REPORTS FROM EARLY BRITISH CAT SHOWS 1936

1936 MIDLAND COUNTIES CAT CLUB SHOW

FILM STAR CAT IN GLOUCESTER FELINE THAT DAMNED ABDUL Gloucester Citizen, 2nd January 1936
Languishing in a wire cage in the Public Baths, Gloucester, to-day, staringat his visitors in haughty contempt, lay a British film star. He was “Matthew of Greengables," feline star of “Abdul the Damned," who was showing off his good looks in company with nearly 200 other entries in the Midland Counties Cat Club Championship Show. Matthew is a Chinchilla of the most definite parenthood. He is just over five years old, and those who ought to know say his head and the colour of his beautiful coat are the very best. Anyhow, his looks brought him stardom in British films, and he earned a colossal salary for a cat by following Fritz Kortner about and finally betraying him to his enemies. He is the cat that damned Abdul. Mrs. Sargent Stowe, of London, bred him and owns him.

Despite their aristocratic looks and imposing pedigrees, it was quite a cosmopolitan gathering, for there were Siamese, Manx and even an Abyssinian contingent among the competitors. They represented the cream of feline society for well-known breeders, but there was also a class for household pets for local owners, and this attracted a record entry of 18. It is the first time the show has been to Gloucester. The judges were Mr. and Mrs. C. Yeates, Miss Langston, Mr. House, and Mr. J. Ambrose. The organisation of the show was in the hands of Mrs. F. H. Stevens and Miss J. Fair (hon, sec and treas), Tewkesbury.

FILM STAR CAT Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 3rd January 1936
Matthew of Greengables, Mrs Sargent Stowe’s Chinchilla, which achieved film fame in “Abdul the Damned,” had many visitors, but only won a second prize at the annual show of the Midland Counties Cat Club, held at Gloucester. The best cat in the show was Wivenhoe Serena, a Siamese female entered by Mrs Bowlse, of Wivenhoe, Essex, which carried off the show championship and other premier awards. Miss Stuck, of Saltash, Cornwall, won the principal awards in classes for kittens with her red tabby, Wiveliscombe Helios. There were 190 exhibits.

SECOND PRIZE FOR FILM STAR CAT GLO'SHIRE SUCCESSES AT SHOW Gloucester Citizen, 3rd January 1936
"Matthew Green Gables," film star cat, which was exhibited in the Midland Counties Cat Club Show, the Public Baths, Gloucester, yesterday, was awarded second prize in class for male Chinchillas. The first prize in that class went to a cat shown by Mrs. Yeend (Cheltenham), which was awarded the championship of the class. Matthew is owned by Mrs. Sargent Stowe (London). The best cat in the show was judged to be a brown tabby owned by Miss Cathcart (Paignton), and was awarded a special prize. Miss Stuck’s (Saltash) red tabby was awarded a special prize for the best kitten in the show.

The most successful first prize-winner for cats the long-haired classes was Captain St. Barbe (St. Albans). He took five firsts, one being judged a champion, chiefly for black and blue varieties. Mrs. Newborne (London) also took three firsts with championship. Gloucestershire exhibitors carried off a good number of prizes, the majority of them going to Mrs. Yeend (Cheltenham) and Miss Fair (Tewkesbury). Mrs. Yeend had two firsts, a championship, three seconds and a third, while Miss Fair had a first, two seconds and a third. Mrs. Stevenson (Avening) took a first with a championship for her cream longhaired female and two other firsts; and Mrs. Broxton and Miss Robinson (Fairford) had a first, second and third. Mrs. Davies, of Tewkesbury, was awarded a third for her male cream kitten.

Other first prize winners in the long-haired classes were Mrs. Askew (Bishops Stortford) and a championship, Mr. W. Cox-Ife (Oxted) and a championship; Mrs. Brunton, [??] and a championship; Mrs. C. Tomlinson (London); Miss Peake (Ashford), two: Mrs. Sueur (Ramsbury), five; Lady Eardley Wilmot (Henley), Mrs. Fosbury (Brimpton), two; Miss Stuck (Saltash), three; Mrs. Campbell Fraser (Hendon), two and championship; Mrs. Bazeley (West Drayton), Miss Pelly (Epping); Miss Cathcart (Paignton), two and two championships; Mrs. McLeod (Thame), two and a championship; Mrs. Hesketh (Iver Heath); Mrs. Aubrey (Worcester); Mrs. Axon (Croydon); Captain W. H. Powell (St. Albans); and Mrs. Newton (Salterton), two.

Local successes were scored in the Siamese classes by Miss Prestidge (St. Briavels), first and third; Mrs. Shimmin (Cheltenham), second; and Mrs. Cairns Terry (Gloucester), a third. First prize winners were Mrs. Bowle (Wivenhoe), two and a championship; Mrs. Wade (London), two and a championship; Mrs. Alexander (Taunton), two; Mrs. Perkins (East Grinstead), two; Mrs. A. Maturin (Southampton); and Mrs. James (Barrow Gurney).

Mrs. Sharman (Hampton) was the most successful exhibitor in the section for Abyssinian, Manx and foreign cats with three firsts and two championships. Major Woodiwiss (Danbury) had two firsts and two championships, while the Misses Fairbrother and Wilson (Haresfield, Middlesex) had a first and a championship. Mrs. R. Sams (Wraysbury) had a first and a championship, and other first prize winners were Mrs. A. Maturin (Southampton) two, and Mrs. Bowie (Wivenhoe), while Mrs. Shimmin had a third.

The club classes afforded four firsts for Mrs. Bowle, while other first prize winners in this section were Mrs. Axon, two, Mrs. Campbell Fraser, Miss Dixon (Thames Ditton), Mrs. Aubrey, Captain St. Barbe, Miss Peake, two, and Miss Stuck. Mrs. Yeend led the Gloucestershire prize winners with a first and second and a third, while Miss Fair had two seconds and a third, and Mrs. Stevenson had a second and three thirds.

Miss Fair was again successful in the miscellaneous section with a first, two seconds, and three thirds; while Mrs. Stevenson had two firsts, Mrs. Yeend had a first and a second, Mrs. Shimmin had a second, Mrs. Broxton and Miss Robinson a first, Mrs. Cairns Terry a first, and Miss Rorie (Charlton Kings) a second. Other first-prize winners were Mrs. Fosbury, Mrs. Maturin and Mrs. Askew. In the household pet class, Mrs. Goodere (Cheltenham) took first prize, Miss M. Cambridge being second, and Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Jordan (both of Gloucester) being equal third.

CAT OF FILM FAME ON EXHIBITION. MIDLAND COUNTIES' SHOW AT GLOUCESTER Western Daily Press, 3rd January 1936
The Midland Counties' Cat Club yesterday held their annual championship show at Gloucester for the first time. There were altogether 190 cats show, including some of the finest Chinchillas and Siamese in the country. Great interest was shown by visitors in Mathew of Greengables, for he has achieved film fame. He is the fine Chinchilla male cat belonging to Mrs Sargent Stowe, of London, which starred in "Abdul, the Damned." Wivenhoe Serena, a Siamese female, entered by Mrs Bowie, of Wivenhoe, Essex, carried off the award for the best cat in the show, also the premier award for the best short-haired exhibit and the best short-haired cat. Miss Stuck's red tabby kitten, Wivelscombe Helios, won the award for the best kitten in the show, best long-haired kitten, and best long-haired exhibit. In the silver tabby class, Mrs Chesterman, Bristol, secured first, and in the Siamese (short-haired) classes, Mr R. Alexander, Taunton, obtained two firsts, a second, and third, and Mrs James, Barrow Gurney, a first, two seconds and a third.

[MIDLAND COUNTIES CAT CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW] Lincolnshire Echo, 8th January 1936
At the Midland Counties Cat Club Championship Show at Gloucester, Mr. Felix C. Tomlinson, of Helpringham secured 2nd and 3rd awards in the Chinchilla and Blue Persian Adult Sections, and Mr. J. Martin third in the Blue Persian Kitten class.

PRIZE CATS. Hendon & Finchley Times, 10th January 1936
At the Midland championship cat show held at Gloucester on January 2, the exhibits of Mrs. Campbell-Fraser, of The Approach, Hendon, gained the championship, three prizes, one second and third prizes.

PRIZE CATS Sleaford Gazette, 10th January 1936
On Thursday of last week at the Midland Cat Club’s championship show, at Gloucester, Mr. F.C. Tomlinson secured second prize in the Chinchilla adult class with “Tatters of Thame,” and 3rd in the Blue Persian adult class with “Till of Knott Hall.” In the Blue Persian Kitten classes Mr J.H.A. Mattin’s “Claudette” was awarded 3rd and Reserve.

FILM STAR TAKES SECOND PLACE. SUCCESSES AT GLOUCESTER CAT SHOW Gloucester Journal, 11th January 1936
Matthew of Green Gables,” the film star cat, which was exhibited in the Midland Counties Cat Club Show, at the Public Baths, Gloucester, was awarded second prize in the class for male Chinchillas. The first prize in that class went to cat shown by Mrs. Yeend (Cheltenham), which was awarded the championship of the class. Matthew is owned by Mrs. Sargent Stowe (London). The best cat in the show was judged to be brown tabby owned by Miss Cathcart (Paignton), and was awarded a special prize. Miss Stuck’s (Saltash) red tabby was awarded special prize for the best kitten in the show.

The most successful first prize-winner for cats in the long-haired classes was Captain St. Barbe (St. Albans). He took five firsts, one being judged champion, chiefly for black and blue varieties. Mrs. Newborne (London) also took three firsts with a championship. Gloucestershire exhibitors carried off a good number of prizes, the majority of them going to Mrs. Yeend (Cheltenham) and Miss Fair (Tewkesbury). Mrs. Yeend had two firsts, a championship, three seconds and a third, while Miss Fair had a first, two seconds and a third. Mrs. Stevenson (Avening) took first with a championship for her cream longhaired female and two other firsts; and Mrs. Broxton and Miss Robinson (Fairford) had first, second and third. Mrs. Davies, of Tewkesbury, was awarded third for her male cream kitten.

Other first prize winners the long-haired classes were Mrs. Askew (Bishops Stortford) and championship. Mr. W. Cox-Ife (Oxted) and championship; Mrs. Brunton, and a championship; Mrs. C. Tomlinson (London); Miss Peake (Ashford), two; Mrs. Le Sueur (Ramsbury), five; Lady Eardley Wilmot (Henley); Mrs. Fosbury (Brimpton), two; Miss Stuck (Saltash), three; Mrs Campbell Fraser (Hendon), two and championship; Mrs. Bazeley (West Drayton). Miss Pelly (Epping); Miss Cathcart (Paignton), two and two championships; Mrs. McLeod (Thame), two and a championship; Mrs. Hesketh (Iver Heath). Mrs. Aubrey (Worcester); Mrs. Axon (Croydon); Captain W. H. Powell (St. Albans); and Mrs. Newton (Salterton), two.

Local successes were scored in the Siamese classes by Miss Prestidge (St. Briavels), first and third; Mrs. Shimmin (Cheltenham), a second; and Mrs. Cairns Terry (Gloucester), a third. First prize winners were Mrs. Bowle (Wivenhoe), two and a championship; Mrs. Wade (London), two and championship; Mrs. Alexander (Taunton), two; Mrs. Perkins (East Grinstead). two; Mrs. A. Maturin (Southampton); and Mrs. James (Barrow Gurney).

