Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-08-13
RULES AND REGULATIONS.

Fee of membership, one dollar, which
entities the person to Il membership
ticket 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 he entered in the
name of the real owner. No animal or
article that has drawn IA first premium
at Il 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 Il committee in Il
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 he awarded such
premiums as they merit and but one
premium Will be awarded to exhibitors
in such absence of competition. BE
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 be forfeited to the society.
In Department |. the Judges will re-
quire satisfactory pedigrees.
Any competitor finding himself Justly
entitled to a premium awarded to another
may appeal to the board of directors bv
in, t.I, a..
fore 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
10 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 dis
tances, unless five or 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 assoc
citation, as far a. is consistent with the
rules of this society.
The farmers race j. open to all farm
or gentlemen's driving horses. driven
by owner, son or farm help, to road wa
gon. Any horse that has trotted on a
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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 ineligible before the
purse Is paid.
Membership tickets can be obtained.
~ lttin tir IL. D.
letter or in person to j. \. Child. secre-
tary, at Wcybridgc. up to August 30;
after that at his office in Mddebury.
where the books will be kept open until
10 O'Clock Il. IN. 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 member
ship.
All entries for purses. except farmers.
will close on Saturday, August Is. Each
entry must he accompanied by ten per
cent of the purse entered for, and add
dressed to Darwin Rider. Supt., of races,
Middlebury, VT This payment entities
the owner TO membership ticket. ticket
for horse and help and ticket for driver.
No parties will he allowed to pass in
without showing Il ticket.
All judges who present themselves at
the secretary's office to receive the entry
books will be furnished with compliment
tary tickets and it is expected that they
will appear at the secretary's Office at 10
O'Clock a. III. of the second day 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 or be-
fore the next annual meeting of the soc-
ETY., will be forfeited and considered as
contributed to the society.
&S~Otiicers of other agricultural soce-
ties, editors and reporters, will please
call at the secretary's Office and receive
cards of admission. The proprietors of
the fair grounds have generously donat-
ed its use to the society, and the premi-
ums will be paid in full-except in con-
tingency of weather so unfavorable as to
reduce the receipts to sum insufficient,
in which case the money in the treasury
will be divided on pro rata basis.