The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-15
RULES AND REGULATIONS:

Fees of membership, one dollar. which
entities the person to Il membership tick
ct admitting the owner and lady during
the fair; also the privilege of making all
entries he or She chooses except in
matched and single driving horses; on
these 81 entry fee will be charged.
No entries can be made without pur-
chasing a 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 Il first premium at
former fair of this society will be al
lowed again to compete in same class,
except oxen in the town team, or herd of
cows or flock of sheep. No person act
ing as committee in particular class can
receive a 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-
tary they are removed; otherwise the
premiums will he forfeited to the society.
In Department |. the judges will re
quire satisfactory pcdigrees.
ANY competitor finding himself justly
entitled to Il premium awarded to anoth-
er may appeal to the board of directors
by Immediately notifying the secretary,
and their decision shall be final.
All races to he 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 Civ
en- at time of entry. There will be no
distances. unless five or more start. and
Il horse distancing the field shall be en-
titled to only the first money offered in
this class. All trotting to be in accord
ancc 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 farm help. to road wagon.
Any horse that has trotted on a track for
money, other than farmers purse Us
here offered, or has taken first money in
this race, or ever won money on II trial
of speed, or having in any way acquired
a sporting reputation on track or ice, is
barred out and will forfeit to horse hold
ing next position any money won, if
found to be ineligible before the purse is
paid.
Membership tickets can be obtained.
and entries for premiums can be made by
letter or in person to j. \. Child. Secrc-
tary. at Weybridge, up to September , !;
after that at his office in Middlebury
where the books will be kept open until
10 o'clock a. m. of the second day of the
fair, when all entries will positively
close.
All entries for premiums must be ac-
cOmpanied by one dollar for membership.
All entries for purses, except farmers ,
will close on Tuesday, September ,.
Each entry must be accompanied by ten
per cent. of the purse entered for, and
addressed to Darwin Pider, supt. of
races, Middlebury, Vt. This payment
entities the owner to membership ticket,
ticket for horse md help and ticket for
driver. No parties will be allowed to
pass in without showing ticket.
The judges will be furnished with COM
plimentary tickets and it is expected they
will appear at the secretary's office at III
o'clock a. IN. of the second dav of the
fair, and receive the books of entry, and
examine articles and report In writing as
soon as possible thereafter.
All premiums uncalled for on OF before
the next annual meeting of the society,
will be forfeited and considered as contri-
buted to the society.
&S~Ohlcers of other agricultural so
cieties, editors and reporters, will please
call at the secretary's Office and receive
cards of admission. The proprietors OF
the fair grounds have generously donated
its use to the society, and the premiums
10. all 10, -,
gency of weather so unfavorable as t,
reduce the receipts to Il sum insufficient
in which case the money in the treasury
will be divided on pro rata basis.
G.. w. Simmons Il Co., are not onl,