Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-10
A New FEATURE.

The Vermont association of Road and
Trotting Horse Breeders will have an
additional attraction for their meeting
of this year at Billings park, White
River Junction-an auction sale of
horses owned by members. 1t will be-
gin at 10 o'clock a. m. on Wednesday.
Aug. PC, the second day of the meeting.
Following are the rules governing the
SALE
lst. The association reserves the right to
reject any animal not deemed meritorious.
ID The sale will be absolute and uncon-
ditioned, and by-bidding is strictly prohibit
3D. An entry fee of five dollars is required
to accompany the nomination OF each AM.
scented tor sale, but to be allowed to the seller
in the settlement OF expenses when the ami
nal is sold.
4th. Animals tor sale must be brought on
the grounds on August "a, the Monday before
the meeting, at the owners expense and
there Kept tor exhibition until sold.
5th. All unsoundness ana defects, either
physical or OF disposition, shall be made
known to the association and shall be dis
tinctly. stated by the auctioneer when the
animal is put up tor sale.
9th. Only animals eligible to entry in the
stake and premium classes OF the associa-
ton are entitled to entry at this sale. only
fee is -, which gives all privileges OF entry
and admits to the three days meeting.
eth. All animals entered will be judicious-
ly advertised, catalogues containing pedi-
grees and descriptions furnished, an expert
auctioneer employed, and all expenses will
be apportioned and the percentage thereof
deducted from the purchase money, but such
expense, including keeping, shall not in any
case exceed ten per cent OF the selling price
9Th. 1t Is recommended that all pedigrees
be registered, and II registered the TACT Will
be stated in the catalogue.
When not registered, all accessible intor-
nation to enable parties to verify the pedi.
gree will be given. The association gives no
other assurance OF the correctness OF pedl.
grees than that their statements are made in
good faith and upon information that they
deem reliable.
The association undertakes to state fully
and fairly all that is known to them OF the
character and disposition, merits and defects
OF each animal at the time OF sale, but gives
no warranty. Every person to whom an an
portunity to examine the same fully, but
the examination must be made and the ami
NAL paid tor on the day of sale and before
the animal is removed from the ground
Animals will be at the risk OF owners til
struck of, after which they will be at the
risk OF the person TO whom struck Off. Sell
ers present at the sale may warrant if they
| so choose.
Blanks tor pedigiees and descriptions will
be furnished by the secretary on application
filled tor ii, signed by the owner or his duly
authorized agent and returned to the secre
tary with so on or before Juiy 20.
And every owner, by signing and returnins
such pedigree and description, binds himsel
to deliver the animal therein named TOR sal,
in accordance with these rules, and fully Il
abide by these rules on his part.
The association arranges and manage
| this sac solely tor the benefit OF the mem
bers and the accommodation of buyers, ant
the association charges no commission
therefor and assumes no risk or liabilit.
| therein.