REPORTS FROM EARLY CAT SHOWS IN LOS ANGELES
SPORTING NEWS - THE BENCH SHOW WILL OPEN WEDNESDAY The Los Angeles Times, 18th April, 1892
On Wednesday next the fourth annual bench show of the Southern California Kennel-Club will open at Hazard's Pavilion [. . .] The entries, which closed on Saturday, comprise over 200 dogs, among their number being some of the most famous animals in the State. Owing to a woeful lack of interest on the part of owners of felines the cat show has been declared off, the entries being too few to warrant the club in trying the experiment.
PRIZE WINNERS - The Los Angeles Times, 17th January, 1901
A discouraged little dog sat on a Broadway curbing last evening. He had been summarily ejected from the poultry and pet stock exhibit, after making a dash at the prize Belgian hare. The quarters were well filled all day with people interested in cats, hens and rabbits, and the judges labored industriously in making awards. The Angora cats attracted special attention. Those entered in the exhibit are from imported stock, and while the fancy feline craze has not yet struck the city full blast, a large number of these aristocrats are being brought here. H. Langley, who judged the rabbits and cats [. . .] was awarded a vote of thanks for his impartial judging. The awards up to date are:
Cat exhibit, Angora Variety:
Royal Kennels, first in black male, female, black and white; buff male; also first prise for best stud In competition.
Exhibit by Mrs. B. J. Bogalsky - White male, first; white female, second; buff female, first; buff and white male kitten, first; white female, first; buff male, second; first prize for best exhibit, quantity and quality.
S. Gerson exhibit - First in blue and white kitten; buff and white male, gray and white female, blue male, blue and white male, black female; first prise for best variety display. Mr, Gerson is the gentleman who introduced in the city these imported cats.
1905 LOS ANGELES SHOW
S.C.C. CAT CLUB IS ORGANISED. The Los Angeles Record, 14th July 1905
A cat show for Los Angeles. This is the latest plan of the newly organized Southern California Cat Club, with headquarters in this city. Friday evening the members, many of them well known socially, will meet at 3000 Vermont av. as the guests of Mrs. Blakeslee and Mrs Jay. The feature of the evening will be the raffling of a beautiful little thoroughbred Angora kitten, presented to the club by Mrs. J. C. Girton. The members have arranged a series of informal social functions for the summer, the object being to make arrangements for the first cat show in Los Angeles. Mrs. Girton said Friday: "We hope to enter about 200 Angora cats whose owners are residents of this city or vicinity."
CAT NOBILITY TO BE SHOWN Los Angeles Times, 28th November, 1905
Members of the Southern California Cat Club have decided to hold a show for high-bred cats this winter. The aristocratic felines will be exhibited at the Chutes on January 18, 19 and 20.
Mrs. J.C. Girton, the energetic president, is making plans and already has the promise of more than fifty blue-blooded cats to compete for the prizes. This is the first cat show ever held here, and members of the club and many others are interested in the movement. There will be a number of beautiful cups and ribbons to be awarded; among others is the elegant silver challenge cup which the National Association, of Chicago, is sending.
The coops in which the cats are to be exhibited are on their way from the East and arrangements are being made to have this display as much like the kennel show in Chicago as possible. Mrs. Girton has the largest number of finely bred cats in this city, all of which she will exhibit. Mrs. Leland Norton, who started the Chicago Cat Club and was leader in the kennel show movement, also has a number of fine cats which she will place on exhibition.
Not only are aristocratic cats to receive prizes, but there are also to be some for the pretty common pussies. In fact, the long, silky-haired pets of my lady*» boudoir will in all probability rub noses with some of the common short-haired kitties of the back yard, and never know the difference.
One evening last week the Southern California Cat Club was entertained at the beautiful new home of Dr. and Mrs. Kriechbaum, No. 2809 West Twenty-fourth street, and it was at this meeting that arrangements were made for the coming kennel show. Dr. Barton of Pasadena, who has a number of fine felines, was elected honorary member of the club. Those elected to membership were: Mrs. Dora G. Clark and W. L. Wolfe of this city, and Miss Mary M. Bakewell of Ulverside.
After the business session, a social evening was enjoyed, those present being: Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Girton. Mrs. O. H. Burbridge, Miss Jay, Mr. and Mrs. H. Girton, Mrs. E. C. Ferleyhough, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wolfe, Mrs. Blakeslee, Mrs. G. C. Johnson, Mrs. Dora J. Clarke and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Searle.
1906 LOS ANGELES SHOW
CAT SHOW IN JANUARY [1906] Los Angeles Express, 28th November 1905
Cats of high degree and of all species will be on exhibition at Chutes park January 18, 19 and 20. Members of the Southern California Cat Club will exhibit their pets. Mrs. J. C. Girton, president of the club, is making the plans for the show.
[1906] NEWS OF SOCIETY-GOSSIP OF MEN AND WOMEN. EVENTS OF THE WEEK Los Angeles Times, 14th January, 1906
Pedigreed cats are the latest fad of the smart set, and the bushy-tailed long-coated pussies bid fair to usurp the long-established place of the petted lap dog. Society women of the city are planning to make the cat show, which is to take place on Saturday 18, 19 and 20 at Chutes Park, a fine affair. The beautiful, long-haired pets, which so many of the society women have purchase are treated to milk-and-egg diets and their silken coats are brushed and combed regularly that they may appear to the best at this, the first show of its kind ever given in this part of the country.
Through the kindness of handsome Mrs. Fred Maier, women of the Southern California Cat Club were enabled to have the Chutes Theater for exhibition purposes. Mrs. Maier is a member of the club, and one of the cat enthusiasts, and the beautiful long- haired pet which she owns is said to be the most gorgeous ever brought here. He is named Blue Bonnie, and is a blue angora, with green eyes and a tail that measures about ten inches across. Mr. and Mrs. Maier purchased this beauty while on their honeymoon trip a year ago from Mrs. Colburn, a noted cat fancier of the East, and he has a pedigree that dates back a hundred years, his grandfather having had the distinction of riding over the great Sahara Desert on a camel's back, he being safely inclosed in a basket. Blue Bonnie has captured all the prizes at the big eastern shows, and his proud mistress is planning to have his stall "a thing of beauty and a joy forever." It is to be all lined with pale blue silk to set off his royal highness's beauty, and he will be ensconced in a fancy basket, softly padded with eiderdown and lined with gorgeous satin.
The show has been divided into three distinct days - the first designated as "Judging day," the second as "society day," and the third "children's day." That the show will prove a drawing card is a surety, since so many society women are interesting themselves in the cause. Los Angeles is a "city of cats," and if the owners of these pets can be interested in the project, at least 300 will be on exhibition. Two cats which will prove of special interest are the Siamese pair, belonging to Mrs. M. M. Seward of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., who is passing the winter here. They are full-blooded Siamese, a rarity in this country, and were brought to Mrs. Seward by her son-in-law, Hon. Hamilton King, Minister to Slam. They are gentle, sleek little things, and answer to the names of King Chua and Queen Sowadha.
Mrs. J. C Girton, the president of the Cat Club, has one of the finest and probably the largest collection of rare cats in the city, and her kennels are well known for the exquisite specimens of cat flesh. She will exhibit a number of white Angoras, Persians and Siamese cats; also some beautiful blue angoras. Among others who will display specimens from their collection are Mrs. Meharry, Altadena; Mrs. Girling, Hollywood; Mrs. Wooster, Hollywood; Mrs. J. W. Searles, Mrs. Fred Maier, Mrs. Arland, Mrs. Fulks, Mrs. George Johnson and Mrs. W. B. Williams.
One of the most interesting to be exhibited will be the tame wild cat owned by Mrs. Stevens of Pasadena. Mrs. Stevens also has a number of beautiful Angoras, which she will contribute to the show. Mrs. Mercer of Pasadena will also display from her cattery, and a number of Manx cats will be shown, beside some short-haired ones. San Francisco and San Josι also are expected to contribute handsome felines to the cause. Many of these cats have pedigrees which date back hundreds of years. In fact, the family tree of most aristocratic human beings is a mere shrub compared to the genealogy of some exquisite cats, whose ancestry dates back to the first Persian rulers. Los Angeles boasts of some of the finest, and competent Judges of Southern California say that they compare favorably with any cats in the world.
Officers of the Cat dub are: Mrs. J.C. Girton, president; Mrs. N. Rogers Stone, vice-president; J.C. Girton, secretary; J.W. Searle, treasurer; miss Ruby Searle, corresponding secretary. The show committee is made up of Mrs. N. Rogers Stone, Mrs. Fred Maier, Mrs. Blakeslee, Miss Lotta Jay, Mrs. J. W. Searle, Mrs. G.H. Kriechbaum. Acting as Reception Committee are Mrs. O.H. Burbridge, Mrs/ W.L. Wolfe, Mrs. George Johnson and Mrs. Fred Maier. The personnel of the Decorating Committee includes: Mrs. Fred Maier, Mrs. J.C. Girton, Mrs. O.H. Burbridge, Mrs. W.L. Wolfe and Miss Jay. The directors are J.C. Girton, Dr. G.H. Kriechbaum, Dr. Chester Magee and J.W. Searle.
Many prizes have been donated for the show. Those offered include: Silver cup from Mrs. Fred Maier for best cat in show; silver cup from Mrs. J.C. Girton for best blue-eyed male (long-hair), silver cup from Pacific Fancier for largest long-haired exhibit; hand-painted plate from Mrs. George Utley for best orange-eyed female white (long-haired;) water-color painting from Dr. J. Barton for best odd-eyed female white (long-haired;) Woman's Home Companion from Cromwell Publishing Company for best long-haired cat exhibited by a young lady; silver bouillon spoon from Miss E. Horne for best tortoise-shell female (long;) box crystallized fruit from J.R. Newberry for best orange neuter (long-haired;) silver teaspoon from Mrs. J.C. Girton for best blue-cream kitten; Pacific Fancier for second best display of long-haired cats; hand-painted plate for best blue neuter; silver cup from herald Publishing Company for best blue male; cat picture from J.F. Mendenhall & Co for best black kitten; silver cup from Brock & Feagans for best blue neuter; oriental piano scarf from F.B. Long for best white blue-eyed female; brass electric lamp from Forbes & Pettibone for best blue neuter; oriental silk sofa cushion from Niles Pease & Co, for best blue orange-eyed female; box of Irish linen handkerchiefs from Boston Store for best pair of white short-haired cats; box of fancy bonbons from Christopher's for second-best white blue-eyed male under 1 year; silver cup for best long-haired, blue-eyed male under 1 year; Graphic; silver jewel case for best white blue-eyed long-haired female, San Francisco Bulletin.
PUSSY PUFFS UP PROUDLY Los Angeles Times, 18th January, 1906
The day before the cat show, the feline aristocracy of Los Angeles was assembling in the bowling alley of the Chutes. Great, fluffy Angoras with long hair that would shame the very snow itself for whiteness, black beauties with orange eyes and proud mien, coy misses which looked out from their cages with engaging shyness, petted darlings that eat only of cream and beefsteak, and every variety of pussy, even to the terror of the woods, the wildcat, Bengal, with the lithe grace and tread of the tiger. Indeed, the cats were going some yesterday, and very few complained of their strange quarters and many spectators, though they were exceedingly nervous, as high-bred people frequently are, when preparing for display.
The cat show, which will open today, is the first in Southern California, and the majority of the cats entered are in the novice class, though that did not depress their spirits in the least, for they are pedigreed, every one, and some of the grandfathers have taken as many as six or seven silver cups apiece. A few of the cats, especially some from the kennel of the president of the Cat Club, Mrs. Girton have won honors in the shows in Chicago. Among the early arrivals was one of the haughtiest of aristocrats, King Cole, belonging to Mrs. M. E. Goodrich of Westlake avenue. Black as the night, with magnificent length of body and feline development, despising all food save cream and beefsteak this royal personage is truly impressive when he turns the light of his orange eyes upon you. They just match the orange bow his mistress has adorned him with, and he is to have an orange pillow to lie on. He is a perfect demon in disposition to everybody but to me, said Mrs. Goodrich, with a proud look of possession.
Prince Charming is a different sort. Even the camera could not ruffle his placid spirits. Possibly he is so beautiful that it makes him content. A glorious angora white he is, and his eyes are as blue as the California sky. Oh, he is very much worthwhile. He is only a year old, and may grow larger; he cannot grow more beautiful. Mrs. E. A. Wright owns him. Prince Charming" is accomplished, too. He plays polo with walnuts. He is a grandson of the celebrated Paris whence came his beauty. Among the kittens (but you would have never known these high-bred pussies for kittens, they are so large and handsome) is a chinchilla, who came from the kennels of Mrs. Girton.
Mrs. George C. Johnson of Pasadena avenue brought several of her treasures among the first. Rowdy and Prince II, are brothers, white Angoras, one with blue eyes and the other with amber, and oh, such pretty creatures! Another cat beauty belonging to Mrs Johnson is Silvertips, seven months old, his fur having a silver tinge. Silvertips is one cat well supplied with grandfathers. He is Scotch in the main, for his immediate grandfather was Angus, winner of seven silver cups, and the property of F. B. Story of Chicago. His great-grandfather was the great champion, Hamish, who won eight sliver cups in London and Chicago. The blue angora, Major, is of the same ancestry and his mother was from the kennels of the woman In San Francisco who left a fortune for the support of fine felines.
