REPORTS FROM EARLY BRITISH CAT SHOWS 1916 - 1919 (wartime)

1916 ABERDEEN KENNEL ASSOCIATION SHOW

DOG [AND CAT] SHOWS IN ABERDEEN. KENNEL ASSOCIATION. Aberdeen Press and Journal, 3rd January 1916
The nineteenth annual show under the auspices of the Aberdeen Kennel Association (Incorporated), which was held Kitty-brewster Auction Mart, Powis Terrace, on Saturday, attracted exhibitors from many parts of Scotland. . .. Like many other ventures, however, the exhibition suffered from the effect of the war, and the entries were only little more than half those of last year. [Cat judge - Mr James Annand.]
CATS. Long Haired-Males, any variety- 1, John McNab, Dufftown.
Long Haired -Females. any variety-1, Mrs G. Munro, 59 Wales Street.
Long Haired--Kitten. - any variety (under six months)- 1, A. Smith, 70 Fonthill Road; 2 and 3, John McNab.
Short Haired -Neuters, any variety-1, Mrs Latto; 2, H.B.. Watson, St Nicholas Lane.

1916 EAST OF SCOTLAND ASSOCIATION SHOW

EAST OF SCOTLAND ASSOCIATION. Aberdeen Press and Journal, 3rd January 1916
The annual show of the East of Scotland Kennel Association was held in the Albert Hall, Huntly Street, Aberdeen, on Saturday. [Cat Judge - Mr D.A. Christie]
CATS. Long hair, males- 1, Alex. Mitchell, Aberdeen; 2, Mrs W. Dunn, Aberdeen; 3, Mrs W. B. Dewar, Aberdeen.
Long hair, females - 1, Mrs W. B. Dewar; 2 Mrs A. Shearer, Aberdeen; 3 Mrs Mackenzie, Aberdeen.
Long hair, kittens, under 6 months -1 and 2, Mrs W. Dunn.
Long hair, geldings-1, l Alfred C. Scott, Aberdeen; 2, J.T. Moir, Aberdeen.
Short hair, females-1, l Miss B. Webster, 2 Mrs Mary Allan.
Short hair, geldings- 1, Miss J. Andrew, Aberdeen; 2 Mrs A. Shearer; 3, Mrs Still, Aberdeen.

1916 SOUTHERN COUNTIES (WESTMINSTER) CAT SHOW

[HORTICULTURAL HALL SHOW] Hull Daily Mail, 28th January 1916
At Horticultural Hall, London, on Thursday, the National Cat Club held their annual show, with Gertrude Lady Decies as president. Some splendid specimens were exhibited. An enormous white cat drew a lot of attention, the coat being so long and fluffy that the animal filled the pen. This fine specimen, which is named Rokeles Snowcap of Thorne, and possesses the longest and thickest coat of any known cat, is the property of Mrs Bennett, of Watton, Norfolk, who won the championship, as well as the Swinton Day Dream Challenge Cup, for the best white long-haired cat, and the Challenge Cup for the best male cat in the show.

HAWKHURST. MORE HONOURS Kent & Sussex Courier, 4th February 1916
At the National Cat Club Show last week, Miss A M Clements was most successful with her blue “Glenvictor of Hawkhurst,” as it gained the Championship of the blues over 170 entries, besides being first in the breeders, and annexed the Challenge Cup, as well as taking specials. “Glenvictor,” in the course of his career – and he is only 15 months old at the present time – has had a run of remarkable successes.

1916 RICHMOND CAT SHOW

RICHMOND SHOW. TO-DAY'S GATHERING OF DOGS, CATS, AND GOATS. Westminster Gazette, 11th July 1916
(Special to " Westminster Gazette.") The annual Championship Dog Show opened this morning at the Athletic Ground, Richmond . . .. Nor is the show confined solely to dogs, for the British Goat Society, in view of their successful venture last year at the Richmond gathering . . . Another "side-line" of to-day's show consists of 210 cats, none of whom, judging by their sleek coats and well-fed appearance, is permitted to emulate Marc Antony by "revelling long o' nights." [Show was also adversely affected by curtailment of railway facilities and exhibits arriving too late for judging.]

