THE LADIES' FIELD "CAT GOSSIP" COLUMNS

THE LADIES' FIELD "CAT GOSSIP" COLUMNS - 1911

In January and February 1911 there was no Cat Gossip, despite these usually being cat show months. In April 1911, Cat Gossip was authored by a new correspondent using the pen-name "Grimalkin". The cat advice also dried up. This might be due to specialist fancier magazines such as Fur and Feather which devoted much more space to the cat fancy. Also, the cat columnists tended to be older ladies who might have had to give up writing.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, January 7, 1911, pg - No Cat Gossip
CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, January 14, 1911. - No Cat Gossip
CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, January 21, 1911. - No Cat Gossip
CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, January 28, 1911. - No Cat Gossip
CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, February 4, 1911. - No Cat Gossip
CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, February 11, 1911. - No Cat Gossip
CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, February 18, 1911. - No Cat Gossip
CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, February 25, 1911. - No Cat Gossip
CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, March 4, 1911. - No Cat Gossip

ANIMAL GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, March 11, 1911, pg. 49

GLASGOW SHOW
THE fourteenth annual show of the City of Glasgow Kennel Club was held in the Scottish Zoo, an admirably adapted building was for an exhibition of this description . . . The entry, in conjunction with the cats, totalled 1,225, and was some 300 in excess of last year. A word of praise is due to the secretary, Mr. Grieve, and his hard-working band of stewards. The show was splendidly managed and the "gate" enormous; indeed, one committee-man was heard to remark, ‘ he didn't know what on earth they'd do with all the money." [Cat results were in the following issue.]

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, March 18, 1911, pg. 98 & 155

THE SCOTTISH CAT CLUB'S CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW.
SCOTLAND'S premier cat show, the thirteenth annual championship show of the Scottish Cat Club, was held in the Zoo, Glasgow; there was a capital entry, and much credit is due to Miss McNish, who so ably managed the exhibition. Excellent teams were shown by H.E. the Countess of Aberdeen and Mrs. Slingsby, the latter lady supporting the show with thirty-seven entries. The following are the awards in the longhaired section.
Blue males were a fine class of twelve. First and championship went to Mrs. Fisher White's Remus of Highgate, who was in lovely coat, fine eyes and very sound in colour - by this win he now becomes a full champion; third, Miss Savory's Billy Button of Emberton, great head and bone, lovely coat, fails in eyes.
Blue females: First and championship to Mrs. Barclay's Scottish Gem, who won well; she has glorious eyes, very pale in colour and tiny ears.
Blue kitten under eight months contained thirteen entries: First, Mrs. Slingsby's Venetia of Thorpe, a lovely one with gorgeous eyes and shown in perfect condition; second also to Mrs. Slingsby with Veronica of Thorpe, who is the same type as the winner - a perfect specimen.
Blue male kitten eight to twelve months: First, Mrs. Bruce's' Gordon of Cupar, who was somewhat lucky - he is a big light blue very much shaded; second, Mrs. Slingsby's Blue Lightning of Thorpe, whom we thought the winner - he is beautifully sound in colour, lovely shade, grand head and glorious eyes.
Blue female kitten eight to twelve months: First, Mrs. Slingsby's Miriam of Thorpe, a typical one of much promise; second to the same lady with Blue Witch of Thorpe, another good one with grand head and eyes.
Blue novice: First, Venetia of Thorpe; second, Gordon of Cupar; third, Veronica of Thorpe.
White male: First and championship to Mrs. Fauld's Knowe Boy, a lovely blue-eyed one; his eyes are rather small, but he was shown in perfect condition.
White female: First and championship to Mrs. Fauld's Snowflake, a home-bred well-known winner.
Black male or female: H.E. the Countess of Aberdeen won first and championship with Haddo Blackie, who has a good head and nice eyes, but is a little brown underneath: second. Mrs. Nicoll's Ch. Bankfoot Kate, a well-known winner, but not shown in her usual good form; third, Mrs, Walke Stevenson's Dabye, a great-boned cat who fails in eyes.
Black or white kitten: First, Mrs. Fauld's Knowe Princess, a perfect little white of great promise; third, Miss Soans' Gruff, a black with gran bone, nice colour and head, but fails in eyes.
Red or orange tabby male: First and championship to Mrs. Slingsby's Ch. Red Eagle of Thorpe, a well -known winner, shown in his usual good bloom.
Red or orange tabby female: Second, Mrs. Slingsby's Aigrette of Thorpe, a rich-coloured orange with a good coat, head and eyes, who might have been first.
Red self or shaded male or female: First, Mrs. Hall's Tower Wood Pharoah, a grand red, good head, colour and bone, and in nice condition; third, Mrs. Grieg's Scarlet Runner, who loses in colour to the winner; reserve, Miss Lea's Ruckholt Daphne, the richest-coloured red in the class - the hair was off the top of her eyes, or she might have been higher.
Cream male: First and championship to Mrs. Slingsby's Ch. Wildon Wily, too well known to describe, looking very fit; second to the same lady with Ch. Wilful of Thorpe, also well known and close up to the winner; third, Mrs. Somerville's Ronald Dalziel, who is not so level in colour as the winner - still, a fine cat.
Cream female: Second, Mrs. Wise with Flora, paler in colour and not so level as the winner, fine eyes and bone.
Tortoiseshell or tortoiseshell and white male: First and championship to Mrs. Slingsby's Ch. Rosette of Thorpe, in his usual glorious form.
Tortoiseshell or tortoiseshell and white female: First and another championship went to Mrs. Slingsby's Mayday of Thorpe a good-coated tortoiseshell who might be richer in colour, grand head and bone.
Cream kitten four to twelve months: First, Mrs. Hall's Tower Wood Marigold, sound in colour, but fails in eyes; second, Mrs. Wise with Kirsty, very pale cream, not level in colour, glorious eyes; third to Sister Mary Mary Margaret with Reuben of Inchgarvie, grand bone, nice head and colour, and very cheap at the catalogue price (£1 15s.).
Red kitten four to twelve months: First, Miss Tawse with Redskin of Thorpe. a rare-coloured red tabby. nice head and eyes, an easy winner; second to Miss Douglas with Ruddylad, a huge fellow with a great coat; third, Mrs. Slingsby's Redwing of Thorpe, grand head and colour and neat ears.
Chinchilla male: Mrs. Slingsby took first and championship with Ch. Silver Comet of Thorpe, in his usual fine bloom; second, Mrs. Sedgwick's Eric Brighteyes, lovely green eyes, fails in head and bone to winner.
Chinchilla female: First and championship to Mrs. Sedgwick's Ch. Thelma Lenore, one of the best females ever seen in Scotland, lovely eyes and pale level colour - was awarded the special prize for the best cat in the show; second, Mrs. Greig's Dora, darker in colour and not so good in coat as the winner, still a nice one.
Chinchilla kitten: First, Mrs. Slingsby's Cynthia of Thorpe, wonderfully pale in colour, sweet face and nice eyes, an easy winner; second, Miss Morgan's Christmas Rosebud, much darker, but gives promise of clearing off.
Shaded silver or silver tabby male or female: First, Mrs. Moore's Silver Tiger, a grand silver tabby with dense black markings and clear silvery colour; third, H.E. the Countess of Aberdeen with Haddo Coral, not so dense in markings, lovely head, and close up to the winner.
Smoke male: First and championship to Mrs. Hay's Jackil, grand head and bone, nice colour, won well; second, Mrs. Sinkins's Shaitan, another fine fellow, as good in bone and head, but not so clear in under colour.
Brown tabby male or female: Second, H.E. the Countess of Aberdeen's Asthormay Rabeun, a rich-coloured one, with better markings than the winner, should have been first; third, Miss Chamberlayne's The Sable Boy, a rich-coloured one, not distinct enough in markings.
Novice other than blue: First, Christmas Rosebud; second, Knowe Princess.
Any other colour kitten: First, Mrs. Mackintosh's Molly Oof Clanchattan, a tortoiseshell with a nice head, but very poor in colour.
Pair of kittens any variety: First, Mrs. Slingsby's Venetia and Veronica of Thorpe; second to the same exhibitor's Blue Lightning and Witch of Thorpe.
Limit for cats that have not won more than three first prizes: First, Knowe Boy second, Edward Dalziel; third, Mrs. Sedgwick's Eric Brighteyes.
Self-colour neuter: Second to Mrs. Somerville's Edward Dalziel, a very handsome cream, grand bone and coat; third, H.E. the Countess of Aberdeen's Haddo Blue Lad, a fine blue in grand coat and lovely eyes.
Any other colour neuter: First, H.E. the Countess of Aberdeen with Haddo Jack, a fine shaded silver, with great bone and shown in grand condition; second, Mrs. Roy Geddes's Parkneuk Jack, a big orange fellow, rare good colour and condition.
Stud cat: First, Ch. Silver Comet of Thorpe; second, Ch. Red Eagle of Thorpe.
Brace: First, Ch. Silver Comet and Ch. Red Eagle; second, Ch. Wildon Wily and Ch. Wilful; third, Eric Brighteyes and Ch. Thelma Lenore.
Team: First, Mrs. Slingsby; second, Mrs. Somerville.
Breeders' cats: First, Ch. Thelma Lenore; second, Knowe Boy; third, Shaitan.
Breeders' kittens: First, Knowe Princess; second, Tower Wood Marigold; third, Gordon of Cupar.
In the short-haired section the entries were not so numerous, and most of the cats belonged to men. How is this? Has the mere man not the patience to attend to the long-haired breeds, or is it laziness pure and simple?
Black male or female: Second to Mrs. Morrison's Hector, a nice-boned one, pale in eyes.
Blue male or female: Second, Miss Cochrane's The Blue Peter, a nice level-coloured one of the Russian type, shown in good bloom.
White male or female: Second, Mrs. Arthur's Lord Maxwell, a very good one, but dirty, otherwise would have won.
Silver tabby: Second, Mrs. Cunningham's Alfonso, grand flank markings, but fails in tail.
Tortoise and white: First and championship to Mrs. Slingsby's Ch. Cretonne of Thorpe, the well-known winner, put down in lovely form.
Neuter any variety: First, Miss Richmond's Black Knight, a big cat with a nice head, but fails in eyes; second, Mrs. Atkinson's Bennie, a larger black, with grand bone, beautiful coat, and shown in rare bloom.
Selling class: First, Alfonso; third, Miss Bell Irving's Rokeby Lily, a nice little blue kitten.
Local class saw Mrs. Mackintosh winning second with Marco Polo, a lovely, sound, pale blue, with a great head and coat, but failing in eyes.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, March 25 , 1911. - No Cat Gossip

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, April 1, 1911, pg. 229

"Grimalkin" will be delighted to receive pretty photographs and interesting items of news concerning cats for inclusion in this column. All communications should be addressed "Grimalkin," THE LADIES' FIELD, Southampton Street, Strand, and reach the office not later than Tuesday morning for insertion in the FOLLOWING week's issue.

ONE of the most enthusiastic breeders of cats is H.E. the Countess ' of Aberdeen, who keeps many varieties, and whenever she exhibits, her cats may be found at the top of the class. The accompanying photographs were taken specially for THE LADIES' FIELD at the Viceregal Lodge, and show a few of the winning cats quartered there. Haddo Blue Lad is a grand blue with lovely eyes and a wonderful coat; a winner at the late Glasgow show. Haddo Jake won a first at Glasgow; he is a grand-shaded silver neuter with a lovely head. Haddo Coral, another Glasgow winner, is a silver tabby with a beautiful head and sweet expression.

I HOPE exhibitors will send me news and photographs of their cats for publication. I quote the following from OUR CATS. Mrs. Stephens writes: "Your readers may be interested to hear that my Boy Blue of Hyver, who did so well at the Crystal Palace, Westminster and Newbury, the only shows at which he has been exhibited, has been sold to a purchaser in America, who fell in love with his photograph which he saw in THE LADIES' FIELD." Comment is needless!

DUNDEE SHOW is to be held on April 5th and 6th. There is a great classification, with specials galore. Schedules can be obtained from Mr. Forbes Grant, 31, Reform Street, Dundee, and I hope to give a full report of the show.

CARLISLE SHOW.
THERE was quite a good show of cats in the Market Hall, Carlisle. Mrs. Slingsby judged all the varieties, and her awards gave great satisfaction. The show was under the management of Miss Dawson, who was ably assisted by the following ladies as stewards: Mrs. Hall Atkinson, Mrs. Pease Bennett and Miss Hewetson.

LONG-HAIRED CLASSES.
Blue male: First, Mrs. Hall Atkinson's Dougal, a splendid cat, only ten months old, very sound in colour, excels in head and eyes, and also won the cup for the best kitten in the show - should have a great career in front of him; second, Mrs. Walker's Westminster Blue Ruff, another grand cat, only fails in eyes; third, Mrs. Hall's Moccasin, a useful one, but his coat is knotty and his eyes might be better.
Blue female: First, Mrs. Hall Atkinson's Dot, a very pretty queen, sound in colour and good in shape.
Any other colour male: First to Mrs. Hall with Tower Wood Pharaoh, a grand cat, and well known.
Any other colour female: Second, Miss Beal's Ronald Kirk Jacquetta, e a nicely-broken home-bred tortoiseshell, who might be better in eye; third, Mrs. Hall's Tower Wood Marigold, a beautiful cream, must have pressed the winner hard.
Neuter cat or kitten: First, Mrs. Graham Cottart with My Boy Tammie, a massive blue, with a grand length of coat and beautiful shape; third, Mrs. Glenny's Timms, a useful sort.
Blue kitten under six months: First, Mrs. Herdman's Lillie, a lovely queen, grand bone and good body shape - the best-coloured cat in the show; second to the same exhibitor with Emperor, another pretty one.
Blue kitten over six and under twelve months: First, Dougal; second, Westminster Blue Ruff.
Any other colour kitten under twelve months: First, Tower Wood Marigold; second to Mrs. Mackintosh with Molly of Clanchattan, a tortoiseshell of lovely shape and beautiful coat, fine eyes; third, Miss Bell-Irving's Rokeby Swaggerer, looking better than at Glasgow.
SHORT-HAIRED CLASSES.
Tortoiseshell or tortoiseshell and white: First, Miss Dawson's Tots, a very good, all-round cat.
Silver tabby: Second, Mrs. Fletcher's Brunswick Kuroki, a lovely silver tabby, with a better head than the winner - no injustice would have been done had he topped the class; third to the same lady with Brunswick Tabs, who is well known and was shown in good form.
Any other colour male or female: Second, Mrs. Reay's Pixie, a nice female, with dense markings, but nursing kittens, so not in her best coat.
OTHER CLASSES.
Neuter: First, Mrs. Hall Atkinson with Bennie, a beautiful black, but his eyes are not orange enough; second, Miss Richmond's Black Knight, lovely dense coat, and fine typical head; extra second to Miss Chamberlayne's Tibboo Tibbs, a splendid brown tabby.
Kitten under six months: Miss MacDowell had a bloodless victory with Golden Queen, a very useful tortoiseshell.
Kitten six to twelve months: Second, Mrs. Reay's Simie, a nice Siamese, with a good head.
Local: First, Timms; second, Miss Hewetson's Toby; and third, Miss Burn's Darkie.
Breeders: Second to Westminster Blue Ruff.

The special prizes were awarded as follows: Silver medal for best long-haired male to Dougal; silver medal for best short-haired female to Tots, who also won the silver medal for the best cat ite sex to winner of the cup for best cat in the show; silver cup for best neuter cat or kitten to Mrs. Hall Atkinson's Bennie.