Did you know that Manx cats have no tails? They look as though they have an interesting history, but would not deign to tell anyone about the way the whole race of Manx cats lost their tails. Tom and Jerry are Manx cats who came early yesterday so as not to miss anything. They are trick cats and can do a number of clever stunts. Their father was Black Prince and their mother is still living. Her name is Tootsie. These black boys belong to Miss Adeline Chandler. Jerry can do the highest jump of any cat In Los Angeles.
The magnificent wild cat, Bengal, is in a class all by himself. He scorns to compete for paltry prizes and is there for people to have the privilege of looking at him. In seeing him one is tempted to transpose an old Baying to "A king may look upon a cat," Instead of "'A cat may look upon a king." Mrs. H. A. Stearns owns this bob cat. He was reared in captivity and is quite a pet In the household. Live guinea pigs and an occasional chicken furnish him with dainties, while plain meat is his steady diet. He was accompanied by a guinea pig when he arrived at the Chutes, his way of carrying supplies. His mistress walks about with him, keeping tab on his movements with a slender chain. One can take up the velvet paws of this beast and grow quite familiar with him, wondering all the while to see him so tame.
Miss Stearns's tabby angora, Adonis, came to the show yesterday as well as another beautiful tabby angora belonging to Mrs. W.L. Wolfe, whose name is King, and who is the son of the famous Mascot. The dainty little Duchess was quite the high-born lady when it came to having her picture taken. She is a white angora with seal-brown markings, and she looks as though she wore overalls. She is the property of Mrs. C. S. Track. A lovely silver-gray angora is Wynwyn, belonging to Mrs. Henry Stanley Bent, and among the other beauties already installed is a tortoise-shell kitten, and several exquisite maltese specimens. Mrs. G. H. Krichbaum had a splendid half-breed maltese which arrived contented and happy. Dr. Krlchbaum, by the way, has added two fine silver cups to the number to be awarded.
Many other arrivals are expected this morning, and the outlook for a great cat show is very gratifying-.
CATS CONGRESS IS IN SESSION; DARLINGS ADMIRED BY CROWDS Los Angeles Herald, 19th January, 1906
Me-ow! Me-ow!! Me-ow!!! Purr-r-r-r- Purr-r-r-r- Out upon the air floated the strains of the cut chorus, faint, and then with a volume of sound as Tabbie echoed the call of Tom. It was the opening of the cat convention - the first annual meeting in Lob Angeles and the aristocrats of the hearth rug were exchanging greetings.
From out the Chutes bowling alley, which the cats have turned into a convention hull, the echo penetrated, drowning even the noise of the pattering rain. Through puddles of muddy water the mere humans whose duty it is to serve the inhabitants of catdom paddled. Once inside they were oblivious to muddy skirts, oblivious to wet shoes and oblivious to all save cats.
"Isn't that the most beautiful thing you ever saw," came from one corner of the room.
"I would just like to take you up in my arms and squeeze you, cunnin' little ball of fur," was a remark addressed to a large white Angora with blue eyes and - so the owner said - perfect hearing.
"Now what do you think of that, perfect hearing - just as If anyone ever heard of a cat with anything but perfect hearing," said the uninitiated one, but that is Just the case. "If an Angora has two blue eyes it very seldom has perfect hearing," the cat fancier will tell you.
The kitten did not look at all afraid its admirer would carry out the threat of squeezing it, as a wire door fastened with a forbidding looking padlock was between them. The Angora gave one disdainful look and settled down into the soft folds of a beautiful blue pillow.
And the style of the cats! They were more conceited than any humans that ever lived. Each had a nice, neat little house in which it was ruler of all it surveyed. Each had a beautiful pillow of the color most becoming to its style of beauty. For the white cats with blue eyes there were blue pillows and bows of beautiful blue satin ribbon. For white ones with dark eyes there were pink silk pillows. One handsome blue Persian just arrived from Chicago to be an inmate of the "Blue Eyed Kennels" rested on a yellow silk pillow. Now what cat fanciers call blue would be to ordinary mortals who like cats, but know little of their fine points, a mouse colored cat, so it is easy to see why yellow was so becoming.
There were cats to the right of one and cats to the left of one. There were cats in front of one and cats in back of one, and each was a cat worth more than a passing glance. Interested visitors strolled from one cage to another, taking in the outward beauties. A group of busy judges paused long before each cage, taking in the fine points of each animal. They were looked at from a distance and they were looked at near at hand, then they were taken from the coops and examined in the difficult task of deciding just whose pet is the best pet. Their tails were measured and at times the cats really looked as if they were there to show off and the way they strutted around the cages would have done credit to a flock of peacocks.
In one cage there was the pet of Mrs. Fred Meyer. "Blue Bonnie" is its name and it is a blue Angara with a very long pedigree. "Blue Bonnie" is indeed a pampered pet and its cage is padded throughout with soft blue silk. The box is divided by a screen into two separate apartments, and the big cat spends most of its time on a soft, blue pillow. "Wee McGregor" Is a tiny Persian Angora kitten with very long hair of a beautiful blue color, which never moved from its easy place in a small Indian basket all day. The basket was no larger than a hat, but the kitten seemed to think it the most comfortable place in the cage. The kitten utterly disdained the pillow and even cream and beefsteak could not induce it from the basket.
At one end of the room was a large cage with a big gray and black house cat in it. Mike is its name and its mistress said he is nothing but a house cat, but he is very nice. Mike is a cat without a country. The animal was born on board a German liner when the boat, was within one day's Journey of New York. Mike's mother was a Bavarian cat and belonged to a little German girl. When the child's family sailed for America she cried for her cat and that is the way "Mike" became a cat without a country. Mike's life has been rather a remarkable one and only one of the achievements to the animal's credit is the bringing up of a flock of nine turkeys deserted by the hen which hatched them. Mike stayed in the basket with them day and night until the little things were big enough to no longer need a "mother."
Mrs. Girton, president of the Los Angeles Cat club and one of the Chief workers In the cat show, shows many beautiful cats from the "Blue Eyed Kennels." Her cats are nearly all the long-haired white Angoras with blue eyes and perfect hearing. One of them has a tail with a spread of sixteen inches across. Blue Eyed Prince, a male who received first prize at the San Diego cat show, is one which she has entered, and Lady Blue Eyes is the charming companion. True Blue, another of Mrs. Girton's cats, has an especial fondness for pink and is the only one from the kennel which has a pink pillow. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Hogoboom have a beautiful white Angora pet from the Chicago feline aristocracy. Chicago has furnished many cats to Southern California and visitors to the cat show yesterday declared the show to be the best ever given west of that city.
Bengal, a magnificent wildcat [bobcat], who is in a class all its own, is attracting much attention. Bengal is the only one not caged. The animal sits upon a pedestal, receiving with condescending grace all who come to pay court. Bengal is the property of Mrs. H. A. Stearns and is as much of a house pet as any cat whose ancestors have all been domesticated.
The Duchess, a white Angora with brown markings, is another little lady of high degree. Mrs. E. A. Wright's "Prince Charming" is a cat worth knowing. It is an especially beautiful Angora. Two Manx cats, Tom and Jerry, the Pets of Miss Adeline Chandler, attracted much attention. These animals have no tails and it appears that until yesterday there were a great many people in Los Angeles who knew nothing of cats without tails. They have pedigrees, though, and do not seem to be the least disturbed over the lack of the other article. King Cole, belonging to Mrs. H. E. Goodrich of Westlake avenue, is a splendid specimen of feline beauty and the prince never hesitates to reject all food save beefsteak and cream.
There are more than a hundred cats in all and the managers of the show had a busy time yesterday finding cages for all of them. Today will be society day and this afternoon women interested in cats will serve tea when the kittens can spare them for a few moments. Tomorrow afternoon the children will be given first attention and some of the trick cats will perform for their benefit. The work of the judges was begun yesterday, but will probably not be completed until this evening. In addition to the ribbons which the cat club awards, there are many handsome cups and other prizes offered.
BULL DOGS FOILED IN ATTEMPT TO FEAST ON PRIZE CAT MEAT. INVASION OF CANINES NEARLY CAUSES PANIC Los Angeles Herald, 20th January, 1906
Few of the owners of pedigreed cats who are reveling in the joys of their first show at Chutes park know how near their pets came to annihilation yesterday afternoon. Had it not been for the foresight of leading officials who were standing near the entrance to the bowling alley where the exhibit is being held, a panic could not have been averted. As a red rag is to a bull, as a Russian is to a Jap, as the board of public works is to the council, so is a cat to a bulldog. It makes no difference to a bulldog whether the cast comes from the "Blue- eyed kennels" and has a fancy price of $1000 attached to him or is a common barnyard cat that can't be given away. It makes no difference if it be an Angora with two blue eyes and perfect hearing or a blue Persian with orange eyes - a cat is a cat as far as a bulldog can see or smell.
Adolph Jahnke, proprietor of the Chutes cafe, next to the bowling alley, has two splendid dogs - Prince, a blue ribbon bulldog with several first prizes to his credit, and Teddy, an equally high bred Boston terrier. The dogs have been chained in the rear of the cafe and ever since the first cat made its appearance have been tugging at the chains and trying in every way to break them. Every effort to reconcile the two animals to so much cat has failed and yesterday when their keeper loosed their chains for a moment the dogs made a dash for the bowling alley.
Straight for the door they ran, almost knocking down a little girl who was also bound for the cat show. Past the Igorrote village with its "twenty- five wild dog eaters," all hungry for dog, the canines went with never a pause. At the entrance to the show they encountered the doorkeeper, whose business it is to secure tickets from all who enter. Prince and Teddy, autocrats that they are, waived the formality of showing tickets and bolted past with no thought in their mind but cat, cat, cat.
in hot pursuit followed their keeper and behind him came Mrs. Jahnke, the dogs' mistress. Just behind the door, as the bulldog and his equally anxious companion were within a few feet of their prey, the keeper made a wild dash for the chain which tied them together, and with a mighty effort succeeded in holding them back.
"Oh, the cat!" "Our pets!" "Those awful dogs! Take them away; take them away!" came from the women who were near the entrance.
The building was crowded with men, women and children who had come to admire the cats. In the farthest end of the hall J. C. Girton, general manager of the show, was exhibiting cats and giving a lecture on the various fine points. At a glance he saw what had caused the commotion and he also saw that the dogs had been caught. With much presence of mind he went on with his lecture and succeeded in keeping the attention of the crowd so that only those near the door knew of the disturbance.
A white Persian Angora was the first cat to catch sight of the dogs. Every hair in her body went up until she looked like a snow mountain. Her tail assumed enormous proportions and from a peaceful little ball of white she was changed to a veritable demon, snarling and spitting. She passed the word along the line to the cast nearest her and a general chorus of "Me-ow, me-ow" went up. With each sound made by the cats the dogs, grew more unmanageable, while the keeper was trying to pull them toward the door. Mrs. Jahnke arrived then and she succeeded in quieting the dogs.
"P-r-r-ince! P-r-r-ince!" she called. "Lie down; lie down, you c-r-r-r-azy dog!" And Prince obeyed. The keeper finally got them outside the door and then Mrs. Jahnke explained.
"P-r-r-ince is just c-r-r-azy for cats. He would just tear all these cages to pieces if he could get at them," she said.
And no one who heard doubted her word. Every woman was quite convinced of the feeling, way down in the heart of each dog, for cat.
There was a sigh of relief when word was brought back that the dogs were securely chained again. Cream and beefsteak tenderly administered restored each little pussy to its normal condition and the show went on in quiet once more.
The cats' convention hall presented a gala appearance yesterday afternoon. It was "society day" and cat fanciers and some who were not cat fanciers crowded the hall all day. The exhibitors decorated the temporary homes of their pets with ferns and the choicest of cut flowers. Violets enough to delight the hearts of a dozen society girls adorned the apartments occupied by "Blue Bonnie" and many of the others fared almost as well.
The cat show is a success even beyond the hope of promoters and all are jubilant over it. Even the rain has failed to dampen the enthusiasts. In all the crowd yesterday there was probably only one man who did not have a proper appreciation of cats, and he was a living example of the martyrdom of man to the whims of a maid. His companion, a handsomely gowned young woman, was enjoying the cats to her heart's content while the man sat in a corner with a disgusted look and a copy of a Chicago paper. Is it possible that he could have come from Chicago, where cats are almost worshiped?
The judges had a busy day trying to decide which felines have the greatest number of good points, but by night their work was completed. Following is a list of awards:
White Angoras
Prince Blue Eyes - Blue Eyed kennels, Mrs. J. C. Girton, first prize, open class, highest score male in show.
Lady Blue Eyes - Blue Eyed kennels, Mrs. J. C. Girton, first prize.
Baby Blue Eyes - Blue Eyed kennels, Mrs. J. C. Girton, first prize, kitten class.
Blue Bonnie - Blue Neuter, Mrs. F. M. Maier, first prize.
Rags - Orange eyed female, Miss Cook, first prize.
Billy Rafferty - Orange male, Mrs. E. M. Ellute, first prize.
Toko - Orange eyed male, Mrs. C. Y. Ellis, first prize.
Silver Tips - Mrs. G. E. Johnson, second prize.
Me Billy - Black and white Angora.
Prince Charming - Blue Neuter, Mrs. E. A. Wright, first prize.
