New-York tribune., 1907-01-03
BEAUTIES AT CAT SHOW
Long Black Hairs VictOry FIRST
Days Sensation.

With do entries and something 100 cats
many of them veritable feline bluebloods of
the most aristocratic lineage-actually on the
spot, with a big and enthusiastic crowd in at
tendance and no sign OF rising temperatures or
unhealthy dry noses among any of the Gagged
beauties, the Atlantic Cat Clubs show at Madi-
son Square Garden in connection with the poul
try show. opened merrily yesterday for three
days run. There. behind their prison bars
Were the petted darlings for whom orange COL
ored tapestries and Parma violet silken hang
ings were none too fine and there were the cats
who. electng the simple life. reposed their high
bred limbs upon straw-plain straw The cats
that lived in the orangeries were harassed by
the sight of endless procession Of black mice
chasing themselves around and around in a con-
tinuous dado.
"Oh. poor pussy" sighed a tender hearted old
man. as he gently scratched the velvet nose OF
a tan-orange cat. Il should think you'd have
either nervous prostration or the delirium
tremens"
From the cat fancier's point of view the black
males (opem constituted one OF yesterdays SEN
sations. This class. numbering six entries, all
OF them blue ribbon winners and nearly all OF
them champions, is said TO be the strongest ever
brought together in any class at any bench
show OF cats In the Garden-'in America and
probably in Europe some enthusiasts said.
In capturing first prize over such a field
Miss Eleanor L. Burritt's Columbia Patrick
made himself at least temporarily the hero of
the show. It the first time Mrs r. Otto
lenguis Saratoga Johnnie Fave II had ever
been beaten. and his downfall was attributed
solely TO his poor condition.
AS usual. Miss Ava L. Pollard captured a
number of blue ribbons with her beautiful blue
and yellow eyed whites. excellent class, as Is
also the kitten class 1t is a distinct drawback
that owing to the Champions being among the
judges their eight fine cats withdrawn from
competition. This added TO the fact that of
dozen or more shorthars which Miss Cathcart
expected 10 show all but four or five are at home
cat show, and that Mrs. w. s. Hofstra, the
president. has not entered her pretty Siamese
cats. excludes some of the most attractive en-
tries.
AS Mrs. Hofstra said: 1T is bad time to hold
show. coming soon after q number of other
shows and just in the wake of the holidays
But call it a good, clean. sporting show as it
stands"
c. II. Jones. of The Cat Journal" has his
assistant editor with him IN the person of the
Hon. Peter Sterling. a fine longhaired white
which hates cats society but dotes on dogs.
Rluette. pretty little blue. halls from Bide-a-
Wee Then there q couple OF captivating
ManX kittens. SpoOney and Mooney, entered by
enthusiastic exhibitor of the bunch as well as
the youngest. is little Miss Agnes Sheehy OF No.
100 East nth street, who captured a first with
her one and only cat. a black shorthaired
Uncle gave him TO me-" said the happy young
girl. so L called him Nunky after hiul-follow-
ing Shakespeare you know" And she gave
Nunky's little white paw affectionate
squeeze
One of the exhibitors was badly bitten by a
nervous cat she removing II from its
cage the only untoward incident OF the day.