The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-08-14
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Fees of membership, one dollar, which
entities the person to membership
ticket admitting the owner and lady
during the sfair. 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 Il 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 former fair of this society will be
allowed again to compete in same class,
except in herd of cows or flock of
sheep. No person acting as committee
in particular class can receive a pre-
MUM in such class.
Help tickets will be issued when
the stock or articles for which
they are needed are brought on the
ground.
In the absence of competition all ami
mails or articles will be awarded such
premiums as they merit and but one
premium will be awarded to exhibitors
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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 Sec
rotary they are removed otherwise the
! premiums will he forfeited to the So
ciety.
In Department l, the Judges will re-
quire satisfactory pedigrees.
Any competitor finding himself Just
ly entitled to a premium awarded to
another may appeal to the board of di-
rectors by Immediately notifying the
secretary before stock is removed from
the grounds 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 OF more
start, and horse distancing the field
shall be entitled to only the first money
offered in this class. All trotting to be
in accordance with the rules of National
Trotting association,as far as consist
ent 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
track for money, other than farm
ers' purse as here offered, or has taken
first money in this race, or ever won
money on trial of speed, or having in
any way acquired sporting reputation
on track or ice, is barred out and will
forfeit to horse holding next position
any money won, if found to be ineh-
gible before the purse is paid.
Membership tickets can be obtained,
and entries for premiums can be made
| by letter or in person to j. A. Child,
secretary, at Weybndge, up to August
81; after that at his office in Middle
bury, where the books will be kept
open until 10 O'Clock a. IN. of the sec
ond day of the fair, when all entries
will positively close.
All entries for premiums must be ac-
companied by one dollar for member
ship.
All entries for purses, except farm
ers' will close on Monday, August
81. Each entry must be accompa
MED by ten per cent. of the purse en-
tered for, and addressed to Darwin Ri
der, Supt. of Races, Middlebury, Vt.
This payment entities the owner to
membership ticket, ticket for horse and
help and ticket tor driver. No parties
will be allowed to pass in without
showing ticket.
The judges will be furnished with
complimentary tickets and it is expect
ed they will appear at the secretary's
Office at 10 O'Clock a. III. of the second
day of the fair, land receive the books of
entry, and examine articles and report
in writing as soon as possible there
after.
All premiums uncalled for on or be-
fore the next annual meeting OF the So
ciety, will be forfeited and considered
as contributed to the society.
70 Officers of other agricultural So
cieties, editors and reporters, will please