Shot of sign: "JACKSON DOG DERBY" and finish line at bridge over Rideau Canal near Chateau Laurier. CSs of woman (Bunny Dunlop) and her dogs ready for race. Mayor Charlotte Whitton wishes Bunny Dunlop good luck, and she race off. Fantastic shot of Whitton shouting "mush, mush". Shots of various contestants starting out, excellent HAS of dog teams racing across snowy countryside. (Contestants are: no. 1-Bunny Dunlop; no. 3-Dr Roland Lombard)