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any remarkable American neuters, and no 

 photographs have been received by me for 

 reproduction in this work. 



If we go back some years in the fancy, I 

 remember Miss Sangster's " Royal Hector," a 



twenty-eight first prizes and many specials, 

 and his championship before he was a year old. 

 I had an offer of 20 for him. The greatest 

 honour ' Blue Boy ' received was a caress from 

 her Majesty, then Princess of Wales. 



MISS ADAMSON S CHINCHILLA NEUTER. 



blue of great celebrity ; also same owner's 

 " Royal Bogey," a handsome black with a 

 white star. Miss Boddington's cobby, woolly- 

 coated white " Ba Ba " appeared later in 

 exquisite form, winning well till he was eleven 

 years old. At this same period Mrs. Herring's 

 little smoke " Ally Sloper" and Miss Molony's 

 big, heavily coated black " Uncle Quiz " were 

 noted winners. 



Then we come to Mrs. Willman's " Charlie," 

 a fine blue of " Beauty Boy " strain, and Miss 

 Knight's " Albion Joey," one of the finest 

 neuters ever exhibited, a huge smoke with the 

 roundest of heads, a trifle marked and not 

 good in eye, but a glorious animal. 



A little later came Madame Portier's " Blue 

 Boy," and, as I have received some notes from 

 the owner of this magnificent cat, I will give 

 them : " I am very proud of my ' Blue Boy,' 

 born on St. Patrick's Day, 1895. He has won 



" I often take my pet out for a walk on a 

 collar, and he is quite easily led, and people 

 often stop and ask if it is really a cat. I send 

 you his photo for reproduction in ' The Book of 

 the Cat.' " One of " Blue Boy's " wins was 

 at the Richmond show, 1902, where he was 

 greatly admired for the dignified way in 

 which he comported himself on a lead. In 

 these up-to-date days, however, " Blue Boy " 

 has to run the gauntlet with superior coloured 

 eyes, but in shape, size, and coat he holds his 

 own. Miss Kirkpatrick's " Chili," now no 

 more, was a beautiful creature a silver} 7 

 smoke, almost a smoke tabby, with a wonder- 

 ful fleecy coat and grand frill. Mrs. Reay 

 Green has always been the proud possessor of 

 superb neuters " Mosca," a blue ; " Abdul 

 Zephir," a chinchilla ; and later " Ajax," 

 who has done some winning. Viscountess 

 Esher also has quite a cattery of neuters. I 



