REPORTS FROM EARLY BRITISH CAT SHOWS 1955 -

1955 HERTFORDSHIRE AND MIDDLESEX CAT CLUB SHOW

A LILAC CAT? Birmingham Daily Post, 24th September 1955
There was a good deal of discussion at the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Cat Club's show at the Royal Horticultural Hall to-day about a reputed lilac cat. It was a Burmese, bred in Bath, with fine green eyes. Cat-fanciers asserted that they could discern lilac shades in its coat, but to the untutored eye it appeared pale seal colour, which in any case, is a new colour for cats.

This was the first championship cat show of the season and entries were up a little. One of the Siamese shown, named Fa Ying, had undergone an unusual experience. She had been filmed to advertise chocolate for commercial television. Her future life will also be out of the ordinary for she is going to Montgomery, Alabama, with her American owners, and will be the first Siamese cat there. Miss Kit Wilson, who runs a Cat Protection League shelter in the Caledonian Road, was showing four kittens which had been abandoned by their owners. She had rescued one from a dustbin, two from the streets, and one from a lethal chamber. Fed and cared for, they made fine specimens of brown and silver tabbies and a tortoiseshell, and one had already done well at Kensington kitten show in July. The aim is to pass them on to breeders who will not mind their unorthodox origin.

[CAT CLUB SHOW, HORTICULTURAL HALL] NOW PUSSY COMES IN A LILAC SHADE. Birmingham Gazette, 24th September, 1955, page 4
The lilac cat is on its way to join British "unofficial" breeds. From the recent snuff-coloured Havana strain several lilac kittens have at last been bred in Devon, but are not being shown yet. Five or six Havanas, however, were on show today at the Horticultural Hall. They were bred on a London barge. The Havana has evolved from crossing the Siamese "Russian Blues" and black alley eats. They have got their name from the Havana rabbit. which they resemble in colour. A new strain has to be bred true for three generations before acceptance by breeders.

1955 MIDLAND COUNTIES CAT CLUB SHOW

AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR YOUR CAT? Birmingham Daily Gazette, 20th October 1955
If you love cats and keep them as pets, my advice is to be content with that. Once bitten by the show bug, you will be in for expense, work, trouble and worry. That, at any rate, is my impression after talking to some of the people who will be exhibiting on Saturday at the 27th annual show of the Midland Counties Cat Club. At first glance, cat showing and breeding seems to be very much a woman's world. It has been estimated that 70 to 80 per cent of the people involved in any show - exhibitors, judges, stewards and visitors-are women. Of the 125 members of the Midlands Club about three-quarters are women. There are nine women to three men, and a woman chairman on the governing council of the Cat Fancy. And it was a woman, Mrs. O M. Lamb. formerly of Halesowen, who revived the Midlands Club and Show after the last war. The person who is most loved for all she has done to rescue and befriend stray and unloved cats is a woman too-Miss Kit Wilson of Kensington, who enjoys the nickname of "Alley Cat." She will be judging the "household pets" class at Saturday's show. She should know the points. Her own six pets can't raise a single pedigree between them.

All the same there are those who stoutly maintain that, although it is the women who join the clubs, do the exhibiting and in general get the limelight, exhibiting is usually a joint effort between husband and wife. A good example of the perfect partnership is that of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Matthewson of 917, Hagley Road West. Birmingham, who are well-known breeders of Siamese and Burmese cats. They share as closely as possible all the work and responsibilities of their pets, which at the moment consist of two Siamese blue-point stud cats, three Siamese queens and three Burmese queens. For them Mrs. Matthewson has to cook three times a week about 9lb. of meat, 6lb. of fish and a couple of rabbits. She estimates the cost at about 3 per week. Add to that the electricity for heating the cats' quarters in cold weather. Ten years ago, the Matthewsons never imagined being launched out into any such life. They loved animals and kept a red setter. Then, more or less on impulse, they bought a Siamese cat. This turned their thoughts to showing and then, inevitably, to breeding their own stock. They met with phenomenal success and have a cupboard stacked up with trophies-but it has not been done by wishful thinking.

"First of all we read all the literature we could lay hands on." Mrs. Matthewson explained to me. "Then we began going to as many shows as possible, not only to exhibit, but to learn by stewarding, watching the judging, and meeting the experts." They have had to make sacrifices for their hobby, too. One room of their house has been turned into winter quarters for the female cats, they always have to take their holidays separately, and when there are kittens needing to be fed every two hours the house can scarcely be left at all.

Torn stockings and spoiled skirts may also be part of the price paid in the cause of cats, I learned from Mrs. Iris Crosthwaite, of 180, Yardley Wood Road, Moseley, Birmingham. At the moment she has one Siamese blue-point for showing, a baby seal-point, born last February, a rare long-haired grey tabby who is now kept just as a pet, and an ordinary black and grey tabby which her schoolgirl daughter bought for 7s. 6d. out of the first ten shilling note she ever had. Another cat-minded woman in the making! I gathered from Mrs. Crosthwaite that showing calls for a good deal of patience. Every day for the fortnight before a show she grooms her entry carefully, brushing it daily with a rubber brush and a chamois leather. She also hand-grooms it frequently.

If despite all this you are still tempted to try your hand, then think over some of these little details. Probable cost of a good Siamese kitten to show is from eight to 15 guineas. The risk here is that it may do well as a kitten but not as an adult. However, if it has a good pedigree, it will do well for breeding purposes. Stud fees range from two to five guineas. Entrance fees at shows are from 5s. to 7s. a class. and a cat may be entered for as many as ten to a dozen classes. To this add the cost of travelling to the shows, which are mostly held in London, and staying the previous night because the cats have to pass through the vet's hands first thing in the morning. You still want to take up cat breeding? You yearn to possess a champion? Well, good luck to you. I find life simpler with my own unambitious ginger, whose only prize so far has been the family's unfailing devotion.

[MIDLAND COUNTIES CAT CLUB SHOW] THE SILENT SHOW Birmingham Weekly Post and Midland Pictorial, 28th October 1955
A cattle or dog show is full of cheerful animals sound, and vociferous as it often is I find it peaceful compared with the screeching clangour of Birmingham's streets. I had not been to a Cat Show until I wandered into the Championship Show of the Midland Counties Cat Club held in the Friends' Institute. Rather to my surprise it was as quiet and orderly as a modern nursery in which the infants are asleep! I only heard on cat voice really lifted in appeal, and that was just before I reluctantly left to go on to another engagement. I understand there were about 150 entrants. It is true that the magnificent award. Or near award, winners occasionally emitted a dignified snort of protest when they were handed over to, or being returned from, the hands of the judges, but otherwise, apart from the usually ecstatic comments of the humans, a slumberous peace prevailed. Most of the elegant 150 turned their backs upon the admiring public and slept curled up in soft and enchanting balls.

