High-Bred Cats in America 



of Bumble Bee. Lord Gwynne is a noble speci- 

 men, a long-haired white cat with wonderful blue 

 eyes. He was bred from Champion Bundle, and 

 his mother was out of The Masher, No. 1027, win- 

 ner of many championships. His former owner was 

 Mrs. Davies, of Upper Cattesham. Mrs. Locke pur- 

 chased him from A. A. Clarke, one of the best judges 

 of cats in England. Lord Gwynne took a prize at 

 the Brighton Cat Show in England in 1895, as a kitten. 

 The father of The Beadle's mate, Rosalys, was 

 the famous " Bluebeard." 



Mrs. Locke's chinchillas are the finest ones in this 

 country. Atossa, the mother cat, has a wonderful 

 litter of kittens. She was bred to Lord Argent, one 

 of the three celebrated stud chinchillas in England. 

 She arrived in this country in July, and ten days after 

 gave birth to her foreign kittens. One of the kittens 

 has been sold to Mrs. Dr. Forsheimer, of Cincinnati, 

 and another to Mrs. W. E. Colbum, of South Chicago. 

 The others Mrs. Locke will not part with at any 

 price. 



Smerdis, the grand chinchilla male brought over 

 as a future mate for Atossa, is a royal cat. He 

 looks as though he had run away from Bengal, but, 

 like all of Mrs. Locke's cats, he is gentle and loving. 

 He is the son of Lord Southampton, the lightest 

 chinchilla stud in England (N. C. C. S. B. 1690), and 

 his mother is Silver Spray, No. 1 542. His maternal 

 grandparents are Silver King and Harebell, and 



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