ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman Doug Swingley’s bid for his fifth
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race title ended less than 24 hours after
it began. The four-time champ scratched in Rainy Pass Monday
morning.
ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman Doug Swingley’s bid for his fifth
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race title ended less than 24 hours after
it began. The four-time champ scratched in Rainy Pass Monday
morning.
RAINY PASS - Doug Swingley's bid for his fifth Iditarod Trail
Sled Dog Race title ended less than 24 hours after it began.
The four-time champ scratched in Rainy Pass Monday morning.
According to a press release issued by Iditarod Director of
Public Relations Chas St. George, Swingley cannot continue in the
race because of injuries suffered between Finger Lake and Rainy
Pass.
St. George said checkpoint officials reported the Lincoln,
Mont., native may have broken ribs and dislocated one of his
thumbs.
Swingley was the second musher to reach Rainy Pass, according to
the results posted on www.iditarod.com. He hit the fourth
checkpoint in the Last Great Race at 10:15 a.m.
Cim Smyth, of Big Lake, was the first musher to hit Rainy Pass,
arriving at 10 a.m He left five minutes later.
As of 6 p.m. Monday, four mushers had reached Rohn.
Lance Mackey hit the checkpoint first at 3:51 p.m., followed by
Martin Buser (4:39 p.m.), Zack Steer (5:16 p.m.) and Aliy Zirkle
(5:24 p.m.).
Fourteen mushers - a group that includes Smyth, brother Ramey,
defending champion Jeff King and former champion Robert Sorlie -
were en route to Rohn from Rainy Pass, as of press time.
For the latest updates, see the official race Web site,
www.iditarod.com.
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