FATE pursues us with reference to the reproduction of Miss Fisher White's Ch. Remus of Highgate, as we published a portrat which was not his above his name in a recent issue. We regret the error, and will publish an authentic portrait of the genuine champion next week. At the same time, we most earnestly impress upon dog and cat owners the desirability of correct and clearly-written endorsements on the back of photographs submitted for reproduction. - GRIMALKIN.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, April 8, 1911. - No Cat Gossip.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, April 15, 1911, pg. 290

FROM Miss Morgan of Edinburgh I hear most flourishing news of her cats. First of all she has made an important purchase, having secured the famous cream gelding Neidpath Tinker, of whom she is very proud; he is a winner of innumerable firsts and special prizes, and is looking lovelier than ever, carrying an enormous coat and owns a fine head with gorgeous orange eyes. Then there is a promising litter being nursed by a little blue female, who is proving a devoted mother, and her offspring possesses nice heads and the tiniest of ears. Miss Morgan also keeps King Charles, Pekingese and Japanese spaniels, and tells me all the cats and dogs live very happily together.

AT Carlisle Show I met Mrs. Pease Bennett, who was very busy stewarding, and regretting that she could not show as all her cats were out of coat. She told me that at Easter she is expecting three litters, so is hoping for good results this year. Gossip of Newcastle, a black queen and winner of second at Westminster, is in kitten to Mrs. Baldry's Blenkinsop Prince; another black queen, Zenobia of Newcastle, has been mated to Red Lion, so her owner is hoping there may be an orange or, perhaps, a self-red in litter. Wanda, a blue queen, is in kitten to Catch of the Season, and two other blue queens are away visiting, so there should be no lack of kittens later on. Mrs. Pease Bennett believes in an out of door life for her cats, as she finds they are so much more hardy than those kept indoors. This, combined with regular and judicious feeding, goes far to keep disease away. I have pleasure in reproducing a photograph of one of this lady's prize-winners, Newcastle Monarch, taken when eight months old: he won firsts at Bradford and Carlisle, and second at Otley, and is a very typical youngster.

MRS. LOUIS MAXWELL of Torquay sent me this charming photograph of her orange kitten, Lamorna Golden Gift, taken when he was six months' old. He has only been shown once, at Westminster, January, 1911, where he won first in his class and also one of the Wilson, Limited, Challenge Cups. Mrs. Maxwell expressed her pleasure that THE LADIES' FIELD is once more starting a cat column; indeed, I must thank the many ladies who have written such kind letters of appreciation of the fat that cats and their doings are once more to have a page allotted to them. I have been most gratified at the numerous expressions of approval I have received.

MRS. SINKINS of Southampton has forwarded me this photograph of her lovely smoke Persian, Shaitan, who won two firsts and championship at Westminster, 1910. He is very typical, a splendid size, shape and head, with yellow eyes, pure white undercoat and perfect grey frill. His proud mistress is at present rejoicing in two lovely kittens by him, which look as if they were going to turn out well. She is also looking forward to a litter by him due on April 10th, in which she hopes there will be another Belto and Beltina. Mrs. Sinkins laments that no one can find out the cause of, and remedy for, show fever, which makes exhibitors so dread sending their kittens to shows, as they never know what sufferings and possible deaths it may entail. She wishes some doctor or veterinary surgeon would discover the special microbe of bacillus and annihilate it, a wish in which the whole fancy join.

I HAVE just received a schedule from the Wharfedale Agricultural Society, who are holding their annual show at Otley on May 5th and 6th. I see there are to be six classes for cats – three for longhairs and three for short-hairs – and Mr. Mason is to be the judge. Entry forms can be obtained from Mr. William Holmes, 34, Market Place, Otley, Yorkshire.

I HEAR that the Cathcart (near Glasgow) Agricultural Society is giving eight classes for cats at their annual show to be held on June 1st. Miss McNish of West Kilbride has been asked, and has accepted the invitation, to judge. This lady should draw a good entry, as what she does not know about cats of all varieties is not worth knowing. Russians are, perhaps, her favourite breed, and she has been breeding these since she was eleven years old, even at the early age of eight she took an intelligent interest in all cats. Miss McNish is the lady who so successfully piloted the late Scottish Cat Club's Championship Show at Glasgow to success.

THETorquay Fur and Feather Society have arranged to hold their annual show on October 19th, and Miss White Atkins has promised to judge the cats. The committee are hoping to give an increased classification, and the secretary, Mr. A. Walker, Crendon, Innerbrook Road, Chelston, Torquay, will be glad to hear of anyone desirous of guaranteeing a class or giving a special prize.

I SEE in a contemporary a suggestion from a resident in Bournemouth that a show should be held in that town, so perhaps the governing council will take into consideration the question of organising one when arranging fixtures for next season. It seems to me, with such a large number of visitors to patronise it, that a show in Bournemouth would be extremely successful. - GRIMALKIN,

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, April 22, 1911. - No Cat Gossip

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, April 29, 1911, pg 392.

NOWHERE are there two more enthusiastic fanciers to be found than Mrs. and Miss Sharland of Exmouth. This little South Devonshire town is a charming spot, a wonderful change of scenery and rest for those who are tired and jaded from the stress of town life: but for exhibiting cats it is indeed isolated. The burden and expense of travelling such long distances is the reason Mrs. Sharland's name is not more often seen in the prize-lists. It is only some four years since this lady decided to satisfy her ambition of owning a Persian cat of fashionable breeding and beauty; accordingly she purchased Silver Yolande at the early age of three months. She has turned out a good investment, as she has been a frequent prize-winner and capital breeder. She has a lovely head and ears and the beautiful green eyes so much desired. Her silver is the rare lavender tint; her only fault is that her markings, though good, are too faint. The next purchase was a blue kitten, Mafalda, one of the best breeders and mothers living. She combines the blood of the well-known blues, San Toy and Cobalt, and is a cat with a typical head and grand orange eyes. Among Mrs. Sharland's stud cats, pride of place must be given to Lord of the Manor, a silver tabby of great size, bone and wealth of coat. He has proved himself a successful sire, and his kittens have won all over the country. Camaralyaman is a chinchilla, but bred from silver tabby parents, whose pedigree can be traced back thirty years to Chinnie (called the mother of chinchillas). Her mate was Huffy I., who was bred from imported cats. Saracenesca of Silverdene is a blue, and a descendant of Ch. Ayrshire Ronald and Ch, Wooloomooloo. He has a grand head, good eyes and is massively built. Mrs, Sharland has four queens, the best being Silver Yolande, who invariably has chinchilla kittens. Last year she was mated to Camaralyaman and had two chinchillas. This season she was mated to Lord of the Manor; again chinchillas, even lighter than the last, and as her mistress wanted silver tabbies, she was somewhat disappointed. Yvonne of Silverdene is a home-bred silver tabby with very distinct markings, and her pedigree contains all the four principal silver tabby strains. Mifawny is a black queen and mated to Saracenesca. She had rather a curious litter - three males, a blue, black and silver tabby, representing the three varieties Mrs. Sharland keeps. All the queens are kept in the house and made great pets. The cats are all fed on raw meat, and have cold water to drink, the nursing queens having milk food. This diet keeps them well and fit; and Mrs. Sharland found that until she adopted it she lost nearly all the kittens.

MRS. SPOFFORTH, the president of that flourishing association the Midland Counties' Cat Club, tells me she has four beautiful silver tabby kittens by Orient Brutus ex Orient Stella, with wonderful markings, which she is looking forward to showing later on. I hear that Mrs. Spofforth has taken up Chow Chows, and intends to become a prominent exhibitor before long. I hope this does not mean that cats will no longer be first in her hobbies.

FROM Miss Fawcett of Chalford I hear that she has been disappointed in some litters, two queens having refused to do their duty; however, her lovely orange Sunset Glory is in kitten, so this is some compensation. Sunset Glory is most aptly named, as she is a glorious colour, good shape, and owns a fine head and eyes; she is a winner of first prizes at Bristol, the Crystal Palace and Westminster, at the latter winning the S.C.C.C. gold medal for the best long-haired kitten. Naturally, her mistress is very proud of her, especially as she is home-bred; I hope in a subsequent issue to reproduce her photograph. Miss Fawcett is very pleased that one of the blue kittens she showed at Westminster, who was a winner, and sold from the show, has recently won first and four specials and silver badge for best blue female at Thornton Heath in open classes,

THE NATIONAL CAT CLUB have decided to hold their summer show at Richmond on July 4th by arrangement with the Richmond Cat Club. Mr. Cox, of 65, Chancery Lane, London, will be glad to hear as soon as possible from all interested in the classification, as the committee are most anxious to get as many classes as possible guaranteed.

DUNDEE SHOW
IN conjunction with the Dundee Canine Club's annual dog show a cat section was also provided, but, unfortunately, the entry was a very poor one, the eleven classes bringing in only some forty entries - a decrease from former years. Mr. Colin Campbell was the judge for all varieties.
In blue females (long-haired), Mrs. Nicoll won second with Lady Nairn, a very typical queen, nice colour, good head and eyes.
Any other colour male: First to Mrs. Webster's Major, a huge smoke, with a grand shaped head, beautiful mask, pure silvery undercoat, could be deeper in eye; he was also awarded two specials.
Any other colour female: Second, Mrs. Reid's Beauty, another smoke with a sweet expression, rather pale in eye and not dense enough in mask.
In kittens under six months Mrs. Nicoll took third with a very promising youngster Bankfoot Major.
Geldings saw Mrs. Baird take second with Tim, a nice home-bred one; first and special in this class went to Mrs. Milne with Diddle, a huge brown tabby, shown in good form. Miss Morgan had entered her new purchase, Reidpath Tinker, but he was absent.
In novices second and reserve went to Mrs. Nicoll with her kitten and Lady Nairn. - GRIMALKIN.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, May 6, 1911. - No Cat Gossip

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, May 13, 1911

MISS KING of Bognor has sent me quite a budget of news. First of all, there are fourteen kittens already, and another litter is expected in a few weeks. A sweet little blue queen called Heloitic (born out in Geneva) has five bouncing babies, all boys, and she is most devoted to them. When she comes down for her meals she will run to the bottom of the stairs in order to listen if the infants are calling her, and if all is quiet she will go back and finish her food. The Gondolier, whose photograph we produce, is a fine blue with a beautiful head, glorious large red golden eyes, and owns a long, heavy coat; he is the son of H.E. the Countess of Aberdeen's Haddo Blue Beard ex Mrs. Bernard's Fionnuala, and so far has only been shown twice. He won second at Hounslow in 1909 when he was out of coat, and took the special prize for best eyes in blue males at Westminster in 1910. Miss King often regrets she never had the opportunity of showing him as a kitten, but as she was living abroad, where, by the way, he was the admiration of all, this was impossible. There is a promising seven months' old son of his with whom Miss King is hoping to do great things later on. Some time ago she purchased The Gondolier's elder brother, Paddy, a splendid fellow and already the winner of two first prizes at Sandy. I also hear that there is a lovely chinchilla male in the cattery who is almost eleven months old; he is a son of Silver Roy ex Lady Milky, and is registered as Sir William Blake. He is a very pale colour, owns a long silky coat and large green eyes. All Miss King's cats are house pets, and she has the garden wired in so that they can run about at their own sweet will.

QUITE one of the most beautiful specimens of her breed is Miss Gladys Cheetham's Ch. Oaklands Sceptre, who owns The Gondolier as her sire. Sceptre has had a grand show career, and the following are some of her wins: Batley, first and two specials and best in show; Wakefield, first and four specials; Ossett, first and two specials; Hounslow, two firsts and special and cup for best in show; Crystal Palace, first, championship and eight specials; Birmingham, first, championship and four specials; Westminster, two firsts, championship and eight specials: truly a great record.

IT IS close on eight years since Mrs. Campbell Frazer of the Withdean Cattery, near Brighton, owned her first blue Persian queen, and affection for her pets has grown stronger year by year. The foundation of this successful cattery was Lady Betty Hothfield, who arrived unexpectedly from a lady who wanted a home for her pet. Lady Betty Hothfield was a daughter of Blue Boy, full of tricks and a most interesting personality. She was a very determined cat, and if shut in a hall or passage would stand on her hind legs and turn the handle of the door backwards and forwards until her persistency gained admittance. She had many lovely kittens. One litter was rather curious. Mated to a smoke, son of Ch. Ranji, her kittens were six blues and one quite black, which Mrs. Frazer, in her ignorance, thought a mongrel, and decided to give it the happy despatch, little dreaming that smokes are always born black. She is wiser now, but often wonders if she sacrificed an embryo champion. Since those days Mrs. Frazer's cattery has grown enormously, and she now keeps several queens as well as the stud cat, Peru of Hessle, a huge blue, of whom she is very proud, as he has won firsts at the Crystal Palace and Westminster. Lately she has purchased a valuable young cat of great promise. The Catteries consist of six distinct houses. The kitten-house has its own garden, where the little ones run and play all the summer-time, happy and free, and many a half-hour may be pleasantly spent watching their gambols. Feeding is always an interesting subject, especially to those about to enter the fancy, so perhaps a few notes on Mrs. Frazer's methods will not be out of place. The grown cats get two meals a day; morning, brown bread and gravy (soaked cod-liver oil biscuits make a nice change); evening, a good substantial meal of meat or fish. The kittens are brought up on baby food, but are put on fish and cooked meat as soon as they are able to eat it, and are fed frequently. Mrs. Frazer finds that, with plenty of space, fresh air and freedom, very little sickness will come nigh the cattery. Blues are particularly healthy, and will generally doctor themselves with a meal of coarse grass if they are given the opportunity. The queens are given as much liberty as possible, and when with their kittens they roam where they please.

Mrs. Frazer tells me two amusing incidents. She has a blue Persian queen who ought to have a medal presented to her in these rat-catching days, for when with her kittens she clears the neighbourhood of rats; young and old come all the same to her. Perched on a wall above the rat-hole she waits. Out comes the rat, down flies Blue Pearl right on to his back and, pinned to the ground by the neck, behind the ears, his life is over. There is no struggle and no tearing of fur. The rat lies dead, apparently unhurt, and is then carried off in triumph to show the family what the militant Suffragette has accomplished. The other incident is the strangest sight Mrs. Frazer has ever seen among her cats. Last year a young rook fell from his nest and was brought up by hand. He was perfectly tame, and was so fond of being among the cats that he would eat in the midst of them all; any familiarity or disrespect he punished immediately, and kept them all in check by a stroke from his strong beak. Mrs. Frazer has often seen him asleep in the kittens' bed, surrounded by kittens, and the mother cat sleeping close by; a really curious sight. Mrs. Frazer concludes her notes to me with this sentence, "The pleasure of any hobby is in itself its own reward, and for those whose hobby takes the form of live pets of any kind, this is more than true. To combine profit with pleasure, I can confidently recommend the cat fancy, for in both ways I can say I know. Love your pets, let them love you; and you will be surprised, perhaps, by the amount of happiness they will add to life."

MISS LEA of Sydenham sends me a pretty photograph of her winning home-bred kittens, Ruckholt Russell and Ruckholt Rouge Dragon, who are by Ch. Wilful of Thorpe ex Ruckholt Poinsettia of Thorpe. Dragon is a winner of four firsts, two challenge cups and medal for best red kitten bred by exhibitor at Newbury, 1911; both of them have been frequent winners at the winter shows. Miss Lea has been disposing of some of her superfluous stock. Lady Decies has made a couple of purchases - Ruckholt Algy, the well-known cream, with splendid eyes, even colour and broad skull; and also Ruckholt Basil, a first-prize winner with a flowing coat and glorious eyes.