ABOUT CATS. RICHMOND CAT SHOW. The Queen, 22nd July 1916
The Richmond Championship Show was held in the Athletic Grounds in conjunction with the annual dog show and in aid of the Star and Garter Fund. Entries might have come in better, but the show was splendidly patronised by the public, so no doubt there will be a nice sum to hand over to the fund. The judges were Miss Simpson, Mrs Kennaway, and Mrs Wise, and the secretary was Miss Jackson, acting on behalf of Capt. E. Cox.

LONG-HAIRED CATS NOT UNDER 9 MONTHS.
Blues came first and were very disappointing with only four entries in the two classes.
In males Miss Fisher was second with Azure of Hadley, a good coloured one with gorgeous eyes. The judge withheld the championship which was a hardship.
Blue female. first and championship to Mrs Dawson’s Moston Blue Beauty, good colour, coat, and shape, but fails in eye colour to the second, Mrs Stephen’s Blueband of Hvver, a shade on the dark side and not so good in coat, but gorgeous eyes.
White male, first, championship and special for best cat in the show to Mrs Bennet's Rokeles Robbie, a good sound one in nice coat and condition; second, Mr Currie’s Minley Star; third, Mr Currie's Minley Pearl, grand eyes, nice coat, and pure colour.
Black male, first and championship to Mrs Yeates’s Night Hawk, gorgeous eyes, sound colour and coat; second, Mrs Western's Homestead Copper-eyed Black Boy, failed in colour on the day but in good coat.
Black female, first and championship to Mrs Yeates's Dainty Duchess, round head, good eye and coat.
Chinchilla male, first and championship to Mrs Wrenford's Caruso of Clannaborough, lovely eyes and very pale, good head; second, Mrs Stephen with Finn of Hyver, also very pale and wonderfully free from markings, good eyes and full of promise.
Chinchilla female, first and championship to Mrs Slingsby’s Donatella of Thorpe, a nice quality queen; second and third to Mrs Stephen with Fatina and Sylvia of Hyver: the former has remarkable eyes and is pure in colour and going to make a fine cat; the latter has a snub face and is also very pure in colour.
Silver tabby, first and championship to Miss Roberts with Sir Marnie, a bit rusty but capital markings and pure ground colour; second, Miss Clarke's Lady Loveday, a well-marked queen.
Red self, first and championship to Mrs Western's ch. Wynnstay Ruddiman, a noted winner in good form; second, the Hon. Mrs McLaren Morrison’s Swinton Red Rover, good eyes, unmarked and scoring in colour; third, to the same exhibitor with Royal Standard, paler in colour than the leaders, but a useful cat.
Red tabby, first and championship to Mrs Western's Wynnstay Fire-eater, lovely colour and markings. a fine cat; second, Mrs Cook’s Torrington Red Liner, good eyes and colour; third, Mrs Western's ch. Wynnstay Fireaway, a big queen nursing four pretty kittens.
Tortoiseshell, first and championship to Mrs Bennet's ch. Rokeles Dorcas, the well-known old champion. in good form; second, Mrs Western’'s Wynnstay Brilliantine, another good one; third to the Hon. Mrs McLaren Morrison’s Peggy Patchwork, wants more red patching, nice head and shape.
Tortoiseshell and white, first and championship to Mrs Western's ch. Wynnstay Wallflower, with a kitten and not looking her best; second, Miss Robson’s The Orchid, also with a kitten and somewhat lucky; third, Mrs Glenfield's Serena.

