Re: Feature Attraction
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Feature Attraction
- From: D* S* <d*@roanoke.infi.net>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 08:40:12 -0700 (MST)
Lbaumunk@aol.com wrote:
>
> All the criticism of this Walther Cup winner makes me wonder how it got all
> those HM votes. My guess is that many judges saw it only as a first year
> plant, before it had a chance to misbehave. This brings up again what I
> consider to be the major flaw in the ais awards system: We don't allow
> enough time for evaluation and distribution before we vote. I don't think 4
> or 5 years after introduction would be inappropriate for gaining eligibility
> for an HM.
> Great point and I recommend you write to Dr. E. Roy Epperson, 1115 Delk
Drive, High Point NC 27262 and tell him. You might want to copy in Glen
Corlew also. I really feel the future of AIS will part be depended on
the quality of Irises we as judges vote on. The "Bad Actors" need to be
sent packing. Like I said in a earlier post...People go to National
Conventions and mark their ballots on the spot. They probably don't see
many other gardens.
Dennis