MRS. SINKINS writes me saying how pleased she was with the reproduction of Shaitan's picture in this column; she thought it looked even better than the photograph. I hear that at Southampton there has just been started a cat and dog shelter under the auspices of Our Dumb Friends' League, and already it has done a lot of good in saving strays for kind homes, and putting sick and wounded ones to a merciful end. Mrs. Sinkins is very interested in the question of whether showing kittens at two-day shows hurts them more than one-day shows. Veterinary surgeons say it does not; but many exhibitors only want their kittens to stay one night, and their empty pens look so ugly the second day, besides robbing the show of its chief attraction to visitors, for kittens always appeal to the public more than do the adults. Exhibitors should remember that it is the public's "gate" money which enables a committee to run a show at all. What most exhibitors would really like is to bring their kittens, have them judged and take them off home in about an hour. Mrs. Sinkins says she is a fatalist, as, after neglecting no precaution for health, if kittens are going to be ill, they will be ill, whether the show is one or two days. – GRIMALKIN.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, May 20, 1911 - No Cat Gossip

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, May 27, 1911, pg. 536

I HAVE received from Miss Browne of Bournemouth West two charming photographs. One is of a group of blue Persian kittens on a table; these are five boys of whom their mother, Princess Wee Wee, was naturally very proud, as they were her first children. The mother of the two kittens in the other photograph is Lady Betty, who once took a prize for the best eyes in the show. One of these kittens is loved and petted in the kindest of homes near Brighton; the other was sold to Mrs. Miller, who is so well known in the cat world. The little mothers at Lulworth are again happy with their newly-arrived families, Princess Wee Wee with four boys, all bonnie and well, despite the bitter cold which prevailed during the first few days after their arrival. The kittens are worthy of their sire, Bonnie Joe of Bournemouth, who is looking the picture of health and strength. He has a broad head, cobby shape, massive limbs, great wealth of coat and deep orange eyes, combined with a gentle disposition.

A SUGGESTION has been mooted that a cat club should be formed in Newcastle-on-Tyne, and where there are such good fanciers as Mrs. Pease-Bennett and others, surely this should be easily accomplished. Messrs. Nixon and Booth have most generously offered to give a good cup and two medals to start with, the trophy to be called "The Ch. Lord Monkton Cup," and to be won three times.

MRS. GEORGE LIVESAY of Parrkstone, Dorset, has had a most successful season's breeding. Her 1909 third prize Crystal Palace female had a lovely litter, five males and one female, by Bath Blue Blossom; they were shown locally and mentioned each time. All of them were even in colour, with grand heads and lovely orange eyes. Another queen, a blue Russian called Mousine, had six kittens by Mrs. Livesay's own stud cat, Ivanovitch. All this litter was quickly sold, and Mousine is daily expecting some more kittens by the same sire. With all this good news comes one tale of woe. Dooshky, a smoke blue, was mated to Shaitan and, sad to relate, died in giving birth to four kittens. One was saved and successfully brought up by hand, and Mrs. Livesay hopes to show her next season. With the exception of this one disaster, all the cats have been very healthy and well; they live chiefly in outdoor catteries, and are fed on raw minced beef and boiled fish with oatmeal mixed.

ILL-LUCK seems to be pursuing Mrs. Sharland just at present. She has recently lost a great many kittens, and thinks perhaps the changeable weather has something to do with her misfortunes. She tells me she is taking up the "popular Peke," otherwise Pekingese; these are the most fascinating little dogs with the quaintest of ways, and added to the cats will keep Mrs. Sharland fully occupied.

MISS ALYS GIBBS, who only keeps the Siamese and has been most successful in this breed, tells me she has just re-purchased Light of Asia, a daughter of her own cat, Kinka, ex Ch. Sancho from Mrs. Maturin. Light of Asia was sold as a kitten to Mrs. Maturin, who exhibited her and won with her at all the largest shows. Miss Gibbs owns one of the rare blue-pointed instead of chocolate-pointed Siamese, of which it is believed there are only two others in England. He has lovely silver grey points and enormous blue eyes. Another well-known winner bred by Miss Gibbs is Belle of the Orient, who has done well for her owner, Mrs. Maturin. There are several good queens from the best strains in the cattery, also a beautiful stud male, who is rich in colour, with dense points and the deepest blue eyes possible. Miss Gibbs hopes later on to send me some photographs of her favourtites.

OTLEY SHOW.
THE six classes provided brought together an entry of forty-four, and Mr. Mason judged. Quality was very good, except the kittens, which were only moderate. The special for the best cat in the show was won by Mrs. Behrens' white short-hair, Swinton North Star, who was put down in lovely bloom.
Longhaired blue: First Mrs. Slingsby's Turquoise Thorpe, fine head and eyes, good ears and fair coat; third, Miss Wormald's Timothy Tatler, sound in colour, nice frill and eye, might be shorter in nose.
Long-haired any other colour: First, Mrs. Slingsby's Ch. Red Eagle of Thorpe, the noted orange male, in grand bloom and won easily; fourth, Mrs. Hall's Golden Eagle, a self orange, nice head and ears, fair frill, trifle short in body coat.
Long-haired kitten under eight months: Second, Mrs. Slingsby's Vonclia of Thorpe, fine head, lovely eyes, but not quite level in colour; third, Miss Wormald's black youngster, a promising baby of three months; fourth, Mrs. Holden's silver tabby, nice head and shape, at present shows no signs of body markings.
Short-haired male or female: First and two specials to Mrs. Behrens' Swinton North Star, a fine white with good eyes, shape and coat, who naturally at this time of year had a big pull over the long-hairs.
The Cat Tent was crowded all day long, proving what a great attraction this section has for the general public. – GRIMALKIN.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, June 3, 1911 - No Cat Gossip.
CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, June 10, 1911. - No Cat Gossip.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, June 17, 1911, pg. 94

MISS BELL-IRVING of Barnard Castle is very proud of a litter her well-known winner, the black queen, Rokeby Nesta, is bringing up; there are four black babies and one cream; they are now over six weeks old and are by Rokeby Selfish One, a winner of first and championship at the Crystal Palace. Another queen, Rokeby Barbara, has four fine kittens by the same sire; there are two tortoiseshell and white, one black and one orange - truly a varied family. Miss Bell-Irving has just sold her red tabby stud cat, Rokeby Montrose, at a good figure to Messrs. Nixon and Booth of Newcastle, and he will now be known as Rye Montrose. She tells me she is looking forward to showing a good deal this summer and autumn, and is especially hoping to exhibit at Sandy Show.

MRS. MOORE of Goole chiefly goes in for silver tabbies, and sends me this pretty photograph of her home -bred Monarch of the North, winner of first and championship at the N.C.C.C. Show, 1910. She has not at present a great many kittens, but what there are, she considers the best she ever bred. There is one little chap, most perfect in shape and markings, and at six weeks he weighed exactly 2 lb.; his father is Silver Tiger, who won a championship at the last Glasgow Show. Mrs. Moore says her husband has bought a new camera on purpose to photograph her cats, as she finds it so difficult to get her pets photographed to her satisfaction. Later on she intends to send me some pictures for this column. Being a regular reader of THE LADIES' FIELD, she expresses great satisfaction at cats once more being given a page, as she feels sure it will give the fancy a fillip.

I SUPPOSE there will be a boom in Manx cats since Mr. Winston Churchill has gone in for one; the kitten he has procured is a pure white female, three months old, with blue eyes. Her breeder is Mr. Harry Rall, a Douglas veterinary surgeon, who takes a great interest in preserving the purity of this breed.

I HEAR from Mrs. Greig of Edinburgh that all her cats are very fit; she is watching with proud interest a litter of four home-bred white kits by her blue-eyed white stud, Admiral Togo. Unfortunately, her self orange queen, Golden Trixie, had her first litter ten days prematurely; there were five kittens - four males and one female, all born alive, but three died within the week. The loss of these was very grieving, as two were good, deep-coloured oranges; the survivors, however, seem to be thriving well. Hitherto Dora, a beautiful chinchilla queen, has disappointed her mistress in breeding, but this year Mrs. Greig is hoping s she will have a family. Then there are three lovely blue kits sired by Scottish Chief, who will shortly face the camera, also two chinchilla studs, Silver Thistle and his son, Silver Boy, all in the rudest health. Much controversy has been going on lately upon the question of white cats being deaf. At present Mrs. Greig has no fewer than three blue-eyed white Persian male cats, all with perfect hearing, and one blue-eyed white female Persian that sometimes hears quite well, but at other times seems to be deaf. She also possesses an odd-eyed (one blue, one yellow) white Persian female with perfect hearing. Some years ago she had two blue-eyed short-haired female cats and one yellow-eyed one, all with as good hearing as any ordinary cat; so that out of nine full-grown white cats that Mrs. Greig has owned at different times, seven heard perfectly, one heard indifferently and one was quite deaf, from which it would seem that deafness is not so prevalent as many people make out.

MRS. HERRING of Greta Bridge is rejoicing in a lovely litter of Persian kittens, which comprises two good cream males and two blue and cream females, all of whom are most flourishing; she also owns a well-bred queen in whose veins runs the aristocratic blood of four champions. Mrs. Herring is most devoted to her cats, but owing to lack of space cannot keep as great a number as she would like.

MISS ALICE DRURY of Hessle, who is the popular hon. secretary of the National Cavy Club, tells me she has recently sold her stud cat Romaldkirk Orange Boy, but intends to purchase another one at once to take his place. Orange Boy sired the most lovely copper-eyed creams and orange, and only a very tempting offer induced his owner to part with them. Miss Drury goes in greatly for cavies, and has kept them for many years. She strongly advocates these quaint little creatures as a hobby for ladies.

MISS ELLIS of Rotherham tells me with great glee that Vaila, her noted blue Persian queen, has a very fine litter by Ch. Neila Billi. Vaila's last three litters have numbered nineteen - seven in one litter, six last August, and again six this month. She is an ideal mother, and her kittens have been prize-winners whenever shown. They are noted for their grand coloured heavy coats, and their deep orange eyes are the admiration of all who see them. One of Vaila's sons, Vanity of Thorpe, by Neila Billi, took the prize for best in the show at Rotherham, and also at Newbury, where he vanquished some Crystal Palace winners. Winsome, another son, was best in the show at Steyning, and carried off the special for best orange eyes; also first breeders and first kittens and many other prizes. Trixie, one of Vaila's daughters, has this spring presented her owner with two sweet kittens by Blue Cap of Thorpe; and Cynthia, another queen is also expecting a Blue Cap litter. Have any other of my readers noticed in their cats a liking for birds' eggs? Miss Ellis was surprised the other day to see a blue neuter trotting across the grass with an unbroken thrush's egg in his mouth. He was very indignant when it was taken from him, and immediately rushed off again and up to the top of a yew tree in the garden, where he ate up the remaining eggs in the nest. What a depraved person!

MISS SAVORY of Newport Pagnell, whose photograph I give with two of her pets, is very well-known both as a breeder and exhibitor. Billy Button of Emberton is her stud cat. He is not yet three years old and has done a lot of winning; chief among his prizes are two N.C.C.C. championships, eleven firsts and numerous specials, including three times best blue in show. He is an enormous cat, and when in full coat weighs 12 and a half lb.; he sires orange-eyed kittens, who are wonderfully cobby in shape and have rare coats. Miss Savory had a nice brace of his kittens called Aconite and Little Button; the former, unfortunately, died of show fever after Newbury, and the latter is being kept as a pet, and will in future be known as Bachelor Button of Emberton. Ch. Regina was the first blue Miss Savory owned, and she is the best boned cat she ever possessed; her show days are now over and she stays at home and looks after her children; at present she is in kitten to Ch. Neila Billi of Thorpe; she has a daughter, Gentian, who has also done a lot of winning and is engaged in bringing up a family of five by Blue Cap of Thorpe. None of Miss Savory's cats need fosters to help them with their families. Gentian, for instance, the longer she stays with her kittens, the fatter she becomes. Miss Savory has recently sold Erica of Thorpe to Mrs. Slingsby and hopes she will do her new mistress credit; her glorious eyes and intensely blue colour have made her greatly admired. The cats have the run of the garden and go out in all weathers, and none of them has ever been any the worse. - GRIMALKIN.

ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT.
A LOVER OF CATS. - These half-bred kittens are rather a lucky bag. They may or may not turn out well-coated, and the breeder is just as much in the dark as the buyer, until the cat is about half-grown. I certainly would not advise you to buy one in the way you suggest, because it is only throwing away money to buy kittens without knowing how they have been reared. If they come from crowded catteries, where they and their parents have been badly fed, they never do much good. I am of opinion that you could get a pure Persian for about £1, not a show specimen, but a good healthy, pretty kitten, likely to carry a very fair coat. Do not try for a silver or pale blue, nor lay much stress on colour. Consult Mrs. Brown, 146, High Street, Kensington, both as to this and as to the boarding-place. I know the place you are thinking of; but the cats one sends run so much risk of catching distemper from other boarders where there are many taken. This is not because they are not well cared for, or the homes, etc., well managed, but is an inevitable drawback to aggregation. The charge made by a private boarding-place would be about 3s. 6d. to 5s. a week.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, June 24, 1911. - No Cat Gossip.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, July 1, 1911, pg. 165.

MISS THORNTON of Crawley is the lucky owner of two of the beautiful cats whose portraits I publish. At the present time she has two white cats, Princess Charmer and Lady Bobo. The former was bred by Miss Harper of Hayward's Heath, one of the most successful breeders of whites, and has only recently been purchased by her present owner. The Princess is just three years old, and has had two litters. At present she is in kitten to Mrs. Wilson's beautiful Ch. Ap Brenin of Arrandale, so her mistress is looking forward to some extra special kittens from her. She has glorious eyes, but, unfortunately, she is deaf, which, however, does not prevent her from being very intelligent. Lady Ariel is Miss Thornton's pet; she follows like a dog, and will run and pick up anything thrown to her. She is a home-bred cat, and has successfully appeared on the show bench. Her eyes are a lovely green colour, and she is now in kitten to Ch. Lord Silvercote of Arrandale. There are also two blue queens in the cattery, one, Lady Moonbeam, who had two kittens a few weeks ago by Sir Archie II. of Arrandale. Unfortunately the male died, but the female is a perfect little beauty, and Miss Thornton hopes to show her at the forthcoming Richmond Show. The other queen is Lady Francesca, and she promises to add further laurels to this select family. All the cats sleep out, and during the daytime they come in and go out as they please. They are made great pets, lead a perfectly natural life, and are fed on raw meat, fish and a little milk. Miss Thornton has a small kitten she has reared by hand, and only those who have undertaken a similar task can realise the self-sacrifice and trouble this entails. Last February a chinchilla queen died in giving birth to her kittens, and only the first being alive, Miss Thornton thought she would try and rear it by hand, so put it on a hot-water bottle near the fire, renewing the hot water every four hours. It took to the feeding-bottle well, and for the first week had milk and water, and then went on to malt milk until it was old enough to take solid food. It is now a healthy little thing, and exceedingly playful, although somewhat small for its age.

MISS BEATSON of Exeter sends me a most cheery account of her pets. She is now rejoicing over a fine litter of four boys and one girl by her own blue stud cat, Lupin, out of the queen Blue Mantle. In vain does she try to get Lupin interested in his children; he simply turns away from them with a contemptuous air, quite indifferent to the fact that they are strong and big for their age. Their mother, however, is very pleased with them and purrs ecstatically over them all day long. All these kittens have names from "The Arabian Nights." The most adventurous one is called Sinbad, because he is always starting off on voyages of discovery. Another is named Ahmed, but Miss Beatson thinks she must change this to Joe, for, like the celebrated fat boy in "Pickwick," he is always eating. A little while ago Ahmed had a slight cold in his eye, so some boracic ointment was put on to it. He immediately went up to his mother and clawed at her coat and held up his face as if saying, "See what a horrid mess they have made of my face; do wash me clean," which his mother promptly did. There is another litter due now by Blue Cap of Thorpe, and Miss Thornton's favourite queen, Bath Empress, is the expectant mother. Much has been written lately about savage cats, and whether their owners should take them to shows or not. Miss Beatson did not believe, up to a short while ago, that there was such a thing as a savage cat, and when she heard of stewards at shows being badly bitten she used to wish she had been there, as she was sure she could have handled the vicious ones. However, she knows better now, as she had a really bad-tempered cat lent to her on breeding terms. This creature hated to be brushed, and the first time Miss Beatson approached with the brush and comb (and unprotected hands), not knowing her "playful ways," the cat put on a seraphic expression, and as soon as she felt the brush on her back she fell on her mistress in a most savage way. It turned out afterwards that the poor creature had been badly treated beforehand by a mischievous boy, but before she left she became quite docile and would allow Miss Beatson to do anything with her.

