EXHIBITION OF CATS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 240, 4 July 1919, Page 3

EXHIBITION OF CATS

FINE DISPLAY OF PETS.

In connection with tic Poultry Show there was yesterdtiy e very fine display of Chinchilla, Persian, Manx, and Maltese eats, in all the colours peculiar to (he cat family. Mrs. M. L. Bushby secured thfa championship and several special prizes with .1 very handsome Chinchilla male, the price of this cat fi.?urinpf in the catalogue' at ,£IOO. There were between eighty and ninety cats and kittens 011 exhibition, and tliero was a very fair attendance to see the pets. The 'prize-winners were as follow— Chinchilla male (over 12 months)--M re. M. L. Bushby 1, three specials, and championship. Mrs. Bushby also secured second place with another eat. Chinchilla female (over 12 months)— Mrs. 11. L. Bushby, 1, 2 and 3, and special. Smoke male (over 12 months)— Mrs. -M. U. Lowfl. 1 and special; Miss Williams, 2. Smoke female (over 12 months)— Mrs. A. Masci, 1; Mrs. A. E. Peterson, 2. Smoke kitten, -Mrs. E. M. Phillips, 1 and 2. Blue, male (over 12 -months)— Mrs. A. E. Peterson. Blue, female—Mrs. A. Mason. Blue kitten-Mrs. E. M. Phillips, V. Biack. male (over 12 months)—-Mrs. 'Winter;- 1. Black. female-Mrs. A. Mason, 1; Mrs. E. Bernasconi, 2. White, male (over 12 months)—Madame Mueller. 1. AVliite, fe-males-Mrs. A. E. Peterson, 1 and 2 and 2 specials; Mrs. Hill Beckett, 3. Tubby, brown and fawn, male (over 12 months)— Mrs. A. E. Peterson, I. Tabby, female —Mrs. E. Bernn.sconi. 1; Mrs. A. ICearns, 2; Mrs. A. E. Peterson, 3. Tabby kitten (over I months)—Mies L. Fearn, 1 and special. Kitten (under 4 months)— Airs. A. E. Peterson, 1. Tabby, eilver or grey, male (over 12 months)—E. Cook, 1 i.nd special; lire. Hill Beckett, 2. Female— B. Kelly, 1 and special; Mrs. A. E. Peterson, 2; Mrs. A. Kearns, 3. Kitten '(over i months)— J. Rowe. 1; Mrs. New, 2; Mrs. Latimer, 3. Persian, any colour (over 12 months)—Madamo Mueller, 1 and special. Persian '(under 12 and over G months)—L. G. Brown, I and special; Mrs. G. R. Burch, 2; Mrs. New, 3. Persian kitten (under G and over i months)— Mrs. M. L. Bushfrr, 1; Mrs. A. Kearns, 2. Chinchilla Neuter smoke—Miss Nora Stock, 1; Mm. E. C. Hall, 2; Mrs. A. E. Peterson, 3., Neuter, blue—Mrs. A. Mason, 1 and /special; Mrs. Bakov, 2. Neuter v any othfr colour—Mrs. F. Moxham, 1 and 3 specials; Sirs. M. L. Bushby, 2; Mrs. MacEwan, 3. Li.ffht ninjo (over 6and under 12 months)— Mrs. M. L. Bushby, 1 and special. Dark male— Mrs. E. Bernasconi, 1 and 2 specials; Mrs. A, Mason, 2. Beet pair (male and female)— Mrs. M. L. Bushby, 1 and special. Best brace kittens—Mrs. New, 1 and special and 3; Mrs. A. E. Peterson,'2. Shorthaired dark tabby—Mrs. Burkett, 1. Block, tabby—Mrs. Lee, 1. Tortoiseshell—Mr. It-owe, 1 and 2. Any other variety—Mrs. .J. Snow, 1. Any variety, Neuter cat—Miss Hopkins, 1 and special; Mi's. Fuhrmaun, 2; Miss Leckie, 3. Mans, male or female—Mrs. Griffin, 1 anil four specials; Mrs. Winter, 2. Children's doss, any variety of cat—Mrs. Lutimer, 1; J. Snow, 2.

The show will be open to-day until 9 p.m.