Mrs. Sharman (Hampton) was the most successful exhibitor in the section for Abyssinian, Manx and foreign cats with three firsts and two championships. Major Woodiwiss (Danbury) had two firsts and two championships, while the Misses Fairbrother and Wilson (Haresfield, Middlesex) had a first and championship. Mrs. R. Sams (Wraysbury) had a first and a championship, and other first prize winners were Mrs. A. Maturin (Southampton) two, and Mrs. Bowle (Wivenhoe). while Mrs. Shimmin had a third.

The club classes afforded four firsts for Mrs. Bowle, while other first prize winners in this section were Mrs. Axon, two, Mrs. Campbell Fraser, Miss Dixon (Thames Ditton), Mrs. Aubrey, Captain St. Barbe, Miss Peake, two, and Miss Stuck. Mrs. Yeend led the Gloucestershire prize winners with first and second and a third, while Miss Fair had two seconds and a third, and Mrs. Stevenson had a second and three thirds. Miss Fair was again successful in the miscellaneous section with first, two seconds, and three thirds; while Mrs. Stevenson had two firsts, Mrs. Yeend had a first and a second, Mrs. Shimmin had second, Mrs. Broxton and Miss Robinson a first, Mrs. Cairns Terry a first, and Miss Rorie (Charlton Kings) second. Other first-prize winners were Mrs. Fosbury, Mrs. Maturin and Mrs. Askew.

In the household pet class, Mrs. Goodere (Cheltenham) took first prize, Miss M. Cambridge being second, and Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Jordan (both of Gloucester), being equal third.

1936 GLASGOW CAT SHOW

GLASGOW CAT SHOW. PERSIAN WINS FOUR CHALLENGE CUPS. The Scotsman, 13th January 1936
After a lapse of 20 years, the Scottish Cat Club (1934) held an open cat show in the Typographical Halls, Maxwell Street, Glasgow, on Saturday. There was an entry of 151, English exhibitors being well represented.

Mr G. Bolton, Harrogate, with Townfield Harmony, a self-blue Persian, won four challenge cups – the Montgomery cup for the best in show, the Mitchell cup for the best long-haired cat, Mark Anthony cup for the best long-haired blue male; and the breeders’ cup. Mrs M. Burton, Loanhead, with Gypsy Moon, won the Siamese cup and Garrow cup for best short-haired cat; and Mr G. Bolton’s Townfield Catchall won the McCowatt bowl for the best long-haired blue female. Mr T. Waugh’s Falkirk Barsildon Trinket also won four cups – the Flora Macdonald cup for the best black female, the A.O.V. cup for the best A.O.V. long-haired, and the cup for the best novice. The principal winners were:-
Long-haired, Male – 1, G. Bolton, Keighley; 2, S. Montgomery, Muirkirk; 3, J.W. Milligan, Glasgow.
Long-haired, Female – 1, 2, and 3, G. Bolton.
Long-haired, Male, Kitten – 1, Mrs Mitchell, Glasgow; 2, S. Montgomery; 3, Miss K. Sibley, Carlisle.
Long-haired, Female, Kitten – 1, S. Montgomery; 2, Mrs McCowatt, Neilston.
Any Other Colour, Self, Long-haired – 1, T. Waugh, Falkirk; 2, Mrs Lauder. Edinburgh; 3, Mrs Gilbert, Gateshead.
Any Other Variety, Long-haired – 1, Mrs Graham, Coltart, Kilcreggan; 2, Mrs E. Brown, Huddersfield; 3, P.A. Forbes, Bowling.
Siamese, Adult – 1, Mrs M. Burton, Loanhead; 2, Miss Davidson, Blairgowrie; 3, Miss E. Wentworth Fitzwilliams, York.
Siamese, Kitten – 1, Miss Murdoch, Blaigowrie; 2, P.A. Frobes; 3, Miss Davidson.
Any Other Variety, Short-haired – 1, Mrs McCowatt, Neilston.
Any Other Variety, Kitten – 1, P.P. Connor, Coatbridge.
Any Variety, Neuter – 1, Miss Bury, Corstorphine; 2, Mrs Graham, Coltart; 3, Mrs M. Burton.
Breeders’ Blue, Adult – 1 and 2, G. Bolton; 3, S. Montgomery.
Breeders’ Blue, Kitten – 1, Miss K. Sibley; 2, S. Montgomery.
Siamese, Breeders – 1, Miss E. Wentworth Fitzwilliams; 2, Mrs M. Burton; 3, Miss Davidson.
Any Other Variety, Breeders – 1, P.A. Forbes; 2, Mrs E. Brown.
Novice, Adult – 1, T. Waugh; 2, Sam Mithell, Clydebank; 3, J.Q. Milliagan.
Novice, Kitten – 1, Mrs Mitchell; 2, Miss Murdoch; 3, S. Montgomery.
Pairs, Adult – 1 and 3, G. Bolton; 2, Mrs Graham, Coltart.
Pairs, Kittens – 1, Miss Murdoch; 2, Mrs Burton.
Selling – 1 and 3, Miss E. Wentworth Fitzwilliams; 2, S. Montgomery.
Challenge – 1, G. Bolton; 2, T. Waugh; 3, S. Montgomery.

1936 SOUTHERN COUNTIES CAT CLUB SHOW

[SOUTHERN COUNTIES CAT SHOW] Kentish Express, 31st January 1936
At the Southern Counties Cat Show in London, a Kentish cat was the best short-haired shown – a young Siamese female, Waltham Tara, bred by Mrs Hewett, Waltham Court, Canterbury, who took first prize in each of the classes entered.

1936 SOUTH-WESTERN COUNTIES (EXETER) CAT SHOW

EXETER SHOW ENTRIES Western Morning News, 4th February 1936
A record entry of cats has been received for the South-Western Counties Cat Club third championship show at the Drill Hall, Bedford Circus, Exeter, on Thursday. The best at the Crystal Palace Show will on view well as many other noted champions.

SOUTH-WEST CAT SHOW. PAIGNTON AND NEWTON abbot winners Torbay Express and South Devon Echo, 7th February 1936
The third championship Cat Show was held at Exeter yesterday by the South Western Counties Cat Club. Awards included the following:
Brown tabby male – 1 and ch., Miss Cathcart, Paignton; female – 1 and ch., Miss Cathcart.
Limit cat, except blue – 1, Miss Cathcart.
Senior cat, except blue – 2, Miss Cathcart.
Siamese, male – 1, Mrs Williams, Newton Abbot.
Siamese breeders, novice – 2, Mrs Williams.
South Western Counties Cat Club long hair cat – 1, Miss Cathcart; female – 1, Miss Cathcart.

CHAMPION CATS EXETER. SUCCESS OF YOUNG EXHIBITS. DEVON COMPETITORS MAKE GOOD SHOW Western Morning News, 7th February 1936
Well-known champions fell from grace in favour of promising younger competitors at the third championship Cat Show held at Exeter Drillhall yesterday the South-Western Counties Cat Club. Exhibits were from all parts of the country, and included some of the best cats in England. A considerably increased number of 155 animals represented 465 entries.

A feature of this year's show was the strength of the. long-hair section, which embraced many notable champions and cats of high standard. The brown tabbies have never made a better show in the South-West, and there were many outstanding exhibits among the cream Persians. In comparison with the longhair cats, however, the short-hair section fell much below, and it was disappointing to find that a number of Siamese classes had to be declared void through absence of entries. Plenty of local interest was evinced, and some of the exhibitors in Devon did remarkably well. Particularly gratifying was the response in the household pets class, which last year failed to attract a single entry.

Pride of place as the "best in the show " went to Mrs. Stevenson's longhair cream female, Wysh of Hanley, which was elevated to full champion. In addition to gaining precedence over the same owner's Champion Buff of Hanley as the best long-hair in the show, Wysh Hanley gained four firsts and one second. In the short-hair section, the premier award was won by Champion Northway Just Jane, exhibited by Miss Fair (Tewkesbury), with Mrs. Gates's Gianetta as reserve. The best foreign short-hair cat was Maj. Woodiwiss's Woodrooffe Titus. The same owner secured further distinction with his Abyssinian kitten Ras Seyum, which was adjudged the best short-hair kitten. Mrs. Coleridge's Fatimar was placed reserve.

Officials were.—President, Mrs. Harold Michelmore: vice-president. Mrs. P. H. Stevens; committee, Mr 6. Cate6 (chairman), Miss Cathcart, Miss Stuck. Miss Mortimer, Mrs. Fenning. Miss Gibbs, Miss Bate, and Miss Sedgemore; hon. treasurer, Mrs. Sampson; hon. secretary. Miss Bowden- Smith; hon. veterinary surgeon, Maj. Hugh Mac Donald. Judges, Mrs. Yeates, Mrs. Yeend, Mr. Western, Miss K. Wilson: referee, Mr. Yeates; show manager, Mrs. Sampson; show secretary. Miss Bowden-Smith.