THE annual exhibition promoted by the Cathcart and Eastwood Farmers' Society was held under canvas, and, as was anticipated, the entries in the cat section did not come up very well, this being accounted for by the kittens being as yet too young, and queens and studs being either out of coat or otherwise engaged. Owing to there being only three entries in some classes these were cancelled; the remaining classes contained twenty-one entries. Quite a number of well-known fanciers turned up, most of them bewailing the fact that their stock was so much out of coat and unfit for showing; among them were the Misses Reid, Mrs. Hay, Mrs. McCowatt, Mrs. Walker Stevenson, Mrs. Kernohan, Mrs. Cross, Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. James. Mr. Campbell attended to the comforts of the felines and Miss McNish made the awards, all of which were most popular.
Long-hair adults: First, Mrs. Grant's beautiful level-coloured blue male, of a nice medium shade, good shape and grand eyes, with marvellous coat for this period of the year; second, Mrs. McCowatt's sweet little pale blue female, grand head and tiny ears, beautiful eyes, good length of coat of the right quality, fails a little in eve colour and lacks ruff. V.h.c.: Mrs. Walker Stevenson's good boned black, nice colour and fair length of coat, fails in eye colour. H.c.: Mrs. Barclay's, a nice blue but short of coat, and Mrs. Hay's grand smoke, not in his usual form. C.: Mrs. Barclay and Mrs. Kernohan with two blues. The seven short-hair entries were all owned by the sterner sex.

MISS MCNISH of Kilbride has been experiencing some disappointment with her queens, several of them having declined to take maternal cares upon themselves; however, there is one litter of beautiful long-hair whites by her own stud, Hullerhurst Douglas, who are very promising. Much will depend on the eye colour, as whites are rather uncertain on this point; still, as the parents have blue eyes it is hoped the children will have likewise. Miss McNish is very busy getting the balance-sheet of the Scottish Cat Club prepared; she has got the points counted up for the various cups, a work which entails much labour, as the points stretch over a whole year. The winner of the 11-guinea L.H. Cup and also the Finnie Young Memorial Trophy is Mrs. Swanston of Scotstown, to whom I offer my congratulations, the runner-up being Mrs. Slingsby.

SANDY SHOW is to be held on August 31st, and Mr. Western is anxious that the Coronation Show shall in every respect surpass any yet held. He will be very pleased to hear from anyone who desires to offer specials. Mr. Norris will judge the long-hairs and Mr. Mason the short-hairs. A splendid classification has been arranged, and no fewer than fifty classes will be scheduled.

CUPAR ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY have arranged for their annual show to take place on December 2nd. Cats will be catered for on the same scale as last year, thirteen classes being provided. There is one slight alteration, and that is, the litter class has been abolished and a novice class substituted. Mr. James Garrow will officiate as judge.

MISS MARY BRECKON of Whitby, who has been very successful in breeding and exhibiting Skye terriers, now owns a small cattery and goes in for blue long-hairs. She possesses one fine stud cat in Regent Blue Ruff, a winner of first prize at Whitby; his great point is his wonderful eyes, just like balls of fire, and he owns a most gentle disposition. Miss Breckon is very enthusiastic over her pets, and hopes in time to own a cattery second to none. - GRIMALKIN,

MISS SAVAGE'S SAXON BLUE PERSIANS AT TRUMPINGTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE.

ALTHOUGH Miss Savage has not been in the cat-fancy long she is already well known. She has taken a great deal of trouble to get really good queens with noted pedigrees, believing that the dam plays as important a part as the sire in breeding good stock. This has been her experience in breeding other animals and poultry. Miss Savage has made it a great point when buying her stud cats and queens to have only the best, and certainly she has some beautiful cats. Round, broad heads, red-brown eyes, short faces, and small, well-set ears are to be seen everywhere. One of the stud cats is Alfred the Great, a massive young male. He has a grand head, red-brown eyes and very short nose. He has already done well in the show-pen. Another is Marcellus, a cream, the sire of winning kittens, and one of the most intelligent and amusing animals Miss Savage has ever kept. He is very gentle, begs like a dog, and will open any door or window protected by a latch or undo any knot of rope tied round his cage. Vulcan, a chinchilla, is a sire of winners. Miss Savage has a perfect little daughter of Vulcan's; very pale, unmarked silver, with eyes nicely green already, and a beautiful head. Many of Miss Savage's kittens have been sired by Ulster Blue Paddy Paws, but she desires it clearly understood that this noted stud cat was bred and is owned by Miss Alianora Chevers of the Isle of Wight. He is only with Miss Savage for the convenience of queens. Last, but not least, comes Earl Godwin, a sound, medium blue young male, so far only used in Miss Savage's own cattery. Earl Godwin is a massive cat, with a beautiful head, great width between the ears, which are small and well set, and large red-brown eyes. Miss Savage has some kittens by him that should, with luck, make a great name. They already promise to have wealth of coat and grand heads like their father. Visitors are always very welcome, but it is advisable to send a note or wire to make sure of Miss Savage being at home.

ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT.
FLAME. - Cats are such intolerant patients that I almost think you would find it impossible to syringe the nasal passages without, at any rate, having first seen a veterinary surgeon do it, and you would always want assistance. It is not quite so difficult to use an insufflator; even for this you must get someone to hold the cat, firmly wrapped and rolled in a large woollen shawl with only its head out. Try blowing up some boracic powder twice daily. A veterinary surgeon would probably syringe with glyco-thymolin or a weak adrenalin solution; but it would be just as well for you to begin by having an examination made, because it is possible that there may be a polypus or some other local cause for the nasal discharge. It is quite right to give the iron, and you should also feed the patient well, and, if possible, give a change of air. A little Virol or scraped raw beef might be given daily with advantage.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, July 8, 1911. - No Cat Gossip.

ANIMAL GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, July 15, 1911.

[. . .] The spaniels share Mrs Gray's affections with her Persian cats, and she has lately had some very promising litters of kittens, some of which appear in the pretty picture published here. This "basket of beauty" own The Gondolier for sire, and their mother was one of a first-prize litter, so that they possess blue blood on both sides, and should prove certain winners later on. Mrs. Gray writes: ‘They are just two months old and scampering all over the garden, running up trellis etc. The warm, dry weather has been grand for youngsters, and they have lived out of doors all day." Another promising litter bred by Mrs. Gray are some silver Persians by Wynnstay Hercules, who won the first prize in the stud class at Westminster in 1909. As Mrs. Gray is overstocked, she wishes to sell some of these kittens, and will be advertising them shortly in THE LADIES' FIELD, so that anyone wanting a charming and well-bred pet should keep an eye on our advertisement columns.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, July 22, 1911, pg. 262.

RICHMOND SHOW.
GLORIOUS weather was experienced at the Richmond Cat Show, and with a good entry all round and plenty of spectators the fixture may be reckoned a success. Miss Simpson judged the Siamese, the other judges being Mrs. Mason and Mrs. Slingsby; the latter arrived late, which made the judging somewhat protracted.
Among the long-hairs, Mrs. Stephens took first in blue males with Blue Jacket of Hyver, a beautiful-eyed cat, very sound in colour; second, Mrs. Ryan's Joe of Tilecoat, also sound in colour and full of promise; third, Miss Savory's famous Billy Button of Emberton.
Blue female: First, Miss Fisher's Scilla, good head and eye; second, Miss Cheetham's Sapphire of Castlethorpe, not in her best coat; third, Miss Savory's Gentian.
White male: First, Mrs. Wilson's Minley Rambler of Arrandale, shown in fine bloom; second, Lady Decies's exhibit, capital head and ears, but fails in coat.
White female: Second to Lady Decies's cat, who owns a deep-coloured eye; third, Hon. Mrs. Clive Behrens's Swinton Heartsease, a useful sort.
Smokes: First to Mrs. Kennaway, whose cat owns a good head and nice eyes; second to the same exhibitor, and third, Mrs. Sinkins's well-known Shaitan.
Chinchillas: First, Miss Chamberlayne's Crown Diamond, a very pretty silver; second, Mrs. Burt's Silver Junetta.
Brown tabby male: First, Miss Chamberlayne's sound-coloured one, but not in the best of coat.
Brown tabby female: First, Mrs. Burt's well-marked queen, good in eye and head, but wanting in colour; second, Mrs. Webb's Sally Sim, better in colour and nice eyes.
Silver tabby: First, Mrs. Fosbery's Sylvia, somewhat pale in colour; second also to the same exhibitor.
Orange male: First, Mrs. Forsyth-Forrest's Torchlight, in fine coat and excels in eyes.
Orange female: First, Mrs. Bennett's queen, lovely colour and coat, fails a little in eye; second to Mrs. Forsyth-Forrest, whose cat is better in eye but not so good in coat; third to the same lady.
Cream male: Second, Mrs. Smith; third, Miss Butler.
Tortoiseshell: First, Mrs. Mason's famous Royal Queenie, in good form, and won very easily; second, Mrs. Maxwell; third, Miss Beal.
In the long-haired cats under twelve months, first prizes went to the following ladies: Mrs. Stephens, Miss Chamberlayne, Miss Voules (who showed a fine neuter named Bobolink, who excels in bone, good eyes and a grand head), and Lady Decies.

The kitten classes were particularly well patronised, and here I give some of the awards.
Blue males: First, Mrs. Bergman's Malcoim, a pretty little one, sound in colour, nice head, eyes and ears; second and third to Miss Savory with a charming brace.
Blue female: First and second to Miss Savory; third, Mrs. Booth.
Blue male over six months and under twelve months: First, Mrs. Hue Williams with a fine, well-grown youngster; second, Mrs. Ree's Towy Bonnie Boy, a massive, sound-coloured one, better in coat than the winner; third, Mrs. Lindham Brookham's Pat, who might be shorter in face but nice eyes and ears.
Blue females: First and second to Miss Cheetham with a useful brace, nice in colour and coat.
Chinchillas: First, Miss Bartlett with Little Samuel, very good in colour and full of promise; second, Mrs. Bosanquet with another useful one; third, Miss Bartlett with Halo, not quite pleasing in face, but nice coat.
Chinchillas not over four months: First, Miss Bartlett's Titan, a sweetly pretty one; second, Miss Fleming's Silvery Sally, very pure in colour; third, Mrs. Lea-Wynn's kitten, not in the best of form.
Silver tabby: First, Mrs. Moore's Queen of the North, good ground colour and nice body markings; second, Mrs. Lee's kitten; third, Mrs. Hopwood's Bacheech, in the best of coat and lovely condition, fails in markings.
Orange: First, Mrs. Forrest's Shining Light, level in colour, but fails a trifle in eyes; second to Mrs. Maxwell.
Cream: First, Miss Atkinson's Devonshire Boy, a really beautiful kitten, gorgeous eyes and lovely coat; second, Mrs. Forrest; third, Miss Turnill.

The litter classes, as usual, attracted a great amount of attention; the public always seems most interested in the pretty little balls of fluff.
In blues Mrs. Hardy won premier honours with four good all-round ones; second, Mrs. Philips; third, Mrs. Finch, whose kittens failed in eyes to the winners.
In smokes Mrs. Lea-Wynn took the first prize with a mixed family; third, Miss Harner.
Tabbies: First, Miss Clarke's litter of fine silver tabbies, beautifully marked and in nice coat; third, Miss Stubbs.
Any other colour: First to Miss Fleming with a lovely silver litter; second to Miss Bartlett's six pretty silvers in grand condition.

Short-haired cats were also very well supported.
In white males the Hon. Mrs. Behrens took first with North Star, a fine specimen, shown in perfect bloom; second to the same lady.
White female: First again to Mrs. Behrens with a pretty little one; second, Lady Decies.
Silver tabby male: Second, Lady Decies's Fulmer Tabby Boy, a noted winner.
Silver tabby female: Second, Lady Decies's Fulmer, who might have been placed first.
Siamese male: First, Miss Francis with Swat, a big one with good blue eyes; second, Mrs. De Vere Brooke's famous Ch. Sancho, whom I have seen looking better; third, Mrs. Robinson's Ming.
Siamese female: First, Mrs. Robinson's Babbles, capital head markings and good eyes, a typical cat; second, Mrs. Gawne.
Abyssinian: First, Mrs. Clarke's Ras Dashan, a pale fawn, well marked; second, Mrs. Carew Cox.
Any other colour: First, Lady Decies's well-known Ch. Copper Queen, a good blue.
Self colour: Miss Arbuthnot had a walk-over with a real good blue.
Any other colour male or female: First, Miss Pearson's Silver Tiger Lily, a lovely silver tabby; second, to the same lady; third, Mrs. Maxwell.
Breeders any colour: First, Mrs. Carew Cox; second, Mrs. Gawne; third, Lady Decies.
Novice: First, Mrs. Gawne; second, Miss Francis; third, Mrs. Robinson.
Neuter: First, Miss Rider; second, Miss Chamberlayne.
Team: First, Hon. Mrs. Clive Behrens; second, Mrs. Robinson.

Mrs. Stephens's Blue Jacket of Hyver took the special for the best cat in the show, Mrs. Clarke's Abyssinian took the short-haired special for best in show, and the Hon. Mrs. Behrens's short-haired white was awarded the special for best cat bred by exhibitor. Miss Pearson's silver tabby was the best any other colour short-hair, and Miss Arbuthnot's blue was the best self-coloured kitten.

ONE of my readers asks me what to do for a cat who has a perfect mania for cleaning himself, with the result that he swallows a quantity of hair which makes him ill with a chronic cough. This is the time of year when cats are getting rid of their old coats, and for this reason require to be well brushed and combed every day, getting out as much of the old coat as possible, as, of course, in licking themselves they swallow so much loose hair, which forms into a ball, the accumulation of which will, naturally, produce sickness. Plenty of coarse grass should be given each day to the cat and a dose of medicine, castor oil for preference, to thoroughly cleanse the stomach. It should be ascertained that the cat is not troubled with worms. Of course, continued sickness may point to some irritant at work, and often a dose of castor oil puts this right. Castor oil wants to be used with discretion, but in cases of persistent diarrhoea and sickness it is the best remedy.

MRS. MCNAUGHT of Dublin writes me that she has at present four beautiful Siamese kittens by her imported queen Keo-Fah, sired by her imported male Bangkok-Lao. Keo-Fah will be remembered as having taken two firsts and five specials, one for blue eyes, at the Crystal Palace on the only occasion on which she was shown. It is a great pity that the Siamese breed is not better known or appreciated in Ireland and that there are so few opportunities for showing. There appears to be a popular idea that Siamese are very delicate, but Mrs. Mac Naught assures me that she, at any rate, bas not found this to be the case. Her cats are allowed perfect freedom out of doors, hail, rain or snow, and they fully avail themselves of the privilege. It seems to agree with them thoroughly, so that their alleged delicacy may possibly be the result of over-heated, ill-ventilated catteries. As very young kittens they probably do require more care, as they are rather liable to that deadly ailment gastritis; but after the first few months they need very little attention. For affection and cleanliness they are unrivalled, and their affection for each other is also quite remarkable. Mrs. MacNaught tells me that her Tom, as well as a male kitten of a former generation, take it in turn regularly to attend to the younger family when the mother is off duty, and the entire family sleep together always, surely a somewhat unusual thing among other breeds of cats. Altogether there is a quaint, indescribable individuality about the Siamese that makes them very fascinating and delightful pets.

