SHOW: HIST: Eligibility for Best Specimen
- Subject: SHOW: HIST: Eligibility for Best Specimen
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 19:32:23 -0700
From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <jcwalters@bridgernet.com>
Cindy Rust wrote:
> >I have never understood why a historical iris
> >cannot be considered for Queen (this has never stopped STEPPING OUT in
our
> >club!), but I DO NOT want to start another upset, so I am not asking,
only
> >stating!
To which Perry Dyer responded:
> Huh?
Perry,
Check out page C-69 of the 1985 AIS Judges Handbook, where you should find
the following statement: "This does not suggest that only the latest
introduction can qualify for the honor (of Best Specimen in Show), but an
older variety of obviously outdated features should not be selected even if
the entry is an excellent specimen of the variety."
As Anner has already indicated in a follow-up posting, this language was
altered to read in a less prohibitive sense in the new (1998) edition of
the Judges' Handbook.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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