LONG-HAIRED KITTENS.
Blue, 2 to 4 months, about the best class in the show. First to Mrs Norris with Kew Lavender, good coat and nice shape; second, Miss Clements’s Ronnie of Hawkhurst, lovely colour and head, promising eyes; third, Miss Sharp’s Adam, is going to have grand eyes.
Blue male, 3 to 6 months, first to Miss Fisher with Bobolink of Hadley, also won the special for the best blue male kitten. very sound coat and full of promise.
Blue female, 3 to 6 months, first, Mrs Newman's Incents Gossamer and Gold, lovely eyes, grand head and coat; second, Mrs Stephen’s Tods of Hyver, a nice home-bred one; third, Miss Fisher’s Butterfly of Hadley, a sweet queen, good in colour.
Blue, 6 to 9 months, third, Mrs Filton’s Daffodil, a useful sort.
Blue pairs, second, Mrs Norris.
Blue litters, first to Miss Clements with three lovely kittens.
White, first, Miss Edgar’s Chinkara, very pure in colour and good type; second, Mrs Aubrey’s Langherne Fairy; third to the same exhibitor’s Langherne Snowhall, a beautiful brace of home-bred kits.
Chinchilla, first and special for best kitten to Mrs Adlam with Nap, very pale and unmarked, a lovely exhibit; second. Miss Meeson’s Nina Duvals, a pretty kitten with a nice head; third, Miss Bartlett’s Holmesdale Silver Frost also full of promise.
Red, cream, and tortoiseshell, second, Miss Bowman's See Me, a pretty kitten who will have fine eyes; third, Miss Bowtell's Rufina.
Pairs, A.C. except blue, first, Mrs Aubrey; second, Miss Bartlett; third, Miss Bowman.
Litters, chinchilla, first, Mrs Aubrey’s four lovely kits, two very light ones and two darker.
Litters, red, cream, or tortoiseshell, first, Mrs Western's red tabbies, all good ones; second, Messrs Wilson's five exquisite creams, this was a beautiful litter and must have pressed the winners.
Litters, tabby, first to Miss Clark with three well-marked silvers, well up to this lady’s standard.

LONG-HAIRED CATS OR KITTENS.
Selling class, first, Miss Bowman’s two male kittens; second, Miss Edgar's Fantasia; third, Mrs Western's Homestead Copper-eyed Black Boy.
Neuters, first to Miss Bowtell with Dover Lad, a fine big red; second, Miss Dolli’s Loris, a grand blue with good eyes; third, Mrs Corner's Eversley Redwing of Thorpe, another big red.

SHORT-HAIRED CATS AND KITTENS.
Blue (over 9 months), first and championship to Mrs Carew Cox with Mameena, a British, good coat and colour; second to the same exhibitor's Right Away, another one of British type with grand eyes; third, Mrs Western's Wynnstay Jolly Jack Tar, a Russian, good colour and coat.
The Siamese made a good show. ln males Miss Western won first and championship with Swinton Rajah, scores in denseness of points; second, Mrs Thomas’s Prince Souti, lovely pale body colour and good eyes, but fails points to winner; third, Mrs Kerr's Santip, grand eyes, a trifle dark on back.
Abyssinian, first and championship to Mrs Clark’s ch. Ras Dashan, in wonderful form, a grand old cat, and well deserved his win; second to Mrs Carew Cox with Yasu, very typical and well ticked; third, Mrs Clark’s The Sphinx, one of the right type.
Siamese kitten, first and special prize for best short-hair kitten to Mrs Robinson’s Bobolinko, pale colour and good eyes, dense points, extrapromising; second, My Shakespear’s Burnham Tree, and third to the same exhibitor's Burnham Rhoda, a very promising brace of home-bred kittens who also won first in brace and with another second in team.
Siamese veteran, first, Mr Shakespear's Burnham Tab, a real good sort; second, Prince Souti.
Brace to Mrs Clark, and team to Mrs Carew Cox.
Neuters, first, Mrs Thomas with Sunny Chief, a lovely Siamese; second, Mr Perrin’s The Bear, a grand blue; and third to another Siamese belonging to Mrs Thomas named Mee Soo, a nice home-bred one.
Any other colour or variety, first and special for best short-hair in the show to Mrs Western's ch. Wynnstay Crazypatch, a well-known, winner, in good form; second also to Mrs Western with Wynnstay Goldmine, a capitally marked red tabby.
The rest of the classes were local; members of Richmond Cat Club, and members of Newbury Cat Society, and the principal winners have already been criticised. – DICK WHITTINGTON.

