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MARMORA JOINS MAIN[ & lABRADOR IN TRIPl[ CROWN he 1995 race took a new turn when Dr. Rooks, an Iditarod veterinarian and a director of the International Sled Dog Veterinary Medical Association from California, offered a $15,000.00 purse for a Triple Crown race. His aim, though, was to raise sled dog racing above the criticism of humane societies and for those 150 mile mushers who were registered in the Triple Crown, a point system was set up so that speed was not the only issue. Dog care points would make a difference between winning and losing. Bruce Langmaid, Port Perry, Onto Little snow and very cold temperatures did not deter the teams but did shorten the course to 120 miles. Of the sixteen drivers in the Marmora Cup race, eight had decided to take on the Triple Crown. Of the eight, it was Ian MacKenzie who took the lead, while Bruce Langmaid of Port Perry, not registered in the Crown, took home the Marmora Cup. When the Triple Crown points were finally added up after the CAN-AM 250 of Maine and the Labrador 400, it was Andre Nadeau of St. Majella Quebec who wore the Crown and a $3200.00 Concord watch donated by the North American Watch Co. But that's not all that made 1995 an exciting year. This was the year the MADCAP race was created, for which mushers started in a sleeping bag and, on the sound of the gun, ran down to their teams and made a mad rush for the starting chute. Sponsored by Bell Mobility and T.A.S. of Belleville, it turned out to be a favourite spectator sport. An international poster contest for the Triple Crown race resulted in Jody Fachini and Anna Tinker winning prizes. Chairman Otto Vallinga, Everett Barrons, Lee Scrimshaw and Norm Bradley were all winners of a beard growing contest, and Marmora Herald Editor, Nancy Powers had the "Best Chili In Town"! The banquet had live music with "Jigs, Reels or What?' from Belleville, and the Marmora Figure Skating Club produced a full length Sno-fest Special show.
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