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ally, and with better discrimination. With :i more correct appreciation of the situation I think 

 an exhibitor is much more likely to so govern his conduct toward his exhibits and the judge 

 as not to put the judge in an equivocal position. Exhibitors who do this become more careful 

 on their own account as they learn that while they may, by attempting to act on the supposition 

 that a judge's decision may be influenced, put him in an equivocal position, their acts are 

 observed by other exhibitors, and these may feel doubtful about the judge in such cases, but 

 their attitude toward the offending exhibitor is one of unequivocal condemnation. 



An exhibitor who feels tempted and perhaps especially tempted because he has imbibed 

 the notion that judges are crooked to tamper with the judge, may be interested in knowing 

 that instances of judges being directly influenced in the placing of awards are extremely rare. 

 Almost as rare are instances where a judge does not resent any palpable attempt to influence 

 his decision. The common cases of apparent bias or prejudice for or against an exhibitor 

 depend generally on the fact that thp occasion takes the judge off his guard that is, the 

 judge's errors are unintentional unconscious. Probably if anyone had the same interest in 

 circulating stories of instances where the judge had shown a judicial cold blooded disinter- 

 estedness in the^exhibits of his friend it would be found that such instances were many times 

 more numerous than the others. 



The general disposition of oflicials at shows and exhibitions is to hold judges to a very high 

 standard of work, and in their dealings with those whose interests their decisions in any way 

 aflect. At the same time a correct appreciation of the conditions under which their work bus 

 to be done makes the veteran show official or exhibitor much more lenient in his judgment of a 

 poultry judge's occasional shortcomings, and he is not PO ready to utterly condemn a judge for 

 things which while objectionable or deplorable do not seriously aflect his efficiency or irretriev- 

 ably ruin his reputation with discriminating fanciers. 



