Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-02-05

Morgan stations: First. $50; second,
$50; third, 500 Open to all stations
recorded in Morgan Register, or that
are eligible to such record.
Glass For Morgan mares: First,
$50; second, 500. Open to all mares
recorded in Morgan Register, or eligible
to such record.
Glass M-'rhe Shelburne Farms prem
ium for matched carriage horses First,
$50; second, $40. Contestants being
otherwise eligible to entry must, in
some degree, conform to the following
requirements Short-backed, round-rib-
bed, strong loins, ana good bone, ana
be over 15.l and under 50 hands high.
a few changes were made in the rules
for stakes and premiums. This rule was
added: No horse can win more than
one money. In case a horse distances
the field, the distanced horses will then
90 on and compete for remaining three
moneys in new race. best two in three.
No added money to he given in case of
a walk-over. In the rule for premiums
it was inserted that in all standard
classes animals must be registered in
the American Trotting Horse register.
changed so as to read Judges will in no
case award premium where there is
no merit and in case there is but one
exhibit in Il division or class, they will
award, if any, one-fourth the first, sec
ond or third premium, whichever they
think is deserved.
The following new rules were adopt
ed
A nominator may make as many en-
tries as he chooses by paying the fees
for each one; but he can start only one
and must forfeit on the others.
Futurity and produce stakes will be
trotted under the rules of the National
association of Trotting Horse Breeders.
Competitors in premium classes are
eligible to enter in one class only.
III the general regulations the article
on protests was stricken out. and the
form of entry blanks is to be changed so
as to include the markings of the animal.
After the revision of the stakes and
purses and rules was finished, general
business was taken up.
1t was voted to hold "A sale at the meet
ing, the same rules to govern it as last
year. As there was some doubt as to
the newly elected treasurer serving, the
president was given power to fill any va
cancy that might occur.
A letter from j. X. p. Pine of Castle
ton was read, urging the association to
take some action toward getting some
exhibit of the Morgan horse at the
worlds fair. Resolutions were passed
as fpllows:
Rcsolced, BY the executive committee
of the Vermont association of Road and
Trotting Horse Breeders, that, as the
Morgan horse is IA di>tinctively American
product. this association request the Yer
mont commissioners to the Columbian
exposition to take such steps as to them
may seem necessary to have a proper
representation of the Morgan horse ut
the eXpOsition; also that we appoint as
such committee on the part of this as
ISOLATION, TO cooperate with said com
missioners, President G.. w. Hooker,
Vice-Pr">dent II. L. Cuts and Secretary
f. III. Harrington.
f. c. Williams of Coventry, who has
been engaged in looking up the record of
Bessie c., owned by w. II. Clark of Bur-
1ington. against which protest was en-
tered at the State fair, told what he had
found out. He spent week in Phiadel-
phia and New Jersey where Mr.. Clark
claims to have bought the horse and has
got proof that the mare had been trotted
under the names of Old Maid and Rose
Perrin. The mare, with her driver, Au-
gustus Loukin, were expelled from the
national association in 1889 and has a
record of 2:2l4. She was foaled in 1873.
The case is still before the board of
review of the National Trotting associa-
ton and when the board meets III May
the evidence collected by Mr.. Williams
will be laid before it.
A letter from Mr.. Parker of Coventry
was read asking the attention of the
members to the scheme of forming a
State circuit for the coming season to in
clude such places as Newport, St. Johns
bury, BratteborO, Rutland and Burling-
ton. The scheme met with general APP
proval and steps will undoubtedly be
taken to form such circuit.