The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-05-11
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FAIR.
Stakes and Purses Offered for the Meet in
September 4. 5. & and z


September 4, 5, & and Z.
The following generous stakes and
purses are offered by the Champ1an Val
ley Fair association for the annual fair. to
be held at Howard Park, Burlington, Vt,
Sept. 4, 5, 6 and 7, 1894:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4.
No |. City Hotel stake, for foalS of 1898:
entrance SIS, in installments of SO, So and
81; $50 added by the City Hotel; half mile
heats, best two in three.
No. 2. 300 class, purse of $500, for trot-
tiers; entrance per cent and 5 per cent
additional from winners; horses must be
eligible June l: entries close August 10.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5.
No. g. Van Ness House stake, for foals
of 1891; entrance $50, in inStallmentS So,
$40 and S12; SIS added by the Van Ness
House; mile heats, best two in three.
No. 4. Association guarantee purse of
800, for trOtters and PAGERS eligible to the
2:24 class; entrance five per cent in install
ments of 81, St and $40 and five per cent
additional from winners.
No. D. Association guarantee purse of
$500, for trOtterS eligible to the 2:30 class:
entrance five per cent in installments of SO.
IS and 81 and five per cent additional from
winners.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6.
No. 8. Hotel Burlington stake, for fOaIs
of 1892; entrance $50, in installments of IS,
SO and S12; $50 added by Hotel Buring-
ton; mile heats best two in three.
No. !. 300 class, purse of $500, for
PAGERS; entrance 8 per cent and per cent
additional from winners: horses must be
eligible June LIST; entries close August /.
No. 8. Association guarantee purse Of
$500, for trOtterS eligible to the 2:1q class:
entrance 5 per cent in installments of IS.
IS and Sl2, and 8 per cent additional from
winners.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7.
No. 9. Association guarantee purse of
$500 for trotters eligible to the 2:40 class:
entrance per cent, in installmentS of So.
So and 81 and per cent additional from
winners.
No. 10, Association guarantee purse of
$500 for trOtterS and PAGERS eligible to the
2:17 class; entrance 5 per cent in Install
mentS of So, IS and S12 and per cent adj
ditlOnal from winners.
CONDITIONS.
Entries TO stakes close June l, when
horses must be eligible and named, and
first payment made; second payment July
End; final payment August LIST.
Entries to guarantee purses close June
LIST. when horses must be eligible and first
payment made; second payment July End,
when horses must be named; final pay
ment August 1St
Rules of National Association CGf which
the association is a member) to govern
with usual weather and pOstponement
clauses.
Right reserved to refund first payment
and declare race off in case stakes do not
reasonably fill, and to change programme.
Subscribers liable only for amount paid
in.
Money divided 80, %, Is and 10 per cent
In case of walk-Over or any horse dis
tancing the field to receive first money only
and the horses SO distanced to start the
same as new race and the purse left to be
divided the same as the main purse and
same rules to govern in all races.
All races mile heats, best three in five. to
harness, unless otherwise specified, four or
more to enter, three to start.
Parties having horses to enter here
should bear in mind that the track this
year is part of a grand circuit. The
breeders meeting will be held at Rutland
the last week in August: the Champain
Valley fair at Burlington the first week in
September, and the Clinton county fair at
Plattsburg, n. Y, the second week in
September.
The track is in the care of f. f. Brown
ell, lessee of the grounds, which is a suffi-
cient guarantee that it will be in frst-class
No entry will be received unless accom-
panied by first payment. Entries and COM
municationS should be addressed to E. w.
j. Hawkins, secretary, Burlington, Vt.