Iditarod was established to honor drivers and dogs who carried the diphtheria serum, a notion the media have perpetuated. In reality, 'Seppala was picked to represent all the mushers,' Page stressed. 'He died in 1967 and we thought it was appropriate to name the race in his honor. But it could just as easily have been named after Scotty Allan. The race was patterned after the Sweepstakes races, not the serum run.'"
- Dorothy Page, co-founder of the Iditarod, discussing the origins of the race
- Sherwonit, Bill. Iditarod, Seattle:Alaska Northwest Books, 1991
(Bill Sherwonit reported on sled dog racing for over ten years for the Anchorage Times. He wrote articles for numerous publications including National Wildlife magazine and the Anchorage Daily News.)
Joe Redington, Sr. later expanded the original 1967 event making it longer and more lucrative. There are few similarities between the route of the serum delivery and the
present-day Iditarod dog sled race routes. In the serum delivery, a train carried the medication from Anchorage to Nenana. From there the dogs ran the remaining 674 miles in relays to Norton Sound and up the Bering Sea Coast to Nome. There were 20 serum mushers with dog teams and no dog ran over 92 miles.
The Iditarod race follows a northern route in even-numbered years and a southern route in odd numbered years. The northern route goes from Anchorage to Ophir and then north to Ruby. The southern route goes from Anchorage to McGrath and then on to Unalakleet. Only the trails from Ruby to Nome and Unalakleet to Nome have similarities to the serum delivery route.
The Iditarod now allows mushers to use GPS devices. In 1925, these devices didn't exist.
What are the names of some sled dogs?
The most famous sled dog name is Balto.
Most mushers name their litters after themes so it's easier to track family lines. We have dogs named after electrical categories such as: Amp, Electra, Conductor, Kilowatt, Volt, and so on.
Who won the great American foot race?
The runners left Ascot on March 4th, 1928 on the first leg of a race that was to take 84 days and cover 3,422.3 miles. When the runners reached New York on May 26th, Andy Payne was the first place winner. The prize was $25,000.
How did gunnar kasson and balto save the city of nome?
Gunnar Kasson and Balo save the city of Nome when they found the trail to nome
How much weight can sled dog pull in the iditarod?
Try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogsled_racing
Has lot's of links perhaps you will get lucky. But from the quick read I did the weight may depend on the number of Dog's.
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Iditarod What is the fewest dogs a musher team can run with?
the fewest number of dogs a team can start with is 12 dogs!!!!!! depends if you are going into comps or just for fun ( the fun way is you could have any amount of dogs just make sure it doesn't put to much strain on them =( ) also depends on the comp some competition can have several less then 12.
What mandatory stops must the mushers take?
2 LAYOVERS.THEY MUST TAKE A 8 HOUR LAYOVER AND A 24 HOUR LAY OVER.
What are the release dates for Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race - 2000 TV?
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race - 2000 TV was released on:
USA: 15 April 2000
What was the entry fee to enter the Iditarod before 2003?
$678 was the fee to enter the Iditarod Race before 2003.
While modern sled dogs undoubtedly have some wolf ancestry, as do all dogs, there are probably few if any actual hybrids (half wolf, half dog) that are used to pull sleds. A harness dog must look to humans for direction in order to do its job successfully, while a wolf completely disassociates itself from people. Also, wolf hybrids tend to be more aggressive and less submissive than most domestic canines.
