October
1st, 1979
Dear
Mr Plant,
I
am enclosing a copy of the proposed description of the Australian Pit Game
Bantam which I would like to have you review and return promptly in order to
have it published in one of our Quarterlies.
Not
having too much data to work with in the form of an illustration, I have
concluded that the shape of this bird is somewhere between our American Game
and the Old English Game Bantams.
The
pamphlet your forwarded to me has been used as much as possible in setting up
this standard and I tried to use much of the language contained therein. I am
at a loss to know whether, in the show room, dubbed birds compete with
undubbed birds. Hence, the statement under comb that appears at the head of
this description. Here in the USA, we would not permit such a thing. In other
words, these would be judged separately in a separate class.
The
pamphlet states that Colour - immaterial.
Of course, we cannot tolerate this so I have set up five different color
patterns and designated the comb, eyes, beak, shanks and toes on a basis of
what I would believe to be a fair compromise for these requirements and points
that could be easily bred up to.
Following
our requirements I established the shape of Female description with an
educated guess as to how the female should appear in comparison to the male so
that the judge and the beginner would have a standard to work toward.
Sincerely,