MISS JESSIE BERESFORD, who is a member of Stageland, which invariably means a lover of animals, tells me that three years ago, while touring the provinces, she was presented with a pure white Persian queen as a lucky mascot, and this cat has been all over England with her mistress as her constant companion, and is as pretty and intelligent an animal as any pet dog; indeed, through her, Miss Beresford has been won over to Persian cats as real pets for ladies in preference to toy dogs. This queen possesses beautiful large pale yellow eyes, and her hearing is perfect. A short time ago Miss Beresford decided to go in for breeding whites and blues only, and has now got quite a nice cattery. Recently she purchased two beautiful blues, Blue Mascot and Mascot Tony Boy, and also a very fine white, Mascot White Prince, all of excellent pedigree stock, and hopes shortly, with care and perseverance, to show some fine specimens. - GRIMALKIN.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, July 29, 1911. - No Cat Gossip.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, August 5, 1911, pg. 338

MISS VIOLET WATSON of Gainford keeps a very select cattery, consisting of the stud Gainford Duke, a fine cream fellow, and five queens, namely, two tortoiseshells, one orange, one blue cream and one brown tabby. Duke is the father of many promising children. There is one pretty little cream female, ex an orange queen of Miss Beal's, of whom great things are hoped. Miss Watson sends me a photograph of a gorgeous red kitten of her own breeding and sired by Romaldkirk Jackal, who excels in markings and eyes. All the cats are fed entirely on meat, raw beef for preference, and water to drink, as Miss Watson finds that when fed like this internal upsets of any kind are entirely avoided both in cats and kittens.

MRS. MORRIS of Dundee is very pleased with a litter of seven which her queen Victoria has recently had. Two of these have been transferred to another queen, Landsdowne Queenie, who already has four babies by Blue Cap; but she has taken to the little strangers very kindly. This cat is of a most lovable disposition, besides being a perfect type. Formerly she was a consistent winner on the show-bench; but as she is failing in eye colour, she has now retired from public life. One of her grandsons won first and a bronze medal at Cupar, Fife, last December, and first and special for the best in the show at Dundee this April. Another good winner owned by Mrs. Morris is Queenie's daughter, Blue Beauty, now two years old, and who won the Scottish Cat Club's solid silver trophy for long-hairs during 1910-1911. Mrs. Morris expresses her appreciation of the manner in which the cat photographs are reproduced on my page, and trusts soon to send me some prints of her own pets for publication.

ONE of my readers (pseudonym "Rehoboam") asks me for information as to what to do for a grey tabby neuter who has the top of his head and all over the back of his ears covered with small sores, while inside his ears there is a discharge and his skin seems irritable. Well, to begin with, I should say the cat was suffering from a skin disease brought on entirely by a too stimulating diet. If the cat feasts on raw birds, rabbits, etc., as his mistress says he does, why give him meat twice a day, when even to a stud cat visiting queens it should only be given once a day? I should advise giving as little raw meat as possible, letting milk foods be the staple diet, gravy and cooked vegetables, or boiled cods' heads mixed with a little milk, sprinkling a pinch of sulphur over the food, twice a week. For the sores I should use a little sulphur and lard in equal quantities, or vaseline. As regards the discharge from the ears, a little Condy's Fluid, weak, in warm water, may be used. Use cotton-wool for applying the liquid, dipping a piece in and cleansing the ear gently, and then burning each piece after using, being careful not to allow the liquid to get down into the ear. Carefully dry the ear after washing, doing this twice or thrice a day. I should be inclined to give an aperient pill; this may cleanse the system a little to begin with. If the cat will not take sulphur on its food, a pinch sprinkled on the coat, where it is sure to lick, often answers the purpose. I should not advise the same brush and comb being used for any other animals which are in use for the affected cat.

BONNIE TOOTS of Eversley, Mrs. Corner's beautiful brown tabby, was awarded a first prize at the Crystal Palace in the long-haired brown tabby female kitten class; second in breeders and first in any colour kitten class under twelve months. She was also second in any other colour novice class for cats or kittens.

MRS. CLYMO of Bromley has recently made an important purchase, having secured Miss Wilson's cream stud Kenwyn Larbery (son of Boy Blue II.). He is a very massive cat, with large, deep orange eyes, tiny ears and very short face. Nearly all his kittens are prize-winners, and one of his daughters won first at the Crystal Palace and two firsts at Westminster, 1911, where she was also awarded the gold medal for best long-haired kitten. Another recent purchase is Blenkinsopp Prince, the noted blue stud who used to belong to Mrs. Baldry. He is a son of Ch. Lord Monkton of Dundee, and is a winner of the cup and championship at the last Glasgow show, besides many other first and special prizes. Prince is a fine cat of sound, medium blue colour, with large, deep orange eyes, nice sweet face and very massive limbs. One of his kittens, whose eyes are a marvel of colour, carried all before it at Carlisle show. Mrs. Clymo tells me she has had very good luck with her kittens this year, and has sold quite a number, which she hopes will do well for their new owners. She has one very promising litter of five by The Gondolier, and there are three other litters expected in a short while. Later on Mrs. Clymo hopes to send me some photographs, but at present most of her cats are out of coat. – GRIMALKIN.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, August 12, 1911, pg. 379.

MRS. STEPHEN of Hyver, who is one of our most successful exhibitors, has sent me these very pretty photographs of her winning cats. Blue Jacket of Hyver is now just twelve months old, and has more than fulfilled the many good things that were prophesied for him when he made such a sensation at the Bristol Show as a young kitten; his wins there consisted of two firsts and specials for best blue male kitten and best head, etc. Blue Jacket is a very sound pale blue, with the deepest copper eyes and tiny ears, which he inherits from both his parents, Blue Cap of Thorpe and Sapphira of Castlethorp. Cym of Hyver had his photograph taken when he was, unfortunately, very much out of coat, but the picture gives some idea of his magnificent head and limbs. He, like Blue Jacket, is a grandson of Ch. Neilla Billi of Thorpe, and nearly all the kittens sired by Cym inherit his beautiful shape, broad head and square muzzle. A pretty group is Cherub, Boy Blue and Leo of Hyver, three of Cym's kittens ex Lady Sally, who were much talked of at the last Crystal Palace Show. Cherub was sold to Miss Hutchinson soon after the . National Cat Club Show, and Boy Blue has recently gone to America. Mrs. Stephen has received glowing accounts of him from his new owner, who is quite charmed with him, and now asks for a wife to be sent out as soon as possible. Lady Sally's photograph was taken when she was just over six months old, and does not do her justice. She did a lot of winning last year, taking first and two gold medals at Westminster, one for the best blue female in the show; also two firsts and specials at Newbury. Recently she has been mated to Blue Jacket, so her mistress is hoping for some very lovely kittens later on. Another queen, Dame Pansy Face (also a ﬁrst-prize winner last year) has just been mated to Blue Cap of Thorpe. Mrs. Stephen has had a disappointing season so far, and grieves that she has no kittens at present to show, but hopes for better things at the winter shows. Recently she purchased the winning Chinchilla queen, Silver May, and she has two very promising male kittens by Aldemoor Don II., so is Iooking forward to having some Chinchillas to show later on, though they will never usurp the blues in her affections.

MRS. SHARLAND of Exmouth tells me her here stud cats, whose photographs I published some time ago - Lord of the Manor (silver tabby), Camaralzaman (Chinchilla) and Saracenesca (blue) -have had a most successful season. Lord of the Manor has sired some beautiful kittens, notably the first prize silver tabby litter at Richmond, by Miss Clarke's Sequin. Mrs. Sharland saw these kittens the week before the show and felt sure they would do well.

MRS. NEW of Hampstead is rejoicing over a splendid litter of four pale lavender kittens by Big Ben ex Mary. The latter is a very beautiful daughter of The Gondolier. These kittens were perfect in colour. Both the females were sold at once, one to Miss Lawford of Exeter, a well-known breeder, who has since sent for one of the males, as she likes the other kitten so much. Mary has again been mated to Big Ben, so Mrs. New hopes for some kittens equally pure in colour.

MISS GOW of Lingfield is going to have her cats photographed and send me some pictures. She tells me she is at present the happy possessor of some fine blue kittens by Miss Simpson's Big Ben, and is expecting another of her queens to have a litter very shortly.

MRS. BEVINGTON-SMITH of Witham writes me that her cattery is very full just now with quite a little army of kittens. First and foremost comes a magnificent litter of five blues. Last autumn Mrs. Bevington-Smith exchanged one of her orange kittens for a beautifully sound blue queen. She has developed into a splendid specimen, with gorgeous orange eyes, and now she is the proud mother of five of the most evenly-coated little blues it is possible to see. Their father is the noted Kew Brushwood Boy; they are just six weeks old and all doing well. Next to these come a trio of brilliantly-coated orange kittens. Both parents of these belong to the cattery; the mother is a sound orange who has won several first shows. Then come two little smokes with their devoted little smoke mother, Cecille, whose great fortes in life are motherhood and bird-catching. All these families spend their days romping together in the large country garden, while at night they are carefully housed in the cattery; this is a wired-in cage 18ft by 16ft., with three divisions and six little houses in which to sleep.

MISS BEATSON of Exeter informs me that the kitten, Cassim, whose photograph I reproduced some weeks ago, together with two more kits, has just been purchased by a breeder in Buenos Ayres. Luckily a friend of the new owner is taking them out in his charge, otherwise they would be really too young to travel so far. Another kitten, Gulnare, has found a home in Lincolnshire, so Miss Beatson has hopes of seeing this one again.

QUITE a nice little show was held at Lanark the other day, the cat section being, as usual, in the charge of Miss Kennedy.
In the long-haired male class Mrs. McCowatt was first with Blythswood Blue Jacket.
Long-haired females again saw Mrs. McCowatt first with Blythswood Dileta.
Long-haired kitten: First, Mrs. Graham Coltart , second, Mrs. Telfer.
Short-haired female: Premier honours to Mrs. Cunningham.
In geldings Miss Livingstone was placed first and third with Glencairn Frederick and Glencairn Baringa; second, Miss Morgan's Neidpath Attache.
In litters Mrs. Graham Coltart was first with a very level lot; second, Mrs. Mclntosh; third, Mrs. McDonald; and fourth, Mrs. George BarcIay.- GRIMALKIN.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, August 19, 1911, pg. 409.

QUITE a good show of cats was held at Carlisle in conjunction with the Cumberland Agricultural Society. The entries were double those of last year, a great compliment to Mrs. Fletcher, who adjudicated. There were thirty-four specials on offer, which included three cups given by the Carlisle Cat Society. The cup for best in the show found an easy winner in Miss Dawson's Tots, Mrs. J. P. Buck's Marquis took the Kitten Cup and Mrs. Hall-Atkinson's Bennie the Neuter Cup. Great praise is due to the stewards - Miss Dawson, Miss Hewetson and Mrs. Hall-Atkinson - for the admirable way the show was managed.
Longhaired blue male: First, Mrs. Hall-Atkinson's Dougal, excels in shape and eye, but not in his best coat; third, Mrs. McCowatt's Blythswood Blue Jacket.
Blue female: Second, Mrs. Hall- Atkinson's Dot, a sound coloured one; third to Mrs. McCowatt's Blythswood Dileta.
In long-haired tabby the judge withheld first prize; third, Mrs. Stewart's Aughton Prince Charlie.
Any other colour: Second, Mrs. McLaren's Muscari, a white, with glorious eyes; third, Mrs. Bourne, with Seabreeze, not well marked.
Neuter: First to Mrs. Power with Blackie, an easy winner, and benched in lovely condition; second, Mrs. McLaren's Sir Percy Blakeney, another good black.
Blue kittens under six months, a good class of twelve: First, Miss Douglas's Lord Donald Dougias, a very promising youngster, with a capital head; second, Mrs. Raynor's Tynedale Prince, also full of promise; third, Mrs. Hall-Atkinson's Day Star, very good in shape and even colour.
In kittens under six months Mrs. Buck was placed first with Marquis, a lovely orange; second, Mrs. McCowatt's Blythswood Venezia of Kensington, a sound coloured white with good eyes; third, Miss Bell-Irving with Rokeby Rainbow, a tortoise and white.
Short-haired tortoiseshell: First Miss Dawson's Tots, beautifully marked and in grand form.
Neuters saw Mrs. Hall-Atkinson first with Bennie, a lovely black, sound in colour, and good eyes.
The litter class was particularly strong. First went to Mrs. Buck's family of three orange and one tortoise; second Mrs. Hall-Atkinson with a nice even lot of blues; third, Mrs. Baldry; and extra third, Mrs. Graham Coltart.
The rest of the awards were mostly repeats, except in local, where Miss Topping took premier honours with Sammie, a fine black neuter; second Mrs. Sharp's Tibbles; and third, Mrs. Proudfoot's Wixey, a silver tabby kitten.

MRS. SOAME of Stone in Staffordshire tells me she has kept Persians for many years, chiefly chinchillas, but also tabbies and blues. Still, the silvers have the warmest corner in her heart, and she thinks there is no animal to beat a silver male Persian in good coat and condition. Silvers are supposed to be delicate, but experience has taught Mrs. Soame that, reared properly in an unheated cattery, and with a practically open-air life, they are as strong and no more trouble than any other breed. When first this lady started in the fancy, she warmed the cats' houses in winter with stoves or lamps, and the result was constant colds, bronchitis and, above all, bad eyes; indeed, there was hardly a litter raised without having to contend with this most troublesome ailment; but since no artificial heat has been used, Mrs. Soame manages to rear large families of healthy kittens, as the accompanying photographs show. The pet of the cattery is the young silver stud, Sir Radford, winner of second prize at the Crystal Palace. He is of a sweet and gentle disposition, and is a great credit to his father, Sir Radical. Mrs. Soame says one does not keep Persians without heart-breaking misfortunes. Two seasons ago she sent several exhibits to the Crystal Palace Show, winning five prizes with them. Her delight was great, and several letters of congratulations arrived from various "catty" friends; but, alas! in ten days they were all dead but one kitten, and among them the beautiful queen, My Lady Fair, truly a heartrending experience. The survivor of this debacle, however, is still alive and flourishing, and last season presented her mistress with five beautiful kittens whom Mrs. Soame is looking forward to showing at the next Crystal Palace show; but not with such dire results, I trust. Mrs. Soame alludes to the fact that lately there have appeared some articles as to whether cat-breeding pays. She, personally, has never made any money by it; but her luck has been unusually bad at times. But she sees no reason why it should not be made to pay if carried on properly. This means starting with not more than two or three queens, and they must be absolutely of the best quality, their pedigrees must be of the purest and they themselves must be fine, healthy specimens. Then, with care and attention, there is no reason why a fair profit should not be made.

MISS SARGEANT of Anerley has been reducing her cattery, two kittens by Sir Archie II. ex Mavourneen have found new homes, the first was sold by telegram, the second went to a lady who fell in love with it when she came to see it. Mavourneen, who s a daughter of Don Carlos ex Blue Gem, is expecting another litter soon by Barrymore Blue Lion. Miss Sargent does not intend to keep so many cats in the future, as recently while over in Ireland she succumbed to the craze for the popular Peke, and is now the proud owner of one of these fascinating dogs.

"CHRISTOPHER CRICKET ON CATS." The Ladies' Field, August 19, 1911, pg. 408.

As versifier and as draughtsman, Mr. Anthony Henrson Euwer is adding to the gaiety of nations and, incidentally, to that of Londoners this season. Those who saw his lantern slides at Hurlingham on a recent Saturday evening will wish to make acquaintance with his "Cats," and as the little book of the name so far is only published in New York, the excerpts on this page may prove of interest to a world ignorant of "Christopher Cricket's" "observations and deductions for the enlightenment of the human race." The author's "optical exemplifications," like good wine, need no bush. They are here reproduced in miniature, and without their masterpiece, the subject of which is "Cats with deep feelin's is called Feline Cats," but they help to demonstrate Master Cricket's conclusion - the fruit of "unremittin' observation, lots of askin', and a terrible lot of thinkin'" - that "Cats and Humans 's all the same, jest sort of diff'rin' in the name." We can quote no more than:

PRINCIPAL DIZEEZES. The principal dizeezes of Cats is Cataracts, Catarrh, Catagoria, Catarwauls, Caterpillars, Catawba and Cataleapsy. The principal products of Cats is Cat's-eyes, Cat-tails, Catacombs, Catamarans, Catagories, Catapults, Catnip and Caterers.

And this in explanation of our illustration:

A RAINEN CATS AND DOGS.
Oh, Uncle Ben, he says that he '
Has sometimes seen it rain
In mighty torrents from the sky
With all its might and main.