Miss Janet Cranmore, Birmingham's mistress of ballet, studied the Siamese entrants with rapt attention (they own a Siamese called princess); a small girl who had been put into my care vanished as soon as we got inside the show. I found her gazing with adoring eyes at the "Red tabbies." Our cat must be a Red Tabby; it's just that colour," she confided happily. I tried to "place" my Amanda and decided she must be either a Russian Blue or an Abyssinian - though she has always been known to me previously as a Russian Sable. We were all individually convinced that our own particular domestic cat was as good as any in the Show, I discovered.

1956 CAT CLUB SHOW

[CAT CLUB SHOW, ROYAL HORTICULTURAL HALL] PIMLICO SHOWS BRITAIN A NEW BREED Westminster and Pimlico News, 20th July 1956
Pimlico will show Britain a new breed next week - at a cat show in Royal Horticultural Hall. Two "Rex" cats will cause a sensation at the Westminster show: they have never before been shown in this country. They are being exhibited by Mrs. Phyllis Hughes, the wife of Mr. Ronald Hughes, of Davison's, Tachbroock Street, Pimlico, jewellers. The cats were bred by a Cornish woman, a friend of Mrs. Hughes. This is the fourth generation of Rex cats bred by the Cornish woman. Mrs. Hughes has three other rare cats. They are of the "short haired cream" species, named Champagne, Shandy and Sherry. The difficulty with these cats is that as they grow stripes tend to appear on them, says Mrs. Hughes, but she has succeeded in eliminating them. Mrs. Hughes has exhibited her cats all over the world. "You make a lot of friends breeding cate that you wouldn't normally make through visits to other cat breeders and correspondence." she says.

[CAT CLUB SHOW, ROYAL HORTICULTURAL HALL] Truth, 3rd August 1956
There were chubby cats, lank cats, cats like powder-puffs all sleeked within their cages at the Cat Show in The Royal Horticultural Hall. 'Ladies and Gentlemen,' the loud-speaker bellowed, 'please, do not touch the exhibits. Keep the germs to yourselves.' Two of the star turns of the Show were placed aloof behind pillars in the corner of the Hall. There, in a cage festooned with ferns, sprawled two Rex cats.

'These wavy plush-coated cats are from the only stud of Rex cats in the British Isles,' a notice asserted. Miss MacAlister, their breeder from Cornwall, gay in tartan shirt, blue dungarees and red sandals explained in her husky voice that it had all started with a freak born of two farmyard cats. Oh, yes, it's a permanent wave. It increases as they get older, waves from the tip of the tail to a sort of crinkly ruff on the neck. Oh, yes, poor dears, they're sleepy now. They had seven photographers this morning. That one,' she said pointing at the sandy kitten licking the other's paw, is Dozmary Pool. She's been on TV. Oh, yes, they're quite blase now. 50 for the large one, 25 for the kitten. No! If you wouldn't mind. Thank you.' A lady stopped needling the 50 cat with her finger.
A smart young woman hissed to her boy-friend: Looks like an advert for Toni, doesn't it?'
A life-long perm,' Miss MacAllister murmured.

Near-by a flustered old lady in a florid dress extracted a ball of blue fur from its cage. "A Manx-cat' she said, but it's a sport. It has a double-jointed tail."

1956 WESTMINSTER SHOW

FROM THE SHADOWS Birmingham Daily Post, 23rd August 1956
Among prize-winners today at a cat show at Westminster was a Manx tortoiseshell once destined for the lethal chamber. Its owners brought it to be destroyed because the L.C.C. allows no pets in its flats. The cat was rescued by the president of the organising club, Miss Kit Wilson, who is also an organiser from the Cats' Protection League. She said that she hardly ever exhibits because her pets are "alley cats" rescued from various hardships. Luckily she made an exception with this protegee and it won a first premiership.

Midland breeders were lucky. The first Burmese cat born in Birmingham belonging to Mr E. Mathewson, of Quinton, became a champion. Mrs D.C. Gurney, of Sutton Coldfield, won first and second prizes with her fine marked long-haired silver tabbies. Mrs M. Thake, of Coventry, brought a short-haired silver tabby which won a first prize and challenge cup, and this cat's four kittens were also on show and won various prizes.

1956 PERSIAN CAT SHOW

BLUE PERSIANS. Birmingham Daily Post, 5th December 1956
About eighty Blue Persians travelled to Fulham today for their annual championship show, though the petrol shortage had caused a few withdrawals. Among the many cups awarded at the Blue Persian Cat Society's events is one commemorating Miss Frances Simpson who, more than fifty years ago, evolved the breed. Blue Persians are judged today on their broad heads, large copper eyes and coats of even colour. There has been a reaction against the "Pekinese" look of some years ago, and the cats on show today were said by on judge to be "more beautiful" than of late. Among successful Midland exhibitors was Mrs. E. Parker, of Stourbridge, who showed two three-month kittens for the first time and won numerous awards. Their sire, Ajax, belonging to Mrs. D. Benbow, of Ludlow, was also on show.

1956 NATIONAL CAT CLUB SHOW

[NATIONAL CAT CLUB SHOW] THE CATS COME TO TOWN The Kensington News and West London Times, 14th December 1956
The National Cat Club is holding its Diamond Jubilee Show at the National Hall, Olympia on Saturday, December 15th. This promises to be the biggest Cat Show ever to be held in this country, with over 600 pedigree cats and kittens, as well as a unique section for pet cats competing for a trophy given by the "News of the World" for the Supreme Best Pet Feline of the Year. There will be a small exhibition of all the very latest breeds of eats, including curly-coated cats, Lilac cats, and red-pointed Siamese. The Show will be open to the public from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

1957 COVENTRY AND LEICESTER CAT CLUB SHOW

PUSSIKINS BEHIND BARS Leicester Evening Mail, 24th June 1957
A hundred and fifty cats - about 1,000 worth of feline finery - lolled unconcernedly in their pens. Well-fed, contented cats. A plateful of chicken noodles, untouched, in front of this one; a bowl of lovingly boiled fish in reach of the next, whenever he chose to stir himself. Cats with yellow bows; cats as big as dogs; candy-floss cats and satin sleek; cats drowsy and cats positively out-to-the-wide. Only the chattering, mulling, inquisitive and prodding humans outside the pens at St. Philip's Church hall on Saturday were at all bothered about the city's first cat show.

It was a huge success. A tremendous improvement on the event at Coventry last year, I was told by chairman of the Coventry and Leicester Cat Club - who promoted the show - Mrs Margaret Smith, of Wimborne-road, Leicester. Folk from all walks of Leicester life - the council chamber and the museum I saw represented there - turned up for this first chance to drool over pussikins behind bars. And we philistines - who once even recall having directed a stone at one of the little creatures who was assiduously scratching the petunia - were initiated into the true vocabulary of cat worship.

