Mr Frank Gary
Crosswicks - N.J. - USA

30-9-1980

Dear Mr Gary,

Just a short note hoping you received the material I sent you last week. I asked you in my previous letter for Mrs Banning address. I received the 1980 ABA Yearbook yesterday which has her address in it, so will now write to her. Feel sure she will be able to assist me with the information I am seeking to further my research on the history, distribution etc of the domestic chicken. I am enclosing a copy of the Ancona Club Standard (England) which the Ancona Club of Australia has adopted and distributed amongst its members.

It is as you would be aware a little more detailed than standard appearing in the British Standard. The Ancona both large fowl and Bantam is pretty popular in Australia (particularly New South Wales and Queensland) and the breed is in the hands of some good fanciers who are endeavouring to improve it all the time. I felt this pamphlet may be of interest to you.

Further to my comments of last week on the opposition from our Pekin Bantam Club Committee members on the Pekin Standard information has come to hand that lead me to believe they are against it (yet they would not allow me to present it to the members at the last meeting, so they don’t know even the format of it). This sounds a ridiculous situation, which it no doubt is.

My co-worker Neville Notley, my son and myself have discussed the situation and there is no doubt one way or another it will go down on paper. We do not feel there could be any improvement on the material you put together and sent me together with the few alterations I discussed in my previous letter.

There is no doubt your predictions then when too many become involved the situation become lagged down. However the 3 of us are determined this will not occur. Have to visit the doctor on my eyes again in a couple of days. Hope for a good report.

Sincerely yours,