New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-10

AntoInctte cats had lots OF time 10 brush up anu
make themselves presentable They washed the''
faces and licked their sleek coats until they tune
coa,s) shone. and then made hearty breakfasts
The bin OF fare was "I.at frod en- tasse et iiVer
nure ct simple" The cats. having breakias'ed
thon prepared for to-lay's work And work IL 49,
There is one eat ut the Garden who would not
tin the scales AT three pounds. He is little but. oh
Nv, This little rascal Is an oceot. wild ana I'M
tanned dcnizcn OF the North Woods. and Will iighi
either with or without provocaton. In cage
near this vicious little beast IS another wildcat
rhts ono IL n big fellow he wants to XIII his little
,.i,hbor and his lit;i- neighbor Is perfectly
willing II not anxious. 10 have the experiment treu
Rut II will not be. Charles Chamberlain, VINO Is
lacking after the show. has decided that cat
scrons" are incompatible with tho purity OF the
exhibition so tho WILDCATS VIII nave u s"'n anu
fume In lmpotent rage.
mn, tho 'klt-cats' are the stars OF The show. This
torn, "a authentic II Is the only word used By the
women visitors to the Garden TO describe the cum
ming little fsllows-the kittens These rascals are
ENJOYING the rei-lettcr days Of their lives They
Just tumble and sprawl around and pay with one
another and with the visitors
The delight q the children who Visit the show Is
we'll worth seeing \ Tribune reporter visited the
Garden early Yesterday morning and found children
strongly IN evidence. Accompanied by lace-capped
and white-apronel nurses. they wandered through
the aiscs and had good time generally In seeing
and pettirg the cats
The real fun of the show. though. does no, begin
until after the doors are closed At 10 o'clock The
visitors having been excluded. the exhibitors start
in TO take their pets home. II can be said here
that every exhibitor has 70 put up s. before re-
m ,ying any cat. This acts as guarantee that
.thc cat will come back" Now. the cats are COM
Portable AMI they don't want 70 so home, so some
lively tusses are every night The art OF put
ting n twcnty-pounl into Il wicker basket is
ore which is as yet imperfectly understood The
cat knows his business al. right enough. but MS
owner does not; and the attempted confinement VI
Tom" or "Tabby" is productive OF much hearues'
m,r,h from the onlookers. Blood frequently flows.
The attendance In the evening was large HUT
dre1s OF men and women passed the barriers and de-
ugh,.Ily viewed the cats. The cats. 10 their dis-
gust were rubbed and scratched and disturbed
irs, as they had composed themselves TO Sleep 30
they resented any petting and made Vicious daps
nj would-be admirers. In fact. the cats are worn
out They get too much attention. and every man.
woman ana child who visits the show insists upon
Mating the exhibits "You may look but you must
not touch" is sign which should be hung IN the
showroons The Wildcats enjoy an immunity which
is well deserved. one glance from the eye OF a
wildcat is enough to discourage any wou.d-be pat
ters."
These are yesterdays awards:
Ins baird heS9'' parS %hs ' ,eSonS Miss Eshsi
Nesmh Anicrson's chicho. third. George \. hawsoh
Imp.
Blue or silver solid SKIER. whic-tirst MIS- +. H.
Tre,cy's Possun. second. Mrs. ). H. Toys lasso
wn dark gray red iabty. with or without whte
Flrs Charles Knapps Caesar second Mrs >nert fess
Coene ihirI. Mrs l.. y. Bankers king humo'r-
Blue or silver iah5y with without ~hite-trs' MIS-
Fnims " CiarSes imported Slvio: second Mrs. brlan
Browns Tommy.
ANY other variety color he any hu" not specified
In Inc foregoing esFirs otto A. Giesssrs hoinar
second John clknap Marcons John Black thiri MIS-
| J W Bannls;er's b'dNere.
Lang haired sie-cas. pure white First, y: y BlcH-
,,-d Nizzic. second Miss Edh Newlolds Scheherezade
th,rI Mrs r. y Harkcrs The Hanshec
pure black-trirst Mrs II. Kip Woodruns Topsy Dnah
Ilrown dark. gray or red Iaihy with OF without ""e
First Mrs. L. y. Barkers Minnie
Blue or Tahhy. with or without, wtr-trst Mrs.
T. X Iarker's Topaz. second. Mrs u KIP woodruff 5
,,v other variety color not specified in the foregoing
pc.,ce: thiri Mrs +. NJ. clarke's Ellen Terry.
Two kittens either EEK three months solid color
white tnck or bluerifs, Miss Maude lie Wilson'S An
gslica and ph'olo
,ra,iv my color no wh,c-rirst Miss Rose Becketts
Grover cleveland. second. Mrs. L. DE e. lima jim
p,r. white long-harel gcldci cats-Firs Master EDWIN
7 pet.l's Tommy: second. Mrs T. a. Wises lanihiahy'
uack or black and whlte-First, John ii. jacobs Pete
rabhy any color. no white-Firs'. Mrs Frederick
browns Cos"y
haired cat any color het specified IN classes
vs. 10 40 and ii-rirst John ~ Turner's iaderswski;
sscond Mrs Emily :. Bc,chtts Chappe; thiTd. 'hafes
4 Dandy.