Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-08
The VT. 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 2S, 80 and 80.
No 1.-AssoCIATIoN STAKES. For foals
of 1887 $l5 entrance, in installments of 80,
IS and 81. with $50 added; Il mile heats,
best in 3.
No. 2.-PINE HILL STOCK FARM STAKES
For foas of 1885, $50 entrance, in install.
ments of IS, IS and $40, with 800 added !;
mile heats best in 3.
No. 3.-KENT STAKES. For foals of 1885,
S25 entrance, in installmelts OF -, IS and
Sl2 with 800 added
No. 4.-GEo. w. HOOKER STAKES. For
foals of 1884 $50 entrance, in installments
of s., $40 aud SIS, with $3.50 added
No. 5.-BROOKSIDE STOCK FARM STAKES
For foals of 1888, $40 entrance. in Install
ments of $40, $40 and $50, with $3.50 added.
No. 6-AssOCIATIoN's GUARANTEE
| PURSE, S400. Entrance 10 per cent of
purse, payable "a per cent June ID, 219
per cent July 16, 5 per cent August ID {;
horse not required to be named until last
payment the whole amount of entrance
money,to 60 into the purse, even II it should
exceed 800; 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 en' rance,
in iustallments of $40, $40 and $50, with
500 added.
No. S.-AssoCIATIoN STAKES. For
foalS of 1886, confined to stations, en-
| trance S25. in installments of 50, IS and
| sl2, with 800 added mile heats, best 2
in3.
No. o.-AesoCIArIoN STAKES For
! foals of 1885, confined to stations, en-
trance $50, in installments of So so and
Sl5, with 800 added.
| No. 10-ADDED STAKES. For mares Of
| ut, hut hIV
entrance, in installments OF $40, $40 and
/ $50, with 500 added.
Ala 5taKes and purses are to be ME
heats, BIS II 5, unless otherwise speci-
| fed distance barred in all stakes under
| four-year ODDS. No horse can take fur her
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
| IS, the third and final installment August
| Is. Nominators rot completing payment
of entrance forfeit installments paid.
! All stakes aud purses divided as follows
80 per cent to LIST, p to I'd, 10 to Sd and II
| to 4th.
Nominations and payments must be made
to Joseph Battell, treasurer, Mlddiebury
VT, who will send entry blanks on appl
cation.
1rotting to be governed by the trottiul
rules OF the National Association of Trot
ting Horse Breeders.
The Association offers the following
premiums entrance fec
Matched horses 1919 hands aud over
$500 to first, SIS to second and $40 tt
third.
Single horse, $50-$25 to first, SIS to sec
ond and $40 to third,
Brood mares with colt at foot, $50 81
to first, SO to second and SO to third.
In addition to the above premiums IS thu
1reasurer's premium for Morgan stallion
entrance fec 500; so to first, $50 to sec
Ond, $50 to third. Contestants must trace
in direct male line to Justin Morgan ant
have at least 1-G4th of his blood, so as Il
be eligible to registry III the Register o
Morgan Horses, now in preparation b.
Joseph Battell. Premium takers in sam
class last season, barred. All premium
close Aug l5
Membership fee, 50 per year. Member
ship gives all rights of entry and FIRE
ticket to the annual exhibition Any res
dent NermOnter may become menoe
(unless bjected to) by torwsrding the #
TO the treasurer. In competition fur stake
and premiums, only members are eligible
Applications for stalls and boxes an
for information about the track All
grounds should he addressed to +, Bow
man, Supt Rutland, VI.
GEO. w. HOOKER, Pres, Brattleboro, Y
JOSEPH BATTELL Treas., Middlenury, Y
e. f. BROwNELL, Sec'y, Burlington, V
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