1916 SOUTHERN COUNTIES CAT CLUB SHOW IN NOVEMBER

SUCCESSFUL FANCIER Middlesex Chronicle, 25th November 1916
At the championship show of the Southern Counties Cat Club on Wednesday, in one of the strongest and best classes on record, Mrs Armstrong, Bath-road, was successful in securing awards with both of her Blue Persian kittens, "Tinker Bell" and "The Bride of Lammermoor."
[There was then a break until 1920 due to the war.]

1916 NATIONAL CAT CLUB SHOW (LAMBETH)

SHOW ANIMALS AND ADMIRERS AT LAMBETH. Evening Mail, 15th December 1916
If the 30th championship show of the National Club had been arranged for next week instead of being held as It was at the Lambeth Baths yesterday, some of the exhibits would probably not have been staged. Cats have been sent for competition from Newcastle, York, Guernsey, Ireland, Devonshire, Southport, Manchester, and a score of other towns in the country, and "dogs or other live animals" are not, from December 18 to December 26, to be accepted for conveyance by passenger train unless accompanied or sent under Government instruction. Yesterday, however, the restriction was not in operation, and the chinchillas and tabbies, the blue cats, cream cats, tortoiseshell cats, and Abyssinian cats made the journey to Paddington or Waterloo or King's-cross quite comfortably in their warmly-lined travelling baskets and were duly delivered at Lambeth to take their places on the benches with the best cats of the London area.

Nearly 200 cats competed at the show and they aroused the warm admiration of a large attendance of interested women. In some cases, the owners had travelled with their pets, and during the day they sat patiently by the cages addressing words of comfort and endearment to the drowsy animals. Many of the cats rested on pink or blue silk cushions, and their stalls were decorated with dainty silk ribbons or embroidered sashes announcing the name of the competing animal. The older cats displayed little interest in the people who gathered to discuss their points. Mostly they curled themselves up into fluffy bails and slept. Some of the kittens, however, were more active, and a fine male chinchilla had a nice new rubber ball for a plaything. All the cats were sleek and beautifully groomed. Several were fat. They seldom mewed. If they wanted drink tins of milk awaited their appreciation. If they were hungry meat cut into suitably small portions was within easy reach of the cushions. The only notes of complaint heard during the day were at the close of the show, when the pets had to be stowed away in their baskets, and this indignity was softened by the sympathetic condolences of their owners. The profits of the show are to benefit the Star and Garter Home Fund.

REFUSED £60 FOR A KITTEN. CATS ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE TRENCHES.- Aberdeen Press and Journal, 16th December 1916
Cat fanciers gathered at the Lambeth Baths, London, and discussed the difficulties of cat shows in war time. It was the 30th show of the National Cat Club, of which Gertrude Lady Decies is president. The 180 exhibits were half last year's number. Some reclined on cushions and were protected from draughts by silken hangings, but the majority were lithe and hardy. On the pens of some dainty pets a warning was hung not to give them "any food or milk." They looked bored when other cats showed excitement over the arrival of meat. Opinions of visitors differed sharply to the utility of the exhibits, but owners and their friends argued with vigour for the activity of cats as rat-killers. They quoted figures of rat and mice killing prowess by prize-winners, and further figures of the number of cats sent by members of the club to help soldiers in the trenches to check the plague of rats. The special prize for the best cat in the show was won by Mrs F. W. Western's Wynnstay Goldmine, a red tabby short-haired male valued at £30. For another prize-winner from the same exhibitor £60 was refused when a kitten. Mr A. Shakespear's Siamese Burnham Rhoda won the cup for the best kitten in the show.

