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Friday, September 10. 
Premium $600. 
For all horses that have never trotted better than 2:35. $300 to 
first, $200 to second and $100 to third. 
Also premium of $500 for all horses that have never trotted bet¬ 
ter than 2:50. $300 to first, $125 to second, and $75 to third. 
Entrance, ten per cent, of all purses. 
Entries to he made under seal to the secretary, and to close at 9 
P. M. Monday, the 6th of September. All races to be mile heats, 
best three in five, unless otherwise stated, four to enter and three to 
start. 
Trotting will be conducted under the rules of the National Trot¬ 
ting Association, and running under those of the American Jockey 
Club. Races will commence promptly at 2J o’clock each afternoon. 
All betting and pool-selling strictly prohibited. 
On the substitution of this class, several members of the board 
being opposed to offering such large premiums for races, N. W. 
Dean moved to strike out the premium of $200 for the running 
race of Wednesday, the 8th of September. Those voting in the 
affirmative were Messrs. Stilson, Fratt, Cooper, Dean and Field. 
Those voting in the negative were Messrs. Douseman, Bryant, 
Mitchell, Clark, Torrey, Martin, Greene and Boyce. The motion 
was lost. Secretary Field moved that the premium of $300 for 
the running race on Thursday, the 9th, be stricken out. Those 
voting in the affirmative were Messrs. Stilson, Fratt, Cooper, Dean 
and Field. Those voting in the negative were Messrs. Douseman, 
Bryant, Mitchell, Clark, Torrey, Martin, Greene and Boyce. The 
motion was lost. N. W. Dean moved that the $500 premium for 
trotting on Friday, the 10th, be stricken out, which was lost by 
the following vote: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. 
Stilson, Dean and Field. Those voting in the negative were 
Messrs. Douseman, Bryant, Mitchell, Clark, Torrey, Martin, Greene, 
Boyce, Fratt and Cooper. 
Adjourned to 9 A. M. Wednesday. 
Wednesday, 9 o’clock a. m. 
February 3, 1875. 
Board met. 
Quorum present. 
President Stilson in the chair. 
