New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-01
PRETTY SILTERY KITTENS
All Babies at Poultry .Sho,c-OId
Cats Cannot Staad Strain.

A more enEaeing collection of kittens was never
brought together under one roof than that which
under tic auspices OF the Atlantic Cat club, no"
shares Exhibition Hall with the Plymouth Rocks
the, White Wyando :es the fantai pigeons. the
cakes. the Anfo.a goats and the Belgian hares Of
the poultry show. II is true thev are two days
behind schedule time. The SHOW was adver-
tised 20 be siu at the time The poultry snow
began, although it vas clearly understood between
the cat club and the Association Of Poultry and
Pet Stock Breeders which Is holding the show. that
the cats We're 70 he on exhibition only Wednesday
and Thursday. In consequence. scores Oh peopie
visited the show expressly to sec the cats on Mon
day and Tuesday and were terribly disappointed 10
find tie cages empty.
Thoreau ought 70 be alive 10 see this show ne
loved kittens There is cat in the 20 or
more feInes which are exhibition the age limit
being to Juveniles i kittens over six months ana
not over twelve months old The result IS cage allef
cage Of chubby innocent faced little pets. with
immense ruffs and brushes and peits Of indeScrlo-
able softness and depth. The fancy colors. such
as the smoke shaded silver silver taoby chlhchiIl
and masked silver. show up finely, although one
misses the splendid. majestic. saEactous iull grown
cats OF the average show. There - no. 50 Hu1H
variety as at other shows.
Mrs W Hofstra Of Hampstead who goes IN
for Sia1nese cats. is not represented this year
much 10 the regret of many who were curious 10
see a Sianese cat.
The reason assigned for limiting the show TO
:
club took pains send around to all the exhibitors
10 ask how their cats and kittens stood the strain
Of the show From this census II was found that
while number Of fine cats had succumbed on &C
count Of the show. q single kitten seemed the
fO- the ordeal proving that young person
OF escapes the dreadful nervous wear and
tear 70 which its elders are subjected. Hence, the
club decided to limit the present show TO Juveniles
and hold il only two days
Miss Ava Pollard. whose exquisite white cats with
| blue eyes are feature OF every cat show held in
New-Iork, shows some charming specimens of this
class, besides some excellent chinchllas. The
Champion Cattery of Staten Island shows some Of
its fine shaded silvers Ike Argent MOOnshine and
/ Argent Patsy. which are valued at 500 each A
shaded silver. Saratoga luamorata, entered by Mrs.
r. Ottolengui. and a blue-eyed white. Tsarevtch.
entered by Mrs Champion, are priced at 500 each
/ Miss Carol Mary. Miss A. R Phillips. the Misses
Ruth and EstelIe Ward, Mrs, LueIa Hodges and
/ Mrs. T P. MallOrie are large exhibitors the last
/ making 4 brave showing with her "Waterside'
! kittens.
/ Dick Of Tammany, the stray orange kitten entered
I by Miss LegGet 4 cat philanthroplst OF this city,
has been sold and now according TO the catalogue,
/ the proceeds will be turned into meat for
others Several shorthatrs very bright and play
! full exhibited by NeU-Jersey StOckfarm 4
circular after enumeraing the good qualities of the
cats. goes on 70 say: They shall be conducted to
their destination by gents of the cattery. thus
avoiding the nervous strain Of travelling alone.
Agents can be had TO accompany cats on journeys