King - Brown tabby neuter, Mrs. W. L. Wolfe, first prize.
Judge - Brown and white male, Miss Lizzie A. Smith, first prize.
Adonis - Brown and white female, kitten class, Mrs. H. A. Sterns, first prize.
Tisby - Tortoise shell Angora, first prize.
Lady Wriggles - Orange eyed Angora, Blue Eyed kennels, second prize.
Robin Adair - Blue Angora, first prize in type and eyes.
One pair blue eyed Angoras, Mrs. C. M. Preston, male, first prize; female, second prize.
Bruce - Red neuter tabby, Mrs. Woster, second prize.
Major Adair - Mrs. H. Tomson, second prize, novice class.
Lady Bliss - Mrs. Akin, second prize.
Prince Blue Eyes II - Mrs. J. C. Johnson. first prize.
White blue eyed neuter - Mrs. Mehery, second prize.
Brown pair tabs - Mrs. J. W. Sarle first prize.
Tom and Jerrie - Black manx, Miss A. Chanilton, first prize.
King Cole - Black Maltese [i.e black shorthair], first prize and special silver cup.
Mrs. E. Knox and Mrs. J. C. Clos of Chicago are the judges. Special prizes will be awarded today.
CHILDREN ENJOY CAT SHOW Los Angeles Herald, 21st January, 1906
Yesterday was children's day at the cat show and all day long the bowling alley at Chutes park was crowded with interested spectators young and old. The judges completed their work of awarding special prizes and ribbons and the show is voted by all to be a splendid success. The exhibit will be continued through today on account of the rain which fell on the first day, delaying the opening of the show.
BOB-TAILED TOMS COUNTED OUT BECAUSE THIS CAT SHOW IS TO BE HIGH-TONED The Los Angeles Times, 22nd November, 1906
The Southern California Cat Club prepared plans, last evening, for the great cat exposition to take place in Los Angeles in January. One hundred and thirty five high-priced felines have been registered by the various interested exhibitors, with Pasadena Tropico and Glendale not yet heard from. One of the acts of this august assembly was to donate a silver cup to the San Diego Dog and Cat Show, to be held also in January; another was to invite a distinguished cat judge of Chicago to come here and judge the California cats, another matter under discussion was the enforcement of laws regulating the thieving of cats, and compelling those who had abstracted or enticed desirable kitties into their possession to advertise them for a solid month in the local press, or be subject to the pains and penalties thereafter to be prescribed.
Greeting was sent by the assembled cat-lovers to the president of the club, now in Buffalo, passing on the merits of a series of short-haired cats. A hundred new coops for the cats were ordered, and a committee of ladies appointed to wait on merchants to invite them to offer prizes for the best cats, omitting all scrub mongrels, east-side parvenus, and bob-tailed alley Toms. Several new members were admitted to the privilege of the association.
After business has been performed, the assembly were entertained with refreshments by the official printer of the Cat Association, who with his wife responded nobly to the important responsibility laid upon him. All this serves to accelerate what in destining is unavoidable, to wit, that Los Angeles is to be the cat center of the United States, having more cats and more expensive cats to the square mile than any other city in the country. In the opinion of the members of the Cat Association this is desirable.
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[1907 L.A. SHOW] BOB-TAILED TOMS COUNTED OUT. BECAUSE THIS CAT SHOW IS TO BE HIGH TONED. SOUTHERN CALIFORNA CLUB PREPARES PLANS FOR KITTY EXPOSITION, AND WOULD BE PLEASED TO SEE LOS ANGELES THE CAT CENTER OF UNITED STATES, AS DESTINY FORECASTS.The Los Angeles Times, 22nd November 1906
The Southern California Cat Club prepared plans, last evening, for the great cat-exposition to take place in Los Angeles in January. One hundred and thirty-five high-priced felines have been registered by the various interested exhibitors, with Pasadena, Tropico and Glendale not yet heard from. One of the acts of this august assembly was to donate a silver cup to the San Diego Dog and Cat Show, to be held also in January [1907]; another was to invite a distinguished cat judge of Chicago to come here and judge the California cats; another matter under discussion was the enforcement of laws regulating the thieving of cats, and compelling those who had abstracted or enticed desirable kitties into their possession to advertise them for a solid month in the local press, or be subject to the pains and penalties thereafter to be prescribed.
Greeting was sent by the assembled cat-lovers to the president of the club, now in Buffalo, passing on the merits of a series of short-haired cats. A hundred new coops for the cats were ordered, and a committee of ladies appointed to wait on merchants to invite them to offer prizes for the best cats, omitting all scrub mongrels, east-side parvenus and bob-tailed alley Toms. Several new members were admitted to the privileges of the association.
After business had been performed, the assembly were entertained with refreshments by the official printer of the Cat Association, who with his wife responded nobly to the important responsibility laid upon him. All this serves to accelerate what in destining is unavoidable, to wit, that Los Angeles is to be the cat center of the United States, having more cats and more expensive cats to the square mile than any other city in the country. In the opinion of the members of the Cat Association this is desirable.
ENTER CATS FOR SHOW [1907] Los Angeles Herald, 23rd November 1906
One hundred and thirty cats have been entered in the ranks of the cat show which is to take place in Los Angeles in January [1907]. The Southern California Cat club has the affair in charge and its general plans are almost complete. At its meeting yesterday it was decided to give a silver cup to the best San Diego cat and also to try and have a law passed which would make it a misdemeanor to keep a valuable stray cat and not advertise it.
[1907] CAT SHOW WORSE THAN "JIM JAMS" - Los Angeles Herald, Friday Morning, January 18, 1907.
Society evidently refuses to wet its dainty feet even for fair charity, plus a cat show. The management of the Chutes park exhibition of choice felines found this out yesterday to their regret, but a good cause dies hard, and if the weather man tries to balk them they will continue their show till he has to bring out the sun. Present plans are to continue the show Sunday night, and possibly till Monday.
Visitors who failed to take in the show yesterday may miss some of the interesting features. A pair of rabbit cats bred by Frank T. Cantara are another freak exhibit of the show. These strange creatures have the haunches of a rabbit and the short stubby tail of that animal, but their bodies and heads are those of a cat. At places on their bodies the cat hair gives place to rabbit fur. These strange quadrupeds hop about like a rabbit and eat grass. Mr. Cantara produced them by crossing a male rabbit and a female cat. The original litter contained seven little ones, but Jack and Tootsie are the only ones left.
In the line of real cats, Mrs. Cora Weston, who has exhibits Nos. 1 and 2, has two of the prettiest cats in the show. Her Babe Alice, a blue cat with orange eyes, is a daughter of the famous Black Mawcot. The other is Buster White, a hearty, fat, well grown kitten 9 months old and weighing ten pounds. His mistress' eyes sparkled as she showed off his good points and explained what a great eater he is. Buster is a very fine pussy and expects to leave the show with a blue ribbon around his snowy white neck.
Mrs. E. Goodrich has as her entry Buster Brown, an orange tabby who is the son of the old prize winner, Robin Adair. Hans, a 2-year-old silver cat, and the white angora, Princess, which is 6 years old, are the entries of Mrs. J. J. Walter. Jim, a 7-months-old kitten belonging to H. A. Carriel, is making his initial bow in the show line. This pussy has pure amber eyes, which place him almost in a class by himself. Jim's master is confident that James will bring home the bacon this week.
Mrs. J. C. Girton's showing of fine pussies is one of the best as well as the largest in the show. It embraces King Cupid, a blue-eyed white angora cat with perfect hearing. This feline won the cup for being the best cat at the San Diego show. Lady Jewel won first in her class at the same exhibition. Then there are Princess, the mother of California True Blue; Li Hu Chung, a female Siamese champion from 'way back, champion Prince Blue Eyes and Trouble, a pussy with one yellow eye and one blue one. This cat made the highest scoring in last year's show, scoring 99 and three-quarter points out of a possible 100, and taking the silver cup.
Another famous cat is Lady Blue Eyes, known as the club cat. The picture of this pretty pussy appears on all the club literature, and her owners have renounced all claims to the advertising of her over to the club.
CHARMING CAT FANCIER AND SOME OF THE FELINE BEAUTIES TO BE SEEN AT COMING SHOWS. The Los Angeles Times, 15th January 1907
Aristocratic Cats Entered for Show. Feline Beauties of High Degree to Grace Bench Exhibition at Chutes Park - Many Handsome Prizes Are Offered Winners. By Louise M. George.
"There was a young cat named Maria,
Who to sing to high C did aspire;
In the midst of her wails
Came of water two pails,
That had previously been near the fire."
This is a cat story. It is not the tory of "Maria," or of any of her back-fence contingent. It is the story of blue eyes and fluffy fur, of feline aristocrats, of blue ribbons, of champions, of society favorites, of two cat clubs and two coming cat shows. The first glorious show of favored and titled pussies is that of the Southern California Cat Club, to be held at Chutes Park next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The second show on the tapis will be opened at the Chutes on Washington's Birthday, under the management of the Los Angeles Cat Club, of which Mrs. Leland Norton is president, and plans are being laid to make both of these affairs rival the annual horse show from a social standpoint. Mrs, J. C. Girton. president of the Southern California Cat Club, has lately returned from Eastern shows, where she has been taking pointers for this week's effort, and though it is only the second show held by this organisation it promises to eclipse any former effort of the kind on the Coast.
Many of the fanciers in the East, interested through Mrs. Girton, have sent premiums to be placed on the cats here, and a fine list of cups and prizes have been offered by local dealers and others. The Southern California Cat Club has just put up a challenge cup for the best cat in the exhibit. Arthur Letts has offered a handsome silver cup; J. C. Girton has offered two cups, G. H. Kriechbaum, two cups; Luckenback, one cup; Los Angeles Poultry Association, one silver cup: and Mrs. Weller has offered a cup for the smallest kitten. Besides these cups a long list of various articles have been added to the prizes to be awarded.
The number of beautiful pussies to compete for these prizes will far exceed those of last year. Seattle, Portland and San Francisco sending favorites to be exhibited, several Persian and Angora beauties being expected among them. Los Angeles and Pasadena will furnish a lordly contingent to the show. One of the new exhibitors entering her cat for the first time is Mrs. S J. Whitmore of Hotel Alexandria, who has her kennels at her home in Santa Monica. Mrs. Whitmore is a true cat lover, and her highly-pedigreed favorite, Mars C., a white blue-eyed Angora is expected, to walk off with ribbons and honors. His "royal nibs" is from the Beresford Cat Club of Chicago, of which Clifton Locke is president. A pair of his kittens also will be entered for next week "Jethro Bass" and "Janet," besides the mother of the family, "Janette," a splendid odd-eyed tabby, with one eye of real sky-blue and the other of amber. Janette is quite a personage and feels the responsibilities of her high position as the mother of many prize-winners.
Every one who attended the show last year is familiar with Mrs. Girton's Royal blue-eyed beauties, Angoras, which, unlike the usual cats of this variety, are not afflicted with deafness. These cats have won more prizes than any kennels west of Chicago under National rules. Mrs. Girton's champion, Robin Adair, which has won prizes all over the country, will have a place at the coming show. He is a solid blue cat with amber eyes, and is one of the most noted in the West.
King Cupid, of pure white, with dark blue eyes, has just won the cup for the best cat at the show in San Diego last week, and he will find more worlds to conquer this week at home. California True Blue, which won first and special prize last year, also will be entered. Trouble, the prize kitten of last year in the Los Angeles show, has grown to maturity and will be entered in a different class at the coming exhibit. Prince Blue Eyes, for whom $1000 was offered last year, will also join the show, and probably the chorus of meouws.
Dear "Baby Blue," owned by Dr. G. H. Kriechbaum, and one of the most valuable Angoras on the Coast, will enter for honors, and Mrs. H. A. Stearns of Pasadena will exhibit her splendid Adonis and her tame wild cat, which, by the way, is not so tame after a few days of unwarrantable liberties taken with him by the public, and persons may as well beware of attempting to shake hands with "Mr. Bobcat."
Japanese cats, Maltese cats, Manx cats, tabbies, silvers and blue Angoras all will be found in the exhibit, and Mrs. Girton's Siamese, until recently the only one of the kind in this part of the State, will be there. The markings and the quality of fur will be the points to be decided when it comes to the ordinary short-haired cats, which also are to have a place at the cat show and will be allowed to compete for ribbons and prizes. The judges for the show will be F. W. Story of Chicago, Mrs. E. Knox and Mrs. C. H. Hinsdale.
A cat story would not be complete at the present time without some mention of the latest triumphs of "Royal Norton," the most famous and aristocratic cat in the world, who has just returned from a kingly levee at the San Diego cat show last week. He was the special guest of the San Diego association, and while not on the fair grounds he was holding receptions at the Hotel Brewster with his mistress, Mrs. Leland Norton of Los Angeles. Society queens and cat lovers flocked to pay their respects. Royal is well known in Los Angeles. He is ten years of age and has won all the honours that a cat may, and is no longer offered for competition, though he consents to adorn a cat show occasionally. He was born at the famous Drexel Kennels in Chicago and is the sire of many prize-winning cats. He has been raised by Mrs. Norton, who also owned his father, mother and grandmother.
