CATS OF TO-DAY. 



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A Stud Book and a Register of Cats are kept by 

 the Club. 



Presidents. Lily, Duchess of Marlborough : Edith, 

 Duchess of Wellington ; Lord Marcus Beresforu. 



Vice-Presidents. Isabella, Countess Howe ; Vis- 

 countess Maitland, Viscountess Esher, Lady Ridley, 

 Lady de Trafford, The Hon. Mrs. Bampfylde, Lady 

 Lister, Lady Gooch, Mrs. Barnet, Mrs. Alfred files, 

 Mrs. Walter Campbell, Mrs. Chaine, Mrs. George 

 Dawkins, Mrs. Gary Elwes, Mrs. C. Hill, Mrs. King, 

 Mrs. Nicholay, Mrs. Tottie, Mrs. Pestoa Whyte, 

 Lord Walter Gordon Lennox, A, E. Bateman, Esq., 

 Colonel Chaine, Henry King, Esq. 



and required to register their cats in each 

 club if they exhibit at the respective shows. 

 It would be a great benefit to the cat world 

 in general and to the exhibitor in particular 

 if some arrangement could be made whereby 

 one independent register should be kept, 

 and that both clubs might work together 

 and assist each other in endeavouring to 

 scrutinise and verify all entries made in the 

 joint register, so that inaccuracies should be 

 detected and fraud prevented. 



LITTER OF SIAMESE KITTENS. 



BELONGING TO LADY MARCUS BERESFORD. 



(Photo.: T. Fall, Baker St., W.) 



Committee. Lady Marcus Beresford, Mrs. Vary 

 Campbell, Mrs Dean, Mrs. Paul Hardy, Mrs. C. Hill, 

 Miss Anderson Leake, Mrs. R. Blair Maconochie, 

 Mrs. Neild, Mrs. Simon, Mrs. Mackenzie Stewart, 

 Mr. L. P. C. Astley, Mr. Gambier Bolton, Rev. P. L. 

 Cosway, Mr. W. R. Hawkins, Mr. E. W. Witt. 



Hon. Treasurer. Lord Marcus Beresford. 



Hon. Secretary. Mrs. C. J. Bagster, 15 A, Pater- 

 noster Row, London, E.G. 



There is really ample room for two parent 

 clubs, as the Fancy is making such rapid strides, 

 and, no doubt, well-appointed shows with good 

 classification do a great deal to benefit breeders 

 and assist fanciers. Between the National 

 Cat Club and the Cat Club there is one point 

 of serious disagreement, namely, as regards reg- 

 istration. At present members are expected 



The Northern Counties Cat Club is affiliated 

 with the N.C.C., and has quite a large number 

 of members. This enterprising club holds 

 two shows in Manchester every year, which 

 hitherto have been capitally managed by the 

 energetic hon. sec. As a natural sequence a 

 Midland Counties Club has lately been started, 

 having its working centre at Birmingham. No 

 doubt arrangements will be made for holding 

 a cat show in this or some other equally central 

 Midland town. 



The Scottish Cat Club is in a flourishing 

 condition, and has been steadily working up 

 members since 1894. A show is annually held 

 in Edinburgh, and fanciers over the border are 

 taking a much keener interest in cats. 