We heard, for instance, from the forceful liaison officer of the Cats Protection League, Miss Kit Wilson, that one two-stone ginger winner was really only "a soppy baby"; that the slightly sinister-looking oriental who shared a top prize was just "a silly old man," when you got to know him. One hundred and fifty cats batted not an eyelid of dissent.

1958 SOUTHERN COUNTIES CAT CLUB SHOW

UNWANTED STRIPES Birmingham Post and Gazette, 29th January 1958
At the Waldorf Hotel cats from all over the country were having their day at the Seymour Hall. The rarest exhibits at to-day s Southern Counties Cat Show were nine red-point Siamese of the second and third generations. There are only sixteen of this breed in the country evolved eight years from a Siamese and a tortoiseshell. They have the Siamese blue eyes, long head and shrill voice, but ears, tall and feet of ginger. Efforts are now being made to breed the stripes out of the tail. One of those cultivating red points Is Miss Joyce Hampton, who has been supervisor of the children's zoo at Battersea Park for four years. and is a cat-fancier in her spare time. There were a number of Midland exhibitors, nearly all of Siamese cats. Mr. C. Dewhurst, of Edgbaston, was an exception. He won an award for a magnificent long-haired blue female entered in the novice class.

1958 SOUTH WESTERN COUNTIES CAT CLUB SHOW

[SOUTH WESTERN COUNTIES CAT CLUB SHOW] KITTEN OF NEW BREED IS BEST IN PAIGNTON SHOW. Herald Express, 29th September 1958
Cat clubs and societies from all over England were represented in the Summer Pavilion, Paignton, on Saturday, when the South Western Counties Cat Club held its 11th championship show. Mrs. J. Thompson, of Kent, took the cup for the best cat in show with her blue long-hair "Regina of Pensford." The cup for the best kitten was taken by Mr. Stirling-Webb, of Surrey. His female kitten, "Briarry Morenna," is one of the new breed called colour-points. This kitten, described as "most beautiful and docile," is a fine specimen of the breed Mr. Stirling-Webb has been attempting to perfect for 10 years. It is one of what naturally at the moment very rare family, crossed by the breeder to have the colouring of a Siamese but otherwise all the attributes of a long-haired.

The cup for the best neuter was won by Mrs. P. Lambert, or Bath, with a short-haired male kitten Firesprite Kho-Kie. There were about 200 exhibits, worth collectively hundreds of pounds. Principal prizewinners were:
Long-hairs: black cat (male or female) - Mrs. M. Beedell (Brixton). Blue cat (male) - Mrs. M. Crickamore (Lowestoft). Blue cat (female) - Mrs. Thompson (Kent). Blue kitten (male) - Mrs. D. M. Rees (Tavistock). Blue kitten (female) - Miss B. Davies (Hereford). Cream cat (male) - Mrs. B. Barron (Middlesex). Cream cat (female) - Mrs. L. Cousins (Gunnislake). Cream kitten (male or female) - Mrs. M. Wright (Brixham). Brown tabby cat (male or female) - Mrs. Beedell. Brown tabby kitten (male or female) - Mrs. Beedell. Tortoiseshell cat - the Misses Cathcart and French (Paignton). Tortoiseshell and white cat - Mrs. E.A. Billing (Chard). Tortoiseshell or tortoiseshell and white kitten - Miss S. Spooner (Taunton). Blue-cream cat - Mrs. M. Brind (London). Colourpoint kitten - Mr. B. Stirling-Webb (Surrey). Breeder s cat - Mr. E.E. Reid (Kent). Breeder's kitten - Mr. Stirling-Webb.

Any colour novice cat - Mrs. J. Thompson. A.c. novice kitten - Mrs. Rees. A.c. limit cat or kitten - Mr. Reid. A.c. senior - Mrs. M. Crickmore (Lowestoft). A.c. junior - Mr. Reid. A.c. brace cats - Mrs. Thompson. Brace kittens - Miss J.F. Cathcart (Paignton). A.c. team - Mrs. Crickamore. Ac. stud cat - Mrs. Cousins. A.v. litter - Mrs. K. Owen (Kingswear). A.c. kindergarten - Mrs. Rees. Champion of champions - Mrs. Crickamore.

Shorthairs: Tortoiseshell or tortoiseshell and white kitten - Mrs. E.A. Billing (Chard}. Tortoiseshell and white cat - Miss S. Spooner. Russian blue cat - Mrs. J. McPherson (Salisbury). Blue kitten - Mrs. E. Fisher (Bath). Burmese cat (male) - Mrs. B. Robinson (Redruth); female - Mrs. K. Hooper (Kent); kitten - Mrs. M Somers (Cheshire). Abyssinian cat (male) - Mrs. M. Harmer (Warwickshire); female - Mrs. R. Stuart (Exeter); kitten - Mr. A. Paddon (Mortonhampstead), A.o.v. cat - Mrs. A. Hargreaves (Bovey Tracey); kitten - Mrs. J. Preach (Holne).

Siamese: S.P. cat (male) - Mrs. H. Dadd (Essex); female - Mrs M. Pack (Helston); kitten (male) - Mrs. E. Dyke (Taunton): female - Mrs. L. Forrest (near Gloucester). Male or female, 5-9 months - Mrs. H. Porter (Guildford). B.P. cat (male) - Mr. C. H Sparham (Newton Abbot); female - Miss E. M. Ellias (near Dartmouth): kitten (male) - Mrs. H. Porter; female - Mrs. H. Porter; male or female - Mrs. E. Fisher. A.c. breeder's cat - Mr. R. Warner (Kent); a.c. breeder's Kitten - Mrs. H. Porter,; a.c. novice cat - Mr. and Mrs. D. Wilson (Dorset): a.c. novice kitten - Mrs. Pring (Taunton).

British and foreign - A.v. maiden - Mr. and Mrs. D. Wilson: a.v. brace cats - Mrs. H. Porter: a.v. pair kittens - Mr. I. M. Taemblyn (Looe): a.v. brood queen - Mrs. Owen; a.v. kindergarten - Mr. Paddon; champion of champlons - Mrs. Peck.

Miscellaneous classes. - South Western Counties class, a.v., long-haired or short-haired cat or kitten - Mrs. K. Hutchings (Tiverton): visitors a.v., long-haired or short-haired cat or kitten - Mrs. H. Porter; novice exhibitors a.v., longhaired or shorthaired cat or kitten - Mr. and Mrs. K. Lett (Crediton). Neuters - A.c., self longhair premier - Mrs. D. M. Clapp (Cullompton); a.o.c. longhair premier - Miss B. Millburn (Glamorgan); a.v. Siamese premier - Mrs. P. Lambert (Bath).

