Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-25
Breeders Meeting Stakes.
The Vermont Association of Road
and Trotting Horse Breeders

duu IrOtIluS hOrSo broeOorS
opens the following stakes to be trotted at the
fourth annual meeting to be held at Rutland
August 2s, 30 and 30.
No. l.-AssoClATIoN STAKES, For ais OF
1881, SIS entrance, in instalments OF 80, 81
and -, with $50 added; a mile heats; best ,
in 3.
No. 2.-PINE HILL STOCK FARM STAKES. For
foals of 1855, $50 entrance, in installments OF
%, - and $40, with 800 added; mile heats
best in 3.
No. 3.-KENT STAKES. For toals OF lss5, s25
entrance, in instalments OF -, IS and Sl2
with 800 added.
No. 4.-GEo. W. HOOKER STAKES. For foals
OF 1884, $50 entrance in installments of -, $40
and SD with $50 added.
No. 5.-BROoKsIDE STOCK FARM STAKES
For toals OF lss3, $40 entrance, in installments
OF Slo, $40 and $50, with $50 added.
No. TRANSFORMATIONS GUARANTEE PURSE, 800.
Entrance 10 per cent of purse, payable ia per
August 10; horse not required to be named
until last payment; the whole amount OF en-.
trance money to go into the purse, even il il
should exceed S40O; open to MI 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 .35, $40 entrance, in nstallments
of $40, 10 and 800 with 800 added
No. s.-AssoCIATIoN STAKES. For foals OF
1856, confined to stations, entrance s25 in in.
W
mile heats, best in 3.
No. 9.-AssoCIATIoN STAKES. For foals of
lss5, confined to stations entrance $50 i'm in.
stallments OF -, $40 and SIS, with 800 added.
No. l0.-ADDED STAKES. For mares OF any
age that nave never beaten 235 $40 entrance,
III installments of $40, $40 and $50 with 800
added.
All stakes and purses to be mile heats best
. IN ., unless otherwise specified; distance
barred in all stakes under. Jour. year. olds. No
horse can take further 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 nstalment paid on or be.
tore June Is; the second installment due July
l6, the third and final installment August 49,
trance forfeit installments paid.
All stakes and purses divided rs follows
90 per cent to first, % to I'd, Is to Sd and 10 to
4th.
Nominations and payments must be made TO
Joseph Batteil, treasurer, Middlebury, Vt,
who VIII 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 (entrance free):
Matched horses 49, hands and over S5O-s25
TO nrst, 80 to second and sl0to third.
single horse, s5O-S25 to first, Sl5 to second
and $40 to third
Brood mares with colt Mt loot S50-s25 to
first, Sl5 to second and $40 to third.
=, IN auultioh 10 tne above premiums is the
Ireasurers premium tor Morgan stations
lentrance tree) 500; $50 to first $50 TO second,
$50 10 third. Contestants must trace in direct
male line to Justin Morgan and have at least
ioihoL ms blood SO ms 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 member (unless objected to1
| by forwarding the tee To the Treasurer. In
competition tor stakesand premiums only
members are eligible.
Applications for stalls and boxes and for
| information about the track and grounds
should be addressed to +. Bowman, Supt
| Rutland, Vt.
GEO w. HOOKER, Prest., Brattleboro, Vt.
JOSEPH BArrELL, Treas, Middlebury, VT.
T.. +. bRowNELL, Sec'y, Burlington, VI.