The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-08-24
RULES and REGULATIONS,

Fees of membership, one dollar. which
entities the person to membership
ticket admitting the owner and lady dur
ing the fair also the privilege of making
all the entries he or she chooses except
i'll matched and single driving horses.
No entries can be made without plr-
chasing IA membership ticket if premium
is offered.
All animals must be entered in the
name of the real owner. No animal or
article that has drawn first premium at
a former fair of this society will be
allowed again to compete in same class,
except oxen in the town team, OF herd of
cows or flock of sheep. No person act
ing as committee in particular class can
receive premium in such class
Help tickets will be issued when the
stock or articles for which they are need
ed are brought on the ground.
In the absence of competition, all ami
mails or articles will be awarded such
premiums as they merit.
All animals or articles entered for pre-
MUM must remain on the ground until
the premiums are announced from the
stand, unless by permission of the secre-
y
premiums will be forfeited to the society.
In Department l, the judges will re-
quire satisfactory pedigrees.
Any competitor finding himself justly
entitled to premium awarded to anoth-
Ell may appeal to the board of directors
by Immediately notifying the secretary,
and their decision shall be final.
All races to be best three in FIVE mile
heats to harness four to enter and
three to start. Entrance fees, ten per
cent of premium. All horses must be
entered in their true name; color and
sex also given at time of entry. There
will be no distances, unless five or more
start, and horse distancing the field
shall be entitled to only the first money
offered in his class. All trotting to be in
accordance with the rules of National
Trotting association, as far as consistent
with the rules of this society.
The farmers race is open to all farm
or gentlemen's driving horses, driven by
owner. son or hired man to road wagon
Any horse that has trotted on track
for money, other than farmers purse
as here offered, or has taken first money
| i'll this race, or ever won money on d
trial of speed, or having in any way nc
| quired sporting reputation on track OF
ice, is barred ont.
Membership tickets can be obtained
and entries for premiums can be mad,
| by letter or in person to j. A. Child, sec
rotary, Mt Weybridge, up to Saturday
September after that at his Office il
Middlebury, where the books will bt
kept open until 10 o'clock IL. IN. of til,
second day of the fair, when all entries
will positively close.
All entries for premiems must be nc
companied by one dollar for membership
All entries for purses, except farmers
will close on Saturday, September /
Each entry must be accompanied by ten
per cent. of the purse entered for, ant
addressed to Darwin Rider, supt. o
races, Middlebury, Vt. This paymen
entities the owner to membership ticket
ticket for horse and help, and ticket TO
driver. No parties will be allowed t,
pass III without showing ticket.
The chairman of each committee il
furnished with II complimentary tickle
and it is expected he will appear ut thu
secretary's Office mt 10 O'Clock a. IN. o
the second day of the fair, and receive til,
book of entry, and with the other mem
bers examine articles and report in writ
ing us soon as possible thereafter.
All premiums uncalled for on OF befor,
the next annual meeting of the society
will be forfeited and considered as con
tributed to the society.
Officers of other agricultural societies
editors and reporters, will please call a
secretary's Office and receive cards of al
mission.
The proprietors of the Fair Grounds
have generously donated its use to tn,
society, and the premiums will he pait
in full--except in contingency of wealth
er so unfavorable MS to reduce the re
ceipts to sum insufficient, in which
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