9 8 CATS AND ALL ABOUT THEM 



with Cat Clubs. The Chicago Club was the first in the 

 field, followed by The Beresford Cat Club, which was 

 founded in 1899 by Mrs. Clinton Locke of Chicago, and 

 was called after Lady Marcus Beresford. I think I am 

 correct in stating that the members now number nearly 

 200. A very large Cat Show is held by this Club every year 

 in January, where a wonderfully liberal classification is given. 

 It is well known that our American cousins like everything 

 of the best, and somehow they generally get it ! Several 

 very beautiful and noted cats have recently left these shores, 

 and are now established in the States. " The Stud Book of 

 the Beresford Cat Club," vol. ii., just received, is really well 

 drawn up and arranged in a neat book of handy size. 



There were no fewer than seventy-five classes at the last 

 Cat Show held January 1902. Only two prizes in each class 

 are given, the third award being a V. H. C. card and the 

 fourth H. C. The White classes in long-haired, open and 

 novice include separate ones for blue-eyed and golden-eyed 

 males and females. This Club provides for Orange and 

 White in both the long- and short-haired sections and for Blue 

 Tabbies, there being special classes for these cats, that on 

 this side are relegated to the " Any other colour " class. 

 Neuters are well provided for with four long-haired classes 

 and three short-haired. There is a class for Blue or Maltese 

 cats, male or female. Grey Tabbies are included with Brown 

 Tabbies. These are the chief differences between the classi- 

 fication of the principal American Cat Club and our own. 



I think it will be useful to give the standard of points 

 drawn up by each Specialist Club. I therefore append the 

 following list : 



BLUE PERSIANS 



Coat Any shade of blue allowable ; sound and 

 even in colour ; free from markings, shadings, 

 or any white hairs. Fur long, thick and soft 



in texture. Frill full 30 



Head Broad and round, with width between the 

 ears. Face and nose short. Ears small and 

 tufted. Cheeks well developed . . .25 

 Eyes Orange ; large, round and full . , .20 

 Body Cobby and low on the legs . . . 15 

 Tail Short and full, not tapering , . .10 



