Re: Next Dykes Winner
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- Subject: Re: Next Dykes Winner
- From: "* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 22:56:04 +0000
- References: <358ae0c7022b002@laurel.kp.org> <3.0.5.32.19980620143130.00958680@midwest.net>
ernie henson wrote:
>
> At 09:16 AM 6/20/98 +0000, you wrote:
> >Lewis,Shirlee E wrote:
> >>
> >> Starting in the year 2000 we are really going to be surprised because
> >> according to the latest Judges Training handbook there are going to be 3
> >> winners of the Wister Medal. The Judges ballot in 1999 will be the
> >> first one (I think) to have this change. That means in 2000 there could
> >> be 5 TBs in the running for the Dykes. Eventually there could be up to
> >> 9 TBs competing for the Dykes Medal.
> >> Shirlee Lewis
> >> Southern California Iris Society
> >> Secretrary
> >> shirlee.e.lewis@kp.org
> >> FAX 562-461-4217
> >> VOICE 562-461-4912
> >>
> >> > > It's good to hear that the Wister isn't a certain bet for the Dykes
> >> > this year.
> >> > > I don't have anything against Acoma, but it's more fun to be
> >> > surprised about
> >> > > the Dykes winner.
> >> > > Thanks for the response,
> >> > > Mary Forte, Atascadero, California, Zone 9 where the cannas are just
> >> > starting
> >> > > to bloom
> >> >
> I thought there were about 40 irises in the running for the Dykes this
> year. Are you saying that it will be reduced to 9 eventually? I really
> admired Caryll for her honesty about ACOMA. I ordered it last year but got
> a substitute so I will order it again. Several of the Dykes medalists from
> past years don't do well here and I wonder how they got the award. > >
> >