LONG-HAIR. Blue, male – 1 and Ch., Miss Peake, Smarden, Kent; 2, Lady Eardley-Wilinot, Henley-on-Thames; 3, Mrs. Bazeley, West Drayton. Blue Female – 1 and Ch., and 3, Mrs. Sampson, Sidbury; 2, Mrs. Vize, Sutton, Surrey. Breeders - 1, Miss Peake; 2, Mrs. Bazeley; 3, Mr. H. G. Webber, Exeter. Limit - 1, Miss Peake; 2, Mrs. Bazeley; 3, Mrs. Sampson. Novice - 1, Miss Peake; 2, Mrs. Vize; 3, Mr. O. Patterson, Bournemouth. Junior - 1, Miss Peake; 2, Mrs. Bazeley; 3, Mrs. .Sampson. Senior - 1, Mrs. Sampson; 2, Mrs. Tomlinson, London; 3, Mrs. Fenning, Exeter. Kitten, male, 6-9 months - Miss Peake; 2, Mrs. Sampson; 3, Mrs. Coleman, Exeter. Kitten, female, 6-9 months - 1, Miss Rodda, Potters Bar; 2, Lady Eardley-Wilmot; 3, Miss Dawe, Bere Alston. Male or female, 3-6 months 1 and 3, Mrs. Newborne, St. John's Wood. Kitten breeders - l, Miss Peake; 2 and 3, Mrs. Newborne. Kitten, limit - 1 and 2, Mrs. .Newborne; 3. Miss Rodda.
Black, male – 1 and Ch., Miss Marriott, Reading; 2, Capt. St. Barbe, St. Albans; 3. Mrs. Sydney Evans, Taunton. Female – 1 and Ch., Capt. St. Barbe; 2, Miss Marriott; 3. Miss Rodda. Kitten – 1, Miss J. M. Fisher, Bordon; 2, Mrs. Sydney Evans.
White, male – 1 and Ch., Mr. W. Cox-Ife, Oxted, Surrey.
Cream male – 1 and Ch., Mir. Stevenson, Stroud; 2, Capt. W. H. Powell. St. Albans; 3, Capt. St. Barbe. Cream Female - 1 and Ch., Mrs. Stevenson; 2, Capt. Powell; 3, Mrs. Sampson. Kitten - 1, Mrs. Stevenson; 2, Miss Peake; 3, Miss Fair, Tewkesbury.
Blue cream male – 1 and Ch., Capt. St. Barbe: 2. Mrs. Sampson; 3, Miss Fair. Kitten - 1, Mrs. Saunders, St. Albans: 2, Mrs. Vize; 3, Mrs. Sampson.
Red tabby, male – 1 and Ch., Miss Stuck, Saltash. Female - 2, Mrs. Soame, Bexhill-on-Sea.
Tortoiseshell – 1 and Ch., Mrs. Soame; 2, Miss Fair; 3, Capt St. Barbe
Brown tabby, male – 1 and Ch., Miss Cathcart, Paignton; 2, Mrs. Soame; 3, Miss J. M. Fisher. Brown Tabby Female – 1 and Ch., Miss Cathcart; 2, Miss Fisher; 3, Miss Morant, Southwick. Sussex. Kitten - 1, Miss Marriott.
Chinchilla, male – 1 and Ch., Miss Mortimer, Exeter; 2, Mrs. Reynolds- Sams, Wraysbury, Bucks. Kitten, female- 1 and 2, Mrs. Aubreyr , Worcester.
Smoke – 1 and Ch., Miss Alexander, Taunton. Kitten – 1, 2, and 3, Miss Alexander.
Any colour. - Breeders, cat, except blue - 1 and 3, Mrs. Stevenson; 2, Miss Fair. Novice, except blue - 1, Capt. St. Barbe; 2, Mrs. Sampson; 3, Miss Fisher. Breeders, kitten, except blue - 1. Mrs. Aubrey; 2, Mrs. Stevenson; 3, Mrs. Vize. Novice - 1, Mrs. Saunders, St. Albans; 2, Miss Marriott; 3, Miss Alexander. Limit, cat, except blue - 1, Miss Cathcart; 2, Miss Marriott; 3, Miss Fisher. Senior, cat. except blue - 1, Mrs. Stevenson; 2, Miss Cathcart; 3, Capt. St. Barbe; extra 3. Miss Marriott. Junior cat, except blue - 1 and 3, Capt. St. Barbe; 2, Mrs. Stevenson. Graduate, 9 to 12 months – 1, Miss Marriott; 2, Miss Stuck; 3, Miss Thornley, Winkleigh. Maiden, cat or kitten – 1, Miss Peake; 2, Mrs. Sampson; 3, Mr. Patterson. Brace, cats - 1, Mrs. Stevenson; 2. Capt. St Barbe; 3, Capt. Powell. Kittens – 1, Miss Peake; 2 ;. Mrs Aubrey; 3. Mrs. Newborne. Stud - 1. Mrs. Stevenson; 2, Capt. St. Barbe; 3, Miss Alexander.
Neuter, a.o.c, long hair or short hair - 1. Mrs. Sydney Evans; 2, Mrs. Showbray, Exeter: 3, Mrs. Walters, Exeter. Neuter, kitten or graduate – 1, Mrs. Showbray; 2, Mrs. Walters; 3, Miss Pratt, North Tawton
Household pet - 1, Mrs. Showbray: 2, Mrs Alexander, Tarnton; 3, Miss Hurford, Exeter.
SHORT-HAIRS.
Black – 1 and Ch., Mrs. Sharman; 2, Mrs. Higgins, Ipswich.
White– 1 and Ch., Mrs Sharman.
Manx– 1 and Ch., and 2, Miss Morant; 3. Mr. S. Woodiwiss, Great Waltham, near Chelmsford.
Siamese, male - 1l, Mrs. Williams, Newton Abbot; 2. Mrs. Perkins, East Grinstead, Essex [no it’s not - It’s Sussex]; 3, Mrs Cox-Ife, Oxted, Surrey. Siamese, female – 1 and Ch., Mrs. Cates, Winterbourne. Siamese breeders 1 and 3, Mrs. Cates; 2, Mrs. Perkins Novice -1, Mrs Coleridge, Wadebridge; 2, Mrs. Williams; 3, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Walker, Chagford. Limit -1, Mrs. Coleridge; 2. Mrs. Cates; 3. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Walker. Kitten, 3 6 months – 1 and 3,. Mrs. Coleridge; 2, Mrs Alexander.
Abyssinian, male – 1 and Ch., Maj. Woodiwiss, Danbury. Essex. Female – 1, Mrs. Sharman; 2, Maj. Woodiwiss. Kitten 1 and 2, Maj. Woodiwiss.
A.V. short-hair cat - 1, Miss Fair; 2. Mrs. Reynolds-Sams; 3, Mrs. Sharman. Breeders, except Siamese – 1, Miss Fair; 2. Mrs. Beynolds-Sams; 3. Mrs. Sharman. Kitten – 1,Miss Stuck; 2, Mrs. Alexander; 3, Mrs Sharman.
Selling, not to exceed £5 - 1, Miss Peake; 2, Miss Fisher; 3. Mrs. Barter, Poole.
Team – 1, Miss Fair; 2. Miss Rodda.
Radius - 1, 2, and 3, Mrs. Sampson.
CLUB CLASSES.
South-Western Counties Cat Club, Longhair cat, male – 1, Miss Cathcart; 2, Miss Stuck; 3, Miss Peake. Female – 1, Miss Cathcart; 2, Capt. St. Barbe; 3, Mrs. Sampson. Kitten – 1, Mrs. Aubrey; 2, Miss Peake; 3, Miss Fair. Short-hair, cat or kitten - 1, Miss Fair; 2, Mrs. Alexander; 3. Mrs. Revnolds-Sams.
National Cat Club, long-hair cat – 1, mrs. Stevenson; 2, miss Stuck; 3, Mrs Bazeley. A.V. short-hair – 1, Miss Fair; 2, Mrs Reynolds-Sams; 3, Mrs. Sharman..
Midland Counties Cat Club, a.v. cat – 1, Mrs Stevenson; 2, Miss Fair; 3, Miss Stuck. Kitten – 1, Mrs. Aubrey; 2, Mrs. Stevenson; 3, Miss Peake.
Southern Counties Cat Club. a.v. cat – 1, Miss Peake; 2, mrs. Stevenson; 3, Mrs. Bazeley. Kitten – 1, Mrs. Stevenson; 2, Miss Peake; 3, Mrs. Aubrey.—l. Mis* 2, Stevenson; 3. Mrs.
Newbury Cat Club a.v. male, cat, or kitten – 1, Mrs. Bazeley; 2, Capt. St. Barbe; 3, Mr. Cox-Ife.

1936 NOTTINGHAM SHOW

FUR FANCIERS’ SHOW. MANY ENTRIES FOR NOTTINGHAM EVENT. Nottingham Journal, 13th February 1936
For once in a way the cats will not chase the mice on Saturday, although they will be tantalisingly near to each other. The reason is that all will be caged and on view at the Fur Fanciers’ Show in the Albert Hall Institute, Nottingham. The cats, about 50 in number, will be exhibited by members of the newly-formed Cat Club. Great interest has been aroused in the cat section, for which Mr. T. J. Ambrose, of Leicester, will act as judge. Mrs. V. Seely Whitby, the club secretary, who possesses 13 cats, stated to-day that two championship animals are expected down – “Casino Luck,” from Surrey, a magnificent white Persian, winner of gold medals and eight times champion, and “Millingdon Jackdaw,” a black from St. Albans.

CHAMPION CATS AND MICE. NOTTINGHAM’S FIRST SHOW. A SUCCESSFUL VENTURE. Nottingham Journal, 17th February 1936
The first cat show ever to be organised in Nottingham was held at the Albert Hall Institute on Saturday, and. Much to the satisfaction of the promoters, it proved to be a very popular and very successful venture. About 40 cats and fluffy kittens were exhibited. Some were long-haired, others short-haired and there was a class for kittens of the Siamese variety. The cat section was part of a show organised by the Nottingham Fur Fanciers Association and there were other sections for rabbits, mice and cavies. The show is the largest in the history of the Association, for there was about 440 entries – 300 mice, 100 rabbits and cavies, and 40 cats.

It was only recently that the Association began to take an interest in cats and this new section was on Saturday morning under the supervision of Mrs V. Seely Whitby. There were five classes for the long-haired varieties, which included blue males and females and a number of kittens under nine months, and three classes for the short haired varieties, amongst which were the Siamese cats.

Mrs. Whitby pointed out that as it was the first cat show organised by the Association it was necessarily small. “It is just a beginning, but we are hoping for bigger shows in the future,” she said. And in view of Mrs. Whitby’s enthusiasm for the new venture it is interesting to note that her magnificent Persian cream cat was adjudged the best cat in the show and thus secured for her the “Jude” Cup – a now perpetual trophy presented by the chairman of the club, Mr. A.C. Jude.

The second best cat in the show was Mrs. P. Albrecht’s blue Persian, while the award for the finest novice cat was carried off by Mrs. Whitby’s cream. The judge for the rabbits, cats and cavies was Mr. J.T. Ambrose, or Leicester.
Long-haired blue, male or female – 1, Mrs. Armitage; 2, Mrs. Firth; 3, Miss Taylor.
Any other variety, long-haired male – 1, Mrs V. Seely Whitby; 2, Mrs. Firth; 3, Miss Gordon.
Any other colour, long-haired female – 1, Mrs. Armitage; 2 and 3, Mrs. V. Seely Whitby.
Any colour, kittens under 9 months – 1, Mrs. James; 2, Mrs. Armitage; 3, Miss Hirst.
Any variety, short-haired male or female Siamese – 1, Mrs. Cabe; 2, Miss Trevelyn; 3, Mrs. Gilbert.
Breeders, any variety, long or short-haired, adult – 1, Mrs. V. Seely Whitby; 2, Mrs. Firth; 3, Mrs. Taylor.
Breeders, any variety kitten – 1, Mrs James; 2, Mrs. Martin; 3, Miss Tomlinson.

1936 KENSINGTON KITTEN SHOW

SOUTHSEA CAT CLUB Portsmouth Evening News, 17th July 1936
Southsea led at Tattersalls, Knightsbrldge, Kitten Show, when Miss Ellis of Waterlooville, won the Ebbisham Challenge Cup, and first prize with her blue Persian litter, and Mrs. Hesketh won four prizes with her litter of Chinchillas. The club's Southampton member, Miss Maturin. too, did well with her four seal-pointed Siamese, winning seven firsts and a second, and the Paris Cat Club Medals. Mrs. Aitken won the first prize for blue pairs, third with any colour litter, and third with Bourneside Nanette: and Mr. Cox-Ife was third with his white stud champion, Casino Luck, the latter’s litter of blue-eyed white kittens, bred and shown by Mrs. Audrey Radmore, winning reserve, and Albany Adorable, of the same litter, also getting reserve in white class, and two h.c.’s. All members are now concentrating on retaining honours in the first championship show ever to be held in the City for cats, which takes piece on the South Parade Pier in October, where many champions of England will be present.

RAFFIE’S SEVEN AWARDS. Uxbridge & W. Drayton Gazette, 24th July 1936
At the Kensington Kitten Show, held at Tattersall’s last week, Mrs. A.A. Bane’s long-haired brown tabby, “Jon of Spell Land” (Raffie) gained seven awards, including a first, a second, and a third prize, three cups, and the blue rosette given for being “brought out” for the judging of “best in show.”

1936 PAIGNTON DOG AND CAT SHOW

PAIGNTON’S GREAT DOG AND CAT SHOW Torbay Express and South Devon Echo, 22nd July 1936, 23rd July 1936.
Dogs and cats of all breeds and description are to be seen amongst the twelve hundred entries at the annual Paignton Open Dog Show in Queen’s Park, Paignton, to-day . . . cats are all benched in large marquees [23rd July:] In the cat section, the challenge cup for the best animal in the show was won by Miss Stuck (Saltash), with Wiveliscombe Heila, and a special prize for the best kitten was won by Mrs. Cathcart (Paignton), with Trelystan Jacinth.