1916 REGIONAL CAT SHOWS

FORTHCOMING CAT SHOW Reading Mercury, 30th December 1916
As announced in our advertisement columns, a grand championship cat show will be held in the Corn Exchange, Reading, Tuesday, January 16th. The show is held to encourage foreign sales and to add to the funds of a most excellent charitable institution, a branch of which is the Blue Cross, which is doing such excellent work at the front. It is held under the auspices of the Newbury Cat Society and is being held at Reading account of the better train service and also because of the good terms on which Reading Corn Exchange was offered. This is the first occasion on which the show has been held in Reading, and should prove a great success.

"DOG DAY" AT THE WHARFEDALE SHOW. PUBLIC INTEREST UNABATED. Yorkshire Evening Post, 27th May 1916
To-day the agricultural show at Otley was devoted chiefly to dairy cattle, hunters, ponies, and hackneys in saddle and harness, dogs, pigeons, rabbits, and cats. [No cat results given]

SUCCESSFUL LOCAL EXHIBITOR Wigan Observer and District Advertiser, 5th September 1916
At the great open Agricultural Show held at Penistone, in aid of Red Cross Funds, Mr Chas Hartley . . . won 3rd and very highly commended in cats with smooth-coated self-coloured blues. "Fur and Feather" reports:- "Level coloured, good coated, fails little colour of eyes." . . . bred by Mrs Hartley.

WAR-TIME ANTI-SHOW SENTIMENT

[ANTI-SHOW SENTIMENT] Londonderry Sentinel, 1st April 1916
Referring to the Royal Horticultural Society's recent show, Nemesis" writes to the Spectator"-What can the exhibitors be thinking of at this period of the war to fritter away their resources - the nation's resources on - [floral frivolities] that should have no place in men's minds while their brothers lie bleeding in the trenches or starving in German prisons There are cat shows, and dog shows, and flower shows, and fashion shows, and I know not what other shows. All the while the blood of our martyred sons is reddening the battlefields abroad. Is the life-blood of the nation to ebb away in useless expenditure and frivolous waste

ANTI DOG/CAT SHOW SENTIMENT] DOGS ON RAILWAYS The Globe, 10th January 1917
Sir, I fully agree with your correspondent that at the present time dogs should not be allowed to travel on trains, and dog shows should not be held. I go further; I think that at least two-thirds of the dogs and cats in the nation ought to be destroyed. We are in the middle of a great war, there is already a shortage of food in the country, which will become a serious shortage very soon; children are starving, and children are the most valuable assets of the nation; yet an appalling amount of food and money is being wasted on useless and unnecessary animals. It is estimated that at least 12.000 gallons of milk per day is drunk by the cats of London; and babies cannot get enough! . . . England is the only country in the world which would be wasting [meat, milk and sugar] on animals, and leaving children to starve, in war time.-Yours, &c., A Disgusted Woman.

[ANTI-SHOW SENTIMENT] DISAPPOINTED ABERDEEN FANCIERS. Aberdeen Evening Express, 23rd May 1917
[This is included here because it also affected cat shows because the Aberdeen Shows, and many others, were combined dog and cat shows. Some fanciers got around restrictions by holding "patriotic shows and sales" for local exhibitors, with profits going to various war funds or charities. At the same time the use of bread and flour for pet food was stopped.].