Mrs. Reynolds Gerling of Hollywood was another fortunate exhibitor at the San Diego show, bringing home five blue ribbons as trophies. Her "Blue Belle," a silver-tipped Angora of seven months, scored the highest of any female. "Bab," a brown tabby male, owned by Mrs. Gerling, was one of the prize winners. This cat is not yet full grown, and is said to promise much for the future. A brace of brown tabby females won first and second prizes.
[1907] NEW CAT CLUB WILL HOLD ITS INITIAL SHOW Los Angeles Herald, Sunday Morning, February 17, 1907. By Howard H. Krueger.
Once again society will kowtow to the swelldom of pussy land With the cat show opening Thursday aristocratic cats all over the city are being washed, combed and groomed for the coming contest when they will prove their superiority by capturing the blue ribbons and specials offered by the Los Angeles National Cat Club at this, its first annual show.
Chutes park auditorium, the local "Crystal Palace," which is becoming well known as the meeting place for bird and beast, will have the honor of housing the coming display of choice felines, the choicest ever gathered together in this city, the promotors say.
When the doors open for the opening night Thursday, visitors will be introduced to a fairyland glittering with bright lights and resplendent In the club colors, orange and light blue. From the stage a guitar, mandolin and harp will discourse sweet music while the cats do likewise. The inner man - and woman - will be taken care of by menus of light refreshments which will be served by the club.
The cats will, however, be the "piece do resistance." One hundred and fifty of them, cats large, cats small; cats long and cats short; cats wild, others tame; cats with green eyes, blue eyes, orange eyes and variegated eyes will gaze with unblinking serenity at the hundred of gay society leaders who will turn out on the three days of the show to do them homage. But above all else, the cats exhibited will be society cats. True, kennel cats will be made cordially welcome, but the aim of the Los Angeles Cat club Is first and foremost to introduce the blue blooded pussies into competition for the sake of sport and not to advertise private kennels. Every one interested in the genus felis from a sportsmanlike view will be welcome to enter his kitty, but the high bred society cat that sleeps on velvet cushions and would not know what to do with a mouse if she caught one - such is the cat desired particularly.
That the management has attained to this end is shown by the list of entries. First in prominence, as in worth, will be Mrs. Leland Norton's "Royal Norton," a cat so well bred he will not even enter into competition with the other pussies. Then, too, Mrs. A. C. Harper will enter her smoked geldings; Mrs. George A. Mahary of Altadena will show "Blue Fritz," the finest blue gelding in the country; Mrs. H.A. Lovell, whose kennels at Pasadena are among the best equipped in the country, will have a choice showing of creams; Miss Dalrymple's silver tabby, "Bonnie Blue," will repose in state on a pink satin. This pussy is the largest of his kind in the city. Although but 18 months old he weighs twenty pounds.
Mrs. J. W. Suris will enter her collection of brown tabbies which rank high in the social scale of the feline world. The beautiful Persian cats will be well represented, their number including several choice specimens belonging to Mrs. N.J. Fulks and others of Mrs. Jessie Reynolds Girling.
In freak eats the coming show will be not a whit behind any others. A pair of African boo-bo cats with seven toes on each foot will add to the bewilderment created by blue cats with orange eyes. These foreign visitors' are the property of Mrs. W. Stoddard.
Mrs. A.H. Sterns will have on exhibition at least two of her three tamed wild cats. These cats, although the blood of wild ancestors flows in their veins, are as docile as the ordinary tomcat of the back yard. Indeed, so tame have they become the baby of the family plays with one of them, carrying it "by the stem" or in any other convenient fashion. Three Bengalore cats from India will add an oriental atmosphere to their corner of the show. These creatures differ from the ordinary house cat and resemble the pig in that their tails, instead of hanging like a true cat's, curl like a pig's tail.
With such a conglomeration of feline flesh to choose from the road of the judge will necessarily be a stony one, and an official of keen discernment will be required. Cat show officials feel they have secured such a man in the person of T. Farrar Rackham of Boston. Mr. Rackham is connected with the Spratt company, and what he does not know about cats, dogs and animals generally it is said could be put into a vest pocket hand book, with room enough left for a table of weights and measures.
The prizes to be distributed will tax the hudges' powers to the utmost. After awarding the ribbons to the best pussies he will have only begun his work. A long list of special prizes will then have to be distributed among the felines, from the homeliest to the finest.
Among the thirteen cups to be awarded, the most coveted will be the Los Angeles National Cat club silver challenge cup. This magnificent trophy will become the temporary property of the best cat in the show, but must be won three times by the same cat before it becomes the indisputable possession of the fortunate pussy. [next section is too damaged to read]
[. . .] best orange eyed blue female will make of the order for a pair of shows which she will win. The orange and blue combination sounds more like the after effects of a stein party, and the weary wayfarer may think that the stein offered by the Owl Drug company should go to the "jams" combination; but, instead, the homeliest cat in the show will get the beer mug. H.M. Sale offers a silver spoon for the youngest litter of kittens shown. The kittens will have to take turns using the spoon. The best black male will become the owner of a handsome silver berry bowl, and other prizes by the dozen will make other cats' mistresses happy.
The coming show is the first one to be held by the Los Angeles National Cat club since the organisation came into being last June. The exhibition will be annual and open to all cat owners who wish to participate in a sportsmanly show. The seventy members number many prominent society folk, and their aim will be to make the cat show a social function on a par with the horse show.
Associated with their elders in the coming show is the Children's Cat club, an auxiliary organization of the younger generation, who are being brought up in the way they should go when approaching a cat. While the primary aim of the younger body is to come to a realization of the excellencies of the cat und to a fuller appreciation of its feelings on the subject of cat baiting, the children will also enter several cats of their own. A section of the show room will be devoted to their pussies, and the felines will be given ribbons and special prizes to gladden the hearts of their young masters and mistresses.
According to present plans, the cats will be on show Thursday, Friday and Saturday, though if the attendance demands the exhibition may be continued for another day or two.
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WAS NOT ALWAYS A SOCIETY CAT - ONE PET AT FELINE SHOW HAS A PAST. Los Angeles Herald, 23rd February, 1907
In a lonely corner of the Los Angeles National Cat club's show in Chutes Park sits Enid Anstruhler. Enid is only a short haired black cat of no particular merit except her good blood which will not be downed; but this pussy's blinking eyes have gazed upon a hard and rocky road. In the short years of her life Enid bas learned the ropes pretty thoroughly, and many a time and oft has she known what it is to strike the free lunch or garbage can, for Enid has not always been a society cat. A kind fate gave her for sire and dam two cats of blue blood, but whether she was born to the purple or amid the tin cans of some garbage dump no one can tell. The early years of her life are shrouded in mystery.
Enid's history begins a trifle less than a year back. When San Francisco was devastated, from the northern city came a family who brought with them their little daughter, Miss Anstruhler. One day after the family had become settled in their southern home, the little maid spied a dirty nondescript cat wandering hungrily around the back alley. She brought the half-starved brute into the house, gave it a bath and n saucer of warm milk, and christened it Enid Anstruhler. This was the beginning of life for Enid. Since then the world had been one long drawn out dream of milk and pettings.
When the first cat show of the year opened at Chutes last month, Miss Anstruhler, without bothering the rest of the family about the affair, took her pet under her arm and entered it at the show. Without any special grooming Enid proved her gratefulness for past favors by taking the second prize in her class. In the present show the little owner expects her pet to take at least first prize.
Last night Enid was striving heroically to plume herself for the fray by licking herself clean. A large blue bow of ribbon Impeded her somewhat, but she persevered, and after cleaning her fur, began to lick the bow clean.
The prise for the youngest kittens in the show will go to a litter from the Rural kennels. The dam, Dottie, reposed in a large lace lined blanket surrounded by a litter of kittens which are only ten days old.
The work of judging the 150 or more cats has proven great, and Mrs. Leland Norton, who has undertaken the task, will not be able to complete it before tonight. The ribbons on white long haired cats and several of the smaller entries have been awarded, but many more remain.
FELINE BEAUTIES TO BE EXHIBITED AT LOS ANGELES NATIONAL CAT SHOW. MANY CATS IMPORTED FOR THE NEXT SHOW. Los Angeles Sunday Times, 10th November 1907
Annual Exhibition of Los Angeles National Cat Club to Contain 250 Entries. Prize Angoras Being Groomed for Feline Reception.
Great preparations have been made by the Los Angeles National Cat Club for the annual cat show at Chutes Park, December 12, 13 and 14. Mrs. Leland Norton and her aides in charge of the benching have about completed all arrangements for the exhibition. The glass pavilion is to be decorated with the club colors, yellow and blue, and with foliage plants and palms. Facilities for benching 250 cats have been secured, and many more may be shown. A large number of the champions will not be entered for prizes but merely placed on exhibition, thus giving the younger cats and those of lesser note a better opportunity to come in for a share of the awards. Many new cats have been imported in the last year, and most of them will be shown. A strikingly peculiar feature of the display will be the introduction of several red cats of the French variety. They are owned by Mise Jessie E. Price, and are considered the finest specimens od the kind in this country. None of these cats are very old, and their coats show the richest colorings, fineness and silkiness.
Many well-known kennels will be represented this season, the Drexel, the Good Luck, Reynolds of Hollywood, the Los Robles and the Farringdon are a few of the best known. Mrs. Lovell, who is in charge of the Farringdon Kennels, will have a charming display, among the number being Champion Lord Sylvester, a big silver cat of great beauty; Juno, an orange queen, which has two beautiful kittens sired by Robin Mawe; Lady Sylvia, a shaded silver by Omar II., out of Daphne's Daughter. These cats are from the Lovell Kennels, and are owned by Mrs. C.C. Parka. Mrs. Lovell's own exhibit includes Farringdon Nilo, a cream tabby; Farringdon Laddie, an extraordinary cat in that it is pure white with bright blue eyes and sound hearing; Farringdon Dottie and three kittens, sired by Royal Norton; and Farringdon Ranee and her family of seven beautiful babies, sired by Farringdon Nilo. Another Farringdon cat is Lady Babbie, whose plume-like tall measures twelve inches across. Two less noted, but beautiful Farringdon cats to be shown are Cherub and One-Two.
Mrs. J. W. Searie will have two former prize winners in the pavilion. Coquette and Brownie, brown tabbies. There is another of the same variety which may also be there. Fiesta, a brown male tabby, owned by Mrs. Harry G. Pollay, is nineteen months old. He has a large round head, green eyes, a rich black tail and is beautifully marked in orange and black. He won the silver cup last year and was the largest cat on exhibition. The sire of Fiesta was Billie Rafferty of Los Angeles and his grandsire was Capt. Jinks, known as the finest cat ever brought to the Coast by Mrs. Johnson, the "cat lady." Miss Isabelle Olmstead will have on display three orange geldings. Miss Mary Dalrymple will display her handsome big blue Bonnie, a which weighs twenty pounds. Mrs. Edward Dunham, of San Bernardino will place Colonel, a big white gelding weighing twenty-six pounds. He has taken numerous medal, ribbons and cups at the exhibition in which he was a prominent figure. Rosie, with three kittens, will be shown also. She is a blue and white marked.
Other animals to be listed will be from the kennels of Mrs. W.S. Cauch of San Bernardino, who has several prize winners. Miss Ethel Bellamy of San Diego will bring to the show Royal Dixie, a blue-eyed, babyish-faced cat sired by Royal Norton. She will also shows her Tortoiseshell Queen. Mrs. H.L. Flash and Mrs. Hettinger of Glendale have arranged to put on exhibition two pure white cats, handsome because of their especially long, silky hair. Mrs. W.C. Hendricks of Mohawk street will place four of her choicest cate. Queen Bangalore is a tortoise, and Tessie is snow-white. Bangalore will be with her two kittens, one of which is orange and the other smoke. The dam's ancestor's came direct from India. Perhaps no prettier cat will be seen at the show than the one owned by Miss Florence Walls. She calls him Buster Brown, and he is loved far more than the costliest "Teddy bear' a girl ever fondled and held dear. -
Mrs. James Hendrickson has several cats in her possession, but has not as yet decided just which ones she will place on exhibition. Two of her cats were prise-winners last year, a black one named Dinah, and a sable-smoked cat, called Cleopatra. Another attraction is called Rags, because it is so vari-colored. Friskerina, a new cat, is not likely to be placed on exhibition this year because Mrs. Hendrickson considers her the best queen she has, and the three days' event is wearisome. A friend of Mrs. Hendrickson at Long Beach is caring for another of the Hendrickson cats, a big brown tabby, which may be brought up for the show. Tokio, a half-breed nightwatchman, was placed on the bench last year by Mrs. Hendrickson and was a prize-winner.
Mrs. Cora B. Weston and Mrs. Mayme E. Goodrich will have big entries to the show this year. Mrs. Weston's cats include Babe and Kits, with four young kittens by Royal Norton. The kittens are brown, marked with white. Babe is a solid blue with orange eyes. Susie, another small cat from Mrs. Weston's kennels is a blue tortoise. Mrs. Mayme Goodrich will have her big white Sappho; with three Lord Lorin kittens on display. Her red cat, Lalla Rooke, has a family of five red kittens. Another of Mrs. Goodrich's cats is a light silver color, and is one of the promising cats of the club. Dixie, a blue and white male owned by Mrs. Lloyd L. Elliott, and will be on display. Mrs. Arthur Shellhorne again will bring out Tootsie Willow. Tootsie is a daughter of Royal Norton and is one of the best specimens of that family.
