Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-12-03
A LONDON CAT SHOW.
Scenes at the Crystal Palace.

scenes at the SfyStal FaIaCe.
The Cat Show for 1878, which will prob
ably to day attract large concourse of visi-
tors to the Crystal Palace, exhibits many
signs of advance as compared with it's pre-
decessors in previous years. The Grimal-
kins sent in are not quite so numerous as
they were last year, but they are generally
of better quality, and include specimens
well worthy the attention of connoisseurs.
There are about 900 black Tables and
white, red Tables aud gray and they are
all ranged in cool and comfortable cages in
front of the courts on each side of the north
nave, very superior arrangement to
that of last year, when they were placed
back to back down the centre. The cages
run all the way down to the tropical re-
gions. at the entrance Of which is placed a
table for the accommodation of the most Sc
lect specimens.
Here may be ''interviewed' Mr.. Lloyd's
famous Angora, which has been thought
worthy of an enlarged photograph, and of
which the following brief biography is cir
culated in the Palace: Born in Paris,
April 7. 1860; came to London, November
Is. 1861. Travelled thence to Hamburg,
and is now finally settled down in Lower
Norwood. Her lifesize portrait is publish
y
she has gained in prizes, and she has been
thought worthy Of two eulogistic stanzas
by Frederick Lockyer. N. B.-The visitor
to inquire for MIMI The famous tor
toise-shell Tom again makes his appearance,
and again takes the first prize. He is in
excellent condition, looks quite fresh and
kittenish, and has his unique specially as
to hide, coming out brighter and more pro-
o.,,,od 4I,,, o1,or He 10 wall worthy q
close inspection, for cats of his color are
very rare. The specimen now at the Crys-
tai Palace may be had for 500, although
$3.50 was offered and refused for him last
year.
Next in interest and rarity are three red
tabbies, extremely fine specimens. Last
anything of the kind, but this years
"penp is greatly superior to its predecessor.
There are grand Angoras fourishing in fur
and dignity. Russian cats OF weird and
singular expression of countenance, and a
pair of playful little kittens from Siam,
which bear the closest possible resemblance
to pug dogs. Very curious, also, are the
specimens from the Isle of Man, where the
cats have no tails, and they are so beauti-
fully marked as to throw the judges into
possession of 26 claws, and another which
comes from Australia indicates by his col
or and the character of his fur tendency
on the part of the puss of the domestic
hearth, when transported to Australia,
ultimately to approximate to the color, fig
ure and proportions of the kangaroo.
But we must pause here, lest we should
leave no pleasurab surprises for visitors to
the show. 1t will be sufficient to add that
all the cats and kittens exhibited are of very
high feline merit in their respective classes,
and that they are admirably arranged for
exhibition. It may be mentioned as mat
ter for regret that huge fellow weighing
90 pounds, who went for weight, and had
been christened The Claimant" has been
shut out from this years. exhibition, through
coming too late. The prizes are on the
ments, as we'll as facilities for sale, are this
year offered to workingmen and women to
send in candidates. The directors, we
think, deserve credit for this, as it is step
in the direction of educating the whole
public into gentleness and humanity to-
wards the domestic members of the brute
creation. To Mr.. Wilson, of the natural
history department, the public owes the
admirable arrangements of the show, and
the office of Judge has this year been WORTH
ly filled by Mr.. Harrison Weir, F. R. 81.
S., Mr.. J. Jenner Weir, F. L. S., and Mr..
P. 81. Jones. Upwards of 5000 has been
distributed in prizes-L01ad0n NeDs, Sep
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