The New Defence of the Realm Regulation prohibiting dog shows, or exhibitions of dogs for sale, has "come like a thunderbolt" upon dog fanciers, to quote the words of one of the fraternity in Aberdeen to-day. [Kennel Club only allowing radius show where animals could be walked or taken by road to the shows, not on trains.] Another large fancier said dog breeding was practically an industry, and the order prohibiting the showing of a dog for sale would be a heavy loss to many fanciers. . . . Under the same regulation the police ere empowered to destroy a stray dog three days after its seizure, unless it has been claimed. In Aberdeen stray dogs and cats have not destroyed by the police, but sent to Mrs Murray's Home for Stray Dogs and Cats, which does a very useful work in the community. A few days ago an appeal was issued for funds to erect a lethal chamber at Mrs Murray's Home, in anticipation of such a place being required [keeping of unclaimed strays not being permitted.]

1917 REGIONAL CAT SHOWS

[METHLICK. PATRIOTIC SHOW AND SALE] Aberdeen Weekly Journal, 16th March 1917
The patriotic sale last Thursday created quite a busy day at Methlick. There was a great display of poultry, rabbits, cats, dogs, etc., not far short of the quality and standard exhibited at the poultry shows at Haddo House in days gone by. Patriotic prices were obtained for them. The ladies of the committee provided excellent teas in the hall throughout the afternoon.

WAR FUND SHOW Chester-le-Street Chronicle, 14th September 1917
A bantam, rabbit, cat and cavy show promoted by the Chester-le-Street Fur and Feather Society was held in the range of the Civilian Rifle Club on Friday and Saturday, and was most successful.
Cats. Foreign, male or female: 2, Miss Turnbull; 3, Mrs. Francis.
English, male or female: 2 and 3, F. Sowerby.
[Note: the lack of first prizes indicates a low number of entries.]

1918 REGIONAL CAT SHOWS

POULTRY SHOW IN EDINBURGH Edinburgh Evening News, 2nd January 1918
In the Catholic Schools, York Place Lane, Edinburgh, the Edinburgh and Midlothian Dairy, Poultry, Pigeon, Rabbit, Cat, Cavy, and Mouse show was opened yesterday, and was continued today. [only the poultry prizes were listed]

LARKHALL POULTRY SHOW Hamilton Advertiser, 2nd February 1918
The annual show of poultry, pigeons, cats, rabbits and cage birds was held in the Public Hall, Larkhall, on Friday and Saturday last.

[DOG, CAT AND POULTRY SHOW AT THE] SCOTTISH RED CROSS WEEK Devon Valley Tribune, 21st May 1918
Scottish Red Cross Week, June 13th to 22nd. A Country effort, under the Presidency of the Counties of Mar and Kellie in the shape of a Free Gift Sale and Garden Fete will be held in the Policies of Alloa House on Saturday 22nd June . . . Dog, Cat and Poultry Show. Arrangements have been made for the above to be held on the day of the Fete by kind permission of Mrs Morgan, Bowhouse Farm.

PIGEON, RABBIT, CAT, AND PET STOCK SHOW. The Scotsman, 2nd January 1919
Great Poultry Exhibition, Drill Hall, Forrest Road. Pigeon, Rabbit, Cat, and Pet Stock Show. To-day (Thursday), 2nd January. The finest exhibition ever held in Scotland.

HOLSWORTHY POULTRY [ETC] SHOW TO BE HELD IN JULY Western Times, 22nd March 1919
It was decided to hold a show on the last Thursday in July for pigeons, poultry, rabbits, cats, cage birds and horticulture. [Only the poultry and rabbit results are available]

PAGEANT Freeman's Journal, 7th September 1918
The Pageant of Women's Work, to be held in Viscount Iveagh's grounds, Dublin, next Saturday . . . a baby show, a dog show, rabbit, hare and cat shows are also announced, all for valuable prizes, to be won on new and attractive lines.

