Fur Rondy's sprint races started in 1946, and predate the Iditarod. “These are ordinary men and women racing these dogs,' said race official Rick Cavens. 'You walk up to another guy's truck and go, ‘I think I can do that better.’”
Andy Huetten from Nenana was the first musher out of the chute at noon as hundreds gathered downtown to watch. Dogs whined, barked, bounded and sprinted across the snow. A total of 17 teams took off every 90 seconds.
Mushers and their sled dogs will race three days in a row, continuing Saturday and Sunday, to compete for the fastest overall time, and their slice of a $55,000 purse. Cavens said the teams will run the As crowds cheered on their favorite mushers, Cavens beamed. He said the Fur Rondy sprint races predate the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, and at a time it was the premier sled dog event in the state.
He mushed dogs for 23 years, and all four of his kids raced teams as well. On Friday, as he managed crowds, his wife was timing the mushers.
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