Nebraska advertiser., 1880-12-09
EDgIand's Cat Show.

From the London News, Oct. Z.
Although the twelfth national cat
show which opened at the Crystal Palace
yesterday. was scarcely equal in num-
bers to some Of its predecessors, it was
unquestionably better in quality. The
animals were divided into classes, under
the description of short haired and long
haired cats. In the former the prizes
for tortoise shell male eats headed the
list; but the species seems to have be-
come a rare one, for the pure tortoise
shell Tom was unrepresented, and there
were but two entries in tortoise shell and
white
The peculiarities of some of the eXhib-
its attracted much attention from the
numerous crowd of visitors during the
day. For instance, Mr.. w. Luke Evans
showed an English hlack-and-white pet,
Blackie by name, four years old, which
is accustomed to sit up and beg like
dog Blackie also possesses consIdera-
bic skill in shaking hands, and entered
the exhibition with the prestige of having
won a prize two years ago. In the
class devoted exclusively to black cats,
Miss L. Green's Cetewayo was the sub
nature OF the show may be gathered
from the fact that one of unusual color,
sent for inspection by Mrs. Powell, was
born in the DObrudscha while the same
exhibitor sent cat which was native
of Kustendje on the Black sea. In the
department allotted to male short-haired
there are but three entries of tai less MapA
any color. Among the female cats the
red Tabby appeared to bequite as scarce
a specimen as the tortoise shell Tom
over the way.
The accomplishments and attainmentS
of the animals were fully set forth,
and undoubtedly very distinguished
cat was Mr.. WoOkey's Minnie, 4 years
old. and winner of the first prize as a
kitten in 1877, the second prize in 1878,
and the first prize in 1879, at the Crystal
Palace: the first prize in the present
year at NewcaStle-On-Tyne, and the
Baroness Burdette-C outts' gold medal
Another pet, Mr. Thomas Weightman's
Mistletoe, a white, long haired beauty,
10 years old, and the winner of 80 first
prizes, 3 second, and IL special. The
price Of this one was set down at 9100.
Others were appraised at 100 guineas,
many were not for sale at all, while
two white eats shown by Mrs. Staples
Browne, which answered respectively
| to the names of Simon and Snow, and
both firSt-prize animals, were each, as
sessed at f79 Us I'd. as the market price.
The long haired species appeared to be the
favOriteS with the visitors, and here it
NAV be remarked that there was only
one black long haired Tom in the ex-
hibition
Much amusement was caused by an
announcement in the compartment in
tended to have been occupied by Miss Z.
Ackland'S Persian, Lion, that, being
without his winter coat, he was unable
to enter an appearance. In class %, as
signed to male long haired eats of unu-
sual color, the first prize of Fl was won
by Mr. g. Edison; the second by Mr.. w.
Crisis Haroun, and the third by Mrs.
Powell. This was sent to England sew
en- months ago by Aga Khan, and is de-
scribed as an imported Persian. There
were special prizes for wOrkingmen's
cats, and in this category was Tit, 8
years and 6 months old, the heaviest in
the show, and weighing 169 pounds.
OF animals with remarkable character
istics, Persian white may be mentioned,
with one eve blue and the othereye yellow.
From these facts it will be seen that the
show is full of interesting features,
many of the exhibits are comfortably
cushioned and all are well cared for