Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-19
SUNSHINE HELPS
THE KITTY SHOW
CROWDS ADMIRE HANDSOME
FELlNES
Freaks Cause observation-disclosures
Begin Work Of Awarding Prizes
and VIII Finish Hard
Task Today

The second day of the cat show at
Chutes park yesterday was far more
successful than the opening Thursday.
Several hundred people crowded round
the cages at the Chutes pavilion and
admired to their hearts content the
fluf1y felines gathered there for exhi-
bition. Entries we're left open till noon
yesterday that the exhibitors from out
sido towns might have a chance to
get their pets in the show. All the
outlying towns have their choicest
pussies, In many instances accompanied
by tho cats mistress. cats from San
Francisco tnd from Sacramento are
also on exhibition.
The iJdges began their work yester-
day afternoon as soon as the last of the
cats had been entered, and they ex-
pect to finish by tomorrow. Cats are
judged on the shape of their eyes and
ears, the width of their tails and the
length of their fur and nose.
Arthur Let's, whose chickens did
things to the blue ribbons at Chutes
few weeks ago, is represented in the
cat show by only two little Angora
kittens, four months old.
Mrs. II. c. Aiken's nine-months-old
tommy, Billy Wilkins, was imported
feline is her eight-year-old Black Mas
cot, female pussy whom 1t will be
difficult to surpass.
Trouble, Mrs. Godenrath's short
haired maltese. Is said to be the larg-
est cat in his class, weighing eighteen
pounds.
Mrs. e. A. Wright has her cat, Prince
Charming, snugly ensconced in coop
decorated with pictures of him in al
most every conceivable pose. The
prince reclined in his blue satin basket
and laZily surveyed the world at large
and particularly the curious who
crowded around his cage. His white
comb, decorated with a blue ribbon,
lay within easy reach
Scotch Collies Exhibited
One of the interesting items at the
show is the presence of a half dozen
genuine Scotch collie PUBS. descendants
of a $4,000 dog that a rich miner in
Mexico imported from Scotland. These
CANNES romp in a big cage covered
with straw, and are associated with
two short-haired cats, who seem per-
fectly content to have a lot of Scotch
puppies jumping all over them.
Two cats with rabbit legs are also
in evidence. fondly watched by their
owners. During the storm Thursday
they began to shiver, so the owner put
her fur boa around them. These
freaks are due to a natural mother cat
bringing home a white rabbit. OF a
litter of seven little creatures five were
normal cats, but two had rabbit legs,
so the mother cat promptly deserted
the two rabbit legs which were after
ward raised on the bottle.
Siamese cats with funny faces are
a feature of the show. The great
Siamese cattery of Southern California
is located at Glendale and owned in
part by a San Francisco woman, who
imports cats from Siam with the con-
sent of the king. They are delicate
creatures and have a foxy appearance.
A beautiful cat is on exhibition that
has evidently passed through plan
ing mill. It's ears, tail and other trim
mings are absent, but being of the
male persuasion, 1t survives, and with
beautiful marks on it's sleek coat,
placed there bv nature. gazes pensive-
iy on the passing procession. The ex
nibitor found the creature in the con-
dition named and did not need to fix
it up for the, purpose of introducing
a freak exhibit.
The picture of n woman keeping her
warm hand in the cage warming some
feline pet is one of the sights of the
show. This reminds one of the electric
machine with handles that you can't
let go of, even If you want to-