LONG-HAIR CLASSES
Blue long-hair, male or female – 1, Mrs Payne, Plymouth; 2 and 3, Miss E. Dawe, Bere Alston.
Red tabby – 1 and 2, Miss Stuck, Saltash.
Brown – 1 and 2, Miss Cathcart, Paignton; 3, Miss W. French.
A.C. – 1, Miss Stuck; 2, H.G. Webber; 3, Miss E. Dawe.
Blue kitten – 1, Mrs Fenning, Exeter; 2, Mrs Payne; 3, Miss Lewton.
A.O.C. long-hair kitten – 1, Miss Cathcart; 2 and 3, Miss Stuck.

SHORT-HAIR CLASSES
A.V. short-hair, except Siamese – 1, W.G. Collings, Paignton; 2, Mrs Hepworth-Thwaites, Taunton; 3, Mrs Morant, Southwick.
Siamese – 1, Mrs FitzWilliams, Abbots Kerswell; 2, Mrs Trotter, Totnes; 3, Mrs Alexander, Taunton.
A.V. foreign – 1, Mrs Trotter; 2, Mrs Alexander; 3, Mrs Cates, Bristol.

MISCELLANEOUS
A.V. neuter, long or short hair – 1, Miss Cameron; 2, Mrs Stuck; 3, Mrs Showbray, Exeter.
Breeders’ cat or kitten – 1, Miss Stuck; 2, Miss Cathcart; 3, Mrs Alexander.
Brace, long or short hair – 1, Miss Stuck; 2, Miss Cathcart; 3, Mrs Alexander.
A.V. novice, male, female, or neuter – 1, Mrs Alexander; 2, Dame Margaret Davidson; 3, Mrs Payne.

Radius (open to Devon) A.V. – 1, Miss Cathcart; 2, Mrs FitzWilliams; 3, W.G. Collings.
Visitors, open to all Devon exhibitors – 1 and 3, Miss Stuck; 2, Pilling.
South-Western Counties Cat Club (members) A.V. adult, 1, Miss Stuck; 2, Miss Cathcart; 2, Mrs. Alexander’ 3, Mrs Fenning.
Litter, A.V., under three months – 1, Mrs Trotter; 2, Mrs Alexander; 3, Miss E. Dawe.
Household pet, adult – 1, Miss Morris; 2, Master Leslie Hatswill; 2, Miss Stringer.
Household pet, kitten – 1, Mrs Maters; 2, W. Pitman; 3, Mrs Redmore.

1936 KENTISH CAT SOCIETY SHOW

KENTISH CAT SOCIETY Hastings and St Leonards Observer, 8th August 1936
A cat and kitten show, organised by the society, will take place on Wednesday at the Colonnade, Bexhill, from 1.30 to 7 p.m. Entries (1s each) for household pets, may be sent to the hon. secretary, Miss Winifred Peake, Dawkins, Smarden, Kent, up to the first post on Monday morning.

COME AND VOTE FOR THE PRETTIEST EXHIBIT Hastings and St Leonards Observer, 8th August 1936
Come and vote for the prettiest exhibit at the Kentish Cat Society's cat and kitten show on Wednesday, August 12th, 1.30 to p.m., at the Colonnade. Bexhill-on-Sea. Cats of Distinction. Fascinating Kittens. Household Pets. Prize Distribution by His Worship The Mayor of Bexhill Admission 1/6; after 5 o'clock, 1/- (children half price). Entries (1/- each) for Household Pets may be sent to Hon. Secretary, Miss Winifred Peake. " Dawkins," Smarden. Kent. To first post Monday, August 10th.

CAT AND KITTEN SHOW AT BEXHILL. LEADING KENT PRIZE WINNERS Kentish Express, 14th August 1936
The Kentish Cat Society’s Show, of which Miss Winifred Peake, of Dawkins, Smarden, is the hon. Secretary and show manager, was held at Bexhill on Wednesday. Miss Peake took several prizes, including the Invicta Challenge Trophy for Longhaired Blue, and she also bred the best cream kitten. She was also first for Cream Female and Cream Kitten. Other Kent winners were Mrs Bartram (Blackheath), adult Siamese; Mrs Forrest (Woodchurch), Blue female; Miss Barrow (Canterbury), best Blue litter; Miss Goldingham (Brookland), Smoke kitten; Mrs Noyes (Kennington), Smoke adult; Miss Thompson (Sevenoaks), red tabby adult; Mrs Whitley (Tenterden), female Siamese kitten.

CAT SHOW Hastings and St Leonards Observer, 15th August 1936
In addition to taking several other awards, Mrs. Lloyd Pearson (St. Leonards) won a "special” for the best kitten in show, opposite sex to cup winner, at the cat and kitten show organised by the Kentish Cat Society at Bexhill on Wednesday. There was a big entry of 180 cats.

PRIZE WINNING CAT Hendon & Finchley Times, 21st August 1936
Mrs. Campbell Fraser’s “Hendon Minestra” was a winner at the Kentish Cat Show held at Bexhill-on-Sea.

1936 SIAMESE CAT CLUB SHOW

SIAMESE CATS. Northern Whig, 21st September 1936
The Siamese cat is a popular pet in England to-day. Although it is less than half a century since the first of these animals was imported into the country from Siam, the Siamese Cat Club now has a membership of 450, and the number is said to growing fast. The Club will hold its thirteenth annual show in London on September 30. Of the 33 classes in the show the most popular will be the kittens sections, for which there are always plenty of candidates, as Siamese cats multiply even more rapidly than cats of the more commonplace varieties. There is a recorded litter, indeed, of eleven. There are two curiously persistent legends about Siamese cats which fanciers try hard to kill. It is said that their tails must have kinks and their eyes must squint, whereas in fact the straighter both tail and eyes are the better.

HYGIENIC SIAMESE CATS Bradford Observer, 1st October 1936
It was like walking into a hospital to enter the Siamese Cat Show this morning in Bloomsbury. There was a strong smell of disinfectant. One was asked to refrain from touching the inmates because of possible infection, and even walking down the "wards" was not encouraged. Enteritis among cats is now so greatly feared that cat shows may be seriously threatened unless a new inoculation succeeds and the strictest medical safeguards are adopted. No show in history has been so hygienic as today's. The trestles and pens were washed with caustic soda. The hangings had just come from being stoved by a sanitary Inspector. Brown paper lined the pens as being slightly safer than white. But one may save a cat from infection, it seems, but not from accident. The most admired cat at the show was an ordinary black foster-mother of a litter of valuable Siamese. "Flossie” had to deputise for their real mother, who had injured herself in climbing! Siamese are now the most popular breed in the world, and among the exhibits was a cat from Croft-on-Tees sent by Mrs Pease, and several from Mrs. Colbeck. of West Ardsley. "Flossie" herself came from Cheltenham.

SIAMESE “THRONE” HAS A USURPER Daily Mirror, 1st October 1936
This is the sad yet proud story of why Oriental Minoo Pinkle Peer is no longer champion Siamese cat. She was deposed at the Siamese Cat Club’s Show in London yesterday by the beautiful two-and-a-half-year-old Wivenhoe Serena. I was with Minoo Pinkle when it was announced that another cat was to usurp her rank. Here is what she said to me in a few Siamese purrs as she lay languorously in her show-cage.

“I am the only cat in the show who was actually born in Siam. I am four and a half years older than that other animal. The tell me the reason I’ve not won this year is because my eyes are not so blue as they were,” and here La Pinkle inclined her head, “but can I help that?”

[SIAMESE CAT SHOW] Ireland's Saturday Night, 10th October 1936
Cats are in the habit of adopting owners. It is an almost common experience for a cat to rub up against a pedestrian, and without further blandishment to become the feline monarch of a new home. A newspaper man who visited the Siamese Cat Show in London came away with the conviction that these foreign pussy aristocrats can be as coy as a screen artist. Here is one of his impressions. “I saw a queen, a pensive Selima with slanting azure eyes. She gave me a slow exotic squint, and then said “Mew!” with only the slightest Siamese accent. Just as if I had been no mere journalist, but the donor of cups, bowls, trophies, silver spoons, brooches, badges, rosettes, and five shilling pieces. She wore a coat of honey-coloured alabaster, and her sable points has the pure lustre of porcelain.” Cats of this calibre would be out of place in an ordinary household. They want a luxurious setting with uniformed attendants, but they share with common or garden cats the desire to attach themselves to those for whom they take a fancy. They stretched a playful pad of claws to the visitors they admired, and voiced the salutation “How d’ye mew.”

1936 BLUE PERSIAN CAT SOCIETY SHOW

[BLUE PERSIAN CAT SOCIETY SHOW] The Stage, 8th October 1936
Julia Neilson is showing her interest in cats by presenting rosettes for the best in the show at the Blue Persian Cat Society's sixth Championship Cat Show, which is being held to-day (Thursday), at Holy Trinity Hall, Gt. Portland Street Miss Neilson will present the rosettes at about 3.30 p.m.

CAT CHAMPION’S DIET, MILK PUDDING, RAW BEEF, AND FISH OR RABBIT Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail, 9th October 1936
At the sixth championship show of the Blue Persian Cat Society yesterday 30 exhibitors displayed over 60 “blue aristocrats” valued at from 33gs. to 20gns. Masterpiece of Alington, a beautiful 14-month-old cat, which won six first prizes, has three meals a day. It has milk pudding for breakfast, quarter lb. of raw beef in small pieces with broken dog biscuit at midday, and a saucerful of fish or rabbit at night. The cat costs about 1s. a day in food. After the judging the cats were allowed to have their own blankets, designed to show their smoky colour to advantage. Several lay on crimson velvet, one had a cherry-coloured knitted rug, and Edwardine Shatterway, female first prize winner, slept on pale blue velvet.

BLUE PERSIANS. Hendon & Finchley Times, 9th October 1936
Mrs. Campbell-Fraser, Hendon, was among the judges at the Blue Persian Cat Society's championship show at Great Portland-street yesterday. She had to judge the adult males of these aristocrats of the cat world, and most cat lovers know Mrs. Campbell-Fraser’s capability in this kind of job.

1936 SOUTHSEA CAT CLUB SHOW

SOUTHSEA CAT CLUB Portsmouth Evening News, 26th May 1936
A special committee meeting of the Southsea Cat Club was held at Parkwood, the residence of Alderman K. Beddow, J.P., the chair being taken by Councillor H. G. Cook. Mr. Cox-Ife was elected as Assistant Secretary, and the Secretary, Mrs. A. R. Radmore Informed the meeting that the Club had been granted permission by the Governing Council, London, to hold Its first championship show on the South Parade Pier on October 21. to take the place this year of the Newbury Show, which was cancelled. This show promises to be a very big affair, as all the best cats will be sent to it from all over England.

SOUTH PARADE PIER Hampshire Telegraph, 16th October 1936
On Wednesday next, the Southsea Cat Club will hold their first Championship Show of Cats and Kittens in the Minor Hall. The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor (Alderman W. J. Avens) has kindly consented to present the cups and trophies.

CHAMPIONSHIP CAT SHOW. SOUTHSEA’S FIRST. Portsmouth Evening News, 21st October 1936
The first championship show of cats and kittens under the auspices of the Southsea Cat Club, was held at the South Parade Pier to-day for pedigree classes of all varieties. There were nine judges and altogether there were 203 entries. Exhibitors were from all over England and many trophies, cups and special prizes were awarded. The best cat in the show was Llantarnan Wild Rosebud belonging to Mrs. E. Putnam, of Llantarnan Hall, Newport, Monmouth. The prizes were presented by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Alderman W. J. Avens.

