CATS IN AMERICA. 



ladies who have been very prominent in cat 

 breeding for many years we must not forget 

 Mrs. Cratty, who built up a beautiful strain of 

 whites from a pair she obtained in Switzer- 

 land twelve years ago. Mrs. Cratty has now 

 given up breeding, finding the rearing of 

 kittens too great a tax upon her powers ; but 

 as a consistent and steady breeder, instead 

 of simply a buyer and 

 exhibitor of other 

 people's efforts, she 

 will be much missed. 



Mrs. W. Eames Col- 

 burn has at the pre- 

 sent time probably one 

 of the largest and 

 most successful cat- 

 teries in America. In 

 1901 she made a repu- 

 tation with her cat 

 " Paris," which was 

 bred by herself, and 

 which, besides winning 

 in the strongest of 

 company, has been a 

 most successful and 

 prolific sire of white 

 kittens, a good many 

 of which have taken 

 honours on the bench. 

 Mrs. Colburn also pos- 

 sesses two very fine 

 blacks "Blackthorn," 

 which she imported 

 from Asia, and "Black- 

 berry Fawe," sent to 

 her from England by Miss Frances Simpson. 

 Many people who have visited the cattery of 

 late are heard to speak enthusiastically of the 

 quality of the inmates and of the perfection 

 of the appointments and the way the cattery 

 is fitted up. Miss L. C. Johnstone, the ever busy 

 secretary of the Beresford Club, has been a pro- 

 minent exhibitor, and has taken many honours 

 with "Blue Flash," "Persimmon Squirrel," 

 and " Kew Laddie." " Blue Flash " grew into 

 a beautiful cat, taking at the Chicago show, 

 1902, the special for best queen in the show. 



MRS. E. N. 



ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF T 

 (Photo : J. Hiibner, 



Mrs. Jerome H. Pratt has usually been an 

 exhibitor at the Chicago show. She won her 

 championship with " Sir Henry Irving," a 

 very richly marked silver tabby by "Whych- 

 wood," who was by " Charlbury Silver King." 

 Mrs. Tolman has always been an energetic 

 officer of the Beresford Club, and is very 

 energetic at the shows, and in cats her fancy 



runs to creams, of 

 which she has brought 

 out several winners. 

 Mrs. L. Nicholson (for- 

 merly Mrs. F. Fisk 

 Green) has been a 

 prominent and good 

 supporter of past 

 Chicago shows. 



Mrs. F. W. Story has 

 been known as a suc- 

 cessful breeder of 

 orange cats and some 

 whites, and in having 

 obtained possession of 

 the fine orange "Ham- 

 ish " will, no doubt, 

 find herself in a few 

 years in the position 

 of being a prominent 

 breeder of this colour. 

 " Bunch," the former 

 stud cat belonging to 

 this cattery, did good 

 service in his . day, 

 and is responsible for 

 a few winners ; but 

 the absence of any 

 details in the American catalogues of the shows 

 makes it difficult to arrive at a very accurate 

 estimate of all his performances. 



In speaking of Chicago we shall have to 

 include Miss Hazelton, who has turned out 

 several winners, all descended from " Sap- 

 phire," that she bought of Mrs. Barker in 

 1896. Mrs. Fred E. Smith has been one 

 of the shining lights among the Chicago 

 breeders, and has been a consistent winner at 

 Chicago shows ; she now holds a strong hand 

 in the white division, and was fortunate 



BARKER. 



HE AMERICAN CAT FANCY. 

 Rutherford, N.J.) 



