January
24, 1980
Dear
Mr Plant,
I
am enclosing a copy of a proposed standard description for the Pekin and
Langshan Bantam which I would like you to review and advise me promptly of any
changes you might deem appropriate. I would like to have an answer from you
forthwith in order that this description could be placed either in our Spring
Quarterly of the 1980 Yearbook.
I
have developed this description from the small brochure which you forwarded to
me some time ago . It was somewhat hard to determine all of the detail from
the photograph appearing at the rear of the pamphlet. I also noticed that in
this picture the male seems to carry his head a little further forward than we
find in most other breeds and I have described this, as you will notice, by
the vertical line drawn upward from the breast.
Can
you obtain for me either a black and white print or a photograph in black and
white of the illustration appearing in the pamphlet? It is possible for us to
reproduce a good book illustration from a good black and white print that-it
you could obtain or may have at hand.
One
of the problems that we have with the British
Standard is the either/or statements that appear in their standards;
for instance five or six points in the comb. This we cannot approve in our
standards. Another intolerable statement regarding the female is the reference
to allowing for the natural sexual
differences. We describe the female completely without reference to the
male so that the beginner is informed on what to look for in all parts of the
bird. In addition, it prevents endless argument between judges in the show
room.
Above
I have referred to Pekin and Langshan while in the Standard description I have
entitled it Chinese Langshan. Is there a preference in the title for the
Standard?
I
will start on the Australian Game Fowl Standard in the near future.
Kindest
regards,