Show: WIS Spring Show

Well today, the Westbay Iris Society (my club) had their spring show. It =
is a
fun group of people and we have as much fun educating the public as in ha=
ving
the show. =


Joanne and I went early to help set up and get things rolling, thinking t=
hat
we would get home sometime after the judging. We had both signed up to be=

clerks so we could learn a little more about what it takes to have a good=
 show stalk.

We are a small club, and there were only about 120 entries in the show, b=
ut we
did have entries in every category except Aril, Arilbred, and Aril-median=
=2E
Joanne and I entered a bunch of Tall Bearded stalks and two PCN stalks.

We were clerking for the judges doing the Tall Bearded group. It was busy=
 and
the judges kept us on our toes keeping up with all the record keeping, So=
, it
was a real rush at the end to realize that we had accumulated 4 blue ribb=
ons
on the TB table.

While the judges were puzzling over the selection of best of section for =
the
TBs, I glanced over towards the PCN table. I was almost dumbfounded to se=
e
*both* my PCNs with blue ribbons on them and the judges debating which of=
 the
12 or so PNCs was going to be the best of that section.

Well, all our TBs were eliminated from the best of section selection, and=
 so
somewhat dejectedly we turned from out duties as clerks only to discover =
that
one of my PCNs had been selected best of section in its class. It was the=

second time in the same number of days that my jaw dropped ant hit someth=
ing
hard (the edge of the table). =


So, now, shuffling from foot to foot, and trying to be quiet, we waited a=
round
while all the best of section winners were lined up on the front table so=
 the
judges could debate their merits (or lack thereof) and pick Best Specimen=
 of
the Show (Queen of the Show).

The debate raged on, and gradually individual irises were retired to thei=
r
respective sections til only three were left - an IB, a TB and a - =



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PCN!

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So now it was time for the judges to make their selection. The head clerk=

asked how many judges wanted the IB as the winner, and recorded the vote.=


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Then she asked how many judges wanted to select the TB as the winner, and=

recorded the vote.

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The she asked how many judges wanted to select the PCN as the winner - =


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and they selected the PCN

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GREETING CARD =


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*AS*

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 *******    QUEEN OF THE SHOW     ********

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GREETING CARD - GHIO 1996 - Blue-orchid-pink; Falls apricot undertone; ne=
on
violet signal; heavy substance


WOW....HOLY COW....=C7AN YOU BELIEVE THAT....MY LITTLE PCN....ONLY 12 INC=
HES TALL.....WOW

POWER TO THE PACIFICAS ! ! ! ! ! !


Don't expect to hear much from me for the next couple of days, it will ta=
ke me
that long to get back down to the keyboard from my spot in the clouds....=
=2E

HOO-RAH

(Oh, and yes, tomorrow sometime it will be up on my webpage. It would be =
up
already but all the 1 hour photo places were already closed by the time I=
 got
home... - Well you couldn't very well expect me to leave the show early a=
fter
that now, could you???)

Six blues, one Red, Best of Section and Queen of the Show - not a bad day=
, all
in all...My very first iris awards of any kind.

:>))

John                     | "There be *NO* dragons here right now..."
                         |  Annotation used by ancient cartographers
                         |  to indicate the edge of the known world.

John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont, California, USA, Earth, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay) =

Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
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