Judging at Shows

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 96, 5 February 1891, Page 4

Judging at Shows

I /Tig^rbtfgKbut 'England there appears be a growing ; feeling that the ,? system of/having '«njy'' i *)we '-judge in -i the -different! sections at agricultural .-oshows should -be .given a fair trial. •S'Mr A W. "Brydon read - a pnper'last -be'foie tire Alferton -Agiiculrtural Society of wbich he 'Strongly advocated ~:t he single^/jurlge system. When two people were, he said, i'u>ig- " ing ip was '.almost impossible for them -;.tc[,give an absolute definite opinion. -"-There must be a certain amouut of give and take, and; he thought this -- system very often led to the best animal' not getting thY prize. People - would not -be -so ready to judge if they knew they had to go into the ring by themselves ; -and the result •- would be'that they would get a better v class of men'in T;he r ring, and the \ jjpblie would have'- more satisfaction '' by seeing the prize go to what oue Z' judge- considered' absolutely the best animal. They wbuld'then 'be able to *at the,next show" what another sepa- :; c 'rate ; and'-uudivided opinion was, and - x 'they would 'at 'last- get to see the /"elass of v animal"required'in the opinion^ - of those capable of acting as judges, u panterbury Press.