Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-09
MEOW MEOW.

The Ninth Annual Cat Show Opened
 At Bunnell's Museum Yesterday
 Handsome Cats On Exhibition.
 Yesterday afternoon at Bunnell's Museum opened the ninth annual cat show, and from now until the end of the week Dr. Kahn will have all he wishes to do in attending to the wants of the various kinds of cats on ex- hibition at the museum. All the forenoon yesterday Dr. Kahn and MT. Bunnell with a party of assistants were busy receiving the cats and placing them in their cages, and by the time for the show to open not dozen cages were left unoccupied and out of ,500 cats Dr. Kahn had chosen nearly 100 to be placed on exhibition. All the cages are large and comfortable, 50 that those entering their pet cats may have no fear of their be- ing in the least bit injured by their confne- ment. Many of the cages were gaily dec- orated with flags and ribbons,> and as the room had also been decorated it presents a pretty sight The cages were arranged in double tiers around the four sides of the hall and are of a uniform size, while on an i'm mense platform in the center are the more elaborate cages. The largest and probably the handsomest cage exhibited contains "Dot
 Diamond" entered by Mrs. W. c. Kay of 15s Bradley street. Pussy occupies large
 house covered with pink cambric which is neatly upholstered inside and has a very comfortable bed.
 s:Dimey," the eighteen and one-half pound tiger cat belonging to Walter E. Phelps, will attract much attention. He is beauty and will be the largest cat exhibit ed until Diamond" arrives from New Bri- tain. The latter weighs twenty five pounds and is very peculiarly marked, hence the name and on one breast is distinctly seen the letter O." while on the opposite side is the letter e." Diamond is expected to- day, and if he does not arrive Usher | George Gay will go to New Britain after him.
 One of the "kitties"of the show that every body notices is the mammoth coon cat ex- hibited by Mrs Charles E. Brooks of 145 Cedar Hill avenue, Cedar Hill, and which was Christmas present to her from her cousin in Maine. It is three years old and allows DO impertinences or intrusion of the premises from any of the cats of Cedar Hill, all of whom have learned that it is wisdom to keep out of the way of the cat from Maine. The cage, handsome one, was constructed by the lady's husband, and is of pine, black walnut and cherry Gage and cat are we'll worth seeing.
 MrsS Edward Jones enters large speci- men weighing twelve pounds. "Dickie Di- der" is rich yellow, handsomely marked, not in stripes, but after the pattern of black walnut graln1ng,
 Steamer 67s white cat ''Jack," with one eye blue and another yellow, has a promi- nent position, as he deserves, and will at tract much attention, as will Miss Zella Haesche's ''Tigers" The card announces that at 5:30 a. m. the latter pussy rings the bell which is attached inside the cage. There is no clock near this cage, and just how pussy can tell when it is 5:20 o'clock is the mystery
 There are also many other handsome cats on exhibition some of whom were on exhibi- tion last year, and ma1fy of them were not. However, the end of the week will tell who the lucky cats are.