The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-26
RULES FOR JUDGING FOWLS
The American Poultry Association Com
pletes the Revision of Its Standard.
Several New Varieties of Poultry Are Admit
ted, but Pit Games Are Given No Recog-
nition-Close of the Chicken Show.

Yesterday, at the morning session of the
American Poultry Association. the reports
of various mmittees on revision of the
standard were taken up and con-
sidered The work is arduous and tedious, as
the American Standard of Excellence" is an
S-vo. book of about two hundred and fifty pages.
The pea-comb partridge cochin. frizzly and
rumplers varieties were stricken from the
standard. motion to strike the variety DOM
Unique leghorn from the standard was laid on
the table The new varieties. pea-comb
Plymouth Rock. swhite Wyandotte, white
Plymouth Rock white Javas. golden Wyandotte
white Minorca black Minorca. Jersey Blue and
pit game varieties were admitted to the stand
ard The dirigo variety denied admission,
it being held that it is practically VIII tie Ply
mouth Rock. The standard for pea-comb Ply
mouth Rocks is the same for the barred Ply
mouth Rocks, except as to comb, which is the
same as that of light brahmas The standard
for golden wyandottes is the same as fer silver
Wyandottes, except to color. 81. S. Babcock.
Providence, r. l.. is the principal breeder of the
new pea-comb Plymouth Rocks, and is Ru-
thority poultry interests and literature.
motion to reconsider the action of the asso-
citation in ad hitting pit games to the stand
ard precpitared lively fight the first thing in
the afternoon session. A. c. Fiakln, of Tus-
COLA ILL.,, made an earnest argument that the
variety ought not to be admitted to the stand
ard. Mr.. I. K. Felch thought that, in order that
there might be no feeling displayed and ugly
thin gs reported in the papers, the matter ought
to be referred to a mmittee G. T. Pitkin. of
Chicago, thought the association ought not to
encourage such cock Jerry Monroe
and "Bumbo Joe," of his city, in their law
breaking business, by honoring the variety with
place in the standard. The motion recon
sidered and pit games were rejected.
A motion to substitute the word "male" for
"cock" and female" for then" in the standard
was carried. Sid Conger moved that the term
silver Wyandotte." with the final 'te" elimi-
nated be substituted for the old word 'Wyan-
dotte" to distinguish from the new variety,
golden Wyandotte. The word ''silver" was
added. but the Association did not fall in with
Mr.. Congers phonetic idea of elimination.
The committee American and Asiatic
classes reported numerical values for the united
scale of points for those classes as follows:
Symmetry, 8; weight. g. condition, 6; head,
shape g. color. SO; comb s. rattles and
lobes, g. neck, shape, 4; color 6 10; back. shape,
A. color. AS breast shape, 5; color, $40; body
and bluff. shape, s.; color SO; wings, shape. A.
color 4.8; TAIL shape f. color, 4,8, legs and toes,
8. The report was adopted.
The matter of the description of the color of
Golden Wyandottes was referred to the Wyan-
dotte Club. On motion of Mr.. Jacobs the edi-
tors of the revised standard were instructed to
the term Instructions to Judges" instead
of "Suggestions to Judges in the American
Standard. The disqualifying weights for bronze
turkey cock was reduced from to twenty fve
pounds to twenty four pounds. All Leghorns
will be disqualified for eyes any color other than
red or bay.
The evening and final session of the associa-
ton for the most consumed in COM
pleting the revision of the standard.
H. S. Babcock, of Providence, r. T., was
elected to edit the new revised standard, and
was instructed to have the same copyrighted
soon possible
: A. G. Flcklin, Tuscola. H.. II. S Babcoek.
Providence. R. l., and F. E. Scheel. Bellevile,
Ill, instructed to have the association in
corporated. The revision of the standard for
water fowls referred to the editing COM
mittee.
On motion of J. K. Fetch. it was ordered that
in competition for sweepstake prizes. birds not
suffering from weight clauses shall be handi-
capped one and one-half points The committee
profiles of varieties were instructed to report
by June 15 1888. The editing committee
instructed to have its work completed by Sept.
15 1883.