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the young stock and the future of our cats in 

 certain lines has been very marked. As a 

 sire of good ones no cat has exceeded " King 

 of the Silvers," and his children have been 

 picked on several occasions for best in show, 

 and the influence that these may have in the 

 future cannot yet be fully estimated. The 

 winnings of this cattery have been many, but 



under the care of Mrs. Hall, and these at the 

 present time are doing a great deal of winning, 

 not so much by cats purchased as by home 

 bred ones. For instance, I may mention 

 " Lord Lossie," who has some of the cream 

 of the English blood in his veins ; and lately 

 has come to this cattery " Sir Robert," the 

 black, a winner at the Crystal Palace, and 



THE OLD FORT CATTERY. 



as the home of good breeding stock and as the 

 practical founder of a strain for the future 

 this cattery is destined to rank very high in 

 our annals. At the Old Fort cattery reside 

 " King of the Silvers," " Jack Frost," " Tortie 

 Diana Fawe," " Lady Lollypop," and many 

 other good ones, and from this cattery to many 

 parts of the country have gone cats that for 

 type and quality have not been excelled. 



Not far from here at Saratoga is the 

 summer residence of Dr. Ottolengui's cats, 

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who repeated his triumphs at other shows 

 here. " Dollie Button," a black daughter of 

 " Persimmon," is largely aiding this cattery 

 as a mother and a show cat. 



Dr. Ottolengui's advent into the fancy in 

 January, 1902, as secretary of the Atlantic 

 Club gave an impetus to things in general that 

 only future times can show the full effect. The 

 cat fraternity needed an organiser and a 

 worker to bring it together, and he was found 

 just at the right time. 



