High-Bred Cats in America 



high-bred cats, one of whom is Raby, a reddish 

 black female, with a red ruff. Another is Lady, 

 who is pure white; and then there are Monkey 

 and Midget, who are black and white Angoras. 

 All of these cats are kept in a pen, half of which 

 is within the barn, and the other half out of doors 

 and enclosed by wire netting. Ajax roams over the 

 house at will, and the others pass some of the time 

 there, but the entire collection, sometimes number- 

 ing twenty-five, is too valuable to be given the free- 

 dom of all outdoors. Both Mr. and Mrs. Stevens 

 are very fond of cats, and have made a study of 

 them in sickness and health. Some years ago, a 

 malicious raid was made on the pen, and every cat 

 poisoned with the exception of Raby, whose Ufe was 

 saved only by frequent and generous doses of skunk's 

 oil and milk. 



At the first New York show, Miss Ethel Nesmith 

 Anderson's Chico, an imported Persian, took the 

 second prize, after Ajax, in the pure white, long- 

 haired class. The third prize was won by Snow, 

 another imported Angora, belonging to Mr. George 

 A. Rawson, of Newton, Mass. Snow had already 

 taken a prize at Crystal Palace. He is a magnifi- 

 cent animal. Mr. Rawson owns a number of beau- 

 tiful cats, which are the pride of his family, and bring 

 visitors from all parts of the country. His orange- 

 colored, long-haired Dandy won first prizes at the 

 Boston shows of 1896 and 1897 i° the gelded class. 



IS3 