And got still worser till, he says,
That through the mists and fogs,
It came on down till all at once
'Twas rainen Cats and Dogs.

But they wuz only ghosts, I guess,
For when the storm wuz done,
He looked around to take some home,
And couldn't find a one.

Here are some miscellaneous observations:
Very skinny Cats is sometimes said to be catdaverous. Though Cats can yowl for miles the way they walk so noiseless is somethin' marvellous. Trancandentalists say this is because their feet is inhabited by the dead soles of departed bein's. Opposite views is held by some Catropodists, who say that the reason Cats walk so quiet jest because they don't want people to know they're comin', and that it's a strange fact that they really do walk as loud as Cows and things, but that the sound is invisible to the human ear.

THINGS SOME PEOPLE KNOW AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T.
Why is Cats like poor surgeons? 'Cause they mew-til-late and destroy patience.

Even those who do know that ancient jest should make acquaintance with "Christopher Cricket," and if they cannot find him elsewhere they may apply to Messrs. Ryder, 36, St. Martin's Court, St. Martin's Lane.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, August 26, 1911. - No Cat Gossip.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, September 2, 1911, pg. 25.

MISS FENBY of Rhyl has sent me these charming photographs. Regal of Ivydene is a son of Ch. Neila Billi of Thorpe, and comes of the Darius and Ch. Orange Blossom strain. He is a healthy young cat, a good medium blue in colour, and sires kittens with really fine orange eyes. The three charming babies depicted here are his children, and certainly do him credit. These home-bred kits were very fond of their bottle, and would patiently sit and wait to be fed with the tube, which consisted of a fountain pen filler with a bit of cycle tube on the end to protect their mouths from the glass tube. This patent feeder just appears on the right of the photograph. Miss Fenby has bred and reared some really charming kittens this summer, and has also been most fortunate in the matter of health There has not been a single case of sickness or weak eyes in the cattery; no doubt the warm and dry weather which is so essential to kittens has much to do with this. All the cat runs face south, and the pussies also have the benefit of the sea air and a careful and regular diet, so they should rightly thrive. Miss Fenby has very decided views on the subject of feeding, and after much experimenting she has now adopted the following regimen for kittens, since when she has not had one hour's trouble, and the kittens at nine weeks old are heavy and have beautiful long and silky coats. As several of my readers have asked for advice on the subject of feeding kittens, I feel I cannot do better than print Miss Fenby's diet, which is as follows: When the kittens are three weeks old give them one teaspoonful each (night and morning) of condensed milk, diluted with three tablespoonfuls of warm water to one teaspoonful of milk; it must not be made stronger or it would cause indigestion. At four weeks, thin arrowroot food, made with condensed milk, three times a day. Five weeks, patent barley food (night and morning) made with the milk, and in the middle of the day a drink of the milk only. Six weeks, barley food with crumbs added. For a change give fish food, also made with the milk and water. Seven weeks, barley food night and morning; midday, crumbs and gravy, or a bit of fish shredded with milk and water or a little milk pudding. Eight weeks, same diet, adding occasionally a very little green vegetable. Nine to ten weeks, same diet; but if a kitten seems to long for a little meat, give a teaspoonful of raw lean beef scraped. Of course, while the kittens are having this diet they are being nursed by their respective mothers. Every cat is taught to drink fresh water, and there is a bowl kept in each run, also a bowl of coarse grass. The latter is greatly appreciated by the parent pussies, and it is surprising the clots of hair the most carefully-groomed cat will cough up after eating some grass. Two of Miss Fenby's kittens have been recently purchased to go to Ireland, one by Mrs. Clarke. This kitten is heavily built and has the most beautiful eyes. Properly handled she should make a valuable queen for her new owner. Another has gone to Spain, and the purchaser writes glowing accounts to Miss Fenby, who regrets having to part with her young stock, as she has been too busy to show this summer; but she feels happy in the knowledge that the kittens are sure to do well in their new homes.

MRS. CORNER of Bournemouth, who has been away on a delightful motoring tour in Somerset. tells me of the sad death of Bonnie Toots of Eversley, whose photograph I published in my last column. The loss of this kitten was a great blow, as she was an unusually fine specimen, possessing rich colour, splendid markings and a good head. Ch. Zia of Eversley, whose photograph I also gave, has had a great show career. She won her full championship honours in six weeks. Her final challenge prize was taken at Westminster last January, the others being won at the Crystal Palace and Birmingham. Ch. Zia has the honour of being the only long-haired orange female on the show-bench, and Mrs. Corner bred her, a fact of which she is justly proud. Zia's mother was a tortoiseshell, and her sire is the well-known winner Ch. Kew Red Comyn, from whom she inherits her lovely copper eyes. Mrs. Corner has not been very lucky with her litters this year. Ch. Zia's kittens consisted of two pale, unmarked creams and two very rich-coloured and very well-patched tortoiseshells; but, unluckily, one cream died soon after it was born, and the other at the end of three days. The tortoiseshells were with a foster-mother, and they died when six days old. Mrs. Corner has also a very handsome blue queen who is a daughter of Sir Archie II. Mrs. Corner, who, by the way, only keeps long-hairs, is very fond of neuters, and possesses five well-known winners. Three were shown at the last Westminster Show, and won two firsts and two thirds, challenge cup, gold medal and other specials. One of them, Robin by name, took the Brayford Challenge Prize and special for the best brown tabby neuter bred by the exhibitor.

MRS. CHAPMAN of Ipswich, whose cattery is most admirably built on hygienic principles, tells me that last year she reared her first litter of blues from the age of five weeks entirely in the cattery and they never had an illness. She constantly hears of this litter now, all of which found new homes, and they are all flourishing. Cynthia of Constable, a Siamese of well-known pedigree, who won second at Newbury under Mr. Ransome, is the chief cat. She is exceptionally light in body colour, and has been mated to Ch. Sancho, so her mistress is anxiously awaiting the advent of the kittens. Cynthia was purchased by her present owner at the age of five weeks, when she was the size of a medium rat, and from the very first she has held her own with the other cats. A more affectionate puss it would be difficult to find, as she is quite dog-like in her devotion. - GRIMALKIN

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, September 9, 1911. - No Cat Gossip.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, September 16, 1911, pg. 90.

MISS WILLIAMS of Bournemouth is mourning the loss of a lovely litter of silvers from a favourite queen, who is a daughter of Rob Roy. The kittens were by Lord Silvercot and were most promising. Miss Williams feels the loss greatly. She tells me her beautiful orange stud, Red Caliph, who possesses fine eyes, wide head and a rich coat, and who was awarded second prize as a kitten when eight months old at Westminster, 1910, is now in grand condition; he has never been shown since, and is a great pet. He is the grandson of Blue Boy III. and Ch. Torrington Sunnyside; his mother is a beautiful orange nearly ten years old and still in splendid heaIth.

MISS WARNER of Atherstone, who has had a very successful breeding season, says that when she first began to take up blue Persians she wrote for advice to some of the most prominent fanciers, and under their guidance she is trying to establish a first-rate strain. All her cats live quite the "simple life"; they have no artificial heat in their house in the winter, and sleep with the windows open except in the very hard weather. Their food is also quite ordinary, and they have three good meals a day, the result is they are hardy and perfectly healthy and, so far, Miss Warner has not lost a cat or kitten. The sire of this year's kittens is Derrick of Thorpe, and among them are two lovely pale blue toms with perfectly even coats, broad heads and tiny ears. These are now about fourteen weeks old. Miss Warner kept one of last year's kittens, a daughter of Blue Monk, and she is now the mother of three fine babies. At the present moment all the cats and kittens are enjoying a change of air along with their mistress beside the briny sea in Yorkshire, and the change seems to be doing them a world of good.

FROM MRS. GEORGE CRAN of Farnham I hear most flourishing news, two litters are due this month, one from Blue Cloud of Highgate - a queen who has a splendid pedigree and owns extraordinarily lovely eyes and is a deep orange in colour; the other expectant mother is Madame Mousie, a daughter of Cym of Hyver. She has a typical Cym face, very broad with a snub nose, and her owner is hopefully looking forward to her forthcoming litter by Blue Cap of Thorpe.

MRS. FORSYTH FORREST of Burton-on-Trent, one of our most successful exhibitors, has not been very lucky with kittens this year as regards quantity; but there are two most beautiful red males in the cattery, one is Shining Light, who won first at Richmond, and has improved greatly since then; the other is only a few weeks old, but with wonderful colour and markings for such a baby. Torchlight, a grand orange stud with a good show record, which includes many firsts at Sandy, Wakefield, Birmingham and a championship at the last Richmond Show, is now in lovely form; his first litter, which was out of Mrs Walsh's Flashlight (bred by Mrs. Forrest), was, unfortunately, born dead. Both ladies were very disappointed, as great things had been hoped from this mating of half-brother and sister. Flashlight is a cream, and the two kittens were red and cream respectively. Rather a strange thing has happened this year to one of the cats. At about a year old, a Siamese queen, Sabrina, turned so dark in body colour that her mistress did not show her, but this year she has moulted out very fair indeed. Mrs. Forrest asks if any of my readers have had a similar experience.

MRS. MITCHELL ATKINSON of West Hartlepool has at present a most amusing family of blues, all of which are strong and healthy and going on in the right way, also a lovely silver tabby kitten, born on Good Friday. She tells me her young cream stud, Ashlear, is just now in fine form. Indeed all the occupants of the cattery are flourishing.

MRS. CONRAN of Hythe, who has been breeding now for three years on a small scale, and has never yet had a death among her cats, tells me she owns a lovely litter by the Gondolier out of her queen, Angy of Pedlinge (by Sir Archie of Arrandale), a winner of first at Folkestone and v.h.c. at the Crystal Palace when out of coat. One male kitten has been sold to Mrs. Hersey in the Isle of Wight, a well-known exhibitor, who is delighted with her purchase. A male and female are left, and Mrs. Conran intends to show them later, as they are much over the average, and should have gorgeous eyes, as both sire and dam excel in this point. All the cats have perfect freedom, as Mrs. Conran lives in the country, and they are great friends with the bulldogs which Colonel Conran breeds. This lady's great ambition is to breed a champion, and she is not at all sure she has not got one this time; but she will have to "wait and see." I trust her hopes may be realised.

MRS. SINGLETON of Melbourne, who makes a speciality of smokes, tells me that she came to select this variety by going to one of the big Birmingham shows years ago, and there and then determined that smokes were the most beautiful variety of cat, and that she would take the first opportunity of trying her hand at them. From this opinion she has never wavered, and finds that in attending shows with her exhibits the smokes always come in for much admiration from the general public. One thing Mrs. Singleton's experience has taught her and that is that for the average fancier a small stud is productive of far the best results. At one time she possessed about thirty cats and kittens; at present there are only ten, and she feels the advantage of the reduced number every day. The stud cat is Liverpool Rattler, who is a son of Ch. Backwell Jogram, and has a very well-shaped head, dense black mask and profuse coat of correct colour and pure white under coat; but he fails in eye. At the head of the females must be placed old Ch. Bulgerina, who possesses the head and frame of a male, and who at eight years old came in third at the Crystal Palace last December in a mixed class. Next comes Fairplay, who is a splendid mother, and in whose veins runs very blue blood; she is a daughter of Ch. Jogram and Ch. Bowness, and always breeds very fine large kittens, generally only two (an ideal number), but on the last occasion she had four by Rattler. Next comes Cigarette, a daughter of Orange Eyed Blue Emperor and Smoky Girl, who has won several prizes, chief among which was first and second best kitten in show at Harrogate. Another queen is Ulster Blue Forget-me-not. Last year's breeding season was most disastrous, as twenty-two kittens were lost in three months, the only early litter reared was that of Fairplay, the ideal mother, which consisted of two babies; both turned out to be good winners, and subsequently found new homes. With regard to exhibiting, Mrs. Singleton has been particularly lucky, not having lost a kitten after a show yet. She pins her faith to an internal disinfecting powder and isolation for ten days upon return.

MRS. HEAD of Wylde Green has sent me the above photograph of her young home-bred Chinchilla stud Eric of the Heads, who won two firsts and five specials at the M.C.C.C. Show held in Birmingham last January. Eric is very fond of keeping guard over a Manx cat and her small kitten, Hall Caine by name, and to see these three playing on the lawn is truly a pretty sight. - GRIMALKIN.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, September 23, 1911. - No Cat Gossip.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, September 30, 1911.

SANDY SHOW.
THE first championship show was held at Sandy under the governing council rules. The entries did not reach the total anticipated, but the quality of the exhibits was very high. Messrs. Mason and Norris were the judges, and their awards gave every satisfaction.
Long-hairs white: First, Hon. Mrs. Behrens's Swinton Heartsease, in lovely bloom; second, Gertrude Lady Decies's Fulmer Snow Cloud, capital head and quality of coat.
Black: First, Miss Cheetham's Oaklands Bennie, a fine fellow with good bone and coat, fair eyes; third, Mrs. Western's Wynnstay Jetta, excels in eye, but not sound enough in colour.
Blue males: First, Mrs. Stephens's Blue Jacket of Hyver, whose portrait I recently published, he was looking lovely and won well in head, bone and eyes; second, Mrs. Ryan's Joe of Tilecoat, also in fine fettle, but not quite so good in colour; third, Mrs. Western's Wynnstay Thunderer, lovely eyes and grand head.
Blue females: First and second to Miss Cheetham, who brought down a lovely team and carried off the principal honours. Oaklands Seabreeze won premier place and championship, this is almost a perfect one and was penned in the very perfection of condition, and later was awarded the special for the best cat in the show, truly a glorious victory; second, Sapphire of Castlethorpe, almost as good as the winner.
Chinchilla: First, Miss Chamberlayne's Crown Diamond, in good form; second, Mrs Western's Wynnstay Hercules, capital bone and shape and lovely colour; third, Mrs. Tyrwhitt-Drake's Lincolnshire Lemberg, not quite so good in colour as those above him, but a real useful sort.
Smoke: Second and third, Mrs. Kennaway's exhibits - Garboldisham Festina Lente and Garboldisham Hurry, two very promising ones.
Silver tabby: First, Mrs. Western's well-known Wynnstay Marchioness, a huge cat with well-defined markings and pure silver in colour.
Orange male: First, Mrs. Forsyth-Forrest's Torchlight, a fine all-round one shown in capital trim; second, Mrs. Slingsby's Ch. Red Eagle of Thorpe.
Orange female: First, Mrs. Forsyth-Forrest's Red Light of Stapenhill, a lovely-coloured queen, full of promise; second, Miss Beal's Porphyry, sound in colour but not in the best of coat.
Cream male: First, Hon. Mrs. Behrens's Swinton Daftodil, looking well, owns grand bone; second, Mrs Slingsby's Ch. Wildon Wily, scores heavily in colour; third, Mrs. Western's Wynnstay Swagger, grand bone, eye and colour.
Cream female: First, Mrs. Western's Ch. Wynnstay Myrtle, a wonderful old cat and looking lovely for her ten years: second, Miss Turnhill with Hillside Maiden, pressed the winner hard; third, Mrs. Bennet's Rokeles Wee Wifie, capital bone and shape, but fails to winner in colour.
Tortoiseshell: First, Hon. Mrs. Behrens's Kew Pansy, benched very fit; second, Miss Beal's Cordelia, well marked and sound coloured: third, Mrs. Kennaway's Garboldisham Gleam.
Tortoiseshell and white: First and second to Miss Brawn with Rough and Topsy Turvey respectively, the former was in wonderful coat, but somewhat pale in colour, the latter excels in colour, eye, head and bone.

