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condition, and that ten pounds, or perhaps eleven, would be 

 about the average weight of the best females generally seen. 



As to colour, it is most important this should be 

 intense pure black, as that of a raven, without a speck of 

 white anywhere, or what is also often seen, a rusty tinge 

 on any part of the animal. 



Many people speak of a black cat, disregarding the 

 fact it may have a tiny spot of white somewhere, most 

 frequently on the chest, under the chin, on one of the feet, 

 or even on the tip of the tail, any or all of these are, in 

 my opinion, serious defects, and should not be passed 

 over without penalising the specimen, if it appears in the 

 show pen, as a black cat should be black and nothing else. 



STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR JUDGING 

 LONG-HAIRED BLACK CATS 



Head, large and massive with short broad face 10 Points 



Ears, well tipped and tufted with hair . . 5 



Eyes, very large, full, and deep orange . .10 ,, 



Shoulders and chest well maned and frilled . 10 



Legs and feet, strong and well boned . 5 



Coat, long, straight, abundant and silky . 20 ,, 



Condition, larged bodied, without fat . .10 



Colour, intense, and pure blue black . 15 ,, 

 Size of males to fourteen pounds ; of females 



to ten pounds . . . . . 5 ,, 

 Brush and hind quarters covered with long 



hair 10 



Total 100 Points 



