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pates between 60 to 100 competitors, along with their teams of dogs, from Canada, the U.S., and abroad to test out the new dryland racing course. “It (dryland racing) is very popular in Eu- rope, New Zealand and Africa,” Perrier said. “It’s fairly new in Canada.” Guy Lortie of Bourget, an experienced designer of dryland training trails for dog- sledders, spent several months with Perrier mapping out the routes for the dryland rac- ing trail circuit at the station and then build- ing it all section by section. “Almost seven days a week,” Lortie said. “It was quite a job.” Perrier noted one of the challenges with the trail design was avoiding routes that could damage some heritage trees on the property. “These are trees that are over a hundred years old,” he said. “You can’t even put your arms around them.” During the Oct. 20 weekend, dog teams will compete in time trails in sled joring, ca- nicross, and teams. The routes are divided into two-mile and three-mile courses running cross-country over 50 acres of adjoining properties with the terrain varying from open fields to ra- vines and woodlands. The first dog team heads out 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 19 and the rest of the teams tear off down the trails at two-minute intervals afterwards. Several observation posts for spectators have been set up at points along the routes.

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HAMMOND | Clear the track ‘cause these dogs are on the run and they’re not going to stop for anyone. There may be a lot of new faces wander- ing around the Hammond area next week- end as the village becomes the centre of attention on an international scale with the inaugural Prescott-Russell Dry Land Dog Races at Station 4 Saisons off of Lavigne Road. Event organizer Mario Perrier antici-

Guy Lortie pulled together the course for the first Prescott-Russell Dryland Dog Race and he also tested it out himself with his own team of dogs.

Photos Mario Perrier

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