European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes saturday August 26, 1989 faces Aiace Duck racing chomp gives rivals a quack at title from wire reports the Man they Call mister Duck is ducking out of this year s Duck race in Deming . Robert Duck a seven time Winner said he s afraid his participation again this year could frighten away other competitors. Instead he plans to rent 60 of his Waddle is to others this weekend for s3 apiece with proceeds going to Charity. We be won seven of the last nine years and last year we made a clean sweep of All three places Duck said. People get reluctant to participate if they Don t think they have a Chance to  Duck an Albuquerque businessman puts his charges through six weeks of intensive training be fore each race and pays close heed to bloodlines. I Slick to registered ducks Duck said. Mine arc All in the american Quarter Duck  race officials expect 400 ducks to join in two Days of racing. The fastest fowl will win $2,000. In All $7.500 in prize Money will be distributed. Everyone who s been trying to beat Duck All these years has added to their flocks and seems deter mined to win said George Moskins of the Deming chamber of Commerce. The world s richest Duck race began in 1980 and has growth into a three Day festival including a Beauty con test for people dressed As ducks an outhouse race and a Tortilla toss for which the record is 322 feet. Kissing couples deadlocked if any of the contestants who have been smooching for 12 Days in Pursuit of a $10.000 prize plan to give up anytime soon they Aren t saying. Their lips Are scaled. Of 15 couples who entered the great american kiss off aug. 12 under a tent in the parking lot of a Reno ncv., furniture store six of them were still kissing wednesday. Bob Cross general manager of Kunz the radio station co sponsoring the contest with the store said the competitors arc making themselves comfortable by watching television and Reading books while lips remain engaged. Cross said the radio station plans to keep the con test going until there s a Winner. Couples must kiss from 9 . To 9 p.m., with five minutes of break time for every hour. A free named for up