Cain Carter followed in stepfather Lance Mackey's footstep Saturday when he took charge of the 150-mile Junior Iditarod race.
Carter, whose stepdad is the two-time Iditarod defending champion, was the first musher to arrive at Yentna Station, where each of the 21 mushers is required to stay for 10 hours.
Carter arrived at 7:17 p.m. after 85 miles of mushing. Travis Beals was second to arrive at 8:10 p.m., three minutes ahead of Rebekah Ruzicka.
The race began at 10 a.m. Saturday morning at Knik Lake and ends at Willow Lake, 65 miles from Yentna Station.
2009 Junior Iditarod
Standings as of 9 p.m. Saturday
Into Yentna Station -- 1) Cain Carter, 7:17 p.m. ; 2) Travis Beals, 8:10 p.m.; 3) Rebekah Ruzicka, 8:13 p.m.; 4) Charlie Allison, time not reported.
Out of Eagle Song -- 5) Merissa Osmar, 5:44 p.m.; 6) Anitra Winkler, 6:02 p.m.; 7) Jeremiah Klejka, 6:08 p.m.; 8) Michael Owens, 6:17 p.m.; 9) Meredith Mapes, 6:22 p.m., 10) Shameka Nelson, 6:31 p.m.; 11) Patrick Mackey, 6:38 p.m.; 12) Charlotte Metheis, 6:41 p.m.; 13) Jeff Holt, 6:41 p.m.; 14) Lacey Hart, 6:45 p.m.; 15) Ava Lindner, 7:02 p.m.; 16) Garry McKeller, 7:04 p.m.; 17) Ilsa Schwarzburg, 7:34 p.m.; 18) MacKenzie Davis, 7:41 p.m.; 19) Taylar Holt, 7:46 p.m.
Out of Susitna River -- 20) Carole Keller, 4:36 p.m.; 21) Kristen Crain, 7:28 p.m.
Wood Sutton wins Quest red lantern
The last two mushers on the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest trail crossed the finish line in Fairbanks on Saturday.
Becca Moore arrived at 10:13 a.m. in 17th place and Iris Wood Sutton completed the course at 10:41 a.m. to claim the red lantern award.
Race winner Sebastian Schnuelle finished at 10:44 a.m. Tuesday.
Eleven mushers scratched in the race that began Feb. 14 in Whitehorse.
Final Yukon Quest results -- 1) Sebastian Schnuelle, 10:44 a.m. Tuesday; 2) Hugh Neff, 10:48 a.m. Tuesday; 3) Jon Little, 11:52 a.m. Tuesday; 4) Martin Buser, 9:04 p.m. Tuesday; 5) Michelle Phillips, 9:05 p.m. Tuesday; 6) William Kleedehn, 10:40 p.m. Tuesday; 7) Brent Sass 11:18 p.m. Tuesday; 8) Dan Kaduce 11:38 p.m. Tuesday; 9) Warren Palfry, 9:50 a.m. Wednesday; 10) Normand Casavant, 2:26 a.m. Thursday; 11) Mark Sleightholme, 4:58 a.m. Thursday; 12) Colleen Robertia, 5:11 a.m. Thursday; 13) Newton Marshall, 6:26 a.m. Thursday; 14) Luc Twedell, 3:59 p.m. Thursday; 15) Wayne Hall, 2:33 a.m. Friday; 16) William Pinkham, 5:40 a.m. Friday; 17) Becca Moore, 10:13 a.m. Saturday; 18) Iris Wood Sutton, 10:41 a.m. Saturday.
Scratched -- Yuka Honda, Mike Ellis, Kyla Boivin, Didier Moggia, David Dalton, Hans Gatt, Jerry Joinson, Jean-denis Britten, Josh Cadzow, Russ Bybee, Jason Mackey.
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