Concerning Cats 



Committee. — Lady Marcus Beresford; Mrs. Balding; Mr 

 Sidney Woodiwiss ; Mr. Hawkins ; Mrs. Blair Maconochie ; Mrs. 

 Vallance ; Mr. Brackett ; Mr. F. Gresham. 



Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer. — Mrs. Stennard 

 Robinson. 



This club has a seal and a motto : " Beauty lives 

 by kindness." It publishes a stud book in which 

 are registered pedigrees and championship wins 

 which are eligible for it. Only wins obtained from 

 shows held under N. C. C. rules are recorded free 

 of charge. The fee for ordinary registration is one 

 shilling per cat, and the stud book is published annu- 

 ally. There are over two thousand cats now entered 

 in this National Cat Club Stud Book, the form of 

 entry being as follows (L. F. means long-haired 

 female ; C. P., Crystal Palace) : — 



No. 1593, Mimidatzi, L. F. Silver Tabby. 



Miss Anna F. Gardner, Hamswell House, near Bath, shown 

 as Mimi. 



Bred by Miss How, Bridgeyate, near Bristol. Born April, 1893. 

 Alive. 



Sire, Blue Boy the Great of Islington, logo (Mrs H. B. 

 Thompson). 



Dam, Boots of Bridgeyate, 1225 (Miss How). 



Prizes won — ist Bilton, 2nd, C. P. 1893, Kitten Class. 



No. 1225, Boots of Bridgeyate. L. F. Silver Tabby. 

 Miss E. How, Bridgeyate House, Warmly, Bristol. 

 Former owner, Mrs. Foote, 43 Palace Gardens, Kensington. 

 Born March, 1892. Alive. 



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