THE SOUTHSEA CAT CLUB SHOW. BIG SUCCESS. OVER 200 ENTRIES JUDGED Hampshire Telegraph, 23rd October 1936
Lovers of cats must surely have been in their element on Wednesday, when the first Championship Show held under the auspices of the Southsea Cat Club was held at the South Parade Pier. There were over 200 entries, and the judges, Capt. Powell, Messrs. Western and Norris, Mrs. Bazeley, the Misses Langston and Adams, and Mrs. Fosbery, had a difficult task, as so many beautiful specimens were on view. The judging took place during the morning, after which the cats were on show to the public. The chief attraction was Llantarnem Wild Rosebud, exhibited by Mrs. E. Putnam, of Newport (Mon.), which was awarded champion prize in the black female cat class, and also a special for being the best cat in the Show. The local prize-winners, and those who were present, were handed their trophies, cups or specials by the Lord Mayor (Alderman W. J. Avens).

Dr. F. E. Beddow, D.Sc., PhD. (President of the Club) said how proud he was to see such a fine collection of cats. He thanked the Lord Mayor for attending. and also Mrs. Audrey Radmore (Hon. Secretary and Show Manager), Mr. Cox Ife (Assistant Secretary). Miss H. Ellis (Hon. Treasurer), the judges, and all who had worked so hard for the Show. The Lord Mayor, In responding, congratulated the Club on the wonderful exhibition and offered a vote of thanks to Dr. Beddow. Among those present were Miss Elsie Hydon, President of the Blue Cat Society of America, and the Cat Fanciers’ Association, and Vice-President of the Solid Colours, who is paying a temporary visit to England.

The following were the prizes presented the Lord Mayor:
[some spellings were inconsistent in the report]
Special for best brood Queen.–Mrs. Cattermole‘s Lotus Odin.
Special for best Chinchilla kitten. –Mrs. Heskett’s Fernleigh Part.
Special cup for seal pointed Siamese.–Mrs. C. Colbeck’s Ching Soo.
Special for best blue female kitten.–Mrs. Brunton’s Wanda of Dunesk.
Special for best blue pedigree female kitten, owned by a child under 16. - Miss G. Kaye's Bourneside Nicolette.
Special for fifth household pet.–Miss Curphey’s Josephine.
Special for sixth household pet. - Miss B. Foley’s Tony.
Special for cat owned by boy under 12.–Master Joh Ohman’s Tommy.
Special for cat owned by girl under 12.–Miss Jordan’s Matt.
Special for second household pet.–Mrs. Taylor's Peter.

THE PRIZE LIST
CHAMPIONSHIPS - LONG HAIRS
White cat M or F – 1 and Champion, Raymead Blue Eyes (Mrs. G. Finch, Maidenhead); 2, Ch. Casino Luck (Mrs. Spencer); 3, Sea Foam (Mrs. A. White, Westcliff-on-Sea).
White kitten, F [M?].-1, Lotus Lollo (Mrs. Cattermole, Brixton); 2, Lotus Leander (Mrs. Cattermole.)
White kittens. F.-1, Albany Adorable (Mrs. Radmore); 2, Lotus Lizanna (Mrs. Cattermole); 3, Lotus Launa (Mrs. Cattermole); r., Albany Aida (Mrs. Radmore).
Black cat. M.--1. and champion, Chadhurst Gem (Miss Rodda, Potters Bar); 2, Ch. Hillingdon Jackdaw (Capt. G. St. Barbe); 3, Dick Turpin of Culloden (Capt. St. Barbe); r., Llantarnam Jolly Roger (Capt. St. Barbe).
Black cat, F. - 1, and champion Llantarnam Wild Rosebud (Mrs. E. Putman Newport, Mon.): 2, Della of Downside (Mrs. Askew, Stortford); 3. Azra of Culloden (Capt. St. Barbe); 4, reserve, Netheridge Dusky (Mrs. V. Saunders, St. Albans).
Black kitten. F.-1, Chadhurat Carissa (Mrs. Askew); 2, Chadhurst June (Miss Rhoda); 3, Llantarnam Gillie Flower (Mrs. Putnam); r., Basildon Eastertide (Miss M. E. Grace, Bath,)
Black kitten, M. -1. Chadhurst Barry (Miss Rhoda): 2, Tarzan of Takeley (Mrs. Askew).
Brown Tabby, M.-1. and champion, Wiggy (Miss French, Brookham); 2, Tiger Tim of Hadley (Miss Grace).
Brown tabby, F.-1, Apple Blossom (Miss Longley, Brookham); 2, Ursa of Hadley (Miss J.M. Fisher, Bordon); 3. Parkside Nestle (Mrs. L. A. Nathan. Regents Park, N.W.)
Brown tabby kitte, M. or F. - Soveran Patsy (Miss J. Tidbury, Reading); 2, Soveran Pickles (Miss Tidford); 3, Bubby (Miss Longley); res., Vixon of Hadley (Miss Fisher).
Red tabby cat, M.-1, and champion, Wivelscombe Helios (Miss K. M. Stuck, Cornwall); 2. Ch. Hiawatha (Miss Stuck); 3, Hendon Defendant (Mrs. G. Campbell Fraser, Hendon); res,, Shanto of Beltinge (Mrs. Nathan).
Red tabby cat. F.-1, and champion, Wivelscombs Rosabi (Mrs. Nathan); 2, Ch. Wivelscombe Mizjael (Miss Stuck); 3, Pink Pearl (Miss E. Thompson, Sevenoaks).
Tortoiseshell cat, M. or F. – 1, and champion. Hestia (Capt. St. Barbs); 2, Lady Mab (Mrs. Cox-Ife, Oxted).
Blue cat, M. – 1, and champion, Speedwell Seraph (Miss W. Pearke, Smarden, Kent); 2, Ch, Pedro of Allington (Lady Eardley Wilmot, Henley on Thames); 3, Hawthorn Sykeian (Lady Wilmot); res., Laughton Lilac Lad (Capt. St. Barbe).
Blue cat. F.--1. and champion, Fifinella of the Court (Mrs. Oglethorpe. Wimbledon); 2. Love of Culloden (Mrs. Putnam): 3. Carlton Mizi (Mr. W. Chapman, St. John's Wood, N.W.); res., Speedwell Cherub (Mrs. G. Yeates, London, W.)
Blue Cat, novice (M. or F.) – 1, Speedwell Seraph (Miss Peake); 2, Speedwell Cherub (Mrs. Yeates); 3, Laughton Lupin (Capt. St. Barbe); r. Patrick of Shatterway (Mrs. D. Sampson, Sidmouth)
Blue Cat, limit (M. or F.) – 1, Fifinella of the Court (Mrs. Oglethorpe); 2, Love of Culloden (Mrs. Putnam); 3, Minstrel of Henley (Lady Wilmot): r., Carlton Minstrel (Mr. Chapman).
Blue Cat, junior (M. or F.) - 1, Speedwell Seraph (Miss Peake); 2, Hawthorn Sykeian (Lady Wilmot); 3, Carlton Mizi (Mr. Chapman); r.. Laughton Lupin (Capt. St. Bathe).
Blue Cat, senior.-1, Ch. Pedro of Alllngton (Lady Wilmot): 2. Fifinella of the Court (Mrs. Oglethorpe); 3, Love of Culloden (Mrs. Putnam); r., Laughton Lilac Lad (Capt. St. Barbe).
Blue Cat, breeders.-1, Fifinella of the Court (Mrs. Oglethorpe); 2. Speedwell Seraph (Mrs. Peake); 3, Carlton Mizi (Mr. Chapman): r.. Meryl (Miss E. Maidwell, Harrow-on-the-Hill).
Blue Cat. maiden (M. or F.) – 1, Laughton Lupin (Capt. Bt. Barbe); 2, Bourneside Mariella (Mrs. Radmore): 3, Meryl (Miss Maidwell).
Blue kitten, three to six months (M.) – 1, Sweet Sultan of Dunesk (Mrs. M. Brunton, Horsham); 2, Pharoah of Ladderlane (Mrs. le Sueur, Ramsbury Wilts); 3, Birchstone Blue Boy (Mrs . Lindsay-Glegg); r., Parkwood Peony Royal (Miss Ellis).
Blue kitten (F.), three to six months.-1. Wanda of Dunesk (Mrs. Brunton); 2, Edwardine of Shatterway (Mrs. Sampson); 3. Pricilla of Ladderlane (Mrs. le Sueur); r.. Kirklington June (Miss Stuck).
Blue Kitten, novice (M. or F.). – 1, Sweet Sultan of Dunesk (Mrs. Brunton); 2, Edwardine of Shatterway (Mrs. Sampson); 3, Pharaoh of Ladderlane (Mrs. le Sueur); r., Pricilla of Ladderlane (Mrs. le Sueur)
Blue Kitten, special limit, three to nine months (M. or F.) – 1, Sweet Sultan of Dunesk (Mrs. Brunton); 2, Edwardine of Shatterway (Mrs. Sampson); 3, Pharaoh of Ladderlane (Mrs Le Sueur); r., Pricilla of Ladderlane (Mrs. le Sueur)
Blue Kitten, limit, three to nine months (M. or F.) – 1, Sweet Sultan of Dunesk (Mrs. Brunton); 2, Edwardine of Shatterway (Mrs. Sampson); 3, Pharaoh of Ladderlane (Mrs Le Sueur); r., Birchstone Bue Boy (Mrs L. Clegg)
Blue Kitten, breeders (M. or F.) – Wanda of Dunesk (Mrs Brunton); 2, Sweet Sultan of Dunesk (Mrs. Brunton); 3, Edwardine of Shatterway (Mrs. Sampson); r., Birchstone Bue Boy (Mrs L. Clegg)
Blue Kitten, maiden (M. or F.) - 1, Sweet Sultan of Dunesk (Mrs. Brunton); 2, Edwardine of Shatterway (Mrs. Sampson); 3, Pharaoh of Ladderlane (Mrs Le Sueur); r., Pricilla of Ladderlane (Mrs. le Sueur)
Blue Kitten, pairs - 1. Sweet Sultan of Dunesk and Wanda of Dunesk (Mrs. Brunton); Pharoah of Ladderlane and Priscilla of Ladderlane (Mrs Le Sueur); 3, Parkwood Penny Royal and Parkwood Penny Peter (Miss Ellis)
Blue litters. - 1, litter of five blue females (Miss Tyler, Horndean).
Cream cat (M) – 1 and champion, Croesus of Culloden (Capt. St. Barbe); 2. Golden Arrow (Mrs. Sampson); 3, Merely Mickey (Mrs. and Miss Robinson); res., Weary Willie (Mrs. Todd, Alton)
Cream cat (F). - 1 and champion, Soame Wendy (Mrs. H. D. Reeve, Hastings); 2, Laughton Zephyrine (Capt. St. Barbe); 3, Netheredge Buttercup (Mrs. V. Saunders.
Cream kittens. –1, Cruld (Mrs. C. Burns, Coleman's Patch); 2. Pucker (Miss E. Baker, Liphook); 3, White Cotter (Mrs H. Reeve).
Silver Tabby cat (M.) – 1 and champion, Cuchulain of Invergloy (Mrs Ronald Bailey); 2, Stuart of Invergloy (Mrs. Bailey); 3, Fluff-ti-tuft (Mrs. Bailey).
Silver tabby cat (F) – 1, Angusina of Invergloy (Mrs. Bailey); 2, Ch. Oonah of Invergloy (Mrs. Bailey); 3, Ch. Tougal of Invergloy (Mrs. Bailey).
Chinchilla (M). - 1 and champion, Maatthew of Green Gables (Mrs. Sargent Stowe, London, W.); 2, Albany Anthony (Mrs. Radmore)
Chinchilla kitten (M). – 1, Fernleigh Paul (Mrs Hesketh, Iver, Bucks); 2, Albany Authority (Mrs. Radmore); 3, Mick of Correnden (Mrs R. Newton, Budleigh); res., Fernleigh Gavin (Mrs. Hesketh)
Chinchilla kitten (F) -1. Fernleigh Beauty (Mrs. Hesketh); 2, Bluebell of Green Gables (Mrs. Stowe); 3, Faith of Correnden (Mrs Newton); res., Hope of Correnden (Mrs Newton).
Blue Cream Cat, M. or F. – 1 and champion, Albany Arachine (Mrs. Radmore); 2, Ch. Northway Gill (Miss Joyce Fair, Tewkesbury), 3, Myowne If-It (Mrs. Vize, Sutton): r., Primula (Miss Fair).
Blue Cream Kittens, M. or F. – 1, Speedwell Dainty Bess (Miss Peak); 2. Lady Toddles (Mrs Todd).
A.C. Novice Cat, M. or F. – 1, Llantarnam Wild Rosebud (Mrs. Putnam); 2, Wiggy (Miss French); 3, Chadhurst Gem (Miss Rhodda); r., Raymead Blue Byes (Mrs. Finch).
A.C. Limit Cat, M. or F. – 1, Carlton Mizi (Mr. Chapman); 2, Matthew of Green Gables (Mrs. Stowe); 3, Llantarnam Jumbo Boy (Mrs Putnam); r.. Wivelscombe Rosabi (Mrs Nathan)
A.C. Junior Cat, M. or F. - 1, Llantarnam Rosebud (Mrs. Putnam); 2, Raymead Blue Eyes (Mrs. Finch); 3, Chadhurst Gem (Miss Rhodda); r., Della of Downside (Mrs. Askew)
A.C. Senior Cat, M. or F. - 1, Laughton Tansy (Capt. St. Barbe); 2, Ch. Casino Luck (Mrs. Cox-Ife); 3, Croesus of Culloden (Capt. St Barbe); r. Hendon Defendant (Mrs. Fraser)
A.C. Breeders’ Cat, M. - 1, Chadhurst Gem (Miss Rhodda); 2, Hendon Defendant (Mrs Fraser); 3, Wivelscombe Helios (Miss Stuck); r., Llantarnam Jumbo Boy (Mrs Putnam).
A.C. Breeders' Cat, F . –1, Liantarnarn Wild Rosebud (Mrs. Putnam); 3, Appleblossom (Miss Langley); r., Ch. Northway Jill (Miss Fair).
A.C. Brace Cats. - 1, Ch. Hillingdon Jackdaw and Llantarnam Jolly Roger (Capt. St. Barbe); 2, Mistral of Henley and Ch. Pedro of Allington (Lady Wilmot); 3, Llantarnam Wild Rosebud and Lantarnam Jumbo Boy (Mrs Putnam); r, Ch. Northway Jill and Northway Primula (Miss Fair).
A.C. Team. – 1, Hawthorn Sykeian and Mistral of Henley and Ch. Pedro of Allington (Lady Wilmot); 2, Ch. Hillingdon Jackdaw and Llantarnam Jolly Roger and Azra of Culloden (Capt. St. Barbe); 3, Chadhurst June, Chadhurst Barry and Chadhurst Gem (Miss Rhodda); r., Wivelscombe Helios and Ch. Wivelscombe Hiawatha and Ch. Wivielscombe Mizjael (Miss Stuck).
A.C. Novice Kitten.-1. Speedwell Dainty Bess (Miss Peake); 2, Chadhurst Carissa (Mrs. Askew); 3, Crulo (Mrs. Burns); r., Wivelscombe Selene (Miss Stuck).
A.C. Special Limit Kitten.- 1, Speedwell Dainty Bess (Miss Peak); 2, Hawthorn Carissa (Mrs Askew); 3, Fernlelgh Paul (Mrs. Hesketh); r., Vixen of Hadley (Miss Fisher).
A.C. Limit Kitten, M. or F. - 1, Fernleigh Beauty (Mrs. Hesketh); 2, Faith of Correnden (Mrs . Newton); 3, Speedwell Dainty Bess (Miss Peake); r., Crulo (Mrs. Burns)
A.C. Kitten Pairs. - 1, Fernleigh Beauty and Fernleigh Gavin (Mrs Hesketh); 2, Chadhurst Carissa and Tarzan of Takeley (Mrs. Askew); 3. Chadhurst June and Chadhurst Barry (Miss Rhodda); r., Larkscliff Simon and Larkscliff Juno (Mrs. G. Kaye, Herne Bay).
A.C. Kitten Breeders, M. or F. – 1, Fernleigh Paul (Mrs. Hesketh); 2, Chadhurst June (Miss Rhodda); 3, Faith of Correnden (Mrs. Newton); r., Speedwell Dainty Bess (Miss Peake).