A.v. foreign (ex-Siamese) premier - Mrs. M. Gibbs (Taunton); a.v. British premier - the Misses Maclaren and Stephard (Bristol); a.v. longhair cat - Mr. S. Warren (Buckfast); a.v. short-hair cat (including Siamese) - Mrs. Bowman-Leaver (Paignton); a.v. spayed female - Miss L. A. Rogers (Helston); premier of premiers - Mrs. Giles.

Household pets - A.v. cat - Mrs. Shaw-Stewart (Kingskerswell); kitten - Mrs. C. M. Mitchell.

1959 CHESHIRE AREA CAT CLUB SHOW

CHESHIRE AREA CAT CLUB Cheshire Observer, 29th August 1959
There was a good entry and an excellent attendance at the All-Breed Sanction Cat Show, held at the Drill Hall on Saturday by the Cheshire Area Cat Club. There was a special section for household pets, and these were a delightful lot of cats. The judges had a difficult task as all could be considered as worthy of honours. The Sliver Cup for the best household pet was awarded to a lovely Tabby and White named Tibby, owned by Master D Haydon, of The Ledsham Hotel, Hooton The runner up was an eight-years old Long Haired Black, owned by Mrs York of Chester.

In the junior exhibitors class Miss Ellams of Helsby, Miss C and Masters C. and R. Jackson of Little Sutton, and Master E Roberts were all winners The President's cup for Best Exhibit in the Show was awarded to an outstanding Russian Blue female named "Glasfryn Galathea" owned by Mrs Kirby of Halifax. Other principle awards were:

Best Long-Haired Adult: Blue male. Bluemine Morrison Busty, owned by Mrs Jessup of Salford.
Best Long-Haired Kitten: Bayhome Athena, owned by Mrs. Benbow, of Ludlow.
Best Short-Haired Adult: Glasfryn Galathea, owned oy Mrs. Kirby.
Best Short-Haired Kitten: Helsby Beta, owned by Mrs Nicholas, Macclesfield.
Best long-haired neuter: Kaspar Sunbeam, owned by Miss Edwards, Birmingham.
Best short-haired neuter: Champion Helsby Pitov, owned by Mrs Crowther, Helsby.

The judges from London, Wolverhampton and Harrogate were Miss Kathleen York; Mrs Broster: Mrs. Henn; Mrs. Towe; Miss Kit Wilson and Miss Robson, and the referee judge was Mrs. Budd. The president of the club is Dr. J. F Wilkinson and the show committee comprised:- Chairman: Mrs. Fraser-Hay, Frodsham hon. show sec.; Miss M Parkinson; hon. treasurer; Mr R Thompson Helsby; Mrs. Thompson, Mrs Saunders, Miss Douglas, Miss Roberts. Veterinary surgeons: Mr. T. B. Firth. M.R.C V.S., Oxton; Mr. W. J. Jordon. M.R.C.V.S., Pulford. The show manager was Miss M. F. Bull, Thornton Hough.

The club meet on the first Monday of each month at the Temperance Hall, George-street. The subscription for membership is Ss per annum with an entrance fee of 2s 6d.

1961 WESSEX CAT CLUB SHOW

'TATTERS' WON ONE OF THE CUPS. WESSEX CAT CLUB'S SHOW AT BOURNEMOUTH Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser - Saturday 26 August 1961

Over 700 entries from throughout the South of England were attracted to the sanction show which the Wessex Cat Club held in the Drill Hall, Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, on Thursday. The total entry comprised 150 cats, from kittens a few weeks old to veterans of 15 years. Largest classes were for household pets, and judges had to decide which had the most appealing face, the biggest eyes and the most pleasing disposition. The section for Siamese cats was well supported.

The cup given for the best in show was awarded to an orange-eyed, white, long hair cat, of which there are very few about, shown by Mrs. E. Durbin, London. Other cup winners included Miss N. Woodifield. Burton, best long hair kitten; Mrs. M. Shrouder, West Moors, best short hair kitten; Misses E. M. and M. E. Marshall. Eastleigh, best neuter.

For the first time a cup was presented for the kindest act performed to cat was won by eight-year-old Carol Maidment, of 2, Washington Avenue, Bournemouth, who responded to an appeal by the local branch of the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals for someone to look after six-week-old kitten, the tips of whose ears had been cut off with scissors by children. The appeal was made at the club's show two years ago. Carol named the kitten Tatters, and on Thursday, now in perfect health, the black and white cat won prizes in several of the classes. The trophy was presented to Carol by Miss Kit Wilson, public relations officer of the Cat Protection League.

Another entry at the show was a tortoiseshell cat which was found in a badly starved condition on a bombed site in Southampton, taken over by Miss Sheila Baggs, of 62, King's Road, Dorchester, and revived with brandy. Miss Betty Thomas, of 79, Arne Avenue, Parkstone, a blind lady, entered a 15-month-old Siamese cat, Niki, which she grooms with the assistance of her mother.

First prize-winners included:
Long hair, black kitten. Miss N. Woodifleld.
Blue cat. Mrs. M. E. Clarke, Upton.
Blue female. Mrs. H. Scudder, Stourton.
Blue kitten. Master G. Gordon-Baker, Stourton.
Cream cat. Mrs. J. Gordon-Baker.
Cream kitten, Mrs. G. M. Shaw-Fletcher, Nether Cerne.
Red tabbv cat. Mrs. N. B. Houlden, St. Leonards.
Brown or red tabby kittten. Miss Woodifield.
Red self cat. Miss Woodifield.
Tortoiseshell cat and kitten. Miss Woodifield.
Blue cream cat. Mrs. Houlden.
Any other variety kitten. J. W. Williams, Weymouth.
Russian blue cat. Mrs. D. M. McPherson, Salisbury.
Silver tabby kitten, Mrs. L. A. Tydeman, Branksome.
Tortoiseshell or tortie and white kitten. Miss S. Spooner, Hatch Beauchamp.
Brown Burmese cat, male. Mrs. K. M. Dodson, Swanage.
Brown Burmese cat, female. Mrs. M. Shrouder, West Moors.
Brown Burmese kitten. Mrs. R. Knowles, Studland.
Chestnut brown foreign kitten. Miss E. Swyer, Basingstoke.
Any other variety short hair kitten. J. W. Williams.
Siamese, seal-pointed cat, male. Mrs. D. M. Coleman, West Stafford.
Siamese, seal-pointed cat, female. R. J. Balch, Templecombe.
Siamese, seal-pointed kitten, male, Mrs. W. A. Button, Parkstone.
Siamese blue-pointed cat, male. Mrs. M. H. Rippington, Bridport.
Siamese blue-pointed cat, female. Miss J. Bygrave, Bournemouth.
Siamese lilac-pointed kitten. Miss Bygrave.

