MANX CATS. 



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pleasantness and peace ? One of the latesc 

 of the specialist clubs is the Manx Club, 

 formed by Miss _^ Hester Cochran in 1901, 

 with an annual subscription of IDS. ; this- 

 has been reduced to 55., and the members 

 in the beginning of 1903 numbered about 

 twenty. The club has, as far as possible, 

 devoted its limited funds to guaranteeing a 



THE PROGENY' OF A TAILLESS CAT OF THE ISLE OF MAN. 



A cat brought from the Isle of Man (felis catus 

 anura) to S. Germain en Lave, of which the pedigree 

 is unknown, was mated with ordinary long-tailed 

 cats, and among twenty-four kittens the four fol- 

 lowing different kinds appeared : 



I. Kittens with ordinary long tails. 

 II. Kittens with short and stump tails. 

 III. Kittens without tails, like the mother. 

 IV. Kittens without the least sign of a tail. 



MRS. H. c. BROOKE'S MANX, "KATZEXJA.MMKK.'' 



(Photo: A. R. Picket!, Be.rley Heath.) 



better classification for Manx cats at the prin- 

 cipal shows, and when unable to afford a 

 guarantee has given special prizes for competi- 

 tion. The efforts of this small body of fanciers 

 have been substantially rewarded by the great 

 improvement in the quantity and quality of 

 the Manx cats exhibited during the last 

 eighteen months. Miss H. Cochran, who has 

 given up all other cats for Manx, is the hon. 

 secretary, and Lady Alexander hon. treasurer. 

 Committee : Lady Alexander, Miss H. Cochran, 

 Mrs. Herring, and Miss White Atkins. No 

 doubt in time the officials and members ot 

 the Manx Club will be able to acid to their 

 number. 



The following is translated from a para- 

 graph in a German weekly paper called Mutter 

 Erde, and appeared in Our Cats of March 

 ist. 1900 : 



The comparison between the influence of the sire 

 and that of the dam on the young is interesting : 



1 litter. I kitten like the mother. 



2 6 kittens, 5 like the mother, I like the father. 



5 3 .. - 2 " 



3 i ,,2 



4 i ,.3 



It will be seen that the influence of the mother 

 predominates. 



Manx cats may be considered shy breeders, 

 and constantly the litter will consist of one 

 kitten only ! I have been told that they are 

 excellent mothers ; but, in the words of a 

 Manx fancier, " they only care to have one 

 family a year, many queens won't breed at 

 all, and heaps of males are very funny and 

 take no notice of their wives ! " Another 

 breeder of Manx informs me that these cats 

 seem entirely fearless with dogs, and that her 



