Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-02-16
JOSEPH BATTELL,
Middleburv, VT.
THE BREEDERS MEETING.
LIST OF THE STAKES, PURSES AND PRE-
NUNS.

THE BREEDERS MEET ING.
LIST OF THE STAKES, PURSES AND PRE-
NUNS.
As has already been announced in
these columns, the executive committee
of the Vermont association of Road and
Trottiug Horse Breeders at recent
meeting in Rutland voted to have the
annual exhibition on the fair grounds in
that city on the 2Sth, 29,h and Both of
August next.
The following resolution, introduced
by Mr.. Lowe of Montpelier, was adopted,
and Mr.. Lowe was appointed the in
spector called for in the resolution:
Resolced That realizing the highest de-
gree of success in all things is only at
tanned through the united and persistent
efforts of enthusiastic and Intelligent
workers toward one end, and being am
bilious to achieve greater perfection in
the size, beauty, style, endurance and
action, with greater uniformity ot pro-
duction, in the breed of carriage horses of
our State, we, the executive committee of
the Vermont association of Road and
TIotting Horse Breeders, do hereby in
dorse and recommend the introduction
and use. by the farmers and horse breed
era of the State. of the French coach
breed of stations, to cross and unite with
the Morgan blood for this purpose, and
earnestly request, desire and recommend
the farmers and horse breeders of YER
mont to give more attention than hereto
fore in breeding, rearing and developing
the highest type of the most salable
horse of.the present and future, in all
markets, i. e., the high grade carriage,
park and coach horse.
And it is further resolved, That, in
order to protect the farmer and horse
breeder in the State of Vermont from
liability to imposition and fraud. the eX-
ecutiye committee of the Vermont as
soclation of Road and Trotting Horse
Breeders appoint an inspector. who shall
be invested with the authority and power
to examine any and all stations that
NAV be offered for sale to any company,
or companies, or individuals, TO ascertain
the correct breeding, individual excel
lence and actual value of any stallion
or stations offered for sale as aforesaid,
upon the written request of any inter
ested individual, company or companies
for such examination, which shall be
free of all expense to the applicant or
applicants.
And the farmers and horse breeders in
Vermont are hereby cautioned against
purchasing, by any stock company or
companies or any other system. any stall
lion or stations offered for breeding pur-
poses until after examination of the same
by the duly appointed inspector. He
shall find the breeding and individual
excellence of the same TO be as repre-
scented. and the actual value consistent
with the price asked the said company or
companies intending to purchase.
The stakes, purses and premiums fol-
lowing were arranged for the August
meeting:
STAKES AND PURSES.
No. Little Otter Stock Farm Stakes.
For foals of 1892; Sl2 entrance in INSTALL
ments of 81, 81 and SO with $50 added.
One-half mile heats. best two in three.
No. 3-WOrcester Hill Stock Farm
Stakes. For foals of 1892; $40 entrance,
in installments of S., s. and so, with
SIS added. Mile heats, best three or
more.
No. 4-Association Pacing Stakes.
For foals of 1892; $40 entrance, in in
stallments of So, S. and $40, with S25
added. Mile heats, best two in three.
Six or more to enter and make first pay
ment.
No. 5-Kent Stakes For foals of
1890; $25 entrance, in installments of
So, IS and Sl2, with S75 added. Mile
heats, best three or more.
No. 6-AssOciatiOn Pacing Stakes.
For foals of 1891 $25 entrance, in INSTALL
ments of So, IS and SIP, with S25 added.
Mile heats, best two in three. Six or
more to enter and make first payment.
No. George w. Hooker Stakes.
For foals of 1890; eligible in , :35 class
$50 entrance, in installments of So, $40
and Sl5, with SIS added.
No. S-Association Pacing takes. For
fOals of 1890; $50 entrance, in Install
ments of So, $40 aud SIS, with $25 added
Six or more to enter and make first pay
ment.
No. 9-Brookside Stock Farm Stakes.
For foals of 1891 eligible in 2 40 class
S25 entrance, in installments of So, s.
and Sl2, with S75 added. Best two in
three.
No 10-Pine Cliff Stock Farm Stakes.
For fOals of 1891 three or more to start
$50 entrance, i'm nstalments of s., $40
and $l5, with $75 added.
No. ll-AssociatiOn Guarantee Purse,
500; entrance 10 per cent of purse pay
able % per cent June 10, % per cent
July 10 and per cent August 10; horse
not required to be name until last pay
ment. The whole amount of the en-
trance money to go into the purse, and
if over $3.50. the excess to be divided be-
tween the fifth aud sixth horses in the
ratio of go per cent of such excess to the
fifth horse and 40 per cent to the sixth.
Open to horses eligible to ? 80 class June
10.
No. 12-AssocIation Guarantee Purse,