156 RABBITS, CATS, AND CAVIES 



Chest and shoulders, broad, deep, and the 



former of the lighter shades of coat . , 5 Points 



Legs and feet, not long, but powerful and 



well boned . *. . . >.; . 5 



Hind quarters, muscular and long-haired; 

 brush, very large and profuse, partaking 

 of both shades . .. . . . 10 ,, 



Coat, profuse all over body, coming well down 

 over sides with long soft hair in abun- 

 dance . . . v-i , . 20 ,, 



Condition, hard and muscular, not flat-sided . 10 



Colour, nearly black outside, light smoke 

 under in the Dark, and pure blue out- 

 side and pale grey under in the Light . 20 ,, 



Size, males, twelve to fourteen pounds ; 

 females, eight to ten pounds, in both 

 shades c 



Total IOQ Points 



THE TORTOISESHELL LONG-HAIRED CAT 



Many contend that this is not a proper colour for a 

 long-haired cat of any kind, and that it is never seen in 

 the countries from whence they originally came. 



I am very much inclined to believe in the truth of 

 this contention, but the fact remains that we have the 

 cats, and I must plead guilty to having owned and taken 

 many prizes with cats of this colour, but I am not much 

 enamoured of them all the same, and I think every one 



