POULTRY CLUB'S SHOW.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18408, 15 June 1925, Page 8

POULTRY CLUB'S SHOW.

THE CAT CLASSES

The Christchurch Poultry, Pi'scon, and Canary Club's annual show' was concluded on Saturday, when the • awards were made in the' cat classes. The . judge, Mr F. .Bisgs, expressed satisfaction at the 6ata exhibited, and staled that in ,several in?lanc;s hs had. difficulty in making a final selection. Because, of Ihe distemper, the exhibits in fho kitten 'cia63cs were not up to standard, • butat the-sarne time some splendid animals, were entered. The following • special awards were made:— ... Club cui> ■ for the best Persian cat in the show—Mrs-A. • .W. MacGillivray. Special for lest-blue. Persian male—Mrs A. L. Fioekhart. . . Club cup for the best male cat' in the show—Mrs'A. Arno'.d. ' '• South Island championship for male other than smoke, blue, black, or tabby—Mrs D. C. Cooper. . Special for best silver or grey tn'jby female over twelve months—M. W. Hawkins. ■'.■'/• Club cup for b?st Persian kitten in the show—Mrs T. Johnson. Special , for best, short-haired cat in the show—Mrs J. Turnpenny. The following wore the awards in tho cat classes, the -number of entries b.urjsr given in parentheses in each caec: —. J Persian, open c-lasfcs—Chinchi li, male, over 12 months (1): Mrs R. Gudscll 1. F.;malo (4): 'Mrs'P. S. Jones 1, Miss M.' Keith "Mrs A. W. McGillivray .1. Male, under 12 months (2): Mis.W. Y.'akcfieid ].. Shaded silver,-over 12 mouths (1): Mrs A. \Y. MacGillivray I.'' Female (S): Miss Vera Duncan 1, Mrs T. Johnson 2, Mrs A. M. Kingsbury 3. Smoke, male, over 12-months (1): Mrs C. Howe 1. Female (2): Mrs A. \V. MacGillivray 1. Blue, male, over 12months (o):"Mrs.-A. L- Flockhart 1. Mrs A. W. MacG'i'livrav'2, Miss A. Roberts 3. Female ('I): Mrs A. \V. .MacGillivray 1, Miss A. Robert* 2,'j, His'op 3. Male, under 12 months (I)" Miss It. IVright 3. Black, male, und:r 12 months. (I): Mrs M. J. Bcdwell I. Tabbv, 'brown, male, over 12 months (1):' Mrs A. W. MacGillivray 1. Fcma!e (1): Mrs F. S. Jones 1. Male, Tinder 12 months (1): M-s A.'W- MacGillivray 1. Silver'or grey, We, over 12 months (2): Mrs A. Arnold 1, Mrs F. S. Jones 2. Female (4): M. ••'W.Hawkins 1. Mrs A. L. Flpckbait 2. Mrs A. W MaftGillivrav ". Female, under 12 inonthe . (1): Harold Coslley 1. Persian, anv ether coldur, male, over 12 months (i): Mrs F. "W. PrcstidßC 1, Mrs A L. Flockhart 2. Female, over 12 nion lis (])• Mrs- A. L. Flockhart 1. Male, under 12 niontha (2): Mrs D. C. (Wer 1. Mra 11- Gndsell 2. Matched pair for -hroedins* (2): Mrs F. .S. Jones 1, Mrs A\ L. Flockhart 2. .. . Center Persians—B.ue or smrke (..): Miss M. Saxby 1, S. G. Ma'lard 2, M. ■\V. Hawkins 3. Black (2): Miss M. Burmistor 1, Mrs A. L. Klcckhart i. Silver or groy tabby (1): Mrs A. Arnold 1. Any other colour (1): Mrs E. Robins: n 1. Persian kittens, six months or under dark coloured female (I): Mrs A. W. Mac-. Gillivrav 1. LipM coloured male (1): MrV T Johnson 1 and 2. Mirs N. Curwcn 3. Female (2): Mrs F. W. Prcstidße 1, Mrs A. M. Kinsrsbury 2. Four months cr under, dark coloured male (1): Mrs A.W. MocGi'livrav 1. Lisbt coloured male (1): L. J Moore 1. Light coloured female (li: B. W. Wc?;erman 1. Two months or under male or female (3).: Mis M. Moss 1 and 2.' Mrs A. W. MacCrillivray 3. Short-hair cats, dark tabby (2): Miss vj Dick 1, C. Carpenter 2. 81-.-clc ■ (2): Mrs J. Turnwrnnv 1. Miss Amy Howes 2. Tortoiseshell "and white (1): Misi M. ThomFon 1 French (2): Miss Betty Bennett 1. Manx (3): Mrs J. Co well 1 and 2, Mrs A. M. Kingsburv 3. • Anv other variety (1): Mrs R. Purden 1. Largest cat (3): Mr s A. Arnold. Children's Classes. Pet anv co'.our, Persian, over twelve months (s\: Stewart Smith 1 and fcp na., Shona Burrows 2, Many liowc-B.- tnajr twelve months (T): Maisie Lawson 1, V. .u----nio Sinclair 2, Ernest A. Mitcklow 3 An/ co'.our short-haired, over twelve months (i: Itobert Ovcrend 1 and s-pcc:a., Willw liobcrts 2, Reynolds Tomkina 3. Under twelve months U)': G. CaropUll 1.