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Little's wrong turn lets King win Knik 200 |
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Written by KEVIN KLOTT, Anchorage Daily News
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Monday, 08 January 2007 |
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 MUSHING: Kasilof musher's strong team gets tangled, loses out to the defending champion.
Published: January 8, 2007
KNIK LAKE -- Heading north to race dogs in this weekend's
Knik 200-Joe Redington Sr. Memorial Sled Dog Race was a last-second decision for Kasilof musher Jon Little.
But the last decision he made Sunday morning on the IditarodTrail, just a mile short of the finish line, cost him the 200-mile race by three minutes.One wrong turn into a dog lot owned by a former Iditarodmusher tangled Little's team, squandered his two-mile lead over defending Knik 200 and Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Racechampion Jeff King and shattered Little's dream of capturing the first victory of his 15-year mushing career.
You can read the full story online at:
http://www.adn.com/outdoors/winter_recreation/story/8547219p-8441024c.html
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Last Updated ( Monday, 08 January 2007 )
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