Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-05-18
The VI. Association of Road and Trottin(
Horse Breeders

Opens the following stakes to be trotted
at the fourth annual meeting to be held at
Rutland, August 2S, go and 3d.
No. 1 Association STAKES. For foals
of 1857, sl5 entrance, in installments OF 3d.
s. and 81. with $50 added u mile heats
best in 3.
No. PINE HILL STOCK FARM STAKES
For foals of 1885, $50 entrance. in install
mepts of s., So aud 80, with 800 added ;
mile heats best 2 III 3.
No. 3.-KEET STAKES. For foals of 1885,
$l2, with 800 added
No 4.-GEo w. HOOKER STAKES. For
foals of 1854 $50 entrance, in iustallments
of 81, $40 and tl5, with $l50 added.
No. 5-BROOKSIDE STOCK FARM STAKES.
For toals ot 1883, $40 entrance. in INSTALL
ments OF $40, $40 aud $50, with $50 added.
No 6.-AssOCIATION'S GUARANTEE
PURSE, S4O0. Entrance 10 per cent OF
purse, payable "a per cent June -, 2l9
per cent July lG, B per cent August 10 /;
horse not required to be named until last
payment the whole amount of entrance
mOneylO 20 into the purse, even it it should
exceed $500; open to all horses that have
never beaten three minutes prior to clos
ing of nominations.
No 7.-GREEN MOUNTAIN STOCK
FARM STAKES. For stations of any age
that have never beaten 2;35 $40 entrance,
in instalments of 80, $40 aud $50, with
500 added.
No. S.-AssoCGAT1oN STAKES For
t hals Of 1886, confined to sta logs, en-
trance S25. in installmentS of s., 81 and
in 3. " ''' ~ ''''' ''' ''''
No. 9.-AssoCIATIoN Stalks. For
/ foals of 1885, COutined to stations, Gu
trance $50 i'll installments of S., $40 an
Sl5, with 500 added.
No. 1O-ADDED STAKES For mares of
/ IN lgfI but h..N s1.DS
entrance, in installments of $40, $40 and
500, with 500 aided.
| All stakes aud purses are to be mile
heats, best in 5, unless otherWi-e sptci-
tied a.; distance barre in all 1t kes under
four year. olds. No horse can take furl her
money ny reason of other parts of the
pu sc or stakes not being filed or trotted
for. All nominations must be made aud
the first lnStallmeut paid on or before
June Is the second iustallment due July
IL, the third and final instsliment August
-. Nominator5 not completing payment
OF entrance forfeit installments paid.
| All stakes and purses divided rs follows
80 per cent to LIST. % to 81, ID TO 81 and IL
to 4tb.
Nominations aud payments must be made
to Joseph Batteli, treasurer, Middlebury,
VT, who will send entry blanks on appli
cation.
Trotting to be governed by the trottiug
rules of the National Association OF Trot
ting Horse Breeders.
/ The Association Off-rS the following
pre- mtums (enirance frt)
Matched horses l5H hands and over
$50 -$!5 to first SD to second aud $40 tt
third.
Singh horse, s5O-$25 to first, SIS to see
ond and $40 10 thud.
Brood mares with colt at foot, S10-S2-
to first, Sl5 to second and $40 to thiId.
In addition tn the above premiums is the
IeasuTer'S premium for Morgan stations
(eutrauce fee) 800; 0 to first, $50 to sec
ord, $50 TO thTd. Contestants must trace
in direct male line 10 Justin Morgan and
have at lea-t l-G4Jh OF his blood, so as tt
he eligible t. r-Elstry In the Register OF
Morgan Horses, now in preparation by
Joseph. Batten. Premium takers in sam,
class last season, barred. All premium,
close Aug IS.
Membership fee, 50 per year. Member
ship gives all rights of entry and FIRE,
ticket TO the annual exhibition Any resi-
dent Nerm)nter may become member
(Unless objected to- 10y forwarding The fee
TO the treasurer. In competition FIR stakes
and premiums, only members are eligible
A plications for stalls and boxes anC
for information about the track anC
grounds should be addressed to +. Bow
man, Snpt Rutland, VT.
GEO w. HOOKER, Pres. Brattleboro, Vt
JOSEPH RATTELL, Treas, Middepury Vt
h, +. BRowNELL, Sec'y, Burlington, VI
o2'uw &wiw.