Mrs. Leland Norton, who is in charge of the Drexel Kennels, will have in several of her best cats. Royal Norton, the most famous cat ever owned by Mrs. Norton, will be exhibited only. Norton has taken numerous medals, cups, and honor ribbons and has made large sums of money for his owner. He weighs sixteen pounds and celebrated his eleventh birthday anniversary recently. Mrs. H.A. Stearns of Pasadena has a large number of cats which may be placed in the exhibit this year, although none of them will be competitors. Mrs. Stearns will only list the most noted. Among these is Champion Lord Loren, a silver-shaded male, by Omar, out of Silver Flash, from Mrs. Champion's stock. Lord Loren is particularly handsome because of his round head and beautiful ruff.
Bengal, the tamed wildcat, which came into the possession of Mrs. Stearns when as a kitten, was captured in the Sierra Madre Mountains, will be on display again this year, having been a feature last winter. Another younger wildcat is caged, for he is so wild and ferocious as yet.
Zal, another big white Angora stud, is to be one of the new cats this season. A peculiar feature of Zal's kittens is that all are blue-eyed, or the bulk of them have that peculiarity. Princess Money, a white female, was imported to the Stearn's kennels from the East. She is one of the owner's best favorites. Argent Dewdrop is another eastern cat, being brought here from the West Brighton show houses at Staten Island and N.Y. Dewdrop is 6 years old and is a shaded silver. The only red cat in the possession of Mrs. Stearns is a large queen called Redbricka, which won first honors at the Chicago show two years ago. Last year Mrs. Stearns had eleven cats on show; this year possibly there will be five.
Mrs. W.C. Smith of Pasadena is another contributor, and will send up three handsome specimens, Jethro Bath, a son of Mars, is a noted Chicago blue-eyed, white Angora, with many fine points; Adonis, another of Mrs. Smith's cats, is a brown and white tabby. He was sired by Royal Royal, out of Altadena, And Royal Norton is his grandsire. The third one is a blue male, a new cat, which will be placed if in condition.
BLUE-BLOODED CATS ENTERED IN SHOW. PREPARATIONS FOR EXHIBITION COMPLETE. Los Angeles Herald, Monday Morning Edition, 11th November 1907
Display of Last Year Will be Eclipsed, Promise of Backers To Open at the Chutes December 12.
Speaking of beauty and social distinction and royalty and a lineage that reaches back to before the beginning of time, the Los Angeles National Cat club will open the winter bench show in the glass pavilion at the Chutes Thursday, December 12, closing the following Saturday evening. The committee in charge promises an array of aristocratic beauties for the show as has never yet graced a like occasion in Southern California.
The dignity and majesty of one pedigreed has absolutely no equal under the sun, and when one harks back to the assemblage of blue blood, prize winners, and champions in evidence at the former show and anticipates an even better display this year, one is awestruck and dumb. One does not presume to offer familiar caresses to these beauties, to call "Kittie, kittie," coaxingly, but remembers clever Agnes Repplier's words, "One has to live up to the esteem of one's cats," and is inclined to kow-tow and say "Your majesty."
Well, they will be sure enough beauties, every one of them, with long, silky coats and fluffy tails and with ruffs that would have done a lady of Queen Elizabeth's time credit. Already the prize committee has had about forty prizes offered, which includes ten silver cups. There are to be "among those present" white cats, tortoise cats, smoke cats, blue cats, cream cats, cats with blue eyes and cats with yellow eyes. Cats whose ancestry can be traced back to the cats that were worshiped by the Egyptians and cats that - but then what's the use? Every one will go and see them all, anyway, and the Saturday afternoon and evening receptions will be a feature of the week.
Above is shown the likeness of Champion Lord Lorin, a great beauty, belonging to the kennels of H. A. Stearns of Pasadena. The photograph was taken last March when his majesty was sadly out of coat, but even so his good points are noticeable even at a glance. Lord Lorin is strictly all right.
A feature of the show will be the exhibits to be made by members of the children's auxiliary, and here prizes have already been donated. The benching and classifying will be done by Mrs. Leland Norton, but an expert whose name is to be announced later will act as judge. The patronesses are Mrs. A. C. Harper, Madam Severance, Mesdames John W. Mitchell, George Drake Ruddy, J. S. Mitchell, Lloyd L. Elliott, Pearl A. Spaulding, H. A. Stearns of Pasadena and A. J. Galbraith. Mrs. Norton's office is in the chamber of commerce, room 627.
Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell is chairman of the prize committee, Mrs. J. W. Searls is at the head of the visiting committee. The officers are: H. A. Stearns, president; Mrs. Leland Norton, vice president; Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell, second vice president; Mrs. Jessie Reynolds, vice president for Hollywood: Mrs. H. G. Polay, vice president for Pasadena; Mrs. Edwin Dunham, vice president for San Bernardino; H. G. A. Lovell, treasurer; J. W. Searl, secretary.
Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell, owner of the Farringdon kennels, will show "Laddie," a blue eyed white male, "Nilo" a cream tabby male, "Farringdon Dottie," who has four Royal Norton kittens, and "Ranee," a Spanish tortoise [tortie-and-white] with seven kittens. Miss Jessie Reynolds, owner of the Hollywood kennels at Hollywood, expects to make an entry of about twelve Angoras. Among them is "Bab," one of the finest brown tabbies on the coast. Bab has covered himself with glory in many shows, having a grand head and eyes, and powerful conformation. "Boo Peep," his mate, is like him in every particular, and is a many times prize winner. "Blue Belle," another star in the Hollywood cattery, is a cup winner in last year's show, and is a glorious young blue tabby with great emerald eyes. "Royal Arbutus" is a beautiful white queen, a daughter of Royal Norton and Bungalow of India.
Champion "Boy Blue" of Hollywood, owned by Miss Lulu Wooster, has won laurels over everything of his kind. He is a magnificent solid blue type. Miss Wooster is owner also of several splendid young silver females which will be on exhibition in the coming show, and also some Lord Loren silvers. Mrs. H. A. Stearn will show from the Los Robles kennels in Pasadena "Lord Lorin," Zal," a magnificent blue eyed white creature recently imported, and his blue eyed white mate, imported with him.
Mrs. Cora B. Weston is a successful breeder and will be among the largest exhibitors. Her star cat is "Kits-Kat," a fine grown tabby with white markings, broad head and large golden eyes. Many of her large family of forty kittens are prize winners, as was "Kits-Kat" herself last year. "Babe" is one of the finest blue females on the coast, and is a many times prize winner. "Susie" is a beautiful blue tortoiseshell, an extremely rare type, and has four brand new kitties to take to the show. Mrs. Weston will also exhibit a beautiful cream cat, once the property of Mrs. W. S. Tyler, who will come with six baby cats.
Mrs. Lovell will also exhibit fine cats belonging to Mrs. C. C. Park of Monticeto. Among them is champion "Lord Sylvester," a silver male who was a winner at a Crystal Palace show and also in New York, Chicago and other eastern benches. Mrs. W. C. Hendricks of Mohawk street will bring four cats, one a good smoke, which is a rare type, "Tessie," a white female, and "Queen Bangalore," a daughter of "Bangalore" of India, who has two kittens by "Red Kermit" of the Los Robles kennels. One of these kittens is a rich red and the other a smoke male of the rarest type - a dark smoke body with big white ruff and is about three months old.
Mrs. A. C. Harper, who exhibited her cats last year, has not yet decided to exhibit this year. Mrs. J. W. Searl will exhibit Coquette and Brownie, both many times prize-winners and the highest type of brown tabby. Mrs. Mayme Goodrich, owner of "Good Luck" kennels, will exhibit this year champion "Buster Brown," but not for competition. She also owns "Sappho," a gorgeous white queen, that has four "Lord Lorin" kittens. "Lalla Rooke" is a dark French red prize-winner with seven red babies sired by "Kirmet," one of last year's prise-winners. Last but not least she has a beautiful light chinchilla queen that will be one of the chief attractions at the coming show.
Mrs. J. S Hendrickson of Twenty-third street will exhibit several fine cats, Mrs. George S. Johnson of Pasadena avenue will make exhibit of her fine black cats, five in number. Miss Mary Dalrymple's "Blue Bonnie" is a magnificent gelding only two years old that weighs over twenty pounds. He won the first and special in his class last year and this year will be shown.
RING-JUDGING AT CAT SHOW. INNOVATION EXPECTED TO GIVE BETTER SATISFACTION. The Los Angeles Times, 13th December 1907
Ella Wheeler Wilcox Guest of Club Members. Prize Winner Escapes and Another One Dies.
Ring judging will be a feature of the Cat Show being held this week at the Chutes. Judge Fred W. Story of Chicago has decided this plan will be she most successful method. The ring-judging plan was used last year at the Chicago show. The first prize winners of each department will be grouped together, then the finest specimens of each department selected. The finest cat in the exhibit will be determined by elimination for the sweepstakes. The awarding of prizes is to take place this afternoon. The event will be followed by an informal reception at which the members of the Women's Press Club will be guests of honor.
A sensation was sprung yesterday afternoon when Miss Jessie Allsopp's cat, "Foxey Girl," disappeared. A handsome kennel had been arranged for the reception of this cat, but when ready to bring to the show, "Foxey Girl" proved herself properly rightful to the title and ran away. A search is being made, and the owner expects the cat will return home. The animal is worth $125. "Fritz," a blue-eyed white male, owned by Mrs. H. N. Mines, died yesterday morning. The cat had been listed in the first-class and was in good health last night. Mrs. Mines believes his death was due to nervousness. "Alvarado," the auto cat, gives demonstrations of his ability as a chauffeur. Mrs. Horace C. Montague, his owner, and Miss Jessie Price, who has several cats in the show, are to be hostesses at an informal reception and tea next week after the show closes. The affair will be novel, in that only he prize winners of the show their owners will b guests at "The Adobe," the home of Mrs. Montague. Charming favors will be given.
A new idea in the matter of decoration is shown in Mrs. J. A. Galbraith's display. "Tessie," a Royal Norton cat, is attired as a bride, and the kennel is arranged as a ceremony room. The color scheme is green and white, and an elaborate marriage bell is suspended from the wires of the box. "Dixie," Mrs. Lloyd Elliott's cat, shows noticeable markings. The animal's nose is very white and round black spot on one side is as large as a dime. "Kitskats," owned by Mrs. Cora Weston, was admired by the visitors last evening. This tortoiseshell cat has mothered forty-eight kittens, all of which she raised until old enough to wean. Mrs. Weston entered "Star Light" for Mrs. Mayme Goodrich, who owns. several cats. This will be the only one out for competition.
Many visitors to the show attended the opening day. Saturday afternoon a reception will be held, and a musical programme rendered. Among the distinguished visitors to- day will be Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wiklcox, who, with her husband, is touring Southern California. Mr. Wilcox visited the cat show yesterday and said: "This is the finest show I have, had the pleasure of visiting. We have had nothing in New York that was better."
Mr. Story. the judge from Chicago, paid the club a compliment, and said: "It's the finest show I've seen in the country. The social tone is of the highest order." He brought two sterling cups as prizes from the National Cat Club, with headquarters in Chicago.
"Lord Sylvester," the big silver Angora, an imported animal, has the most ribbons and prizes to his credit of any cat on exhibition. He won first prizes for six consecutive years in New York, and has won several cups. He is owned by Mrs. C.C. Parks of Montecito, but was entered by Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell. A new Kitten is exhibited by Miss Isabel Olmstead, who listed "King Charles Scotty," a brown-and-white animal, with exceptionally strong markings.
TABBIES NOW IN LIMELIGHT Los Angeles Herald, 13th December 1907
BENCH SHOW OPENS AT CHUTES PARK. LARGE LIST OF ENTRIES PLEASES PATRONS. All Classes, Ages and Sizes of Cats Compete for Prizes Offered. Beautiful Angoras on Exhibit
"This is the best cat show I have ever seen. Both in New York and Chicago I have judged bench shows, but never before have I seen so many or such handsome cats," said F. M. Story of Chicago, founder of the National Cat club of America, who, assisted by Dr. W. L. Young, is to judge for the second annual show of the Los Angeles National Cat club, which opened yesterday afternoon at Chutes park. There were about two hundred and sixty entries, all classes, ages and sorts of cats and kittens, each one out for one of the sixteen prizes, as well as numerous felines exhibited, but not competing. Among the latter class is Royal Norton, owned by Mrs. Leland Norton. Royal Norton, the most beautiful white angora cat In this country,!s valued at ten thousand dollars and has taken more prizes than any other cat.
By far the most beautiful animal on exhibition is Bengal, the tamed wild cat, owned by H. A. Stearns of Pasadena. Bengal occupies the most prominent place at the show, the center of the stage from which height he calmly and disdainfully overlooks the whole, in a dignified way allowing visitors to pet him. Another entry of especial interest is "Nig." "Nig," who is twenty years old, has no claim to a prize for beauty, but will be awarded a cozy basket as being the patriarch of the show. He is the mascot of the Owl drug store in this city, having been brought here by W. D. Kirkland in 1894. One of the most enthusiastic exhibitors is Mrs. J. W. Searle. Her "Coquette," a beautiful brown tabby, is the winner of three regular prizes and one special. "Brownie," "Coquette's" kitten, was close second to her mother at last year's show.
