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HMINNESOTA MUSHERS SWEEP TOP 4 SPOTsrr "It was a heck of a weekend for the mushers from Minnesota. While most of us slept soundly Saturday night, they were braving bitterly cold termperatures as they urged their sled-dog teams along 150 miles of wilderness trails. And in the end, their efforts paid off for the men from Minnesota who captured the top four spots in the Canadian Long Distance Championship. Top spot went to Arleigh Jorgenson, followed by Peter Sapin, who beat third place finisher Dave Olesen by a mere three seconds. Local talent was not shut out completely. Springbrook resident Bob AlIen - always a top contender - easilywon the Marmora Molson Classic with a time of 8 hours six minutes. The weekend's condition were 'nothing less than perfect,' said Sno-fest chairman, Doug Vilnef拢 There was more than enough snow and the skies stayed clear for every race."
"The Minnesota
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BELLEVILLE INTELLIGENCER
rORMAT C~ANGfS AND LARGfST CROWD TO DAH For the first time in the history of the races, the local motels were booked solidly weeks ahead of the Snofest event. The crowd was the largest the organizers had ever seen, and while the success was attributed to great weather, the organizers felt their format changes were good decisions. The race events were condensed into two day, instead of three. Sprints competitors showed up in large numbers, as the course was reduced to seven miles from ten. Maurice Poirier led the pack of 38 teams, who were all racing a tops speeds due to the course layout and perfect conditions. Spectators had to wait ten minutes to see the return of the first team after the departure of the last. " With the record number of teams, seventy-sevenin all, it was obvious that the starts would have to be speeded up. The committee went to dual starts in the 60 mile and sprint races, a decision that proved very popular with the spectators." wrote the Marmora Herald. PURSE: $6.000.00
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SPONSORS: Molsons, Purina, Quaker Oats
TH( MARMORA (UP Arl~igh Jorg~nson P~tH Sapin Om Olem Roger Waag~
Grand Mmis, Minn. Grand Mmis, Hinn. [Iy, Minn. "ouland, Minn.
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Bob Alien (right) Springbrook,
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"JQIty-two 901f.rs play.d th.ir way around the fiv.-hol. courst that provided som. unusual traps. On'90If.r (Daw Nichok) found himself climbin9 onto the roof of a shtd to hit his ball. H. showed good form, but the ball shot into the air and 1and.d on the othH md of the roof." Marmora HHald. Thre. golf.rs ti.d for first plae. - Bill Wayof B.lltvillf, M.rv Thibtau and TomRindall.
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Bob AII~n Curtis Gagnon Mel Milliron
Spring brook, Ont. Grand Portage, Minn. Warren, Ohio
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