The short-hairs have always a great advantage at this time of year, as the heat does not affect their coats to the same extent as their long-haired brethren. The following are the principal awards.
White: First, the Hon. Mrs. Behrens's Swinton White Heather, a lovely quality one, in great form and excelling in eyes.
Black: Third, Mrs. Behren's Satan, very typical and useful.
Blue: First, Lady Decies's Ch. Fulmer Copper Queen, too well known to criticise, and in her usual show form; second, Mrs. Izod's Grey Lady, a quality one; third, Mrs. Western's Ch. Wynnstay Blue Peter.
Siamese: Third, Miss Hill Shaw's Siama of Cademuir, a useful sort.
Manx: Second, Miss Hill Shaw's Billy Brown of Cademuir, not looking as well as usual.
Tortoiseshell and white: First, Mrs. Slingsby's Cretonne of Thorpe, a beautiful cat and looking her best; third, Mrs. Western's Wynnstay Maisie.
Long-hair blue male kittens: First, Mrs. Brewer's Blue Grey Magic, a beauty and full of promise; second and third to Miss Cheetham with Oaklands Sunstar and Oaklands Silvio, two level kittens.
Blue female: First to Mrs. Bouth with Sunflower of Delamere, very sound in colour and in nice coat; second, Miss Cheetham's Oaklands Signorina, also full of promise; third, Mrs. Brewer's Colleen, in nice form.
Chinchilla: First to Miss Middleton with a very promising male, possessing a grand body, good skull and the right colour; second, Mrs. Lea Wynn's Doria of Castlethorpe, not so shapely as the winner, but scores well in colour; third, Miss Middleton.
Any colour tabby: First, Mrs. Forsyth-Forrest's Shining Light, a lovely red tabby kitten with good markings; second, Mrs. Spofforth's Orient Ali Baba, a promising silver tabby.
Orange or cream: First, Shining Light; second, Miss Turnhill's Hillside Toff, a pretty one in capital coat; third, Mrs. Western's Wynnstay Sunrise, level in colour, grand bone and lovely eyes.
Any other colour: First and second, Mrs. Bennet with Rokeles Jonquil and Rokeles Narcissa, a charming brace full of promise; third, Mrs Singleton's Danny of the Cottage, a more than useful smoke.
Breeders: First, Shining Light; second, Sunflower of Delamere: third, Oaklands Sunstar. Short-hair self kitten: First and second to Mrs. Western with Wynnstay Lupin and Wynnstay Larkspur, two pretty blues with deep orange eyes.
The winners in the remaining classes and those confined to members were all repeats and have already been criticised.

ONE hears much nowadays about the sagacity of dogs, but the following story illustrates that cats can be equally sagacious if occasion requires. Some friends of mine had a guinea pig, which had been made a great pet, and one day to their surprise he burrowed out from under his airy little pen and disappeared; a search far and wide was instituted, but all of no avail. Ten days elapsed, and then one day the gardener noticed his favourite cat coming towards him with the little guinea pig in her mouth, which she promptly laid at his feet; the little creature was quite unhurt though very much weakened by exposure.

MISS BELL-IRVING of Barnard Castle is in great grief over the loss of her cream stud, Rokeby Swaggerer, who died suddenly a few days ago from poisoning. This cat owned a wonderful long coat and was a good winner whenever shown. His pedigree was of the best, as he owned Wynnstay Swagger as his sire and Hillside Gay Girl as his dam. Miss Bell-Irving has at present thirty cats and kittens all told. Her best queen, Rokeby Blue Wuzz, has five lovely kittens, now four and a-half months old, two blue males and three blue females, all have grand coats and are the greatest of pets. Wuzz is in kitten again, and the new litter is expected any day. Another queen, a tortoise and white, named Rokeby Brenda, has three promising kittens, one a very deep red, another tortoise and one tortoise and white; these babies are by Rokeby Selfish One, who is just now in grand condition, and has sired some wonderful kittens this season. Miss Bell-Irving is looking forward to showing a good deal this autumn. She was sorry to miss Sandy Show, but the railway strike was responsible for this omission.

THE forthcoming M.C.C.C. Show, which is to be held at Burton-on-Trent, has been fixed for October 4th. This is a championship show, and the following judges have been appointed: Mrs. Palmer, blacks, whites, chinchillas, smokes and silver tabbies; Miss Jay, blues; Miss Beal, orange, cream and tortoiseshell; and Mr. Mason, browns, neuters, short-hairs and locals. I trust exhibitors will rally round and make the show a huge success, as the committee are most anxious this should be a record exhibition. Schedules may be obtained from the secretary, Miss Twigg, The Farlands, Great Barr, Birmingham.

MRS. BELL of Ringwood in Hants tells me of an experience she and her sister have recently had over a litter of kittens. The mother was a lovely chinchilla, and she had had four or five litters quite easily; but the day after the last lot, consisting of five, were born, Mrs. Bell's sister noticed the poor queen seemed very poorly, and the same night she died, much to the grief of her mistress. The kittens were by Bonnie Bouncel, a son of Sir Archie II., and four were males. All appeared so strong and healthy that it really seemed a shame to drown them, as was at first decided, so they were fed from an egg-spoon with milk and water, which they drank with much ease and enjoyment; and then Mrs. Bell set off on a pilgrimage of discovery, and at last, after cycling to twelve farms, found a very sweet half-Persian cat whose kittens had been born the same day, and, after a little coaxing and persuasion she took to the wee orphans and reared them most successfully.

MRS. BERNARD of The Palace, Kilkenny, writes me that she has two queens, one Fionmala, a daughter of San Toy, and mother of the Gondolier, grandmother of the famous Ch. Oaklands Sceptre. Fionmala is noted for her wonderful eyes, blazing orange, and beautiful little short nose. Her kittens always inherit her eyes. She has never been shown. At present she has a very fine litter by The Gondolier, and all the babies are large and fat. The other queen is Charmette, Fionmala's daughter by Haddo Blue Beard. She also owns fine eyes, and recently had a litter of five kittens by Young Ben (son of Big Ben), and one tiny female out of this family is particularly promising. - GRIMALKIN

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, October 7, 1911. - No Cat Gossip.
CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, October 14, 1911. - No Cat Gossip.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, October 21, 1911, pg. 315

MRS. STEPHENS of Barnet has every reason to feel proud of Blue Jacket of Hyver at Richmond Show, where he made his first appearance in the adult classes. He won two firsts, championship, three silver cups, silver salver and special for best in show; a fine record for a thirteen months' cat. At Sandy he gained his second championship, and I hear he was tremendously admired. Mrs. Stephens has had some very big offers for him, both from fanciers in England and America, but she cannot make up her mind to part with him. She has recently sold Mollie of Hyver, a beautiful kitten by Blue Cap of Thorpe ex Catrina of Hyver, to Mrs. Chapin of New York, so Mrs. Stephens is hoping she will prove a worthy representative of the Hyver cattery in America. Mrs. Stephens has been very unfortunate this year as regards kittens, many queens having refused to take on maternal cares; but at last there is a gorgeous family of four males by Blue Cap of Thorpe ex Catrina of Hyver, and it is hoped these will make up for past disappointments. At present these kittens are simply beautiful. The dam has about the most perfect head ever seen on a female, and as she has always had winning kittens before, this time her mistress hopes for something extra and trusts there is another Blue Jacket among them.

MRS. GRAHAM COLTART of Glasgow is very pleased to send me good news of her blue longhairs. Last year was disastrous for breeding, but this year so far has proved most successful. At present there are two fine litters of blues. The older one, whose photograph I have pleasure in reproducing, was born on June 1st, and is by Bytheswood Blue Jacket (owned by Mrs. McCowatt) ex Esmeralda. These kittens won first prize at Lanark on June 15th under Mr. Will Hally, who, by the way, was welcomed back to the ranks of Scottish judges after an absence of some years. There was a strong class of eleven, and the official report of the winners is as follows: "The most level lot, and a real good lot at that, very snub faces, sweet expressions, well-built bodies and sound colour." They are big, strong, healthy babies; they weighed 1 lb. long before they were a month old, and give promise of having grand eyes. The mother, Esmeralda, is really a charming young queen, and is home-bred. She won two second prizes as a kitten, and since she grew to maturity (she is only two years now) she has been a most successful mother of prize-winners. The winning kitten at Lanark, named Ivy, also owns Esmeralda as dam, as well as the winning litter. Ivy has since gone to the cattery of Messrs. Nixon and Booth of Newcastle, and Mr. Nixon writes that he considers her a beauty. The second litter is by Blue Cap of Thorpe, and was born on July 25th. It consists of a lovely quintet, and if they go on improving they should carry all before them in the show-pen. The dam is Lady Lynedock, and her kittens are always prize-winners. The best kitten out of this queen last year was one of the choicest specimens Mrs. Coltart has ever bred: he had that pale clear blue absolutely level coat, and enormous orange eyes, with tiny ears and full cheeks. He won first in kittens at Stirling, and special for best male under twelve months, his litter brother being third in a big class of long-hairs and short-hairs. But alas! he was beloved of the gods and so died young from a chill contracted while Mrs. Graham Coltart was away from home. There is a very fine neuter in the cattery, a litter brother of Lady Lynedock; he has a long list of wins to his credit, including first and special for best longhaired neuter at Carlisle last March. He absolutely refuses to sit for his photograph except in a travelling basket, which is not a suitable position for a pale blue cat. Two other queens owned by this lady are Queenie of Prestwick and May Mischief.

QUITE a nice little show was held in Blenheim Park, kindly lent by His Grace the Duke of Marlborough. The weather was fine, and quite a good entry was obtained.
In English cats Miss Mellor was placed third with a capital tortoise, grand shape and sound in colour.
In blues Miss Fawcett came out top with a good queen, nice head and eye, who won easily; second, Mrs. Dolby's neuter, good eyes and coat, but not quite so level in colour as the winner; third, Mrs. Clarke's queen, a useful sort.
Any other colour: First, Miss Calcutt's fine orange, short face and good eyes; second to Miss Mellor with a brown tabby, sound in colour; third, Mrs, Gatley's white male, has nice blue eyes, but not in the best of coat.
English kitten under six months: First, Miss Mellot's orange tabby, sweet head, nice face and eyes, most promising; third to Miss Boyce with a pretty youngster.

AMONG the various kittens exhibited at the recent show at Sandy Miss Nora Middleton of Heavitree took a high place with a litter of Chinchillas, the male, Silver Satyr, securing first prize and special for best Chinchilla kitten. He is quite unmarked, grand body colour, fine head and tiny ears, and will make into a fine stud cat; though only fourteen weeks he already weighs 3 and three-quarter lb. Already he is quite a sportsman, having cap tured his first mouse nearly a month ago. He and his three sisters (two of whom carried off prizes at Sandy) are wonderfully strong and healthy, having lived out of doors all day long and only coming in at night to sleep. Miss Middleton hoped to send me a photograph of this promising family, and got a friend who went to much trouble to try to take their photographs, but alas! always at the critical moment they turned their backs to the camera. Their great-grandmother, Chin Chin China, is just three years old and is a lovely cat with a fine long, thick coat, which she keeps all the year round; she is a winner of many prizes. Her sire, Sir Radical, and grandsire, Teufel II., are well known in the cat world. Her granddaughter, Chilla, is the mother of the kittens, and she is a daughter of Wynnstay Hercules; the kittens' sire is The Silver Gift, owned by Miss Bartlett, so the youngsters have the bluest of blood in their veins. - GRIMALKIN

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, October 28, 1911, pg. 375

BURTON-ON-TRENT SHOW.
THE Committee of the Midland Counties' Cat Club held their Annual Championship Show in St. Paul's Institute, a perfectly lighted and ventilated venue. The entries did not come up to expectation for some unknown reason, which was disappointing, when such an extensive classification had been provided. However, the quality of the exhibits made up for the paucity of entries. The following were the principal awards:
Long-haired black: First, Miss Cheetham with Bennie, good in eye and colour; second, Mrs. Slingsby's Black Diamond of Thorpe, good head and in fine form.
In whites the Hon. Mrs. Behrens had a bloodless victory with Swinton Heartsease, nice in eye and coat, and shown very fit.
Blue male: First, Mrs. Stephens with Blue Jacket of Hyver, in lovely bloom, scores well in eyes, sound in colour and altogether very typical; second, Mrs. Ryan's Joe of Tilecoat.
Blue female: First, second and third, Miss Cheetham - first, Ch. Oaklands Sceptre, lovely head and eyes; second, Oaklands Seabreeze, might be smaller in ears, but scores well in colour; third, Sapphire of Castlethorpe.
Blue novice: First, Joe of Tilecoat; second, Mrs. Seddon Hughes with Bili Boll, a useful sort; third, Miss Cheetham's Oaklands Rosedrop.
Blue breeders: First, Oaklands Seabreeze; second, Oaklands Rosedrop.
Orange or red tabby male: Torchlight, lovely colour and eye, good markings; second the Hon. Mrs. Behrens's Swinton Tally Ho, a good big one, not in such fine coat as the winner.
Orange or red tabby female: First and second, Mrs. Forsyth-Forrest with Redlight of Stapenhill and Fairylight. The former scores in shape and colour.
Orange or self-red: A walk-over for Mrs. Hall with Towerwood Pharaoh, quite looking his best.
Cream male: First and second, Mrs. Slingsby with Ch. Wilful of Thorpe and Watchful of Thorpe -both are pure and even in colour, have rare bone and very typical heads; third, Mrs. Forsyth- Forrest's Ch. Swinton Daffodil.
Cream female: Second, Mrs. Hall's Towerwood Marigold, rich in colour; third, Mrs. Bennett's Rokeles Wee Wifie.
Tortoiseshell: First, Mrs. Mason's Royal Queenie, a fine cat, well marked; second and third, Mrs. Kennaway with Garboldisham Gleam and Garboldisham Marquise.
Tortoiseshell and white: First, Mrs. Slingsby with the well-known Ch. Rosette of Thorpe, looking very fit; second, Mrs. Spofforth's Orient Ruby, shapely and good in coat, but not so bright in colouring as the winner.
Orange, cream or tortoiseshell novice: First, Miss Tollemache with Sandy's Son; second, Wee Wifie; third, Watchful of Thorpe, who might have taken the place of the winner.
Orange, cream or tortoiseshell breeder: First, Redlight of Stapenhill; second, Torchlight; third, Towerwood Marigold.
Chinchilla male . Premier honours to Miss Chamberlayne's Crown Diamond, lovely head and expression, and nicely shaded; second, Mrs. Burt's Silver Zimeta, very pale and typical head; third, Mrs. Sedgewick's Eric Brighteyes, scores well in eyes and good coat.
Chinchilla female: A walk-over for Mrs. Sedgewick with Ch. Thelma Lenore in gloriouns coat and quite looking her best.
Smoke: First and second, Mrs. Kennaway with Garboldisham Hurry and Festina Lente, two useful specimens; third, Miss Manners's Mansfield Wilhelmina, a home-bred youngster of promise.
Silver tabby: First, Mrs. Moore's Monarch of the North, a beautifully-marked one; second, Mrs. Western's Wynnstay Marchioness, a big queen, sound in colour, but not quite pleasing in markings.
Brown tabby male: Second, Miss Chamberlayne's The Russet Boy, rich in colour and nice markings.
Brown tabby female: First, Mrs. Burt's Lady Victory, lovely head and shape, and fine markings.
Neuter self: First, Miss Savory's Bachelor Button of Emberton, a fine big blue, good head and shape; second, Mrs. Bennett's Rokeles Titbit, a big one, not so good in colour as the winner; third, Miss Turnhill's Hillside Swell, a useful cream.
Neuter any other colour: First, Mrs. Nadin's Prior of Woodhouse, a lovely orange in glorious form: second, Mrs. Head's Boy, quite a pretty silver.
Litters self: First, Mrs. Adleron's four fine little blues, all very promising.
Long-haired kittens black or white: Mrs. Bennett topped the class with Rokeles Jonquil, in perfect form; third, Mrs. Vlasto's Blancmange.
Blue male, six to nine months: First and second, Miss Cheetham with Oaklands Sir Archibald and Oaklands Sunstar - the former has lovely eyes, the latter scores in colour; third, Miss Savory's Turk's Cap, a very promising one.
Blue female, three to six months: Third, Miss Ellis's Ninon, lovely head and eyes, should have been higher.
Blue female, six to nine months: First, Miss Cheetham's Oaklands Signorina, lovely eves, shape and colour; second, Mrs. Davies's Queenie Lulu; third, Mrs. Brereton's Mozart, nice in colour.
Orange or red: First, Mrs. Forsyth-Forrest's Shining Light, lovely rich colour and looking very fit; second, Mrs. Kennaway's Garboldisham Lady Jane, nice head, not so rich in colour as the winner.
Cream: First, Miss Turnhill with Hillside Toff, a good all-round one; second and third, Mrs. Western with Wynnstay Sunstar and Sunrise - the former scores in colour, the latter in shape and coat.
Chinchilla: First to Mrs. Sedgewick with Lord Paris, evenly shaded; second, Miss Middleton's Silver Satyr.
Silver tabby: Mrs. Spofforth scored first with Orient Ali Baba, fine colour and dense markings; second and third, Miss Clarke's The Saracen and Tancred.
Smoke: First and second, Mrs. Singleton with Danny and Banshee of The Cottage, two very promising kittens.

