October 1st, 1979

Dear Mr Plant,

I am enclosing a copy of the proposed description of the Australian Pit Game Bantam which I would like to have you review and return promptly in order to have it published in one of our Quarterlies.

Not having too much data to work with in the form of an illustration, I have concluded that the shape of this bird is somewhere between our American Game and the Old English Game Bantams.

The pamphlet your forwarded to me has been used as much as possible in setting up this standard and I tried to use much of the language contained therein. I am at a loss to know whether, in the show room, dubbed birds compete with undubbed birds. Hence, the statement under comb that appears at the head of this description. Here in the USA, we would not permit such a thing. In other words, these would be judged separately in a separate class.

The pamphlet states that Colour - immaterial. Of course, we cannot tolerate this so I have set up five different color patterns and designated the comb, eyes, beak, shanks and toes on a basis of what I would believe to be a fair compromise for these requirements and points that could be easily bred up to.

Following our requirements I established the shape of Female description with an educated guess as to how the female should appear in comparison to the male so that the judge and the beginner would have a standard to work toward.

Sincerely,