Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-06-08
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 30.
No. l.-AssOClATION STAKES. For toals OF
1887, Sl5 entrance, in installments of 90, 50
and a., with $50 added; u mile heats; best ,
in 3.
No. 2.-PINE HILL STOCK FARM STAKES. For
toals OF lSS6, $50 entrance, in installments of
-, % and $40, with 800 added; mile heats,
best in 3.
entrance, in nstallments OF SIS, as and sl2,
with 800 added.
No. 4.-GEO W. HOOKER STAKES. For foals
OF 1854, $50 entrance, in installments of 50, $40
and Sl5 with Sl5O added
No. 5.-BROOKsIDE STOCK FARM STAKES.
For foals OF 1885, $40 entrance, in installments
of Sl0 $40 and 500 with $3.50 added.
No. 6.-AssOCIATIONG GUARANTEE PURSE, $500.
Entrance 10 per cent of purse, payable "a per
cent June 10, 2@1 per cent July 10, per cent
August 10; 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 S400; open to all horses that
have never ibeaten three minutes prior to
closing OF nominations.
No. GREEN MOUNTAIN STOCK FARM
STAKES For stations OF any age that have
| never beaten 235, $40 entrance, in installments
| OF $40, 10 and $50, with 500 added.
| No. s.-AssoClATION STAKES. For foals of
1856, confined to stations, entrance S25 in in.
| StallmentS OF 81, as and Sl2, with 500 added
| mile heats, best in g.
| No. 9,-ASSOCIATION STAKES For fOals Of
1885, confined to stations, entrance $50, in in.
stallments OF s., $40 and Sl5, with 800 added
No. lO.-ADDED STAKES. For mares OF any
age that have never beaten . .35, $40 entrance
in installments of 49, $40 and 800 with 800
| added.
All stakes and purses to be mile heats, best
IN ., unless otherwise specified distance
barred in all stakes under. four-y ear olds. No
| horse can take further money by reason OF
other parts of the purse or stakes not being
hlled or trotted for. All nominations must be
made ana the first instalment paid on or be
fore June 10; the second installment due July
16, the third and final installment August Is
Nominators not completing payment OF en-
| trance forfeit installments paid.
All stakes and purses divided as follows
80 per cent to first, 20 to I'd Is to Sd and 10 to
4th.
Nominations and payments must be made &c
Joseph Battell, treasurer, Middlebury, Vt.
who will send entry blanks on application.
Trottlng to governed by the trotting rule:
Ofthe National Association OF TrOtting Horse
| Breeders
The Association offers the following pre-
miums (entrance free):
Matched horses l51s hands and over, S5O-s2
TO first, $l5 to second and soto third.
single horse, S50-S25 to first, SIS to SECOND
and $40 to third.
first, sl5 to second and $40 to third.
In addition to the above premiums is tn,
Treasurers premium tor Morgan stallion
(entrance free) 800; $50 to first, $50 10 second
$50 Ia third. Contestants must trace in direc
male line to Justin Morgan and have at leas
l64thot his blood, so as TO be eligible to regstr,
in the Register of Morgan Horses, now in pre-
paration by Joseph Battell. Premium taker
In same class last season, barred. All pre-
miums close Aug Is
Membership tee, S3 per year. Membership
gives all rights OF entry ana free ticket to tn
annual exhibition. Any resident OF Vernon
may become a member (unless objected to
by forwarding the tee to the Treasurer. Ii
competition for stakesand premiums, onl
members are eligible.
Applications for stalls and boxes and 10
information about the track and ground
should bel addressed to f. Bowman, Supt
Rutland, VT.
GEO. w. HOOKER, Prest., Brattleboro, VT.
, JOSEPH BArrELL, Treas, Middlebury, VT.
4. +. BRowNELL, Sec'y, Burlington, VI.