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This season she Hopes to expand to the six dog team category and go to races Iii Austria Syvil Etland ind a Laly. Shi and her Luis Antl own 15 huskies which she trains herself. All Hough there Are not i american competitors at the moment Amo Picans have raced in the past. The truly. A requirements Are that Drivers to amateurs and use purebred. Siberian ,.-Greenland or alaskan. Malami Ite huskies As runners. The race categories include the c t lass with two to three dogs per team the to class with four to six dogs and the a class with eight dogs. Laeh class has subdivisions for the different Breeds. The Langon Lonshein race organized by lie i Lessen Amateur sport club is now 12 years old , rat ers from France Switzerland and Austria,.German scheduled to compete in Switzerland and. Austria later in the season and there w ill also he races in what was formerly East Germany. Their fall Winter racing season the groups use wheeled. Racing carts instead of the More traditional Arctic vehicles. At the races at Langen Lonshein Germany earlier this. Month the Lack of Snow did not seem to dim the enthusiasm of dogs racers or spectators according to Wolfgang vier president of the German sled 170 teams competed on those two Days Ivl More than 1,000 visitors travelled to the tiny town of Langen Lonshein near Frankfurt to see them. The dogs obviously love to race they go wild As they Are led to the starting line leaping Aticy howling and trying to run. When their owners try to hold them Back they to. A a. Take off anyway dragging the Light and As Many a a. The City of Ascham Ini Chic Ngau Germany lists one of the dog sled races Jan. 5 6, 1991. To accommodate race goers the Burgh oct oilers a special package that \ includes two Days lodging and two Moals a Day. Prices Start at i to Marks about $1 25 per person. For More information and reservations Contact the Burgh Tel. Kam pen Wand Strasse 94, dw-82.t 1 As ban in Chiem Gau Germany Tel. 06052-1720. A. ,.Germany, frosts tie races Jan. 26-27,. Arrangements include lodgings wish breakfast tickets transportation to the races and other extras. Prices Are 60 Marks to 130 Marks $5691. For More information Contact the Kurvers Galtung pw-7b65 Tod Moos Germany Tel. 07674-534. A / other race locations May also have special deals for. Spectators Check with tourist hoards in the cities involved for More the starting line on the brakes while three or four assistants pet and attempt to soothe the excited this does no always work. The dogs still Strain fouling the lines that keep them in pairs arid having to be patiently untangled. One dog managed to slip the traces altogether in the Middle of a race forcing the Driver to an untimely Stop and ruining his shot at a trophy. A a trophies Are the Only tangible Reward for the racers. Since these Are Amateur events All contestants pay their own Way. For some like Rainer Zischinski 1969/1990 european Champion this can be very expensive. Zischinski attends 10 to 15 races a year. Quot to travel. Around and to stay in hotels and so on is very a expensive Quot he said. Quot we Don t get Money for these. Schedule the sled dog racing season has barely begun and there Are still lots of opportunities to see the dogs run. The racers Start using sleds As soon As there is adequate Snow. Here is a list of races for the 1990-91 season. Hochstadt Germany. Ascham in Chiem Gau Germany. Al p Bach Austria. Kossen Austria. Pra Graten Austria dec 30-31 Jan. 5 Jan. 12-13 Jan. 19-20 Jan. 26-27 Tod Moos Germany. 26-27 a waste Sachsen Germany. Jan. 26-27 Liebe Scheid Germany a. Feb. 2 Cino ifs Germany.,-.,. Feb 9-10 bad be r let u re Germany. Feb. 9-10 european championships Suckau Austria feb. 15-17 Terri schwied Germany. Feb 16-17 me Spath am Nijor Burgering cer Nany. Feb. 16-17 Kirk Stein Germany. Peb. 23-24 Monschau Germany. Feb. 23-24 , former East Germany. ,.feb. 23-24 oberhoff Germany. Mar. 1 december 20, two stripes Magdline n
