Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18
Breeders Meeting Stakes.
The Vermont Association of Road
and Trotting Horse Breeders


Opens the following stakes to be trotted at the
fourth annual meeting to be held at Rutland,
August IS, 30 and 50.
No. 1.-AssoCiATIoN STAKES. For toals OF
1851, Sl5 entrance, in installments OF 3d. 30
and 81, with $50 added; e mile heats; best
in g.
No. 2.-PINE HILL STOCK FARM STAKES. For
foals of lsS6, $50 entrance, in installments OF
So, 50 and $40, with 800 added; mile heats,
best in 3.
No. 3.-KENT STAKES. For foals of 1885, s25
entrance, in installments OF 50, IS and Sl2,
with 800 added
No. 4.-GEo. W. HOOKER STAKES. For foals
OF 1884, $50 entrance, in instalments of 50, $40
and Sl5 with $50 added.
No. 5.-BRooKsIDE STOCK FARM STAKES.
For toals OF lss3, $40 ENTRANCE, in installments
OF $40, $40 and $50, with $50 added.
No. 6.-AssoCIATIoN GUARANTEE PURSE, 800.
Entrance 10 per cent of purse, payable "a per
cent June 10, 2la per cent July 49, D per cent
August Is; horse not required to be named
until last payment; the whole amount OF en-
trance money to go into the purse, even if it
should exceed Si00; open to all horses that
have never beaten three minutes prior to
closing of nominations.
No. 7.-GREEN MOUNTAIN STOCK FARM
STAKES. For stations OF any age that have
never beaten 2.35, $40 entrance, in installments
OF $40, 10 and $50, with 800 added.
No. s.-AssOClATION STAKES. For foals of
lssG, confined to stations, entrance s2j in in
stallnents OF So, as and SIP, with 800 added
mile heats, best > in 3.
No. 9.-AssocIArIoN. STAKES. For toals of
1sS5. confined to stations, entrance $50 in in
stailments OF 50, $40 and SIS, with 800 added
No. lO.-ADDED STAKES. For mares of any
age that have never beaten 2.35, $40 entrance,
in installments of $40, $40 and $50 with slOO
added.
All stakes and purses to be mile heats best
| 3 in >, unless otherwise specified; distance
| barred in all stakes under. ioury ear olds. No
horse can take further money by reason OF
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| filled or trotted for. All nominations must be
made and the first installment paid on or be
fore June l5 the second nstallment due July
Is, the third and final instalment August l5.
Nominators not completing payment OF en-.
trance forfeit installments paid.
All stakes and purses divided rs follows
30 per cent to first, p to 3D. 10 to Sd and 10 to
4th.
Nominations and payments must be made to
Joseph Batteil, treasurer, Middlebuly, Vt,
who will send entry blanks on application.
TrOttlng to governed by the trotting rules
OF the National Association OF Trotting Horse
| Breeders.
The Association offers the following pre-
miums (entrancc free):
Matched horses l5la hands and over, s5O-s25
TO first, So to second and soto third.
Single horse, S5O-S25 to first, Slj to second
and $40 to third.
Brood mares with colt Mt foot S5O-S25 to
! first, SIS to second and $40 to third.
In addition to the above premiums is the
| Treasurer's premium Tor Morgan stations
entrance tree 500; $50 to first, $50 10 second,
$50 to third. Contestants must trace in direct
male line to Justin Norgan and have AT least
l.Gtho his blood so to be eligible to registry
in the Register of Morgan Horses, now in pre-
paration by Joseph Battell. Premium takers
in same class last season, barred. All pre-.
miums close Aug. Is.
Membership tee 80 per year Membership
gives all rights OF entry and free ticket to the
annual exhibition. Any resident OF Vermont
may become amember (unless objected to-
| by forwarding the tee to the Treasurer. In
competition for stakesand premiums, only
members are eligible
Applications tor stalls and boxes and Tor
information about tire track and grounds
| Rutland, Vt.
| GEO w. HOOKER, Prest Brattleboro, VT.
JOSEPH BATTELL, Treas. Middlebury, Vt
| +. +. BROwNELL, Sec'y, Burlington, Vt.