BRITISH SHORT HAIRS
Brown Tabby Cat (M. or F.) – 1 and champion, Bourneside Nip (Mrs Aitkin, Banstead, Surrey).
Tortie and White (M. or F.) – 1 and champion, Ch. Northway Just Jane (Miss Fair).
Manx Cat (M. or F.) - 1 and champion, Broyr of Coryton (Mrs. Sharman); 2, Parkside Chichane (Mrs. Nathan); 3, Frizelle of Dumblaire (Mrs G. Morant, Southwick, Sussex); r., Dusty of Dumblaire (Miss Morant).
Manx Kitten (M. or F.) -1, Niartal of Coryton (Miss J. Redman, London, S.W.); Gardenia (Miss Redman)
A.V. Cat (M. or F.) – 1, Ch. Northway Just Jane (Miss Fair); 2, Ch. Bride of Coryton (Mrs Kaye); 3, Amorel of Coryton (Miss Redman)

FOREIGN SHORT HAIRS
Abyssinian Cat (M) – 1 and champion, Abou (Mrs Basnett Croydon); 2, Soton Jubilee Gem (Mrs Allen-Maturin, Southampton)
Russian Blue Kitten – 1, Krimski of Coryton (Mrs. Sharman).
Seal Pointed Siamese (M). - 1 and champion, Ching Soo (Mrs. C. Colbeck, West Ardsley, Yorks); 2, Soton Cezanne (Mrs Maturin); 3, Pembury Weegee (Mr Hawtayne, Emsworth); r, Wivenhoe Royal Jubilee (Mrs Maturin)
Seal Pointed Siamese (F). 1 and champion, Grosvenor Charlot (Mrs Gilfillan, of London, S.W.); 2, Soton Queen Cleopatra (Mrs Maturin)
Blue Siamese Cat, M. or F. – 1 and champion – Gris Nez (Miss Busteed, Felpham, Middlesex); 2, Reekie (Mrs Cox-Ife); 3, Annabelle Blue (Mrs Colbeck)
Seal pointed Siamese kittens – 1, Southampton Tetuan (Mrs Maturin); 2, Holdaway Nephalya (Mrs R. Alexander, Taunton); 3, Pila Moti (Mrs J. Highton, Tenderden)
A.V. Siamese breeders cat – 1, Grosvenor Charlotte (Mrs Gilfillan); 2, Southampton Queen Cleopatra (Mrs Maturin); 3, Southampton Cezanne (Mrs Maturin); reserve, Scavbois (Miss Busteed)
A.V. Siamese breeders kitten – 1, Southampton Tetuan (Mrs Maturin); 2, Holway Nephala (Mrs Alexander); Pila Moti (Mrs Highton); r., Bwana (Mrs Thomson)
A.V. Siamese novice cat – 1, Southampton Queen Cleopatra (Mrs Maturin); 2, Southampton Cezanne (Mrs Maturin); 3, Pembury Weegee (Mr Hawtayne); reserve, Wivenhoe Rhyl Jubilee (Mrs Maturin)
A.V. Siamese novice kitten – 1, Southampton Tetuan (Mrs Maturin); 2, Pila Moti (Mrs Highton); 3, Bwana (Mrs Thomson); reserve, Tisapa (Mr Ranshaw, Southampton)
A.V. short hair litter – 1, litter of four (Mrs Paish, New Malden); 2, litter of five (Mr Hawtayne).

BRITISH AND FOREIGN MIXED CLASSES
A.V. Junior, M. or F. – 1, Southampton Cezanne (Mrs Maturin); 2, Southampton Jubilee Jen (Mrs Maturin); 3, Pembury Weegee.
A.V. Senior, (M. or F.) – 1, Grosvenor Charlotte (Mrs Gillfillan); 2, Gris Nez (Mrs Busteed); 3, Ch. Northway Jane (Miss Fair); r., Northway Nip (Mrs Aitken)
A.V. Brace Cats (British and Foreign) – 1, Southampton Cezanne and Southampton Queen Cleopatra (Mrs Maturin); 2, Ch. Brittas of Coryton and Broyr (Mrs Sharman); 3, Dusty of Drumblair and Frizelle of Drumblair (Miss Morant).
A.V. Brace Kittens – 1, Southampton Tetuan, Wivenhoe Rhyl Jubilee, Southampton Queen Cleopatra and Southampton Cezanne (Mrs Maturin); 2, Ito, Bwana and Saigo (Mrs Tompson); 3, Amorel of Coryton, The Gardenia, and Niartal of Coryton (Miss Readman); r., Broyr St Vincent’s Aida, and Kimskt of Coryton (Mrs Sharman).
Neuters, A.V. Shorthair – 1, Hooka Manchu (Mrs E. Hart, East Horsley); 2, Angus Romsey (Mrs E. Hart)

MISCELLANEOUS
A.V. Maiden Cat or Kitten – 1, Bourneside Mariella (Mrs Radmore); 3, Speedwell Dainty Mary (Miss Peake); 3, Sovran Patsy (Miss Tidbury); r., Soame Lady Mab (Mr Cox-Ife)
A.V. Veteran – 1, Ch. Marlee (Mrs Yeates); 2, Gris Nez (Miss Busteed); 3, Ch. Casino Luck (Mrs Cox-Ife); r., Woodchurch Roy (Mrs Vize)
A.C. Shorthair Stud – 1, Wivenhoe Rhyl Jubilee (Mrs Maturin); 2, Pembury Weegee (Mr Hawtayne); 3, Paci (Mrs Broad)
A.V. Radius Cat – 1, Achilles of Sandford; 2, Shanklin Smoky (Mrs Jack); 3, Albany Arachne (Mrs Radmore)
A.V. Radius Kitten – 1, Albany Adorable (Mrs Radmore); 2, Beauty of Baffin (Mrs Dodd); 3, Vixen of Hadley (Miss Fisher)

STILL WINNING. Hendon & Finchley Times, 30th October 1936
Mrs. Campbell-Fraser, of Hendon, has met with success again with one of her famous cats–this time a winner in the Southsea show held last Wednesday. Incidentally it was the first championship cat show to held on a pier.

1936 CROYDON CAT SHOW

[CROYDON CAT SHOW] Belfast Telegraph, 12th November 1936
Mrs. W Catt. of Carshalton, and Mrs. Kitto, of Wimbledon, both won prizes with their exhibits at the Croydon cat show last night

CROYDON CAT SHOW. ARISTOCRATS OF THE FELINE WORLD. LOCAL PRIZE LIST Croydon Times, 14th November 1936
Hundreds of cats of all ages, size, and description, representing the aristocracy or haute monde of the feline fraternity, were at the Baths Hall, Croydon, on Tuesday, for the annual championship show of the Croydon Cat Club. From all parts they came. Yorkshire, Devon. Sussex, Suffolk, Herefordshire, and they made a notable exhibition. The numbers exceeded those of last year, and the standard was decidedly higher. Particularly was competition keen in the Siamese classes, where the entry constituted a record for the show.

