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THE BOOK OF THE CAT. 



purchased by Miss Cartmell, who is well known 

 as an enthusiastic breeder of orange Persians, 

 but who never exhibits. This lady has been 

 very successful in breeding numerous fine 

 female orange cats, and many a winner has 

 been born to blush unseen in the Barham 

 Cattery, near Canterbury. 



Another noted winner and stud cat is 

 "Torrington Sunnysides," of whom a portrait 

 is given. This cat is the property of Mrs. 



Vidal, and sent out to Mr. Storey in Chicago. A 

 son of " Torrington Sunnysides " has also found 

 a home in a Chicago cattery. " Red Knight " 

 was sent by the writer to Mrs. Colburn, 

 and in an article in the American Field and 

 Fancy mention is thus made of him : " ' Red 

 Knight,' an orange male, with deepest orange 

 eyes, was imported from England. He is a 

 very good type, and has sired some beautiful 

 kittens, notably two by Miss Adams' ' Daffodil,' 



ONE OF MRS. NEATE S OUT-DOOR CATTERIES AT WEKNHAM. 



G. H. Vidal, and has done a lot of winning. 

 His colour is exceptionally good, and he has 

 sired several prize kittens, some of which have 

 been sent out to America and gained distinc- 

 tion over the water. " Torrington Sunny- 

 sides " has a most luxurious house in the 

 spacious garden surrounding Mrs. Vidal's 

 residence at Sydenham. The photograph is by 

 Mr. G. W. Vidal, who dislikes taking orange cats, 

 because the tone is so difficult to reproduce 

 in photography, Mrs. Davies, of Caterham, 

 has owned some good orange cats. Her male 

 " Hamish " was a grand specimen, but was 

 only twice exhibited, when he gained highest 

 honours. He was then purchased by Mrs. 



very fine specimens of pure orange, with cobby 

 bodies, wide heads, tiny ears set far apart, 

 and beautiful coats. They have been fed on 

 1 Force," and Miss Adams is going to call the 

 male ' Sunny Jim.' Another son, seven 

 months old, of the same parentage, is the largest 

 cat ever seen for his age, and if he continues 

 growing will certainly be enormous." 



One of Mrs. Vidal's orange kittens, " Puck " 

 by name, is now owned by Mrs. Moxon, of 

 Ilfracombe, from whom I have obtained a 

 photograph for reproduction. 



A few notes on orange Persian cats by Mrs, 

 Vidal will be interesting to my readers : 



" It is difficult to imagine a more gorgeous 



