Husky News

Bill Kornmuller drove a team of 18 dogs to the open-class victory Sunday in a chilly Chugiak Dog Mushers Association points race at the Beach Lake Trails in Chugiak.

Temperatures hovered between minus 5 and minus 10 at the start of the race, but Kornmuller’s team — the biggest in the race — was hot enough to cover 12 miles in 37 minutes, 25 seconds. That gave Kornmuller a 38-second margin over runner-up Ed Wood.

Jennifer Probert won the six-mile, six-dog class by almost a minute in 22:50, and just missed claiming another win in the four-dog, four-mile race. Kris Rasey won that race in 17:56, just two seconds ahead of Probert.

Chugiak Dog Mushers

Points race Beach Lake Trails

Open class (12 miles) — 1) Bill Kornmuller 37:25; 2) Ed Wood 38:03; 3) Daryl Hollingsworth 39:20; 4) Heather Hardy 39:51; 5) Eddie Dayton 40:36; 6) Nathan Sterling 40:49; 7) Greg Sellentin 42:13.  8. Shane Goosen 42:15; 9) Gail Hoekman 42:37; 10) Jeff Barnhart 43:47.

Six-dog class (6 miles) — 1) Jennifer Probert 22:50; 2) Jennifer Sterling 23:48; 3) Bev Stevens 23:52; 4) Heather Hardy 24:22; 5) Nathan Sterling 25:38; 6) Eddie Duque 27:22; 7) Tabitha Nardini 27:44.  8. Rick Cavens 28:30.

Four-dog class (4 miles) — 1) Kris Rasey 17:56; 2) Jennifer Probert 17:58; 3) Kim Wells 18:35; 4) Heather Hardy 19:59; 5) Rebecca Knight 20:44; 6) Susan Cantor 22:47; 7) Milissa Gnosh 28:14.  8. Yvette O’Connor 40:14 (one dog in sled bag)

Source: The Anchorage Daily News