Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-01-27
VERMONT Horse BREEDERS.

A meeting of the executive committee
of Vermont Association of Road and
Trotting Horse Breeders was held at the
Van Ness House, Burlington, Tuesday,
January 25. There were present Col.
George w. Hooker of Brattleboro, f.
Bowman of Rutland, j. n. North of
Shoreham, j. G.. Parker of Quechec, III.
S. Town of Montpelier and Z. F. Brow
nell of Burlington. The committee de-
cided that if the Vermont State Agricul-
tural society held its annual exhibition
at Burlington to hold their exhibition at
Rutland and the date previously decided
upon was August 2S, 20 and 30.
f. Bowman was elected general super
intendent'and II. r. Thomas of Burling-
ton was elected marshal. The associa-
tion opens the following stakes for 1888:
No. l-Association stakes, foals of 1887, en-
trance Sl5, in instalments of 80, as and 81,
with $50 added; "a mile heats, best in 3.
No. 2-Pine Hill stock farm stakes tor foals
OF 1856, entrance 500, in installments of 50, 50
and $40, with 800 added; mile heats, best 2 in
No. 3-Kent stakes tor foals of 1885, entrance
S25, in installments OF $5, IS and Sl2, with 500
added.
No.4-G. w. Hooker stakes, for foals of 1884,
entrance $50, in installments of 50, $40 and Sl5
with $3.50 added.
No. 5-Brookside sock farm stakes, tor foals
OF 1883, entrance $40, in installments of SO, $40
and SO, with 100 added,
No 6-ASSOciatiOn'S guarantee purse, S400,
entrance 10 per cent OF purse, payable "a per
cent June IL, "a per cent July l6, per cent
August 10; nomnators not required to name
their horses until last payment; the whole
amount of entrance money to go into the
purse, even If it should exceed 800; open to
all horses that have never beaten three min
utes prior to closing OF nominations.
No. 7-Green Mountain stock farm stakes,
tor stations and mares of any age that have
never beaten :35, $40 entrance, in install
M re N = nd Wi "a n6
No. S-Association stake, for foals of 1856.
confined to stallions entrance S25 in install
ments of 50, IS and sl2, with 500 added; mile
heats, best in 3.
NJ. 9-Association stake, tor foals of 1885,
confined to stations, entrance $50, in install
ments of 81, $40 and SIS, with 800 added.
All stakes and purses are to be mile heats,
best 3 in D, unless otherwise specified; dis
tance barred in all strikes under four-vear.
first instalment paid on or before June 10; the
second instalment due July l6, the third and
final installment August Is. Nominations and
payments must be made to Joseph Battell,
treasurer, Middlebury, Vt,
All stakes and purses divided as follows sc
per cent to 1st, % to I'd, 10 to 3D. and 10 to ith
Trotting to be governed by the trotting rules
of the National Association OF Trotting Horse
breeders.
The association offers the follow ing
premiums
Matched horses l5,s hands and over, $50
s25, SIS and SO.
single horses, s5O-s25, SIS and $40.
Brood mares with colt at foot, S50-S25, Sli
and SO.
In competition tor stakes and premiums on
| ly members are eligible.
w. H. Bliss of Middlebury and f. F.
Brownell of Burlington were appointed
a committee to arrange a stallion produce
stakes, which the association have de-
cided to open.
The committee voted to issue no com
plmentary tickets, but to provide repre-
sentatives of the press with badges en-.
titlng them to the privileges of the
grounds during the exhibition Bul
lington Free Press.