Neuters.
Any self colour. Misses E. M. and M. E. Marshall, Eastleigh
Any other variety. Mrs. F. M. Lane. Sway.
Any variety British. H. W. Griffin, Fareham.
Any variety foreign. Mrs. R. Knowles.
Any colour neuter. Miss D. A. Yeatman, Bournemouth.

Other classes.
Long hair adult. Mrs. Scudder.
Long hair kitten. Miss Woodifield.
Foreign kitten. Mrs. Knowles.
Siamese cat, Mrs. H. Moores, Salisbury.
Siamese kitten. Miss Bygraves.
Short hair cat. Mrs. Rippington.
Debutante, long hair cat or kitten. Master Gordon-Baker.
Brace cat, Mrs. Shrouder.
Maiden kitten. Master Gordon-Baker.
Champion cat. Miss Woodifleld.
Premier cat, Mrs. P. M. Lambert.

Breeders' classes.
Long hair, blue. Mrs. Scudder.
Other variety. Miss Woodifleld.
Foreign short hair. Mrs. J. Merry, Calne.
Any colour Siamese. Miss Bygrave.
Stud class. Mrs. M. E. Clarke.
Brood queen. Mrs. Scudder.

Novice classes.
Siamese. R. J. Balch.
Neuter, long hair. Misses E. M. and M. E. Marshall.
British. H. W. Griffin.
Foreign. Mrs. Knowles.
Siamese. Miss Yeatman.
Burmese. Mrs. Knowles.
Veteran. Misses Marshall.
Spayed female. Misses Marshall.
Junior. Miss Yeatman.
Senior. B. E. Peckham, East Howe.
Limit. H. W. Griffin.

Within 25 miles. Long hair, Miss Woodifield.
Within 25 miles. Neuter, Mrs. Lane.
Visitors' classes (over 25 miles away), long hair. Master Gordon-Baker.
Visitors' classes (over 25 miles away), short hair. Miss McPherson.
Visitors' classes (over 25 miles away), neuter. Misses Marshall.

Household pets
Long hair. Miss M. H. Davies, Parkstone.
Short hair cat, Miss M. E. Crothers, Ringwood, and Mrs. P. Woolford. East Howe;.
In best condition. J. C. Jones. Mudford.
Best condition, owned by child. Miss S. Coleman, West Stafford.
Best condition, owned by child, over seven years old. Miss M. H. Davies.
Most appealing face. Miss Crothers.
Biggest eyes. Miss Crothers.
Best groomed. Miss Davies.
Sleekest coat. Miss A. Clarke, Ferndown.
Most pleasing disposition. Miss Davies and Mrs. P. Woolford.

Club classes
Long hair kitten. Master Gordon-Baker
Short hair cat, Mrs. Knowles.
Short hair kitten, J. W. Williams.
Siamese cat, Mrs. Moores.
Siamese kitten. Miss Bygrave.
Long hair neuter, Misses Marshall.
Short hair neuter, Mrs. Knowles.
Siamese neuter. G. H. Long, Parkstone.
Long hair household pet. Mrs. Wills.
Short hair household pet. Miss Crothers.

Kensington Kitten and Neuter Cat Club. Kitten. Miss Bygrave; neuter. Mrs. Lambert.
Red, Cream, Tortie, Blue-Cream and Brown Tabby Society. Mrs. Houlden.
Blue Pointed Siamese Cat Club. Miss Bygrave.
Southern Counties Cat Club. Mrs. Scudder.
Burmese Cat Club, adult. Mrs. Merry: kitten. Mrs. Knowles; neuter, Mrs. Knowles.

1970, MISC

[COVENTRY AND LEICESTER CHAMPIONSHIP CAT CLUB SHOW] SMUDGY LEADS LEICESTER'S CAT INVASION The Leicester Chronicle, 23rd January 1970

Leicester is being invaded on Saturday . . . by cats from all over Britain. Cause of the invasion is the eighth Coventry and Leicester Championship Cat Club Show, which is being held at the Granby Halls. It’s expected to attract over 800 of the furry feline creatures, from aristocratic champions to household pets. Entries for what is the second largest show of its kind outside the National are coming from as far as Aberdeen and Cornwall. All but 40 of the cats are carefully bred as pedigrees but last year's household pet winner 'Smudgy' is one of the attractions, and some of the entries are owned by old age pensioners.

There are 36 judges, one of whom, the Hon. Mrs. Haden-Guest is flying in from Switzerland for the occasion. There are 40 trophies to be won, and unlike most cat shows, these trophies will be retained by the winners. Most shows retain the cups after a 'show' presentation and give certificates for the winners to keep. Another unusual feature is the rosettes given for best cat of each breed. Special breed clubs will have stands on the day, including the Burmese Society and the Lilac Point Society, and experts will be on hand to help visitors on breed inquiries.

Show manager Miss Iona O'Neill and her friend Miss Mack will also be there, and it's interesting to note that they will be the first in Britain to breed "Champagne Burmese" cats. This is not a new breed, hut a mutation of the Brown Burmese, although they have been recognised in America as a breed. Miss O’Neill was asked to supply a cat to Charlie Chaplin, but as luck would have it, she didn’t have one at the time. She says there is growing interest in the breeding and exhibiting of pedigree cats. Some experts think this is part of the trend of modern domestic life. People living in smaller houses find that bigger animals like dogs are difficult to keep - hence the swing towards cats.

Pets expert Stanley Dangerfield said recently that he thought the trend was for the pedigree puss. Mr. Dangerfield, probably the world’s best-known dog judge, said that "dogs never had a fair crack of the whip until people paid for them," and added: "I suspect that cats will be better appreciated when they cost money." He thought owners would also benefit. They would have a smarter, more elegant animal. Pedigree cats were more practical, being well bred and ideally reared and they were invariably healthy. However, he didn’t think that people would switch from their cuddly mongrel pets overnight. "People would not discard their 'old model' to buy a new one," he said, "but when an old favourite goes, something more exotic will be considered as a replacement."

Whether you agree with this view or not, if you're any sort of cat lover at all, the Granby Halls show will be a “must” in your diary.