The cats are exhibited in long rows of pens, clean and well adapted for their feline majesties comfort. Almost every kitty has a silk or satin cushion to sleep on, some few even having the most elaborate pens. Among the latter is Susie, a blue tortoise, with her six tiny kittens. Her pen is draped in pale blue and a pretty white basket lined with blue satin is well filled with Susie's progeny. For the kitties to play with a big jumping jack has been provided. Col. Dunham rests in a tower of pale blue silk and smilax, and on the walls of the cage, tiny framed pictures are hanging, no doubt, to make the Colonel feel at home. Mrs. A. J. Gottschalk's "Beauty," a white angora, made a pretty picture, sleepily lying in a shell shaped basket lined with pink satin. "Buster Brown Baker" owned by Miss Ada Robilliard, is a well dressed cat. He is the proud possessor of a coat of yellow eiderdown, the same color as his fur, trimmed with pale blue satin and topaz heads. "Prince Bismarck" is ruler of a veritable rose and silver room. The walls and floor are covered with paper of a rose design, festooned with silver tinsel, he has a rose colored satin cushion and even had his play-things, a silver bell and a rubber ball, are fastened up with rose satin ribbons. Mrs. H. G. Mines' "Fritz" is exhibited in the most bedecked pen. The walls are covered with smilax, interwoven with white roses, and the pretty white animal was curled up beside an automobile shaped basket filled with violets.
A reception will be given this afternoon, the guests to be the members of the Southern California Woman's Press club. Tomorrow afternoon is to be society day and children's day as well. Receiving will be the officers of the club, the patronesses and a number of prominent women. Composing the committee will be H. A. Stearns of Pasadena, president of the club; Mrs. Leland Norton, first vice president; Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell, second vice president; H. G. A. Lovell, treasurer; Mrs. Ruby W. Searle, corresponding secretary; J. W. Searle, secretary; Mrs. H. A. Stearns, vice president for Pasadena, and Mrs. Jessie Reynolds, vice president for Hollywood. Patronesses will be Mrs. A. C. Harper, Madame Caroline Severance, Mrs. John W. Mitchell, Mrs. George Drake Ruddy, Mrs. John S. Mitchell, Mrs. Lloyd L. Elliott, Mrs. Pearl Adams Spaulding, Mrs. H. A. Stearns of Pasadena and Mrs. A. J. Galbraith. Others receiving will be Mesdames Francis Hayden, Collins, S. M. Sweet, Pearl Adams Spaulding, E. P. Carter, O. H. Burbridge, Florence Obell, Edwin Dunbar, W. B. Cauch of San Bernardino, Miss Alice Collins and Miss Mabel Telwyn of Santa Barbara.
The list of entries for this year includes:
Class 1 - White; Blue Eyes; Male
1 - Farringdon Laddie, Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell.
2 - Zal (not competing), Mrs. H. A. Stearns.
3 - Prince of Snowdown, Mrs. E. M. Coleman.
4 - Jethro Bass, Mrs. W, C. Smith.
5 - Wabi, Mrs. D. P. Shuler.
6 - Fritz, Mrs. H. G. Mines,
Class 2 - White; Yellow Eyes; Male
7 - Muffins, Mrs. A. F. Our.
8 - Teddy Mrs. Frank Rose.
9 - Royal Norton No. 1, 11 years old, not competing, Mrs. Leland Norton.
10 Mufins, Mrs. Pete Gately.
11 - Lord Lytton, Mrs. J. Cronenberger.
12 - Boy, Mrs. W. S. Cauch.
13 - Prince Chap, Mrs. H. L. Flash.
14 - Royal Buster, Mrs. F. A. Somers.
15 -Baby Eiger, Mrs. F. A. Somers,
16 - Hamsey, Mrs. N. Turley.
18 - -Mischief, Mrs. L. C. Plimpton.
19 - Bebe, Mrs. D. A. Rose.
20 - Cupid, Mrs. H. D. Requa.
20A - Prince Bismarck, Miss Collins.
Class 3 - White; Odd Byes; Male
21 - Duke, jr., Mrs.' D. A. Ross.
Class 4 - Whites Green Eyes; Male
22 - -Buster Brown, Mrs. W. S. Cauch.
23 - Jimmie Swinnerton, Mrs. W. S. Cauch.
24 - King Edward (alias Muggins). Miss Mabel Selwyn.
25 - Buster White, Mrs. C. D. Weston.
Class 5 - Black; Male
26 - Teddy Bear, Mrs. G. C. Johnson.
Class 6 - Blue; Male
27 - Capt. Billy, Mrs. T. H. Lowers.
28 - Barbe Bleue, Mrs. E. T. Kidwell.
29 - Peter Pan, Mrs. J. N. Fuiks.
30 - Laddie Adair, Mrs. W. C, Smith.
Class 7 - Red Tabby; Male
31 - Thyma, Miss Jessie Price.
32 - Jack London, Miss Jessie Price.
33 - Red Cloud, Mrs. Night W. Gale.
Class 9 - Cream Tabby; Male
34 - Farrington Nilo, Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell.
Class 10 - Fawn Tabby; Male
35 - Bobby, Miss Mabel Selwyn.
36 - Coca Cola, Mrs. J. M. Haff.
Class 12 Brown Tabby; Male
37 - Pierrot, M. C. Lewis.
38 - Bab Reynolds, Claude H. Reynolds.
39 - Fiesta, Mrs. H. G. Pollay.
Class 14 - Blue Tabby; Male
40 - Buster, Mrs. G. C, Johnson.
Class 16 - Masked Silver; Male
41 - Ch. Lord Sylvester (not competing), Mrs. C. C. Park.
Class 17 - Shaded Silver; Male
42 - Ch. Lord Lorin (not competing), Mrs. H. A. Stearns.
Class 19 - Black with White; Male
43 - Rabbi, Mrs. D. A. Ross.
44 - Pinto, Mrs. D. A. Ross.
46 - Lovey, Mrs. N. J. Fuiks.
Class 20 - White with Black; Male
46 - Kits, Mrs. D, A. Ross,
Class 22 - Red and White; Male
47 - Peter Pan, Mrs. Ethel Schrader.
Class 23 - Orange and White; Male
48 - Buster Brown Baker, Miss Ada Robilliard.
49 - Pierre, Miss H. A. Wood.
50 - Billy, Mrs. H. D. Requa.
Class 24 - Any Color and White; Male
51 - Foxy Quiller, Mrs. N. J. Fuiks.
52 - Tommy Stout, jr. Mrs. H. W. Terwilliger.
Class 27 - White; Blue Eyes; Female
53 - Priscilla, Mrs. B. T. Kidwell.
54 - Baby Blue Eyes, Dorothy Bailey
Class 28 - White; Yellow Eyes; Female
55 - Clifnere Plume, Miss L. A. Douglas.
56 - Tinker Bell, Miss H. L. Kimball.
57 - Royal Arbutus, Mrs. Jessie Reynolds.
58 - Beauty, Mrs. A. J. Gottschalk.
59 - Sissy, Mrs. E. R. Bradley.
60 - Beauty, Miss Lena Armbruster.
Class 20 - White; Odd Eyes; Female
61 - Angela, Miss H. L. Kimball.
62 - Dottie, Mrs. N. J. Fuiks.
63 - Fluffy Ruffles, Miss D. M. Houston.
64 - F luff, Mrs. M. B. Greenwood.
Class 80 - White; Green Eyes; Female
66 - Jully, Mrs. H. G. Pollay.
66 - Miss Muffet, Miss H. Wooster.
67 Bunting, Mrs. Alice Hannum.
Class 31 - Black; Female
68 - Chloe, Mrs Thayer.
69 - Kola, Mrs. E. T. Kidwell.
70 - Dinah, Mrs. G. C. Johnson.
71 - Susie, Mrs. G. C. Johnson.
Topsey, Mrs. G. C. Johnson.
72 - Miss Flip, Miss J. Gordon.
Class 32 - Blue; Female
73 - Lois, Mrs. F. A. Mansfield.
74 - Babe Allice, Mrs. C. D. Weston.
Class 33 - Red Tabby; Female
75 - Slippery Susan, Miss Jessie Price
Cross Currents, Miss Jessie Price.
76 - Tangerine, Miss Jessie Price.
Class 34 - Orange Tabby; Female
77 Juno, Mrs. C. C. Park.
78 - Buttercup, Miss Mabel Selwyn.
79 - Pouzie Lupin, Mrs. A. J. Bryant
80 - Jingle Bells, Mrs. R. S. Smith.
Class 87 - Tortoiseshell; Female
82 - Tordie, Mrs. J. M. Haff.
83 - Lady Bug, Mrs. R. S. Smith.
86 - Foxygirl, Miss Jessie Allsopp.
Class 38 - Tortoiseshell Tabby Female
86A - Lady Peeress, Mrs. G. W. Burrill.
87 - Farringdon Lady Babble, Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell.
Class 40 - Brown Tabby; Female
38 - Bo-Peep Reynolds, Claude and Grace Reynolds.
88 - Coquette, Mrs. J. W. Searle.
89 - Brownie, Mrs. J. W. Searle.
90 - Tootsie, Mrs. M. Conner.
91 - -Peggotty, Miss L. Wooster,
Class 41 - Silver Tabby; Female
92 - Laurie, Mrs. Thayer.
93 - Daphne; Miss L. Wooster.
Class 42 - Blue Tabby; Female
94 - Blue Belle, Mrs. Jessie Reynolds
Class 48 - Any Color Tabby; Female
95 - Lady Claudia, Mrs. C. H. White.
Class 44 - Chinchilla; Female
96 - Lady Babbie, Miss H. L. Kimball.
Class 45 - Shaded Silver; Female
97 - Lady Sylvia, Mrs. C. C. Park.
98 - Sylvia, Miss M. Y. Webster.
99 - Argent Dewdrop (not competing), Mrs. H. A. Stearns.
99A - Starlight, Mrs. Mayme Goodrich.
Class 47 - Black, with White; Female
100 - Gipsy Queen, Mrs. E. M. Baker.
101 - Miss Muffet, Mrs. H. A. Wood.
Class 48 - White, with Black; Female
102 - Cotton, Mrs. F. A. Mansfield.
Class 52 - Cream and White; Female
108 - Princess Royal of Clifnere, Miss L. Douglass.
Class 53 - Tortoiseshell and White; Female
9 - Tessie Norton (not competing), Mrs. Leland Norton.
Bangalore Norton, curly tail (not competing), Mrs. Leland Norton.
104 - Little Miss, Mrs. W. C. Smith.
Class 54 - Blue Tortoise and White; Female
105 - Mi Lady of Clifnere, Miss L. Douglas.
106 - Marjorie, Miss M. G. Knepper.
Class 55 - Brown Tabby and White; Female
107 - Kits Kat, Mrs. C. D. Weston.
Class S6 - Gray Tabby and White; Female
108 - Adonis, Mrs. W. C. Smith.
Class 57 - Any Color and White; Female
109 - Lady Babbie, Mrs. G. H. Wood.
Long Haired Neuters (Gelded Cats).
Class 58 - White
110 - -Binks, H. B. Crouch.
111 - Col. Dunham, Mrs. Edwin Dunham.
112 - Teddy, Mrs. E. B. Cassell.
113 - Ruffles, Mrs. J. A. Phelps.
114 - Tootsie, Mrs. E. H. Coane.
115 - Laddie, Mrs. F. A, Julian.
116 - Captain, Mrs. R. S. Smith.
Class 64 - Orange
117 Jinks, Mrs. A. B. Merrihew.
Class 66 - Fawn Tabby
118 - Farringdon Cherub, Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell.
Class 67 - Brown Tabby
119 - Chico, Mrs. F. A. Somers.
Class 72 - -Any Color with White
120 - Bonnie Blue Dalrymple, Miss M. Dalrymple.
121 Nemo (orange and white), Mrs. Rob Hawcroft.
122 - Dixie Elliott, Mrs. Lloyd Elliott.
123 - King Charles Scotty, Miss Isabel Olmstead.
124 - Sunny Jim, Mrs. K. A. Bourne.
125 - Omar Khayam, gray tabby and white, Mrs. J. W. Searle.
LONG-HAIRED CATS AND KITTENS
Class 73 - -White
126-Snowbali and three kittens, Mrs. J. M. Haff.
127 - Ladybird and kitten, Mrs. L. C. Plimpton.
128 - Lady Janet and four kittens, Mrs. E. E. Russell.
Class 74 - Any Solid Color
8 - Farrington Rance (tortoise) and seven kittens, Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell.
129 and 130 - Patricia (silver) and six kittens, Miss M. G. Knepper.
131 - Zasa (tortoise) and kittens, Mrs. F. A. Mansfield.
132 - Susia (blue tortoise) and kittens, Mrs. C. D. Weston.
Class 75 - Any Color and White
133 - Puss in Boots (blue and white) and three kittens, Mrs. Ed. Dunham.
KITTENS UNDER SIX MONTHS - LONG HAIRED
Class 77 - White
184 - Farringdon Rex Royal, Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell; Farringdon Royal Deuce, Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell; Farringdon Royal Bubbles, Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell.
185 - Billy Boy, Mrs. A. B. Merrihew; Togo, Mrs. A. B. Merrihew; Pam, Mrs. A. B. Merrihew.
