Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-01-30
VERMONT ASSOCIATION OF ROAD
AND TROTTING HORSE
BREEDERS,
ACT OF INCORPORATION, STAKES AND
PURSES AND RULES AND
REGULATIONS,

PURSES AND RULES AND
REGULATIONS.
AS has already been stated in these
columns, the executive committe of the
aboye-named association, at a meeting in
Burlington on the 2lst inst, decided to
hold the summer exhibition of 1891 at
White River Junction on the 25th, 26th
and 9th days of August.
The act of incorporation passed by the
late legislature was read and adopted.
The full text of the act follows:
ACT OF INCORPORATION.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. George w. Hooker, Henry
Il. Cults, j. c. Parker, F. Ii. Harrington,
Joseph Battell John w. Cramton, p.
w. Clement, George X. Russell, George
w. Smith, NJ. ii. Deming, George F.
Davis, w. Seward Webb, Ii. w. Reyes,
f. F. Brownell, j. N. North, William S.
Bailey, Ii. 5. Town, c. X. Bates. F. G.
Williams, M. s. Colburn and Harry
Lowe, together with such other persons
as shall become associated with them as
members, and their successors, are here
by created, constituted and made cor
poTatiOn by the name of the Vermont
Association of Road and Trotting Horse
Breeders, and as such corporation may
have common seal, adopt bylaws, sue
and be sued and acquire and hold proper
ty, real and personal to the value of not
more than $4,000, and may convey and
dispose of the same or any part thereof.
Section 2. The object of said corpora
ton shall be to promote the legitimate
interests of the breeders of road and trot-
ting horses, and to improve the breed,
quality and development of such horses
in the State of Vermont. No person
shall be eligible to membership unless he
shall be, at the time, a resident of the
State of Vermont, or engaged in breed
ing horses therein.
Section 3. Said corporation shall as
sumo the liabilities, if any, and be en-
titled to the assets, If any, of the volun-
tary association heretofore known as the
Vermont Association of Road and Trot-
ting Horse Breeders.
Section 1. The first meeting of said
corporation shall be held at such time
and place as said George w. Hooker, or
in case of his refusal or inability to act,
said Henry 7. Cults shall appoint.
Section 6. %. This act shall be under
the control of future legislatures and al
so subject to the provisions of all laws
relating to private corporations of this
State.
Section Z. CO.. This act shall take eff
feet from its passage.
HENRY A. FLETCHER,
President of the Senate,
HENRY X. START,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Carroll 5. PAGE, Governor.
The lists of stakes, purses and pre-.
miums and the rules governing the com.
petition for stakes, purses and premiums
were revised. AS finally decided upon
they are:
STAKES AND PURSES.
No. Association stakes. For foals
of 1890; Sl5 entrance, in installments OF
50, So and 81, with SIS added. Single
heat. Mile dash.
No. pine Hill Stock Farm Stakes
For foals of 1889; $40 entrance, in in,
stallments of So, So and 10, with SlOC
added. Mile heats, best two in three.
No. 3-Kent stakes. For foals of 1888
$50 entrance, in installments of So, s.
and Sl2, with 500 added. Mile heats
best two in three.
No. 4-George W. Hooker stakes. Fol
foals of 1887; $50 entrance, in install,
ments of So, $40 and Sl5, with $50
added.
No. 5-Brookside Stock Farm Stakes
For foals of 1886; $40 entrance, in in
stallments of $40, $40 and $50, with $3.50
added.
No. G-Association guarantee purse,
SiOO; entrance, ten per of purse, payable
% per cent June 10, % per cent July lC
and per cent August 10; horse not re-
quired TO be named till last payment.
The whole amount of the entrance money
to go into the purse, and if over $3.50, the
excess to be divided between the fifth