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classes readily find purchasers at remunerative prices, and 

 I know of many persons, of both sexes, who keep well- 

 filled catteries to supply the demand created by the 

 shows. 



In the early days, I should say long-haired cats were 

 decidedly in the minority, but for some years past I 

 expect for exhibition purposes more of the long-haired 

 have been bred than of the short-haired. 



I have usually kept a good many of both sorts, and 

 have taken some hundreds of prizes with them, but I 

 think I have had the best specimens, and taken the highest 

 honours, in the short-haired division. 



As my readers will mostly be aware, there are not 

 quite so many colour subdivisions in the Long Hairs 

 as in the Short Hairs, and each have their supporters, 

 although some fanciers, like myself, keep both varieties. 



In Long Hairs, after the main colours Black, 

 White, Blue and Smoke there are the Tabbies, Chin- 

 chillas, Creams and Tortoiseshells ; any others than those 

 named generally come into the category of Any Other 

 Variety. 



But in the Short Hairs, at large shows there are often 

 classes for Blacks, Whites, Blues, Smokes, Brown, Silver, 

 Red and Spotted, Tabbies, Tortoiseshells, Tortoiseshells 

 and White, Black and White, White and Black, Tabby 

 and White, Abyssinian, Manx, Siamese, and Any Other 

 Variety. 



Of all of these I mean to say a few words, as some of 

 my readers may not have given much attention to what 

 cat fanciers regard as important matters of difference 