186 - Lida, Mrs. F. A. Somers.
187 - Baby, Mrs. L. C. Plimpton.
188 - Duke, Mrs. H. G. Polley.
189 - Forget-me-not, Mrs. M. Farnsworth; Prince, Mrs. M. Farnsworth; Midget, Mrs. M. Farnsworth
140 Kittens (male and female), W. H. Juenger.
141 - Patience, Mrs. F. A. Mansfield.
Class 78 - Black
186 - Pluto, Mrs. J. A. Somers.
Class 79 - Blue
186 - Europa Mrs. F. A. Somers.
Class 80 - Orange Tabby
142 - Cupid Fawe, Mrs. C. C. Park; Psyche Fawe, Mrs. C. C. Park.
143 - Jethro Bass, Mrs. A. J. Bryant; Troubadour, Mrs. A. J. Bryant.
Class 83 - Silver Tabby
144 - Kitten Team, Mrs. W. S. Cauch.
145 - Kitten Brace, Mrs. W. S. Cauch.
144 - Kitty Stearns (not competing), Mrs. H. A. Stearns.
147 - Mimi, Mrs. Alec Hannum.
Class 84 - Smoke
148 - Black Prince, Mrs. W. C. Hendrick.
Class 85 - Any Other Color
149 - Priscilla Shell, Mrs. A. J. Bryant.
Class 86 - Any Color and White
150 - Kitty Stearns (not competing), Mrs. H. S. Stearns.
151 - Lady Peggy, Mrs. R. B. Sprague.
152 - Bright Eyes (tortoise and white), Fred Jecks.
Class 88 - -Manx Cats
163 - Farringdon Punch, Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell.
154 - Farringdon Judy, Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell.
Class 89 - Tame Wild Cat
Bengal, Mrs. H. A. Stearns.
SHORT-HAIRED CATS
Class 90 - Black; Male
156 - Toodles, Mrs. R. R. Simpson.
Class 92 - Blue; Male
156 - Buster Blue, Miss Florence Walls.
Class 93 - Silver Tabby; Neuter
167 - Jerry W., Mrs. Arthur Wright.
Class 95 - Brown Tabby; Male
158 - Buster, Mrs. C. W. Tilden.
159 - Tommy Tucker, Mrs. W. C. Eichner.
Class 98 - Any Color and White; Male
160 - Tom, Mrs. W. H. Crowther.
161 - Buster (blue and white), Mrs. R. A. Gardner.
Class 107 - Any Color and White; Female
162 - Butterball, Mrs. L. C. Plimpton.
Class 109 - Tortoiseshell and White
163 - Little Miss C., Esther Cornell.
Class 110 - Any Other Color; Neuters
164 - Sweetheart, blue, Mrs. M. Donnellon.
165 - Choppie, yellow, Mrs. T. H. Lowers.
166 - Pony K., white, Miss Ruth Kimball.
167 - Snowball, Mrs. M. Green.
168 - Pedro, white, Mrs. Bates.
Class 111 - -Any Color and White; Neuter
169 - St. Elmo, O. F. Mutlen.
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION
26A - Prince Royal, black male, Mrs. Oberfell.
52A - Buster Brown, blue and white male, Mrs. Oberfell.
74A - Dolly Grey, blue, female, Mrs. Oberfell -
147A - Lord Lynn, silver tabby, kitten; Grover, silver tabby, kitten; Cupid, silver tabby, kitten, Mrs. Oberfell.
33A - Rags, orange tabby, male, Mrs. A. M. Young.
125A - Teddy the Dude, chinchilla and white, neuter, Mrs. B. Dyer.
155A - Nicodemus, black, short haired, male, Mrs. P. Cunningham.
73A - Lady Jane Grey, blue, female, Miss Edna Jones.
74A - Blue Blossom, blue, female, Mrs. Baverstock.
109A - Beauty, blue and white, female, Mrs. Baverstock.
136A - Robin Gray, blue and white, male; Mascot Jr., black, male; Fluffy Ruffles, black male, Mrs. Baverstock.
LIST OF PRIZES
Silver Challenge Cup - Highest Scoring Made in Show
Silver cup, E. Gerson, smallest kitten in show.
Silver cup, S. B. Balley, cat with largest tail.
Silver cup, Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell, best yellow-eyed male.
Silver cup, H. B. Crouch, best black male.
Silver cup, J. Donovan, best red tabby male.
Silver cup, W. H. Hoegee company, best blue female.
Silver cup, Brock & Feagans, best white male, blue eyes.
Silver cup, H. J. Whitley, cat of five years or under that has raised most kittens, according to years.
Silver cup, Brigden & Pederson, best black female.
Silver cup, Rittigstein, best orange tabby female.
Silver cup Luckenbach & Co., largest exhibit from one kennel.
Silver cup, Montgomery Bros., best brown tabby male.
Silver cup, J. Abramson, best white female, yellow eyes.
Silver cup, Mrs. Neva Strauss, best blue male.
Silver cup, O. L. Wuerker, best blue tabby female.
Silver cup, Pacific Outlook, best tortoiseshell.
Silver cup, Pasadena cup, best white male, green eyes.
Silver cup, Diamond Palace, best solid color s. h. neuter.
Stein, Owl Drug company, best brown tabby female.:
Drawnwor centerpiece, Mrs. Ed. Dunham, best fawn tabby neuter.
Cup and saucer, Mrs. Rogers Stone, best l. h. black neuter.
Handkerchief, Beeman & Hendee, best shaded sliver female.
Weathercd Oak Rocker, Lyon-McKinnie-Smith, best exhibit from San Bernardino.
Pennant, Dyas-Cline company, wild cat, "Bengal."
Handkerchief, M. M. Myers, best Chinchilla female.
Hand-painted vase, Mrs. E. P. Carter, best shaded silver tabby neuter.
Hand-painted pin tray, Mrs. E. P. Carter, best white neuter, yellow eyes.
Order Box Candy, Fosgate & Rees, best tortoiseshell tabby.
Picture, Sanborn, Vail & Co., cat that wins challenge cup.
Hand-painted Drum Head, Mrs. Eugene Buker, best blue kitten.
Burnt photo frame, Mrs. Eugene Buker, best black kitten.
Silver envelope opener, Mrs. Eugene Buker, not designated.
Decorated cake plate, Miss Robilliard, best cream and white male.
Silver paper knife, Miss Robilliard, best silver kitten.
China, Mrs. Humphrey, best odd-eyed white neuter. .
Leather book ends, Miss L. A. Douglas, second best litter l. h. kittens.
Electric lamp, Pease Bros., on Royal Norton.;
Vase, Parmelee-Dohrmann company, Lord Lorin.
Music roll, Southern California Music company, red tabby female.
Handkerchief case, Ville de Paris, best cat from Santa Barbara.
Box of cigars, Pitcher Bros., best white neuter, yellow eyes.
Five dollars pair shoes, Weatherby-Kayser, Sweetheart Donnellon.
Handkerchief case, Blackstone company, best smoke kitten, male.
Plate rack, Barker Bros., best pair Manx cats.
Opera bag, Marshutz Optical company, orange tabby kitten. .
Cut glass dish, Mrs. Leland Norton, best white neuter from Royal Norton.
Belt pin, S. Simmons, not designated.
Belt buckle, Boston Store, best litter l. h. kittens under three months.
Bottle perfume, Dean Drug company, black, with white male.
Order Box Candy, Jeyne company, best white kitten.
Nut and salad bowl, Vollmer company, best orange and white male.
Breast pin, Phillips, not designated.
Cup and saucer, Tientsin Bazaar company, not designated.
Brass bell, Grimes-Strassforth company, black with white female.
Fern, Germain Seed company, best silver tabby female.
Order $5 shoes, C. H. Baker, on Little Miss C.
Order hat or ties, C. C. Desmond, best fawn tabby male.
Fern (order), Borden Floral company, best blue and white female and kittens.
Five dollars in cash, Col. Dunham, white kitten, "Col. Rowdy."'
Piano scarf, F. B. Long company, best tortoiseshell and white female.
Leather bag, J. R. Lane company, pair marked kittens from Pasadena.
Fern basket, G. J. Mackinga & Co., best l. h. white female kitten.
Cut glass dish, Mrs. Dyer, best white male kitten.
Silver Card tray, Fleming Optical company, odd-eyed white female.
Leather hand bag, T. L. Caroe, for Zal.
Order Box Candy, L. J. Christopher, white, green-eyed female.
Doilies, Mrs. E. Dunham, not desigated.
Mexican serape, Mrs. E. Dunham, on Royal Norton.
Comb, T. B. Clark, on Col. Dunham.
Cut glass dish, Mrs. J. Reynolds, best litter kittens sired by Bab.
Six cut glass knife rests, Mrs. J. ReynoIds, best s. h. blue male.
Dish, Mrs. L. Norton, best pair brown tabbies from Hollywood.
Jade hatpin, Mrs. L. Norton, best year-old Royal daughter.
Painted dish, Mrs. L. Norton, best five-months daughter of Royal.
Painted dish, Mrs. L. Norton, not designated.
Belt buckle, Mrs. L. Norton, Bonnie blue Dalrymple.
BARBE BLEU IS BEST CAT. WINS MOST PERFECT POINTS IN CHUTES PARK SHOW. ALL ENTRIES JUDGED, BUT FINAL AWARDS UNDECIDED. CLOSE COMPETITION BETWEEN DUNHAM AND TOOTSIE The Los Angeles Times, 14th December 1907
Barbe Bleu, owned by Mrs. E.T. Kidwell, is the highest scoring cat in the show of the Los Angeles National Cat Club at Chutes Park. He is a blue male and has the highest number of perfect points of those judged. Judge Fred W. Story of Chicago, assisted by Mrs E.T. Kidwell of Washington and Mrs Story of Chicago, judge every cat entered in the show, yesterday. The judging in the final classes and special wards is to be completed today.
In the class of white neuters, Col. Dunham, Jr. was awarded the first place, and Tootsie, owned by Mrs E.H. Coane, was a very close second. Mr. Story said he had never had to decide between two cats have so many equal points. The Colonel was the finer and best furnished. The eyes and head of Tootsie were better than those of the Colonel. The ring judging system used was perfectly conducted. All the results were obtainable within an hour after the cards had been made out. The women who had charge of the kitten and short-hair classes were not able to make a report of their decisions last night. Another day will be devoted to these classes.
Another first-prize winner, Teddy the Dude, owned by Mrs B. Dyer, recently from Denver, Colo., belongs to the class of silvers. A birthday anniversary celebration was held for the cat yesterday afternoon. He is an unusually fine specimen fifteen months old. His parents were imported Persians; the sire was "Togo," the famous orange cat of Denver. "Teddy" won the second prize in the Denver cat show in February. Mrs H.G.A. Lovell's Lady Babbie, tortoiseshell tabby, was a first prize winner. The cat has many fine points and was one of two specimens shown. Blue Bell, the beautiful blue kitten owned by Mrs Grace Reynolds, was a first-prize winner. Mrs N.J. Fuiks, who had a large number of cats in the show, lives upon a ranch at Rivera. She showed some of the best cats present. The are healthy and in fine condition. She attributes this to the fact that she keeps the cats out of doors. Her cat are great hunters, catching rabbits and other game daily.
This afternoon an informal reception will be held and the distribution of prizes will be featured. The prize kittens and short-hair cats will be grouped also. Many of the famous Los Angeles cats, notably Royal Norton, Lord Loren, Lord Sylvester, Lord Lytton and others, were not in the competing list, being benched merely for exhibition. A new precedent has been established in the matter of tortoiseshells. This specimen of the feline family is the most difficult to breed well. The cats of that class this year show decided improvement. There is a possibility the show will be held a day or two longer, since the companies attending each day have been very large and enthusiastic.
Among the visitors to the show yesterday were several representatives from the California Business Women's Association and from the Woman's Press Club. The Southern California Cat Club was well represented, and two of its prominent women, Mrs J.C. Girton and her daughter-in-law, were greeting many of their friends. In the morning several well-known San Francisco people were in attendance. The cat which survived the San Francisco disaster occupies a kennel at the foot of the platform. "Snowball" was buried for three days under a pile of debris and after a search by his owner, Mrs M. Green, was rescued. The cat was carried about in a skirt for protection for some time, until the Greens came to Los Angeles.
The awards made yesterday are:
White, blue eyes, male Farringdon Laddie, Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell, first; Prince of Snowdown, Mrs. E. M. Coleman, second; Jethro Bass, Mrs. W. C. Smith, third; six entries.
White, yellow eyes, male - Royal Buster, Mrs. F. A. Somers, first; Baby Eiger, Mrs. F. A. Somers, second; Prince Chap, Mrs. H. L. Flash, third; Hamsey, Mrs. N. Turley, fourth; fourteen entries.
White, odd eyes, male - Duke, Jr., Mrs. D. A. Ross, one entry.
Black male - Teddy Bear, Mrs. G. C. Johnson, first.
Blue, male - Barbe Bleue, Mrs. E.T. Kidwell, first and highest score in the show; Peter Pan, Mrs. J. N. Fuiks, second; Laddie Adair, Mrs. W. C. Smith, third; four entries.
Red tabby, male - Rags, Mrs. A. M. Young, first; Red Cloud, Mrs. N. W. Gale, second; Thyma, Miss Jessie Price, third; four entries.
