A snowless scene in Hamilton has forced organizers to cancel the New England Sled Dogs races scheduled for the coming weekend.
A mostly snowless winter for the second year in a row has again forced the cancellation the New England Sled Dog races in Hamilton. Organizer Robert Henrici said on Monday that a meeting of volunteer organizers was planned at his house on Monday night where the official decision will be made to cancel this year's race, which was scheduled for Feb. 2-3 at Appleton Farms. It has been previously postponed from a weekend in mid-January. With no snow on the ground, a forecast for just an inch of snow of Monday night and temperatures forecasted to get into the 50s on Wednesday, “it’s not going to happen,” said Henrici, co-chairman of the races and its non-profit organizer, Friends of New England Sled Dog Club Races. “Unfortunately there is no …
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The 2013 edition of the New England Sled Dog races have been postponed to February.
As temperatures rose in the 60s on Monday, the announcement came that this year’s New England Sled Dog Races at Appleton Farms have been postponed until February. The races were originally scheduled for the coming weekend, Jan. 19-20. The new date is Feb. 2-3. The announcement was made on Monday afternoon on the Facebook page for the races. “The races have been postponed until February 2-3,” the message stated. “See you there!” It is the second straight year that the races had to be postponed because of a lack of snow. Last year’s races, which were originally scheduled for mid-January, were postponed to the backup February date and then postponed altogether to 2013 after barely any snow fell. The races require two things – frozen ground …
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Susan Tremblay
3:31 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
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