Sled Dog Racing.

Authors :: Crawford, Scott A. G. M.
Source :: Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport; 2005, Vol. 4, p1415-1417, 3p, 1 Black and White Photograph
Publication Year :: 2005
Abstract: An encyclopedia entry on "sled dog racing" is presented. In sled dog racing a driver, known as a musher, controls a harnessed dog team that races to achieve speed or distance. European sled dog racing originated in Scandinavia. The first organized race was the 1908 All-Alaskan Sweepstake, a round-trip race between the townships of Nome and Candle. In 1936 the Laconia Sled Dog Club of New Hampshire organized the first World Championship Sled Dog Derby.