HERTS AND MIDDLESEX SHOW Fur and Feather, Rabbits and Rabbit Keeping, September 17, 1970
May I thank and congratulate Mrs Hilda Philpot and her hard-working committee for a most enjoyable and well run show. What a delightful venue the Alexandra Palace makes. I wish all show halls provided such pleasant amenities. (Mrs) F E Horne, Southampton

W OF E AND S WALES CAT SOCIETY Fur and Feather, Rabbits and Rabbit Keeping, September 17, 1970
Schedules for the society's championship show at Cardiff have been sent to members, last year's exhibitors and club secretaries. Will anyone else who requires a schedule please send a large stamped addressed envelope to Rose Cottage, Frampton Cotterell near Bristol. Will exhibitors please note that owing to unforeseen international judging commitments Mrs Montgomery will now take over Mrs Clarke's classes. - O B Olive, Hon sec

SOUTH WESTERN COUNTIES CAT CLUB Fur and Feather, Rabbits and Rabbit Keeping, September 17, 1970
Will exhibitors at the club's champion ship show on Saturday, September 26 please note the following alterations. Amalgamations: Class 9 with class 10; class 46 with class 49; class 52 with class 55. Class 135 is divided into male and female and will be judged by Mrs Turney (M) and Mrs Hughes (F). Class 140 is divided into male and female, judges Mrs Hughes (M) and Mr Brice-Webb (F). Class 184 is divided into male and female and class 185 is divided into Seal and Blue Point (one class), and all Siamese colours except SP and BP the other. Classes 205 and 235 will be judged by Mrs Hughes.
Light lunches will be available in the restaurant. - J F Paddon, Show manager.

[1970 KENSINGTON KITTEN AND NEUTER CAT SHOW] Fur and Feather, Rabbits and Rabbit Keeping, September 17, 1970
[Page with first part of report missing] It is possible to ruin a cat's show career by rough and awkward handling through the small doors of the pens. And then when the judging is done a steward's day is still not finished because she should then place herself at the service of the show manager to assist in best in show judging. I mention these things just to remind exhibitors how much they owe to these most unselfish people.

AC LH SELF (EX BLUE), 7: (one abs) Premier 1 Pr Kalis Mystral Sir Echoe, lovely exhibit, profuse coat of purest white, shewn to per fection, excellent brush, bold deep blue eyes, ears a little open; 2 Carr's Widdington Mis chief, massive cream, excellent type, short nose, good muzzle and chin, ears small and widely spaced, coat sound and pale but failed to the first in texture and show prep aration; 3 Wright's Raindrops Billy Boy, cream, excellent type, coat unsound, rather difficult to handle.
BREEDERS MALE (EX BLUE) SELF, 19: (nine abs), 1 Strevett's Sacha, beautiful cream kitten, excellent type, well balanced head, round copper eyes, palest coat, well shown; 2 Howes' Honeymist Cream Conqueror, lovely cream, perfect head for type and balance, coat pale but unsound on flanks; 3 Strevett's Honeybun, nice cream, good type, coat sound, nose a little long; 4 Clarke's Tabask Tarquin, very attractive cream, good type, palest coat, sound and unmarked but short.
BREEDERS (EX BLUE) FEMALE, 13: (seven abs), 1 Howes' Honeymist Cream Tiara, beautiful cream baby, hard to fault, bold copper eyes, short nose; 2 Foster's Finchfield Fleur, ex cellent golden eyed white, well shown, per fectly balanced head, broad, bold eyes; 3 Dojimore's Dolmeg Gretel, tiny golden eyed white, excellent type, bold copper eyes, ears a little open at base.
KITTEN MALE, 13: (two abs). 1 Dollimore's Dolmeg Trident, blue, excellent type, profuse coat, short, broad nose, head nicely balanced; 2 Prince s Crowdicote Appollo, blue, excellent lavender coat, short but sound, neat ears, well spaced, nose too long; 3 Hann's Gladhow Plato, excellent type,
Seal colourpoint, points well defined.
FEMALE, 15: (three abs), 1 Williams Willanbet Linda, excellent blue, lovely head, strong chin, bold copper eyes, short broad nose, well shown; 2 Newsome's Norvician Fantasy, cream, lovely type, head well balanced, bold widely spaced eyes, a little short of coat 3 Crowdicote Apollo.

CREAM and BLUE CREAM KIT TEN, 21: (one abs) 1 Strevett's Sacha Clarke's Tabask Melodie, lovely cream baby, even colour, bold round copper eyes; 3 Johnson's Wynette Melody, pretty blue cream, well show excellent type, rather blue as yet; 4 Strevett's Honeybun; 5 Johnson's Wynette Harmony, lovely blue cream, excellent type, bold copper eyes, colours well mingled; 6 Howe's Honeymist Cream Babette, nice kitten, excellent type, such a baby.
NEUTER, 1 Carr's Widdington Mis chief; 2 Shepard s Startops Twinkletoes. - E M Sheppard

Mrs D Clarke's classes
Kensington was such a lovely show this year. Plenty of room and plenty of time to judge and afterwards admire the other exhibits. This is the first show that I have ever finished judging before lunch. Thank you Mrs Barron's show committee, it was indeed a treat. My thanks also to Mrs Doreen Maca I lister, who was once again a most reliable and attentive steward.
SIAMESE CHOCOLATE POINT KITTEN MALE 3-9 MTH: Abs, Doyle, Mills and Marriott; 1 Burgess's Karibur Kemba, well grown kitten with lovely muscled-up body and long tail, good coat and promising point colour, though mask not yet complete, eye colour and ear-set good, slight pinch but very strong chin; 2
Humphreys's Ubon Pascal, excellent pro file, good eye shape and colour, fine whip and bone, shown in excellent condition, took second place today on colour of points, which are far too cold and dark; 3 Orbon's Summerfield Chocolate Delight, again the same fault as the previous exhibit, points colour too dark and the wrong tone, strong straight jaw-line but rather short in head and a little heavy on front paws, good condition.
SIAMESE CHOCOLATE POINT KITTEN FEMALE 3-9 MTH: Abs Dyke, Humphreys and Simpson; 1 Bur gess's Karibur Ninot, very good colour and lovely body, slightly weak chin, long paws and tail, good eye colour and shape; 2 Galea's Bomere Delilah, promising points colour, ood tail and nice profile, eyes too round Morris's Sheba Calphurnia, the best points colour in either class, real milk chocolate but too short in head, good tail and ear-set; r Buck's Pukesong Couchinella, very good points and eye colour, fine bone and won derful whip, would have been placed higher but for very red eye rims.
SP BREEDERS 3-5 MTHS MALE: 1 Chandler's Twinhoe Aquarius, seldom have I spent so long on two kittens as I did on the first and second in this class, both so lovely and yet so different, either could have won in top company, very typy, lovely length of head, body and tail, good eye colour, nice coat and well groomed; 2 Keene's Killdown Eros, most attractive and lovely type, straight profile, lovely eyes and ear-set and a most appealing expression, slightly brindled today; 3 Chandler's Twinhoe Saturn, very good type, nice head but pinched at present, long body and good set; r Menzies's Taishun Mooey, nice kitten with lovely eye shape and colour, rather pinched but ears could be larger.
BREEDERS 5-9 MTH MALE: 1 Morris-Thomas's Coolara San Suki, promising kitten but pinched in muzzle today, nice eyes and ear-set; 2 Greenland's Moonfleet Amigo, well grown, good coat and long tail, eyes could be more oriental. - Dora Clarke