Cream tabby, male - Farringdon Nilo, Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell.
Fawn tabby, male - Bobby, Miss Mabel Sewyn first; Coca Cola, Mrs. J. M. Haff, second; two entries.
Brown tabby - Fiesta, Mrs. H. G. Pollay, first; Pierrot, M. C. Lewis, second; three entries.
Blue tabby - Bruiser, Mrs. G. C. Johnson.
Black and white - Rabbi, Mrs. D. A. Ross, first; lovey, Mrs. N. J. Fuiks, second; Pinto, Mrs. D.A. Ross, third.
White and black Kits, Mrs. D.A. Ross first.
Red and white Peter Pan, Mrs. Ethel Schrader, first.
Orange and white Billy, Mrs. H. D. Requa, first, Buster Brown Baker, Miss Ada Robilliard, second; Pierre, Mrs. H. A. Wood, third; three entries.
Any color and white Tommy Stout, Mrs. H.W. Terlwilliger, first; Foxey Quiller, Mrs N.J. Fuiks, second.
White, blue eyes Baby Blue Eyes, Dorothy Bailey, first; Priscilla, Mrs. E. T. Kidwell, second; two entries.
White, yellow eye Clifnere Plume, Miss L.A. Douglass, first; beauty, Miss Armbruster, third; six entries.
White, odd eyes Fluffy Ruffles, Mrs. D.M. Houston, first; Angela, Miss Kimball, second; Dottie, Mrs. N.J. Fuiks, third; four entries.
White, green eyes Julie, Mrs. H.G. Pollay, first; 65A, second; Miss Muffet, Miss H. Wooster, third; four entries.
Black, female Miss Flip, Miss J. Gordon, first; Kola, Mrs. E.T. Kidwell, second; Dinah, Mrs. G.C. Johnson, third; six entries.
Blue female Lady Jane Gray, Miss Edna Jones, first; Lois, Mrs. F. A. Mansfield, second; Baby Alice, Mrs. C. D. Weston, third; three entries.
Red Tabby - Cross Currents, Miss Price, first; Tangerine, Miss Price, second; Slippery Susan, Miss Price, third; three entries.
Tortoiseshell - Lady Bug, Mrs, R. S. Smith, first; Tordie, Mrs. J. M. Haff, second; three entries.
Tri-color - Farringdon Lady Babbie, Mrs. H. G. A. Lovell, first; Lady Peeress, Mrs. G. W. Burrill, second; two entries.
Brown tabby - Brownie, Mrs. J. W. Searle, first; Coquette, Mrs. J. W. Searle, second; Tootsie, Mrs. M. Conner, third; five entries.
Silver tabby - Daphne, Miss L. Wooster, first; Laurie, Mrs. Thayer, second.
Blue tabby - Blue Bell, Mrs. Jrssie Reynolds, first.
Any color tabby - Lady Claudia, Mrs. C. H, White, first.
Chinchilla - Lady Babbie, Mrs. H. L. Kimball, first.
Angora silver tabby - Silvia, Miss M. L. Webster, first.
Shaded silver - Star Light, Miss Mayme Goodrich, first; Lady Sylvia, Mrs. C. C. Park, second.
Black and white - Gypsie Queen, Mrs. E. M. Baker, first; Miss Muffet, Mrs. H. A. Wood. second.
White, with black - Cotton, Mrs. F. A. Mansfield.
Cream and white - Princess Royal of Clifnere, Miss Doulias.
Tortoiseshell and white - Little Miss, Mrs. W. C. Smith, first; three entries.
Blue tortoise and white Mi Lady of Clifnere, Miss Douglas, first; Marjorie, Miss M. G. Knepper, second.
Brown and white tabby- Kits Kat, Mrs. C.D. Weston, first.
Gray tabby and whiteAdonis, Mrs. W, C. Smith, first.
Any color and white - Lady Babbie, Mrs. G. H. Wood.
Long-haired neuters
White Colonel Dunham, Jr., Mrs. Ed Dunham, first; Tootsie, Mrs. E. H. Coane, second; Ruffles, Mrs. J. A. Phelps, third; Laddie, Mrs. F. A. Julian, fourth; seven entries.
Orange - Jinks, Mrs. A. B. Merrihew, first.
Fawn tabby - Farringdon Cherub, Mrs. Lovell, first.
Brown tabby - Chico, Mrs. F. A. Somers.
Any color with white - Teddy the Dude, Mrs, B. Dyer, first; Nemo, Mrs. Robert Hawcroft, second; King Charles Scotty, Miss Olmstead, and Bonnie Blue, Miss Dalrymple, both third; seven entries.
White long hairs, with kittens - Results depend upon the average scores, not yet computed.
Any color and white - Puss in Boots, Mrs. Ed Dunham, first.
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THE CAT SHOW ALSO OPENED TODAY. The Los Angeles Herald, September 2nd, 1908.
Many fine animals are entered, an interesting one being an Australian cat which was washed overboard in the Golden Gate, San Francisco, and was rescued by Mrs. J. J. Osmar of Long Beach, after the cat swam a mile, Mrs. Leland Norton of Los Angeles is to judge all the cats.
CAT AND POULTRY SHOWS Los Angeles Herald, September 4th, 1908.
The cat and poultry shows continue to attract good crowds daily. The following were the awards in the cat show as made by Mrs. Leland Norton of Los Angeles, the judge:
Long haired class - First white male and female, Miss Old; first cream male, second orange tabby and first blue and white female, Mrs. Chene; first and third orange tabby males, and first orange tabby female, Mrs. J.D. Mercer; first white gelding, Mrs. Rov Carr; first red and white gelding, Mrs. Kate Bourne.
Short-haired class - First, novelty class, Australian cat, Mrs. J. J. Osmer: first tabby and white, Mrs. A. Fenner. All the exhibitors except Mrs. Mercer, who is from Los Angeles, are Long Beach women.
ARISTOCRATIC CATS WORTH THOUSANDS Oakland Tribune, October 17, 1908
PACIFIC GROVE - Ten thousand dollars worth of cats are contending for honors and cups at the first annual show of the Del Monte Cat Club, of which Miss Gertrude Blaine is superintendent. Mrs. Leland Norton will judge the cats, which are of every breed, color, age, size and price, some Persians or Angoras, running up to the value of $500, and one enormous white gelding weighing 26 pounds. Another animal of proud pedigree is Princess Victoria, with a litter of five kittens, sired by Otto Bey, winner of twenty-one prize medals in England. The principal exhibitors are women from San Francisco. Los Angeles, San Jose and Watsonville, and today the animals will be put through their various tricks and paces.
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[1909] PSYCHE GETS CHALLENGE CUP PRIZE. CAT BELONGING TO DR AVERY IS CHAMPION OF LOS ANGELES SHOW. Oxnard Courier, December 10, 1909.
Wins Many Ribbons and Championship Ribbon, Having More Than Necessary Ten Points.
When the cat show of the Los Angeles Cat Club came to an end Saturday, it was discovered that "Psyche," the handsome tortoiseshell cat belonging to Dr. Avery, had carried off the championship ribbon of the show, being winner of the handsome challenge cup and of half a dozen ribbons for various special qualifications. The news came as a surprise to Dr. Avery, who hardly expected that the cat would get more than the three prizes originally bestowed upon it, but at the final inspection the committee in charge donated all sorts of prizes to it and before the show was over the cat had the ten points and more than are necessary in order to become, a prize winning cat.
Already the fame of the cat has spread about and yesterday the doctor was in receipt of a telegram asking him to enter the cat in the big show that comes off in San Francisco in the near future. Dr. Avery will not go to the trouble of taking the animal north, however, having won many more prizes than he expected at this show. He will take "Psyche" down to Los Angeles and enter him against the record breaking cat, "King Cupid," at a show that will be held in Los Angeles in the near future, and according to some reports his cat has a good chance to wrest the championship from the present prize winner. "King Cupid" has won more championships in this state than any other cat ever did, but the doctor believes that his cat will make the other one look sick - maybe. "Psyche" is an extraordinary handsome feline of many colored fur and big lustrous, opalescent eyes, and a peculiar pug nose like that of a pug dog. It also possesses quite short legs and a short but very furry tail. These two latter qualities and his unusual pug nose won for him special ribbons.
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SOUTHLAND TO SHOW CATS OF HIGH DEGREE Los Angeles Herald, December 4, 1910
Preparations have been completed for the fifth annual show of the Los Angeles Cat club in Pantages theater building December 8, 9 and 10. Perhaps one of the most conspicuous features will he the number of exhibitors from Pasadena, Lamanda Park, Ocean Park, Glendale, San Bernardino, Playa del Rey, Monrovia, Alhambra, Santa Barbara, Eagle Rock, Santa Ana, Whittier, San Diego and Long Beach.
Among the exhibitors will be Mrs. John D. Mercer, Mrs. J. Troelick. Mrs. Zoe B. Fuller. Miss V. L. Franklin, Mrs. E. M. Gaylord, Mrs. Grace M. Gaylord, Mrs. R. Gromes, Mrs. J. E. Gorham. Mrs. J. C. Girton, Miss Claribel Henderson, Mrs. A. W. Hazen, Mrs. Barnard A. Henke, Mrs. G. Hackley, Miss E. K. Harrlson. Mrs. J. S Hendrickson, Mrs. J. B. Jarrett, Mrs. Colcock Jones, Miss Catherine Jasper, Mrs. C. A. King, Mrs. J. V. Kissinger. Mrs. H. L. Kimball, Mrs. M. E. Lombard, Mrs. A. F. Miller, Mrs. A. M. Moore and Mrs. A. B. Merihew.
Among the delegates to the show will be the officers of the Western Cat association, H. A, Stearns, Pasadena, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. E. T. Kidwell of Los Angeles, recorder; Dr. G. H. Hindley, Carpinteria. Mrs. Selmyn and Miss Webster will be the delegates from the Santa Barbara Cat club.
The Los Angeles Cat club has been especially fortunate in the beautiful challenge cups and special prizes offered in this show, which will be one of the most artistic ever held in the west. Among the cups are that of the Los Angeles Cat club for the best long haired cat: the "S.B." cup for the best orange cat; the Kidwell cup for the best brown tabby; the C.C. Park cup for a blue-eyed white male; the Stearns cup for a blue, the Moore cup for an orange tabby, the Hendrickson cup for a golden-eyed white, the Flemming cup for a tortoise-shell, by Mrs. Leland Norton for Col. Dunham in memory of Miss Frances Willard's famous "Toots," the temperance cat, and the Kola memorial for a black female,
The officers of the Los Angeles Cat club are: President, Mrs. E. T. Kidwell; vice presidents, Mesdames J. S. Hendrickson, C. C. Park and E. P. Carter; secretary, Mrs. J. D. Mercer; treasurer, M. A. Dyer; directors. HT. A. Stearns and Mrs. E. T. Kidwell. The show manager is Mrs C. D. Weston: judge, Mrs. C. E. S. de Blin; and Mrs. F. T. Carroll is chairman of the catalogue and premium committee.
ARISTOCRATS OF CATDOM TO BE AWARDED PRIZES TODAY. DESCENDANTS OF ROYAL PETS VIE FOR HONORS
Beribboned feline aristocrats purred on their embroidered cushions yesterday and whiled away the time of the fifth annual exhibit of the Los Angeles Cat club in the Pantages theater building, in South Broadway. Unruffled by the close scrutiny of the silken-clad judges as they rustled past the cages of the descendants of Persian cat nobility, some of whose forebears may have romped at the feet of the favorite wives of the sultans of long ago, these cats, who come from luxurious homes throughout Los Angeles and its suburbs, and have never known what it is to squabble over the back fence for chicken bones, took everything calmly, as becomes the social elect.
Today will mark the decision of the cat show judges, and among the members of the club, many of them wives of business men, there is much speculation as to just whose cat is to be crowned the victor. There are big cats and small cats, plump cats and thin cats, cats with bushy tails and cats with no tails, some cats with yellow eyes and other cats with green eyes in fact, all kinds of cats. The feature of today will be the raffling of "Herald," a white Angora, of lengthy pedigree, the property of the club and the cat that is to help bear some of the expenses of the show. "Herald" was named after this newspaper to make him a ready seller and already has placed to the credit of the club more than a hundred dollars in the sale of tickets. He was at one time owned by Mrs. John D. Mercer.
There is much rivalry as to whose cat is going to be the winner of a handsome collection of silver trophies held by champions. Royal Marcus, Persian Angora, son of Champions Marcus II and Muffet III and sole descendant of the famous Royal Norton, only son of Britain, pet of the late King Edward, is conceded by many to be the winner of the winners. He is the property and pet of Miss Dorothy Batchen, a popular young society woman of Los Angeles. Farrington Cherub, owned by Mrs. H. T. A. Lovell and a champion, is also a candidate for high honors. Cherub is the holder of many ribbons and was a feature of the show last year. The unexpected advent of Royal Marcus into the silver cup arena, however, has added interest to the contest.
Gold de Ophir, owned by Mrs. G. H. Connaugh of Glendale; Withaven Stirling, owned by Mrs. W. C. Whittenberger, and Abdul Aziz, imported from Persia by Mrs. J. L. Flnan, are rivals of Royal Marcus and Farringdon Cherub.
The cat show will remain open today and close tomorrow night. It is being held under Western Cat association rules.
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