Among the short-haired cats the entries were particularly poor. In blue, first and second were won by Mrs. Western with Ch. Wynnstay Peter and Ch. Wynnstay Bluebelle, a brace of fine cats, put down in splendid condition.
White: First and second, the Hon. Mrs. Behrens's Swinton North Star and Syringa, both sound in colour and good heads and eyes.
Manx: A bloodless victory for Mrs. Head with Sandy, a fine red tabby.
Siamese: First, Mrs. Kennaway's Garboldisham Naughty Saidee, dense points and good colour.
Neuter: First, Mrs. Oliver's Gainsborough Jacke, a useful one: second, Miss Chamberlayne's Tippoo Tibbs, a good winner; third, Mrs. Sedgewick's Rumpy.

MRS. HOPWOOD of Brighton is the happy possessor of three fine queens. First, Rose Love, a silver tabby, whose photograph I publish. She is by Glen Lyon out of Sweet Rosemary, and won second prize at the Crystal Palace in 1910; this queen has recently had a good litter by Glen Garry. One of the kittens won third prize at the last Richmond Show, and another one Mrs. Hopwood hopes to show at the forthcoming Crystal Palace exhibition. This kitten her mistress considers to be one of the best-marked silver tabbies she has ever bred. Black Nina is a lucky queen; she has the blood of both Orange Eyed Blue Emperor and Orange Eyed Black Emperor in her, not to mention Ch. Kew Blue, San Toy II. and others. She was mated to Earlsfield Detta and had a beautiful litter of five kittens, one black male, two black females and two blue females, all very promising; some have already found new homes, and Nina has again been mated to the same sire. Christabel is a silver by Silver Milord ex Cosselle, and she is also expecting a family, having been mated to Aldermoor Don II. Mrs. Hopwood's Accha is a lovely young blue queen, who has not yet been bred from; she possesses perfect orange eyes. - GRIMALKIN.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, November 4, 1911. - No Cat Gossip.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, November 11, 1911, pg. 449.

MRS. HORACE COOK of Bideford tells me she has been disappointed in the last litter from her well-known queen Humming Bird II.; two kittens arrived prematurely and soon departed from this vale of tears, but two survivors are very fine and strong. Another queen, a black one, has refused to do her duty and take on maternal cares, and this despite the fact that she is two years old, so quite of an age to know better. There are, however, two kittens by Ch. Black Knight ex Merrie Peasant; but one of these has recently found a new home with Mrs. Bullmore of Falmouth. Mrs. Cook owns a grand cream in Basuto Boy, who has already won his laurels in the show-ring. He has, without exception, the shortest nose and one of the best heads of any cream living; his bone is also very massive, and he is of fine shape and very typical. Some more litters are expected - one from Red Tape, by Towerwood Pharaoh, and another from a Palace winner. These, with two litters by Ch. Black Knight, should surely give Mrs. Cook a future winner in blacks, creams or reds.

MRS. LOWNDES of Glossop has not had the best of luck, and thinks the Fates are against her keeping cats; she has some very fine specimens of blue-eyed whites, but experiences great difficulty in disposing of superfluous kittens. I should suggest an advertisement in THE LADIES' FIELD, as some readers have written enthusiastically of the way they have disposed of kittens and cats through the paper. Experientia docet.

MISS LOWNDES fears she will have to give up her pets, as she is not in a position to keep so many, although she is passionately fond of them and hates disposing of any. She is expecting a family from the daughter of White Emperor and Gay Lady, a queen who was once the property of Miss Lawferd, so I hope these kittens will bring luck. In the spring Mrs. Campbell-Frazer bought four kittens from this cattery to go abroad, and two litter brothers are still with Miss Lowndes, looking fit and in the best of health.

I HEAR that at Burton Show the famous silver tabby Monarch of the North, belonging to Mrs. Moore of Goole, was looking lovely, his markings and colour coming in for much admiration. Mrs. Moore also owns Queen of the North, a beautiful youngster just out of kittenhood and already as big as any of the other queens; her sire is Silver Tiger and her dam Cherry Ripe. She captured first at Richmond, and when her ruff comes properly she will be very fine. Three of Mrs. Moore's queens have litters of four, and all by different studs of pure pedigree silver tabbies. One particularly promising family is by Ch. Don Pedro of Thorpe ex Ch. Silver Tigress, and Mrs. Moore is very pleased with this litter, as she thinks a great deal of that grand old cat Pedro. Another titter is by Mietle ex Monarch of the North, and there is no doubt of the quality: it can be summed up in one word - extra.

MRS. BOSANQUET of Abergavenny, who only recently started cats, tells me all her Chinchillas, which, by the way, is the only breed she keeps, are well .Mrs. Bosanquet is very enthusiastic over the beauties of this species, and at Richmond Show she took second with a daughter of Ch. Silver Comet, and so fell in love with the first prize winner that after the show she never rested contented until she purchased it from those successful breeders, the Misses Bartlett.

MRS. SINKINS of Southampton is in the happy position of owning plenty of kittens; there are four smokes, all males, by the lovely Shaitan, whose photograph I reproduced some time ago. By the way, one lady was so struck with his beauty, after seeing his picture in my column, that she immediately sent her queen on a visit to him. These four kittens are out of a litter of nine. There is also a litter of three Chinchillas, all of whom are gems; two are to make their debut at Hounslow Show. All the cats and kittens have revelled in the hot summer, as they enjoy a thoroughly free life. Mrs. Sinkins says the big Westminster Show is fixed for January 11th and 12th, 1912, and will be held, as usual, in the Royal Horticultural Hall, an ideal place for a show. She expresses the hope that many of my readers will visit it and so become converts to the cat fancy. It is to be held under the rules of the governing council, and the secretary is now Mrs. Millar instead of Miss Swanston.

MRS. BEVINGTON-SMITH of Witham has sent me a pretty group of kittens. The mother of these fine kittens is Wickham Bluebird, who is noted for her shape and colouring, and owns gorgeous orange eyes. Their sire is Kew Brushwood Boy. Another litter owned by this lady consists of some fine five months' orange babies by her ow stud cat Sunnyboy, ex a prize-winning self-orange queen, Wickham Polly. These are a lovely colour, and when playing with the blue kittens make a most artistic background. Mrs. Bevington-Smith also owns a beautiful smoke queen, who with her two boys make a most happy little family. The cats and kittens have the run of the large, old-fashioned garden by day, though they are shut in their wired runs and bedrooms at nights. .

BRISTOL SHOW will be held on November 14th and 15th. There are to be twelve classes, and Mrs, H. B. Palmer will judge. For schedules apply to Mr. Maggs, 9, Trinity Street, West Street, Bristol. – GRIMALKIN.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, November 18, 1911. - No Cat Gossip.
CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, November 25, 1911. - No Cat Gossip.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, December 2, 1911, pg. 39

MRS. BREWER of Teddington has for many years been a breeder and exhibitor of long-haired blue Persians, and is, perhaps, best known as the owner and breeder of Donna Ulsterina, who, mated to Miss King's The Gondolier, produced probably the best blue female yet penned, viz., Ch. Oaklands Sceptre, the property of Miss Gladys Cheetham. Donna Ulsterina was bred from Ulster Shadowy One (a perfect little queen, purchased om Miss Alianora Chevers) by Don Carlos, and is a fine powerful cat of great size and shape, with good eyes and the head of a male. She is at present looking after another litter by The Gondolier. Mrs. Brewer has also two sound-coated little male kittens by Oulton Best Man ex another Ulster queen, namely, Bridesmaid. Perhaps the favourite of the feline family is Sapphire Blue, a daughter of the famous Ch. Blue Jacket, who has bred many winners for her owner, among them being Miss Mid, an all-round winner in America; Tommy Tucker, first B.P.C.S. badge of certificate of merit at Hounslow, also gold medal at Westminster; Miss Bill, winner of four firsts and .P.C.S. badge at Bristol, and other prizes. This fine female unfortunately died last year after breaking a blood vessel. She was by Sir Archie of Arrandale, and her dam is now bringing up one splendid male kitten by the same sire, and if he goes on in the way he promises, he will certainly catch the judge's eye later on. All the cats and kittens live an outdoor life, and their staple diet is raw meat with a little milk once a day and plenty of grass feed.

MRS. STEPHENS of Barnet has every reason to feel proud of Ch. Blue Jacket of Hyver. At Richmond Show, where he made his first appearance in the adult classes, he won two firsts, championship, three silver cups, silver salver an special for best in show – a fine record for a thirteen months' cat. At Sandy he gained his second championship and he third at Burton, where I hear, he was tremendously admired. Mrs. Stephens has had some very big offers for him, both from fanciers in England and America; but she cannot make up her mind to part with him. She has recently sold Molly of Hyver, a beautiful kitten by Blue Cap of Thorpe ex Catrina of Hyver, to Mrs. Chapin of New York. The kitten has been registered as Bluecapson of Hyver, so Mrs. Stephens is hoping she will prove a worthy representative of the Hyver cattery in America. Mrs. Stephens has been very unfortunate this year as regards kittens. Many queens have refused to take on maternal duties; but at last there is a gorgeous family of four males by Blue Cap of Thorpe ex Catrina of Hyver, and it is to be hoped these will make up for all disappointments; at present these kittens are simply beautiful. The dam has one of the most perfect heads ever seen on a female, and as she always has had fine kittens before, this time her mistress hopes for something extra, and trusts there is another Blue Jacket among them.

MRS. PRESTON-WHYTE of Hatherleigh is rejoicing over a litter of three lovely long-haired blue Persians, just a fortnight old; there are two males and one female and all are very bonny and thriving. There is another flourishing litter by Lupin of Exeter ex Leigh Andromache; these are five months old and possess beautiful coats and grand orange eyes and are particularly strong and healthy.

MISS DUFFIELD-JONES of Bognor goes in chiefly for Chinchillas, and I publish a charming specimen of her breeding; this is Sylvia, aged seven months, by her stud cat Silver Roy, who has sired many lovely kittens. Miss Duffield- Jones also owns a beautiful queen called Silver Ray, by the famous Ch. Rob Roy II. Last year she disposed of several of her best cats, keeping only a few, as she felt she had not the time to look after so many, and is a great believer in personal attention. Recently she sold a fine litter of five kittens by Silver Roy ex Silver Ray, and has now one sweet little kitten by Roy to dispose of. Anyone wanting a really charming kitten cannot do better than apply to Miss Duffield-Jones. Full particulars will be found in the advertisements at the back of this paper.

MRS. HUME of Wickham Bishops sends me this pretty photograph of her blue Persian kittens, which are most affectionate, and not only are they good to look at, but most useful as mousers. Their mother is a wonderful cat, and it is by no means an uncommon sight to see her trotting up the garden with a rabbit nearly as big as herself; she is also a great huntress of stoats and weasels.

MISS EDITH EDGAR of Weybridge has been breeding blue-eyed white Persians for ten years and owns some fine cats. First and foremost comes Kiff Kiff (an Arabic name), the stud cat; he sires fine kittens, and a queen named Queen of Pearls II. is now expecting a litter by him; this female is herself a prize-winner at Westminster, and her progeny have also won prizes at Bristol and other shows. Another queen is Tena Zalura, and her families have been highly approved of and bought by connoisseurs; but Miss Edgar has never shown her. Katisha is an old queen, who is now going to be allowed a rest from maternal duties; her families in the past have provided many winners. Her latest babies are three weeks old, and have the bluest of eyes.

MRS. BARTER of Poole has made her first venture in breeding blue Persian kittens, and very successful she has been; she has also made her first venture as a photographer with these said kittens as the subject, but, alas! none of the pictures she sends me are worthy of reproduction. Three of these kittens are for sale and are advertised in this issue. One male is perfect in coat, frill, colour, etc., and the females are very affectionate and purr most delightedly when noticed. The sire is Bonnie Joe of Bournemouth and the dam Barbara, bred by Mrs. Thring of Broadstone. The kittens are now six months old and are perfectly strong and healthy. – GRIMALKIN.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, December 9, 1911

WE publish a picture of Mrs. Finegan's (Navan) male Siamese Moatlands Prince of Siam, born in March, 1910. He is the son of an imported sire, his mother being Kio Fah (also imported). Kio Fah was owned by Miss Barrett, and the only time she was shown at the Crystal Palace (1908) carried off every available prize. Moatlands Prince of Siam was seen at the Crystal Palace last December, and his points and colouring were immensely admired, although, owing to non-delivery by railway, he was not delivered at the show in time to compete in his classes. He leads a perfectly healthy life in the country, and his lovely colouring and perfect points should render him a valuable adjunct to the Siamese fancy at stud. Mrs. Finegan is also then proud possessor of a Siamese queen with beautiful deep blue eyes, sired by Ch. Sancho. The litter of silver tabby kittens illustrated are by Ch. Marcus Wynnstay and Mrs. Finegan is offering some charming specimens for sale.

MRS. B ERGMANN of Bedford Park, who owns such lovely blue Persians, writes as follows: "Words cannot express the satisfaction I experienced when my first blue kitten, Bonnie Dundee, shown at Sandy, carried all before him and won the Blue Ribbon for best kitten in the show. Since then his famous little mother, Mistress Babbie, has presented me with many winners, notably, Young Lochinvar (now in Cape Town), Robin Adair, Macallum Mhor, one of the most beautiful blue males on the show-bench; he has to his credit fourteen first prizes, two seconds, two thirds, and specials too numerous to mention. After his successes at Westminster, when he was only nine months old, I was offered and refused £25 for him. This year he distinguished himself by carrying off the championship in a very strong class at the Southern Counties Show, and he is now the property of Mrs. Slingsby."

Photographs of two of Mrs. Bergmann's cats are reproduced here, and as she has several for disposal anyone wanting a really good specimen cannot do better than communicate with her. Full particulars will be found in the Sales column of this issue.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, December 16, 1911. - No Cat Gossip.

CAT GOSSIP. The Ladies' Field, December 23, 1911, pg. 155

SOME NOTABLE EXHIBITS AT THE NATIONAL CAT CLUB SHOW AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE
1. Mrs. G. Wilson's Minley Rambler of Arrandale, Third and Reserve. 2. Miss Whitney's Brayjort Victor, Three Firsts and Championship. 3. Mrs. R. Forsyth-Forrest's Ch. Torchlight, First and the Lowis Maxwell Cup. 4. Mrs. E. A. Clark's Ras Dashan, First. 5. Master B. Currie's White Satin of Minley, First, Champion, and Eleven Specials, Best Cat in Show. 6. Miss Hammond's Cherry of Kelmore, Third Prize. 7. Mrs. Stephen's Blue Jacket of Hyver. 8. Mrs. G. Wilson's Silver Witch of Arrandale, First and Champion. 9. Miss Cheetham's Oaklands Sally, Second Prize. 10. Miss Savory's Blue Riband of Emberton, Two Firsts. 11. Mrs. Slingsby's Blue Lightning of Thorpe, First and Champion. 12. Miss Leycester's Silver Aura Girl, First and Champion.
Photos by Everitt, Anerley.

MESSYBEAST - OLD CAT BOOKS

You are visitor number