February 16, 2009

• Yukon Quest update, evening, day 3

  Jon Little has made up the gap that resulted from the six hour rest he took this morning.  He is back in the lead out of the Stepping Stone Hospitality Stop, breezing through there at 13:52 with 13 dogs.  Sebastian Schnuelle and his full team of 14 are just a bit less than 3 hours behind Little’s team, blowing through Stepping Stone at 16:40.

  William Kleedehn, Hugh Neff, Hans Gatt, Brent Sass, Martin Buser and Warren Palfrey are resting at Stepping Stone.

  Michelle Phillips, Kyla Boivin and Mike Ellis are on the trail between Pelly Crossing and Stepping Stone.

  Seven teams are resting in Pelly Crossing.  Newton Marshall of the Jamaica Dog Sled Team is the only musher currently at the McCabe Creek Dog Drop.  The remaining ten teams are on the trail between Carmacks and McCabe Creek.

  Only five teams are still running with all fourteen dogs they started with.  The most dogs dropped thus far has been three, leaving four teams running with 11 dogs each.  No penalties, scratches, withdrawals or disqualifications so far.

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