LANARK SHOW Carluke and Lanark Gazette, 26th July 1919
The Open Show of the Upper Ward of Lanark Agricultural Association, with which was combined Victory Sports, was held on the Lanark Race Course on Saturday . . . the entries over all showed only a small decrease from that of the last Show (1916). [Cat judge - Mr A.T. Hutchinson]
Long Haired Male - 1, Chas Mitchell, Rigside; 2, Percey Hanlon, Hamilton.
Long Haired Female - 1, Mrs McCowatt, Glasgow; 2, Montgomery & Wilson, Muirkirk.
Long Haired Kitten, under 9 months - 1 and 2, Chas Mitchell; 3, Mrs McCowatt.
Long Haired Kitten, over 3 and under 9 months, other blue - Mrs Mackintosh, Glasgow.
Short Haired Male - F. Hough, Clayton.
Short Haired Female - 1, Mrs Andw. Biggar, Stonehouse; 2, George Smith, Strathaven; 3, James Gole, Wishaw South.
Short Haired Kitten, under 9 months - 1 and 2, Craig & Sons, Stonehouse; 3, Miss Jean Caldwell, Hamilton.
Gelding, Long Haired - 1, Chas Mitchell; 2, Miss Pott, Edinburgh.
Gelding, Short Haired - Craig & Sons.
Litter Class, under 3 months - 1, Miss Jean Caldwell; 2, Mrs Mackintosh; 3, Charles Mitchell.
Special for Best Male - 1, Percy Hanlon; 2, Charles Mitchell.
Special for Best Neuter Cat - Charles Mitchell.
Special for Best Black Neuter Cat - Miss Pott.
Special for Best Long Haired Female - Mrs Mackintosh.
Special for Best Long Haired Kitten, other than blue - Mrs McCowatt.
Special for Best Red or Cream Kitten - Mrs Mackintosh.

1919 CRYSTAL PALACE CAT SHOW

1919 REGIONAL CAT SHOWS

[STOCKSFIELD CAT SHOW] Consett Guardian, 2nd May 1919
Stocksfield School Children’s Gala Day and Sports, Rabbit And Cat Show, Horse Leaping, and numerous other events, to big held Whit-Monday. June 9th, 1919, In a field near to Stocksfield Station. For Schedules apply to:- T. A. Humble, Assistant Secretary, Merry Shields Cottages, Stocksfield.on-Tyne.

SHOW AT CAMBORNE. Cornishman, 16th July 1919
A two days' show of poultry, pigeons, cage birds, rabbits, cats, cavies, and flowers was opened in the Skating Rink and Town Hall, Camborne, on Thursday afternoon. [No explicit cat results given, but these classes at the end of the rabbit section appear to be the cat results: Class 90.-Any variety, long hair. - 1, Hart; 2, Mrs. Carlson; 4, Mrs. Taylor Camborne. Class 91.- Any variety, short hair. - 1, C. Bath, Camborne; 3, S. Hill, Camborne]

BRISTOL POULTRY [ETC] SHOW. Western Daily Press, 24th November 1919
After the lapse of a single year, the Bristol Fanciers' Association opened their 28th annual show in the Com Exchange on Saturday, and is to be continued to-day. [Cats, 30 entries].
Long haired male or female. 1, Mrs Aubrey; 2, Mrs H.M. Roberts.
Novice. - 1. Mrs Aubrey; 2, Miss George; 3, Mrs Aubrey.
Kitten any variety, under 8 months: 1, Mrs Aubrey; 2, Miss George; 3, R. Naylor.

RABBITS, CAVIES & CATS. SHOW AT FENCE HOUSES. Chester-le-Street Chronicle and District Advertiser, 26th December 1919
A very, successful open show in connection with the Fence Houses aid District Rabbit, Cavy and Cat Society, was held in the Drill Hall, Sixth Plt, on Saturday. The show - the third annual - was a very fine one, and included splendid specimens, and the judges' tasks in making their awards were not the easiest . . . [unfortunately some results defaced]
Cats, Smooth hair - 1, Will . . . Chester-le-Street; 2, Jos. Dent .. . burn, Crook ; 3, F. Hough . . . Manchester.
Long hair - 1, R . . . Low Fell; 2 and 3, R. Thompson . . . Pit.