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THE BOOK OF THE CAT. 



white," and the descriptions given in the 

 catalogue by some owners on entering their 

 cats read " brown and red," " red-marked 

 tabby," " spotted red tabby," " sandy Persian." 

 In 1895 orange and cream cats were placed 

 together in one class. 



A specialist society for orange, cream, fawn, 

 and tortoiseshell cats was founded in 1900, 

 and although the number of members is small, 

 yet they have proved a strong body of staunch 

 supporters of these breeds, and a really 

 astonishing amount of good work has been 

 done by these few enthusiasts. The classifica- 

 tion at the large shows has been greatly 

 supplemented, and, whereas before the forma- 

 tion of the society the sexes were never 

 separated, now this energetic little club asks 

 for, obtains, and often guarantees extra 

 classes. The result, therefore, to breeders of 

 orange and cream cats is much more satis- 

 factory, and males and females have their 

 respective classes ; and right well have they 

 been filled. It was in 1900 that classes for 

 creams were introduced at shows. At the 

 Richmond show in 1902 there were thirteen 

 entries in male and thirteen in female orange 



and c r e a m 

 classes, the 

 sexes, but not 



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" SWAGGEK." 



BRED BY MRS. VIDAL. 



11 PUCK," SON OF MKS. VIDAL's " BLLWAYDA.' 



THE PROPERTY OF MRS. MOXON. 

 (Plwto: E. D. Percival, Ilfracombe.) 



the colours, being divided. This was really a 

 splendid testimony to the efforts of a specialist 

 society of less than two years' standing. It 

 is such a short time ago that orange, cream, 

 and tortoiseshell cats were relegated to the 

 " any other colour " class, even at our largest 

 shows ; now it is often remarked by reporters 

 in the cat papers that the well-filled cream and 

 orange classes were the chief attractions of 

 the show. 



I will here give a copy of the circular issued 

 by the honorary secretary inviting members 

 !to join, and the points for orange cats, as 

 drawn up by the specialist society, which were 

 decided upon at the inaugural meeting : 



ORANGE, CREAM, FAWN, AND TORTOISE- 

 SHELL SOCIETY. 



LONG AND SHORT HAIRED. 



As societies have been lately formed to promote the 

 interests of one or more colours in the cat world, it 

 has been thought by a few fanciers of orange, cream, 

 fawn, and tortoiseshell cats that there is an opening 

 for a society for the purpose of encouraging the breed- 

 ing of these colours. The objects of such a society 

 would be : 



(i) To secure better classification for these varie- 

 ties at the different shows. 



(2} To encourage fanciers to breed and show these 

 colours by offering special prizes, etc. 



(3) To improve the type of cat bred. 



(4) To secure recognition for all shades of orange, 