Despite the ancient lineage of the entries, two of the cats displayed an atavistic propensity, which careful grooming and a high-class education had failed to eradicate. When two exhibitors arrived at the hall on Tuesday morning they found that their cats had strayed from their pens and, reverting to type, had gone off on a nocturnal prowl. Stewards and officials joined in the search for the delinquents and eventually ran them to earth, hiding away in another part of the building. From every point of view the show was a great success and was a triumph for Miss Hill Shaw, the Society's president and secretary.

Unfortunately for local exhibitors none of them won any of the special prizes for the best entries. The awards for the best exhibit in the show and the best long-hair adult were won by Mrs. Putnam, from Newport, Mon., with a black female cat, "Llantarnam Wild Rosebud.” Lady Alexander of Faygate, Sussex, secured the special award for the best short-hair adult with a red tabby romantically named “Love Letter." Mrs. Harris, of Haslemere, with a Siamese kitten took the special award for the best short-hair kitten, and Miss Rodda, of Potters Bar, the special for the best neuter.

LOCAL WINNERS In the appended prize list only the local winners are given.
LONG HAIRS.
Black. Female - v.h.c. Mrs. Kidd, Carshalton Park-road, Carshalton.
White. male - 1, Mrs. Cox-Ife, Oxted.
Tortoiseshell - 3, Mrs. Gordon Plater, Grasmere-road, Purley; reserve, Mrs. Axon, Bingham-road. Addiscombe.
Tortoiseshell and white - 2, Mrs. Axon; 3, Mrs. Vize, Epsom-road, Sutton.
Cream, male - h.c., Mrs. Darlington Manley, Nottingham-road, South Croydon.
Blue kitten (3- 6 months) - reserve, Mrs. Jackson. Idmiston-square, Worcester Park.
Ditto (6-9 months) - reserve, Mrs. Juby, Coulsdon-road, Old Coulsdon.
Any colour breeder's cat but blue – 2, Mrs. Axon.
Any colour junior cat but blue - 3, Mrs. Axon.
Any colour brace cats - h.c., Mrs. Axon.
Any colour litters - 3. Mrs. Gordon Plater.

SHORT HAIRS
Siamese novice cat - 3, Mrs. Spink, Clyde-road, Croydon.
Abyssinian male cat - 3, Mrs. Basnett, Byron-road, Selsdon.
Manx female cat–1, 2 and 3, C. Buffard, Park Hill Rise, East Croydon; extra first and reserve, Miss Helen Hill Shaw, Elgin-road, Addiscombe.
Manx kitten - 3, Miss Helen Hill Shaw.
Blue male cat (British type) - 3. Mrs. Bolton, Stretton-road, Addiscombe.
Blue kitten (British type) – 1, Mrs. Bolton; reserve, v.h.c. and h.c., Mrs. M. E. Jones, Shirley Park-road, Addiscombe.
Blue cat (foreign type) - 3, Miss Whyte, Brighton-road, South Croydon.
Any colour, even marked, cat or kitten – 1, 2. and 3, Mrs. Carew Cox, Clyde-road, Croydon.
Any variety breeder's British cat - 3, C. Buffard.
Any variety novice British cat - 2, C. Buffard; reserve, Miss H. Hill Shaw.
Any variety senior cat (not Siamese) - 2, Mrs. Basnett.
Any variety junior cat (not Siamese) - 1 and 3, C. Buffard.
Any variety brace cats (not Siamese) - 1, Mrs. Basnett; reserve, C. Buffard; v.h.c. Miss H. Hill Shaw.
Any variety team cats (not Siamese) - 3, C. Buffard; reserve, Miss H. Hill Shaw.
Any variety breeder's kitten (not Siamese) - 2, Mrs. H. E. Jones; reserve, Mrs. Bolton; v.h.c., Miss H. Hill Shaw.
Any variety novice kitten (not Siamese) - 2, Mrs. M. E. Jones; reserve, Miss H. Hill Shaw.
Any variety pair kittens (not Siamese) - 3, Mrs. M. E. Jones.
Any variety (open) kitten – 2, Miss H. Hill Shaw.
Veteran cats, over five years - 3. Miss H. Hill Shaw.

OTHER CLASSES
NEUTERS.
Any variety short hair neuter - 1, J. Cook, Brighton-road, South Croydon; 2, Miss Bull, Brighton-road, South Croydon
25-MILE RADIUS CLASSES.
Any variety long hair cat - 3, Mrs, Cox-Ife.
Any variety short hair cat - 2. Mrs. Cox-Ife.
Any variety long hair neuter cat or kitten – 3, Miss Barnett, Nottingham-road, South Croydon.
Ditto, short hair - 1, J. Cook,
FIVE-MILE RADIUS CLASSES.
Any variety long hair cat – 1, Mrs. Gordon Plater; 3, Mrs. Axon.
Ditto, short hair-1, Mrs. Basnett; 2, Miss H. Hill Shaw; reserve, C. Buffard.
Any variety short hair neuter, cat or kitten – 1, J. Cook; 2, Miss Whyte; 3. Mrs. Ware, Newark-road, South Croydon; reserve, Mrs. Wood, Derrick-avenue, Sanderstead.
Any variety long hair kitten – 1, Mrs. Juby.
CROYDON CAT CLUB MEMBERS' CLASSES.
Any variety long hair cat or kitten - v.h.c., Mrs. Axon.
Any variety shorthair cat or kitten (not Siamese) - 2, Miss H. Hill Shaw.
MIDLAND COUNTIES CAT CLUB'S CLASSES. - Any variety cat - 1, Mrs. Cox-Ife.
NEWBURY CAT CLUB CLASSES. - Any variety male cat – 3, Miss P. Galletly, Croydon-road, Anerley; reserve, Mrs. Cox-Ife.
KENTISH CAT SOCIETY CLASSES. - Any variety adult - v.h.c., Mrs. Axon,
SHORTHAIRED CAT SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN
British cat or kitten-2, Miss H. Hill Shaw.
Foreign cat-3, Mrs. Cox-Ife.
BLUE - POINTED SIAMESE CAT CLUB CLASS. - Blue-pointed Siamese cat - 1 and reserve, Mrs Cox-Ife.

THE CAT SHOW West Sussex Gazette, 19th November 1936
Hundreds of cats came to Croydon – some by air – to the annual show at the Baths Hall. Plenty of awards were won locally, but none of those offered for champions. Mrs. Putnam, Newport, Mon., took the award for best exhibit. Lady Alexander, Faygate, Sussex, won the prize for the best short-haired gent. It was a red tabby romantically named “Love Letter.” The best short-hair kitten was a Siamese from Mrs. Harris, Haslemere. Some amusement was caused by two cats escaping. They made a rather extensive tour of the show before they were caught. A lordly Persian disdained to lie on a silk eiderdown put into the cage for his comfort, and curled down to sleep on his meal plate. Conscious of being in the news, the Abyssinian cats posed sedately before many admirers.

1936 NATIONAL CAT CLUB (CRYSTAL PALACE) SHOW

[NATIONAL CAT CLUB’S 47TH CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW] Surrey Mirror, 27th November 1936
At the National Cat Club’s 47th Championship Show, to be held at the Crystal Palace on Wednesday and Thursday (December 2nd and 3rd), cats of every breed will be represented. Entries have been received from all parts of the country, and an outstanding feature of the show is the excellent entry in the Cream Longhair class. Many famous cats will on show, including “Matthew of Green Gables," a Chinchilla, who has appeared in several films. The judging will take place on Wednesday, at 10 a.m., and the show will open to the public from 12.30 p.m.

[CRYSTAL PALACE FIRE] Daily News (London), 1st December 1936
Preparations had already begun for the Cat Show, due to start on December 2. Some of the cats had arrived this afternoon and were in the palace when the fire began. It is believed that they were the only casualties. [Note: none of the exhibits had arrived at the building, one of the Crystal Palace’s own cats was saved by firemen after repeatedly trying to save her kittens, sadly her kittens were lost.]

THE NATIONAL CAT SHOW Nottingham Evening Post, 1st December 1936
The National Cat Club Show, which was to have been held at the Crystal Palace to-morrow and Thursday, will take place as a one-day show at Paddington Baths to-morrow.

CRYSTAL PALACE UNLIKELY TO BE REBUILT Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 2nd December 1936
Had the fire occurred 24 hours later hundreds of pedigree cats arriving for the National Cat Show due to open tomorrow would have been destroyed. The Show has been transferred to Paddington Baths.

[CRYSTAL PALACE] Portsmouth Evening News, 2nd December 1936
Animal lovers are rejoicing at least that the tragedy which has overtaken the Crystal Palace did not occur a couple of days later. Had it done so hundreds of pets assembled for the Cat Show must have perished the flames. Whether the fire could have been quelled earlier the police measures for holding back the crowds had been more effective is a question no one can answer. Many fire engines were prevented from reaching the conflagration altogether. Even the telephone system broke down, and at call boxes it was impossible to get attention from the exchange.

NATIONAL CAT SHOW Yorkshire Evening Post, 2nd December 1936
The National Cat Club's show, booked for the Crystal Palace today, opened instead at Paddington Baths. Three hundred and fifty cats were benched. The only change was that the show is for one day instead of two.

THESE CATS RAN AWAY WITH THE SPOON Daily News (London), 3rd December 1936
The National Cat Club's championship show, which was to have been held at the Crystal Palace, took place at Paddington Baths yesterday. Mrs. Sharman, a member of the committee, told the "News Chronicle" that when she heard of the fire she sent off 200 telegrams to the various exhibitors. No cats, it is said, were killed in the fire. Entries were not affected, but there were not so many as at last year's show. A new award this year was a Coronation spoon - a replica of the anointing spoon which holds the oil at the Coronation ceremony. The spoon is given to the best exhibit in the show and goes to the owners of the Wellburn Memorial Bowl for the best long-haired cat and the best short-haired cat.

The winners yesterday were: Llantarnam Wild Rosebud, a black, long-haired female owned by Mrs. Putnam, and Bioyr of Coryton, a Manx male owned by Mrs. Sharman. This Manx was one of nine cats Mrs. Sharman exhibited. One was of the rare Abyssinian breed, Matthew of Greengables, a lovely white Chinchilla, was awarded three firsts and a second prize. He is known as the film star of the cat world - he acted in “Abdul the Damned." This handsome creature was blinded in one eye by a scratch, but this does not affect his winning powers. Another handsome prize-winner was a large red tabby who became a champion yesterday by winning first, second and third prizes in her class. Her son won the first prize in the class for red tabby males. With the exception of the war years this is the first time the National Cat Club Champion Show has been held away from the Crystal Palace.

PRIEST FLIES FROM GENEVA TO SEE LONDON’S CAT SHOW. Daily Mirror, 3rd December 1936
Geneva is becoming so cat-conscious that the president of its Cat Club, a Roman Catholic priest, has flown to London specially to see the British National Cat Club's Show. He is Father Marcel Chamonin, editor of a Geneva daily Catholic newspaper, and Geneva's most enthusiastic stroker of cats. The championship show, opened at Paddington Baths yesterday, was to have been at the Crystal Palace. "I had already reached Paris, and was just getting into an aeroplane when I heard the Palace had been destroyed," Father Chamonin told me. "But I knew you English are such animal-lovers that you would find some other place, so as not to disappoint the cats!”

