New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-03
ALL READY FOR THE CAT SHOW.
TO OPEN AT THE MADISON SQUARE GAR
DEN AT 10 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.

TO OPEN AT THE MADISON SQUARE GAR
DEN AT 10 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.
There was much hustle at the Madison Square
Garden yesterday in prepare ton for the Cat Show,
which opens there at 10 o'clock this morning. The
empty cages were waiting there for the cats ana
a number OF men were busy making ready the Dig
stage. If may judge from the preparations. II
is safe to say that the hopes and anticpations OF
some for the success Of the show will be fully
realized Last year the cats in the restaurant
and concert hall. but the crowds OF people VINO
were anxious to look at the various prize winners
made the quarters somewhat cramped alike FOR ex-
hibits and visitors In order to accommodate the
public and to give opportunity for the display OF
the performing cats for which a stage is necessary.
the show this year has been placed in the amphi-
theatre. one-half of which Is utilized The big
stage. which occupies the back Of that part Of the
amphtheatre devoted to the show. will be used by
the DAqun Orchestra, which will give concerts
every afternoon and evening and will also furnish
the incidental music for the performance Of the
trained cats to be exhibited by Nine. Evira Sansoni
The performance will include jumping through
ropes circus act and other interesting features.
1t is sad that these animals the most complete
~ controlled of any of the feline species ever ex-
hibited.
The Cat Show in itself is of the most peculiar
exhibitions of all those which take place in the
Garden in the course of the winter. Any cat that is
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the show, and the friendness of the cats during
the exhibition TO the casual visitors has been espe-
ciay marked in the past
None Of the ANNA for the show this year had
reached the Garden yesterday afternoon. Their
misfesses were al too careful OF their pets TO az.
low them to be left alone all night and they VIII
not be sent until this morning. When all OF them
gathered together. however. there VIII be cats
Of al kinds. and most of them will be surrounded
by every luxury known 10 the cat family mere
Will be cats on sken cushions and cats on beds
OF down: pretty and homely cats; cats with
good teTnpers and cats with bad and from all these
the winners of the prizes will be carefully PICKED
The manager Of the Cat Show is James I. HYDE,
the secretary Of the Horse Show Association snd
Mr. Hyde knows much about cats as ne does
about horses. In addition to the list OF exhibitors
printed in Sundays Tribune. the following people
have animals entered: Charles KNAPP. W. f. Lam
bert Mrs. Livingston. Mrs. r. McCreery. c, D.
Miller. Mrs. Nina Morton. j. + oliver mrs. j.. n.
Ims,ed Mrs. A. J. Wheeler Mrs. ]. n. Alexander
Mrs. j. Wy.ers Barrow. Mrs. Bradley. Mrs; BE-
lamy. Mrs. II. Burnett Mrs F. NJ Clarke ana MIS-
$. A. Clock. -
The patronesse5 of the show are Mrs j. j. Astor;
Miss Bird. Mrs. Frederick Gebhard. Mrs Richard
Irwin Mrs. Prescott Lawrence Mrs. John loWery'
Mrs Randolph. Mrs. C. Albert Stevens. Mrs r. n;
Sturgis Mrs W. Seward Webb. Mrs stanford
White and Mrs. l.. X. Wmerding.
The Advisory Committee is composed OF Frederic
Bronson. +. o. De LUXE J. G. X. Duer, Gornehus
Fellowes John G. Heckscher H.. ii. Hollster'
Thomas Hitchcock. jr Colonel Lawrence NIP
cha RES L.an'er. -. O. NILS !. Perpont Morgan
A. Newbold Morris, Hermann Oelrchs. f. n; Stur-
gis George Peabody Wetmore. W. r. wharton
and Stanford White.