Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-06-22
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 -, 30 and 80.
No. l.-AssoCiATIoN STAKES. For toals OF
1857, so entrance, in instalments of 80, 50
and 81, with $50 added; 4 mile heats; best ,
in 3.
No. 2.-PINE HILL STOCK FARM STAKES. For
foals of lSS6, $50 entrance, in installments of
50, 50 and $40, with 800 added; mile heats,
best in 3.
No. 3.-kENT STAKES. For foas of lsS5 S25
entrance, in installments OF 80, IS and sl2,
with 800 added.
No. TITO. W. HOOKER STAKES. For foals
of 1881, $50 entrance, in installments of 50, 10
and SIS with $3.50 added.
No. 5.-BROOKsIDE STOCK FARM STAKES.
For foals OF lss3, $40 entrance in installments
of $40, $40 and $50, with $3.50 added.
No. CLASSIFICATION GUARANTEE PURSE, 800.
Entrance 10 per cent of purse payable pa per
cent June ID, pa per cent July IL, 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 800; open to all horses that
have never .beaten three minutes prior to
closing OF nominations.
No. 7.-GREES MOUNTAIN STOCK FARM
STAKES. For stations of any age that have
never beaten 2.3j, $40 entrance, in installments
OF SO, 10 and $50, with 800 added.
No. s.-AssoCIATION STAKES. For foals of
1855, confined to stations, entrance S25 in in.
stallments OF -, IS and SIP, with 800 added
mile heats, best in 3.
No. 9.-AssoCIATIoN STAKES. For foals of
lss5, confined to stations, entrance $50, in in
stallments OF 49, $40 and Sl5, with 800 added.
No. LOADED STAKES. For mares OF any
age that have never beaten 2.35, $40 entrance,
in installments of $40, $40 and $50 with 800
added
All stakes and purses to be mile heats, best
| 3 in ., unless otherwise specified; distance
barred in all stakes under. four.y No
horse can take further money by reason of
| filed or trotted for. All nominations must be
made and the first installment paid on or be.
tore June 10; the second installment due July
| lG, the third and final installment August Is.
Nominators not completing payment of en-.
trance forfeit instalments paid.
All stakes and purses divided rs follows
90 per cent to first, - to 2d Ii to 81 and 10 to
Nominations and payments must be made to
Joseph Batteil, treasurer, Middlebury, Vt,
| who will send entry blanks on application.
| Trottlng to governed by the trotting rules
ofthe National Association OF Trotting Horse
| Breeders.
| The Association offers the following pre-
miums entrance tree)
Matched horses l5s hands and over, $685.,
| TO first, Sl5 to second and soto third.
single horse, S50-S25 to first, sl5 to second
and $40 to third.
Brood mares with colt at foot, S5O-S25 tC
first, Sl5 to second and so to third.
In addition to the above premiums is the
| Treasurer's premium Tor Morgan stations
entrance tree $780, $50 to first, $50 TO second
$50 to third. Contestants must trace in direct
male line to Justin Morgan and have at least
l64thof his blood so as to be eligible to registry
| 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, 80 per year. Membership
gives all rights of entry and free ticket to the
annual exhibition. Any resident OF Vermont
may become Il member (unless objected to
by forwarding the tee to the Treasurer. II
| competition for stakesand premiums, only
| members are eligible.
Applications for stalls and boxes and FOL
| information about the track and ground,
| should bel addressed to +. bowman, supt.
Rutland, Vt.
GEO. W. HOOKER, Prest., Brattleboro, VT.
| JOSEPH BATrELL, Treas, Middlebury, VT.
+. +. BRowNELL, Sec'y, Burlington, VI