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has been " Robin," an orange tabby son of 

 " Persimmon," who seems to breed back to 

 his sire, and begets a good many brown tabbies 

 as well as oranges. 



We must not leave New York State without 

 remembering Mrs. F. L. Norton, of Cazenovia, 

 who has built one of the most beautiful cat- 

 teries in America, and has spared no expense 

 or trouble to stock it with good cats ; and here 

 reside " Sussex Timkins," " Sweetheart," and 

 many others known to fame. 



Mrs. Champion, now settled at Hart Park, 

 New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, with 

 her two daughters, is doing a great deal for 

 the cats of America, and the two Misses 

 Champion will probably have to do for some 

 time a good deal of the judging for us. Mrs. 

 Champion's cats did well at the first New 

 York show at which they made their appear- 

 ance, and "Lord Argent," "Silver Flash," 

 " Argent Puffy," "Moonbeam II., "and " Lord 

 Silvester " are becoming household words. 



" Argent Moonbeam II." was best in the 

 show of January, 1903. 



Mrs. Gotwalts, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 

 must not be omitted from the eastern con- 

 tingent, for she has the nucleus of a good 

 cattery, and owns a son of " Blue Boy II." 

 called " Amesh," and she has some " Per- 

 simmon " blood in the cattery, and also some 

 of the smoke blood of the " Backwell " strain 

 obtained from Mrs. Harold James. Mrs. 

 Gotwalts keeps fine cats, and is very fond of 

 breeding "her own, in which she takes much 

 pride. 



Mrs. Brown, of Millerton, New York, has 

 bred and kept cats for some time, but does not 

 favour the shows much. 



Washington has come to the fore of late, 

 but has not within her borders many regular 

 breeders outside of Mrs. 

 Hazen Bond, who exhibited 

 with a good deal of success 

 during the season of 1901- 



BRUSHWOOD CATTERY. 



(Photo: F. Schnabel, Chicago.) 



