EXHIBITING. 



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Beresford had the happy inspiration of start- 

 ing breeders' cups for competition at Cat Club 

 shows, and special prizes are often given for 

 the best kitten bred by exhibitors. But these 

 are tiresome awards for a judge to make ; he 

 is obliged to make inquiries from someone 

 with a catalogue, and even this reference will 

 not always suffice. It is always pleasant to 

 win prizes, but an additional pride would 



neuters alone should be eligible, or at any 

 rate until we have trained our young cats to 

 behave properly on a lead. There need be 

 no necessity for the neuters to be entered and 

 penned in the show, but they could be charged 

 a higher fee for the ring class ; and I believe 

 that many owners of neuters would not object 

 to their precious pets being on exhibition for 

 ten or twenty minutes, led by themselves 



JUDGING IN THE RING AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. 

 (Photo : Russell & Sons, Crystal Palace.) 



naturally be felt if, in a large class of kittens 

 bred by well-known exhibitors, the son or 

 daughter of our own breeding should be 

 awarded first and special. 



With respect to a ring class, which is 

 often held at some of the National Cat Club- 

 shows,' I cannot say that it is very interesting 

 to see a collection of toms, females, and 

 neuters, long- and short-haired, being dragged 

 along by their anxious owners, whilst the 

 puzzled judges try hard to decide which of 

 the motley and mixed assembly is most worthy 

 of honours. I think that for a ring class 



into the ring, but who will not let them be 

 cramped up in a pen for two days. Neuters 

 are always at a disadvantage in the show 

 pen they are generally too large and too 

 lazy to be properly seen, and a ring class for 

 these specimens would be a very attractive 

 feature at our cat shows. A row of chairs 

 should be placed round, and sixpence a seat 

 charged. It is quite absurd to mix up the 

 sexes, and dangerous to allow torn cats to 

 come within fighting distance of each other. 

 At a recent show great excitement was caused 

 in the ring by the sudden attack of one famous 



