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Shirilla Wins Stage Ten of International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race

February 5, 2001- Alpine, Wyoming

Melanie Shirilla of Lincoln, Montana, won stage ten of the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race with 5:33:56. Hans Gatt of Atlin, British Columbia, was second with 5:39:21; Jacques Philip of Nenana, Alaska, came in third with 5:49:04.

In overall standings; Gatt maintains the lead with 32:59:03; Shirilla remains second with 33:16:43; Philip moves into third with 34:11:10.

Teams departed from Smoot in a raging snowstorm on the 60-mile trail to the Box Y campout. On Tuesday, February 6, they will travel 30 miles from the Box Y to the finish line in Alpine. The race concludes on Wednesday, February 7, with a 15 mile loop in Teton Village. The 2001 race began in Jackson Hole on January 27 and travels through Moran, Dubois, Pinedale, Lander, Atlantic City, Mountain View, Lyman, Evanston, Kemmerer/Diamondville, Smoot/Afton and Alpine before returning to Jackson Hole on February 7.

During the 11-day race, Pedigree will host a daily web cast on www.mypetstop.com, that will feature video footage of the race. A donation will be made by Pedigree/Homeward Bound, a national pet adoption support program, for each visitor to the site during the race.

The International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race was founded in 1996 by Frank Teasley to make sled dog racing more accessible to the public. Race organizers are working to link the race to the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games as an exhibition. For more information, visit the race website at www.wyomingstagestop.org, contact the race via e-mail at dworden@fiberpipe.net or visit www.pedigree.com.


International Pedigree® Stage Stop Sled Dog Race 
Smoot to Box Y - 02/05/01 Day 10, 60 Miles

Accumulative Overall Time