Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-11
THE VT. ASSOCIATION OF ROAD
AND TROTTlNG HORSE BREED

Opens the following stakes to be trotted
at the fourth annual meeting to be held
at Rutland, August %, 20 and 30.
No. 1.-AssoCIATIoN STAKES. For
foals of 1887, Sl5 entrance, in INSTALL
ments of 49, So and 81, with $50 added !;
mile heats, best in 3.
No. 2.-PINE HILL STOCK FARM
STAKES. For foals of 1886, $40 entrance,
in installments of So, So and $40, with
500 added mile heats, best in 3.
No. 3.-KENT STAKES. For foals of
1855, S25 entrance, in installments of So,
IS and SIP, with 500 added.
No. 4.-GEo. w. HOOKER STAKES
For foals of 1884, $50 entrance, in in
stallments of So, $40 and SIS, with $50
added.
No. 5.-BROOKsIDE STOCK FARM
STAKES. For foals of 1888, $40 entrance.
in installments of $40, $40 and $40, with
$3.50 added.
No. 6.-AssOCIATIoN's GUARANTEE
PURSE, S4OO. Entrance 10 per cent of
purse, payable % per cent June Is, p
per cent July Is, per cent August 10 !;
horse not required to be named until last
payment; the whole amount of entrance
money to 60 into the purse, even if it
should exceed S400; 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, $40 and $40, with
500 added.
No. S.-AssOCIATION STAKES. For
foals of 1856, confined to stations, en-
trance $25 in installments of So, IS and
SD, with 500 added mile heats, best
in3
No. 0.-AssOCIATION STAKES. For
foals of 1885, confined to stations, en-
trance $50, in installments of S., SO and
SIS, with 500 added.
No. 10.-ADDED STAKES. For mares
of any age that have never beaten , :35,
$40 entrance, in installments of SO, $40
and $40, with 500 added.
All stakes and purses are to be mile
heats, best in 5, unless otherwise speci-
fed; distance barred in all stakes under
four-year-Olds. No horse can take fur
ther money by reason of other parts of the
purse or stakes not being filled or trotted
for All nominations must be made and
the first installment paid on or before
June Is; the second installment due July
lG, the third and final installment August
10. NOminatOrs not completing payment
of entrance forfeit installments paid.
All stakes and purses divided as fol-
lows 30 per cent to LIST, 20 to I'd, 10 to
3D. and 10 to 4th.
Nominations and payments must be
made to Joseph Battell, treasurer, Middle
bury, VT, who will send entry blanks on
application.
Trotting to be governed by the trot,
ting rules of the National Association of
Trotting Horse Breeders.
The Association offers the following
premiums entrance free):
Matched horses l51 hands and over
S50-S25 to first, SIS to second and SIC
to third.
Single horse, s50-s2O to first, Sl5 to
second and $40 to third.
Brood mares with colt at foot, S50-S25
to first, Sl5 to second and SO to third.
In addition to the above premiums is
the Treasurer's premium for Morgan stall
lions (entrance free 500; $50 to first
$50 to second, $40 to third. Contes tants
must trace in direct male line to justin
Morgan and have at least l-64th of hi:
blood, so as to be eligible to registry il
the Register of Morgan Horses, now il
preparation by Joseph Battell. Premium
takers in same class last season, barred
All premiums close Aug. 10.
Membership fee, So per year. Member
ship gives all rights of entry and free
ticket to the annual exhibition. ANY
resident Vermonter may become mem
Der (unless objected toy by forwarding
the fee to the treasurer. In competition
for stakes and premiums, only members
are eligible.
Applications for stalls and boxes ant
| for information about the track ant
grounds should be addressed to E. Bow
man. Supt., Rutland, VT.
GEO. w. HOOKER, Pres, Brattleboro, VT
JOSEPH BATTELL, Treas, Middlebury,V VI
E. f. BROwNELL, Sec'y, Burlington, VT