[CRYSTAL PALACE CAT SHOW] Belfast Telegraph, 3rd December 1936
One of the results of the burning of the Crystal Palace on Monday night was a magnificent piece of staff work by Mrs. Sharman, show manager of the National Cat Show, which was booked for yesterday at the Palace. At nine o'clock on Monday night Mrs. Sharman learnt that there would be no more cat shows at the Crystal Palace. Faced with the prospect of cats being sent from Scotland that night, she got in touch with the B.B.C., who, in the news bulletin, announced that there could be no show. But Mrs. Sharman was not content with that, and by 10-30 she had found new premises in Paddington Baths, Porchester Road, and was settling down to sending off 200 telegrams to exhibitors all over the country informing them of the new address. Yesterday morning 360 cats–not one was missing–were ready on the benches for the judges. Mrs. Sharman was there tired, but triumphant. She had done 54 hours' work in three days. The amount or last-minute organising which had to be done was terrifying. In the fire four daylight lamps used for judging were destroyed and others had to be obtained. That was only one item.

CATS TO BE SEEN Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 3rd December 1936
Four hundred cats and kittens, which were to have been shown at the Crystal Palace, were on exhibition at the Paddington Bath to-day. Mrs. Sharman, who organises this show for the National Cat Club, told me that she heard the first news of the Palace fire on the wireless 9 p.m. Within an hour, she had booked Paddington Baths, and by 12.30 a.m. had telegraphed to each of the 138 exhibitors. Smart work was also done at Paddington, for recently Monday night a boxing match was staged there . . . . Before the trestles and pens for the cat show could be erected, a thousand chairs and a boxing ring had to cleared from the floor. There were but a dozen Yorkshire cats on show. However, we were pleased to see Champion Hillingdon Jackdaw–who sired all but four out of the thirteen black long-haired cats on view–and also the famous chinchilla Matthew of Greengables, who appeared the film, "Abdul the Damned." Another Cat with film associations –In name, at least–was blue Persian, Champion Laughton Laurel.

1,000 CATS AT NATIONAL SHOW. CHAMPIONSHIP GOES TO NEWPORT OWNER Western Daily Press, 3rd December 1936
More than a thousand cats which should have made their appearance at Crystal Palace, took part in the National Cat Club's championship show, yesterday–on the tiles of Paddington Swimming Bath. Following the great fire, alternative plans had to made at the last moment, but the show opened without a hitch. The award for the best cat in the show went to Llantarnam Wild Rosebud, owned by Mrs Putnam, of Llantarnam Newport (Mon.). The champion, a black Persian, is 18-months-old, and has been champion of three shows since September. The best short-haired cat, and reserve to the champion, was Bioyr of Coryton, a black Manx, belonging to Mrs A. Sharman, of Hampton (Middlesex).

CATS ON THE TILES – OF SWIMMING BATH Daily Herald, 3rd December 1936
Re are some “scratches” from yesterday’s National Cat Club show, transferred at short notice after the Crystal palace had been burned down, to Paddington Baths by sending hundreds of telegrams all over the country. Several cats were disqualified – some for being powdered. Powder may be used to bring them to condition, but it must be brushed off.

”Cats,” said champion breeder Mrs Oglethorpe, of Wimbledon, S.W., “are as different as human beings. Some are selfish, some vain, some affectionate, some do not like other cats – all are different.” Attendants brought the 1,000 show cats a midday meal of raw minced beef or fish. Meat was most popular. A champion cat may cost between 10s. and £1 a week in food and veterinary fees. All have to be brushed 15 minutes every day – some for an hour. “Kentish Nightshadow,” owned by Mrs. Noyes, of Kennington, Ashford, Kent, was the “Garbo” of the show. On the strength of having appeared in the film “Abdul the Damned,” this smoke-coloured cat gazed with soulful eyes and hid in the straw of its cage!

As many cats have ‘flu, visitors were asked not to touch them, “because of the risk of infection.” A first-aid box was ready, for judges sometimes get nasty scratches. “Blue-eyed white” and Siamese are the worst offenders.

The award for the best cat in the show went to Lantarnam Wild Rosebud, a black Persian, owned by Mrs Putnam, of Lantarnam Hall, Newport, Mon.

[NATIONAL CAT CLUB SHOW] Liverpool Echo, 5th December 1936
The capacity of women to cope with emergencies does not get all the recognition it should. Otherwise they might play a bigger part in political life than they do. A cat-fancying friend of mine tells me that the work of the committee that at a moment's notice transferred the Crystal Palace cat show from the defunct Crystal Palace to the Paddington Baths would have put any chief-of-staff to shame. I wouldn’t say myself that cats deserve to have all that trouble wasted on them, but that is a matter of taste. My cat-conscious friend is a Siamese fan and keenly resents being reminded of what everyone in Siam knows – that the so-called Siamese cat is not really a cat at all but a sort of debased monkey which has been taken possession of by the soul of a dead dacoit.

WINNING KITTENS. Hendon & Finchley Times, 11th December 1936
The postman has just brought official notification of another success by Mrs. Campbell-Fraser, Hendon’s cat expert. At the National Cat Club championship show her two longhaired kittens gained two firsts, two seconds and extra third. One kitten was declared to be the best in its section. These two were competing amongst 367 exhibits.

FIRST PRIZES FOR CATS Fleetwood Chronicle, 11th December 1936
Three first prizes were won by G. Hague, or Arden Cattery, School-road, Thornton, at the “Crystal Palace” Cat Show organised by the National Cat Club and held at Paddington. The premier awards were for a long-haired blue male, a short-haired kitten, and a brace of kittens. The exhibitor also secured third place for a tortoise and white cat, while a kitten, Seville of Arden, was awarded specials for best tabby cat or kitten in the show.

[LONDON CAT SHOW] Boston Guardian, 11th December 1936
At the London Cat Show, held at the Paddington Baths, on Wednesday last, instead of the Crystal Palace, Mr J. H. A. Martin’s kitten (Blue Persian) won second prize in the open class.

1936 REGIONAL SHOWS

STOW FUR AND FEATHER SHOW Southern Reporter, 2nd January 1936
The fourth annual fur and feather (open) show was held in Stow Town Hal! on Saturday. The exhibits reached a high standard, but the attendance was very disappointing. The principal prize-winners were: Cats–Miss Blaike. Stow; Gavin Greenshields, Fountainhall.

FUR AND FEATHERS ON SHOW IN BRISTOL Western Daily Press, 2nd January 1936
Over 900 Exhibits at Fanciers' Association Exhibition. The Bristol Fanciers' Association 44th annual show, held in St. Philip Church Hall, Bristol, yesterday, was the best for many years. There were just over entries from all over the country, poultry and pigeon classes were outstanding, and entries were also good in the large poultry, cats' and mice classes.
Blue long-haired (adult) cats–l and Mrs Dudridge; 3, H. B. Palmer.
Blue long-haired (kitten under eight months) –1 and 3, H. G Webber; 2, Mrs Palmer.
Long-haired (any other variety)–1, Miss Bracey; 2, C. Rounds.
Short-haired adult (male or female)–1, S. Gill; 2, Mrs Sweet.
Short-haired (kitten) –1, C. Rounds.
Short-haired (neuter)–1, Mrs Palmer; 2 Miss Bracey.
Household pet–1, C. Round; 2, S. Gill; 3, Miss Palmer.

FUR AND FEATHER SHOW AT FORFAR Dundee Courier, 13th January 1936
Forfar and Kincardine Fur and Feather Club held their annual club show in the Reid Hall, Forfar, on Saturday. . . The judges were:–Fur. Mr Andrew Findlay, Montrose.
Trophy Winners: Cats–D. Johnston, Forfar, and D. G. Gray, Forfar.

[EAST OF FIFE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY SHOW] Dundee Courier, 21st May 1936
The East of Fife Agricultural Society [held their] fifty-seventh annual show at Balcarres Park, Colinsburgh. [Cat judge – James Garrow, Edina Lea, Loanhead, Midlothian]

[CAT AND KITTEN SHOW] Western Morning News, 20th July 1936
Paignton’s Great Dog Show, Queen’s Park, next Wednesday, July 22nd. . . . Cat and Kitten Show. Admission: Before 1 p.m., 2/-; after 1 p.m., 1/-

CHESHIRE SHOW Liverpool Echo, 3rd September 1936
A man was bitten by a pig and another by a cat at the Cheshire show at Chester to-day . . . the man bitten in the hand by a cat is Mr. J. Phillips, of Trafalgar-drive, Bebington. He was also attended at the ambulance tent.

CHESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY’S GREAT SHOW Cheshire Observer, 5th September 1936
[This also reported the bitten hand, but did not publish cat show results, though it did publish results for dogs, rabbits, cavies and mice.]

THAME SHOW’S MANY ASPECTS. OVER 5,000 ENTRIES Bucks Herald, 18th September 1936
The entries in the small sections, such as cats, cage birds, mice, cavies, rabbits, pigeons, and poultry were very good. [No results printed]

WELLS FANCIERS' RECORD SHOW Western Daily Press, 9th November 1936
Cats. Male or Female, any variety – 1, Mrs E.H. Sweetingham, Wells; 2, Mrs. Felkin, Wookey Hole; equal 3, Mrs. R. Loder, Wells and Mrs A.J. Duddridge, Clifton.

[ DUNDEE, ANGUS AND DISTRICT FUR AND FEATHER SHOW] Forfar Dispatch, 26th November 1936
Pigeons, poultry, cavies, mice,
Cats of every breed,
Budgies, bunnies, will fans entice
To the Hall of Peter Reid;
For there the Fur and Feather Show
This week will make its annual bow.
Judging begins to-morrow (Friday) morning at ten and the official opening is at two-thirty. The “siccy” admission on Saturday should ensure a large attendance of the public at this interesting annual open exhibition of the Dundee, Angus and District F. & F. Club.

DUNDEE AND ANGUS DISTRICT FUR AND FEATHER CLUB'S SHOW Arbroath Guide, 5th December 1936
AT Dundee and Angus District Fur and Feather Club's show, held at Forfar, Mr D. C. Gauldie was a principal prize-winner, gaining . . . a first prize for a Russian blue, short-haired cat.

FUR AND FEATHER SHOW AT FORFAR. CAT SECTION BEST FOR MANY YEARS Dundee Evening Telegraph, 28th November 1936
Judging took place to-day in the cat section the Dundee, Angus, and District Fur and Feather Club Show, held in the Reid Hall, Forfar. The judge was Mr Andrew Findlay Montrose. Although the entry was small the quality was exceptionally high, marking the best show of cats seen in this district for many years. The award for the best cat in the show went a long-haired red "Rufus of Inch Michael," shown by Captain J. P. P. Simpson, of North Inch Michael, Errol. Mrs Mary Mitchell, Muirend, Glasgow, took the special for the best short haired cat and for the best kitten. Results:
Long-Haired Blue–1 and 2 Mrs Mary Mitchell; 3 Captain Simpson.
Long-Haired Chinchilla–Captain Simpson.
Long-Haired, any other colour–1 and 3, Captain Simpson; 2 Thos. Waugh, Falkirk.
Short-Haired–1, David L. Gauldie, Arbroath; 2, Miss Jessie McPherson, Errol.
Kitten (long-haired)–1 and 2 Mrs Mitchell; 3, Thos. Waugh.
Kitten (short-haired)– Mrs Mitchell.
Challenge Class–1 and 3 Captain Simpson; 2, Thos. Waugh.