Mrs Denton's classes
Congratulations to Mrs B Barron and the committee for a very happy, well organised show. Every consideration was given to judges and exhibitors.
WHITE ORANGE-EYED KITTEN 2-6 MTH (10), 4 absent: 1 Foster's Finchefield Fleur, very nice kitten, lovely top of head with neat rounded ears set well apart, good type, short nose, eyes lovely colour and round, slightly stained on day, good pure white coat and short tail, a very sturdy kitten, well presented; 2 Dollimore's Dolmeg Gretal, sweet little baby, good top of head, neat ears, nice short nose, good muzzle and chin, very good eyes for shape and colour, cobby body and short tail, very well groomed; 3 Foster's Finchfield Samantha, litter sister to winner, not quite so good as sister although a nice kitten, good head, type and eyes round and a nice colour, coat good and short tail, well presented; r Munro's Sondajo Sweet Williams, a well grown male kitten, head and type good, well opened eyes and colour changing well, would like his nose flatter, good white coat, well groomed.
WHITE ODD-EYED KITTEN 2-6 MTH (1): Heath's Lohteyn Oddity, well grown male, good head, neat ears, type fair, one good orange eye and one pale white [blue!] eye, good white coat but not so sparkling on the day.
BLUE NOVICE MALE 2-9 MTHS (7), 1 absent: 1 Ashurst's Car goes Lyrical Lad, a lovely well grown kitten with profuse pale coat, very good head and neat ears set well apart, short nose, eyes round and a very good colour, good muzzle and chin, his coat was sound to the roots and groomed to perfection, he later won best kitten in show and well deserved congratulations to breeder-owner; 2 Bishop's Lecreme Arcturus, another very good kitten, lovely head with well set, neat ears, bold eyes and very good colour, beautiful sturdy thick legs and nice short tail, very good muzzle and chin, he was short of coat on the day, he will do well later on, very well presented; 3 Prince's Crowdecote Apollo, good top of head, neat ears, eyes round and changing well, nose a little straight, nice full coat and well groomed; r Aston's Donbank Just Lucky, attractive kit ten, good head, neat ears, short nose, good chin, sound coat and short tail, well groomed.
BLUE NOVICE FEMALE 2-6 MTH (8): 1 O'Donnell's Theipval Atlanta, very promising kitten, beautiful type, eyes turning well, short nose and strong muzzle and chin, good head and neat ears, her coat not at its best being so very young, cobby body and short tail; 2 Davies's Ardwyn Sarena, lovely kitten, good head, neat ears, good eyes for shape and colour, good type, she ran winner close, her lovely coat was perfectly groomed; 3 Cochrane's Edelstein Wincey, good kitten, nice head, neat ears, good eyes for shape and colour, short nose, pale full coat, beautifully presented; r God frey's Neneside, very young kitten, good head and type, neat ears, eyes changing well, coat rusty from mother's washing.
AC LH SPEYED FEMALE (6), 3 absent. 1 Richards's Paranjoti Isolde, very nice Birman, good textured coat and good points, lovely blue eyes and very nice gauntlets, well presented; 2 Staples's Canella Zelah, a lovey blue female, good head and type, neat ears, very good eyes for shape and colour, full coat but shady, well groomed; 3 Pither's Pr Barcombe Scilla, Blue Smoke, good head, neat ears, short face, good eye paling, good coat and nice pale undercoat, well groomed.

My other classes were club ones. My very grateful thanks to my efficient steward, Mrs D King. She handled the cats and kittens with loving care. - E M Denton

1977, MISC

DAILY MIRROR NATIONAL PETS CLUB Daily Mirror, 20th July, 1977, pg 19.
Today, cats of all kinds will be competing for prizes at the East of England Show at Peterborough, Cambs. Among the trophies: the Daily Mirror National Pets Club cup for the best household cat.

1976, MISC

FUR AND FEATHER, DECEMBER 31, 1979 (p 1242)
Mrs J Paddon (details of which show are missing from the cutting)
TORTOISESHELL 3: 1 ch Shepard's Willowglen Lotus Blossom, good type and nice eye colour, well patched including three paws, one paw dark, very attractive queen and well presented. 2 Hill-Hartley's Brynbuboo Tortella, another nice Tortie with very good eyes and bright patching, good type but not so well coated as winner. 3 Robinson 's Lambeer Easter Bonnet, this queen and the 2nd winner were almost neck and neck and I took some time trying to decide, there was little to choose between them, she had better coat but slightly paler eyes. They were all three nice queens. My thanks to Mrs Absalom for stewarding this class for me.
AOC Ad 2: 1 Skinner's Pathfinders Blue Shades, blue Tortie and White, beautifully patched, nice shape, good head and eyes, a pretty cat and well shown. 2 Faris's Trymcote Andorra, a shaded silver with wonderful wide open eyes, type fair, well coated.
Kitten 3: 1 Skinner's Dorriwood Pansy, a very fascinating blue Tortie and White, nice head and eyes and well proportioned, good eye colour, very similar to my 1st in adult class and I see she is her daughter. 2 Faris's Trymcote Dandy, a shaded silver, very attractive with a flowing coat, neither a Chinchilla nor a silver tabby, would like her eyes to have been green. 3 Earle's Trymcote Earl, another shaded silver, rather poor type but with nice green eyes.
AC Junior Cat (ex Blue) male 5: 1 Bundy's Honeymist Snow Skier, a superb orange-eyed White, lovely snub nose, good eyes, short body and tail, groomed to the minute. 2 Sykes's Starbourne Pioneer, a Smoke with good bone and lovely eyes, nice head but would like more contrast in colour and a deeper black mask, well groomed. 3 Shepard 's Gay Cavalier, a Black male with a really dense black coat, nice orange eyes and a short tail, could be a wee bit more typy. r Hunt's Rozel Silver Moonbeam, a nice Chinchilla, good eyes and correct brick nose, very delicately ticked coat, but a bit short.
Female 15: 1 Tapp's Goravon Melanie, an almost perfect White queen, she has everything, type, pure colour, short tail, beautiful deep eyes, the lot. 2 Absalom 's Easter Girl, a very lovely Brown Tabby which I admire, a real gem and unfortunate to meet up with Melanie, she has lovely markings and her ground colour becoming richer as she matures, beautiful broad head and good orange eyes. 3 Woodifield's Pathfinders Maytime, an extremely attractive Tortie and White, well regulated patching with requisite area of white, good eyes and wonderful type. ex 3 Hunt's Rozel Petite Fleur, a very pretty Chinchilla, well ticked sparkling coat, with excellent eyes and nice head. r Beck's Honeymist Tantara, a very typy Blue Cream, excellent eyes and a delightful tip-tilted nose, coat nicely blended blue and cream. This was a very difficult class to judge as it contained so many lovely exhibits, all of which were high winners in their respective open classes.
All the rest of my classes were club ones so I am not reporting on these but the winners can have critiques on request. My grateful thanks to Mrs M Robinson for so kindly stewarding for me.
J F PADDON

