150 RABBITS, CATS, AND CAVIES 



Brush and hind quarters clothed with long 



soft hair . "' -It. i -;f,t -v * ' . 10 Points 

 Coat and undercoat, deep and fairly abundant 20 

 Condition, muscular, without fat or coarseness 10 ,, 

 Colour, markings same as for Brown Tabbies 



on a ground of pure light grey . V 15 ,, 

 Size, males, ten pounds ; females, eight or 



nine pounds * * ' .';,. . life 5 



Total 100 Points 



THE LONG-HAIRED RED OR ORANGE TABBY CAT 



I think this variety from its colour and appearance is 

 the most like a miniature lion of all the family of domestic 

 cats, and is often a very handsome animal. 



The males especially attain considerable size, and have 

 much style about them. I do not think they are as a rule 

 so friendly with strangers at anyrate as the other Tabbies, 

 and are rather disposed to be masterful in their disposition 

 towards their comrades. 



Sometimes they are seen almost entirely without any 

 Tabby markings, and I think some breeders are trying to 

 produce a strain of this kind, which they term "orange," 

 but I am not sure this has yet been quite accomplished 

 so that they could be relied on to breed true to type, 

 though I think they would be very attractive. 



The head should be very large, round, and furnished 

 with much soft hair at the sides and neck. 



The ears fairly large, often a deeper tint of red than 