BLUE PERSIAN CAT SOCIETY CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW (continued from December 3 issue)
Mrs J Thompson
Congratulations to the show manager, Mrs Crickmore, and the committee of the Blue Persian Cat Society for a successful Championship Show on November 7 at the Chenil Galleries in London, and appreciative thanks to my steward Miss Enid Marshall who is so efficient and attentive.
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 3: 1 Knight's Ch Rojodanco June Rose, a lovely queen excelling in all round quality, broad head and muzzle, wide awake copper eyes, firm chin, neat little ears placed well apart on her broad skull, long fairly sound coat. 2 Newsome's Ch Gaydene Robin, broad masculine head, short nose, lovely round copper eyes, coat good in texture, and length, but rather shady, excellent physical condition. 3 Williams's Ch Peereth Eloise, an attractive queen with the palest soundest coat in the class, pleasing short face and short broad nose, firm chin, round orange eyes, in good condition and well presented.
Female 5-9 mth 10: 1 Percival's Susa Capella, well balanced head with neat well placed ears, firm chin, short nose, round eyes, good in colour, coat a lovely sound medium shade of blue. 2 Page's Woburn Darleen, lovely kitten pressing winner closely, good skull with neat well placed ears, broad nose, good chin, short tail, lovely copper eyes, long flowing coat which was partly changing to adult coat so she was shady. 3 Rawling's Ardwyn Shareena, good type, neat well set ears, short nose, firm chin, wide awake eyes, good in colour, coat long, but rather shady. r Gibbs's Susa Capella, very similar to her litter sister but not quite so good or sound in colour. Vhc Thomas's Crowdecote Roxana.
Female 3-5 mth 13: 1 Brine's Avernoll Kimella, a lovely kitten, excelling in all round quality, sweet short face, broad short nose, firm chin, her neat little ears very well placed on her broad skull, lovely deep eye colour, coat sound and good in texture. 2 Hall's Alcmund Josephine, good head and type, long flowing pale blue coat, fine in texture. 3 Hall's Alcmund Justine, sweet snub face, neat ears, good tail, long pale coat, a replica of her litter sister Josephine. r Dodd's Sunacres Lavinia. vhc Cordell's Hannaford.
Breeders female 3-9 mth 13: 1 W Darleen. 2 A Josephine. 3 A Justine. r Cordell 's Chatbleu Fiesta, a big kitten with a lovely coat and in good condition but not so good in type as those above and her ears not so neat as they should be. vhc Hannaford 's Torcloud Tamara.
Paris 9: 1 Brine's A Kimella and A Jolisue. 2 Page's W Davy and W Darleen. 3 Hall 's A Justine and A Josephine. r Exuma Maximilian and Exuma Adam.
Neuter Limit 4: 1 Claxton's Gentian Muffin, lovely broad head with neat little well placed ears on his broad skull, short nose, firm chin, good eye colour, long, sound medium blue coat, excellent condition and presentation. 2 Shepard's Starlops Rocky, another handsome neuter in lovely condition, pale coat good in texture, neat well placed ears, good eye colour. 3 Thomas's Crowdecote Dougal, good head, wide awake eyes, good in colour, pleasing coat and condition.
Some of the other lovely exhibits which I judged in other classes were: Newsome's Gaydene Gloria, Judge's Shalfleet Darrit, Graham's Marmsbury Theseus, Tillotson's Brackenhill Corin, Marshall 's Premier Marmaduke of Pensford.
JOAN THOMPSON

[CHAMPIONSHIP CAT SHOW, ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY] TOP CATS Sunday Tribune (Dublin, Republic of Ireland), 4th October 1987
A Havaper, a breed of which is a cross between a Havana and a Persian can be seen at the annual Championship Cat Show to be held in the RDS [Royal Dublin Society] on Sunday, 11 October. The show is organised by the Siamese and All Breeds Cat Club of Ireland and though the accent is on the aristocrats of the cat world there are also a large number of entries in the domestic pets section in this the 29th championship show. As well as the Havapers there is another first for the show in the presence of a long-haired Abyssinian cat called a Somali, a Balinese which is a long-haired Siamese. There will be Birmans and Burmese, Persians and Siamese, Chinchillas and Devon Rexs (the curly haired cat), British short-hairs and foreign short-hairs as well as the Oriental Spotted Tabby and the British Tipped kitten.

Phil Dolan will be showing her Chinchilla kitten De Dannan Anna Nia better known to the family as Silky. Silky, now four months old resembles a ball of fluffy white wool with two big green eyes and her breed was made famous by the Kosset carpet ads. "I have always been interested in cats," Phil Dolan says, "and I may breed Silky with a Persian which gives you a Cameo cat."

The Havapers which have now been bred three times have a long way to go before they are given official recognition but anyone who is interested and has either a full Havana or Red Self Persian should get in touch with the owner who will be at the show. It will be open from 1-5 pm and admission is £2 for adults and £1 for OAPs and children.

N.E. CATLOVERS CARRY OFF PRIZES Aberdeen Press and Journal, 9th May 1988
Members of the North-east of Scotland Cat Club had a successful show day at the Caird Hall, Dundee, on Saturday. There was a large entry of 368 cats, both pedigree and household pets. Among the successful owners were:
First in open class - Mrs. S. Prentice, Cairncry Road, Aberdeen (Black male Persian, Mabrook Vico).
First in open, best of breed - Mrs. S. Milne, Mellieha, Howe of Gellymill, Banff (black smoke Persian, female, Adivelo Sasha Lee)
First in open, Challenge Certificate and best of breed - Miss E. Milne, Mellieha, Howe of Gellymill, Banff (brown tabby female Persian, Adivelo Gaylag).
First in open, Challenge Certificate and best of breed - Mrs. J. Buchan, 159 Prunier Drive, Peterhead (red shaded cameo female Persian, Duskydyke Scarlet Secret).
First open class - Mrs. A. Peterson, 3 High Street, St. Combs (pewter female Persian, Milehigh Silver Moonflower).
First in open, Premier Certificate and best of breed - Drs G. and B. Bennett, Burnhead Cottage, Cookney, Stonehaven (Havana neuter, Redmoss Buckeye).
First Grand Challenge Certificate - Mr and Mrs J. Nicol, 1 Barhill Road, Buckie (Burmese female, Ch. Linzin Lilac Wine).
First open Premier Certificate - Mr E. Wears, Viewfield Cottage, Hillside, Portlethen (British tipped neuter, Pr. Sitzabinka Lyonsdean).
First open, Challenge Certificate, best of breed - Mr and Mrs B. Lyons, Bents Cottage, Muchalls (British tipped male, Sitzabinka Quicksilver).