The Washington herald., 1907-02-15

Y. Brenin Gwyn, long-haired eat,
male. white, with blue eyes, owned by
Mrs. II. G. Dykhouse, was awarded first
prize in the third annual show of the
Washington Cat Club, in GUIDES Hall.
12l4 F street northwest. yesterday, there
by defeating the celebrated CoIumbls
Patrick, the champion, owned by Miss
+. L. Burritt. which took first prize at
New York. Both won first prize in their
respective classes. the former in the
white male, blue eyes, and the latter,
black male. Columbia, daughter Of Co
lumbia Patrick, also owned by Miss Bur
rift, took first in the class for white fe-
males with yellow eyes
The other first prize winners in the va
rious classes are as follows;
White female. blue eyes. SnowdroD.
owner, Miss f. l.. Burritt; blue female.
Golando. Miss Ada Rhosdes: black fe-
male. Lucky. w. L. Jeffries. Ringgold
cattery; smoke male. Prince Of India. Co
lumbia cattery; smoke female. Princess
of India, Columbia catteTy: shaded silver
male, Sir Kobe, Miss Nicholson; brown
tabby, male. Inquisltive. George 4. Row
land; brown tabby. female. Mouchette,
George z. Rowland; orange male Ham
ish Mrs. Perkins; orange female. Becky
(won in two classes. Ringgold cattery;
cream male, Amherst. Mrs. Munroe. tor
toise shell female, Babbie, Frank Wade;
black and white, or blue and white. male
or female, Beauty. kitten. won first and
second, Ringgold cattery; tortoise shell
and white female, Tirzah, Miss Perkins;
long haired neuters. Black and white. or
blue and white Fluhed Lion. Mrs. VIII
mot: any other color with white. Deacon
Mrs GOoch; Fighting Bill. the mascot
Of the Washington barracks, took second
In this class; Manx cat, male, Sternberg,
Hospital Corps. L. S. A.
Manx cat, female. Bunny. Mrs Da-
shell; sh0rt-halred neuters. white, black,
or blue. Toby. black short-haired catteTy.
any colOred tabby without white. James,
Mrs. H. NJ. Burritt. any EcOlOred tabby
with white, Grover, Miss Woodbury.;
shOrt-sciIed kittens. any COl0red tabby
with or without white. KiddeJ. Miss Z.
L. Burritt; white, black, or blue with
white, Tar Boy, Thomas 4. BrOadus. any
other colored kitten. GOnZaga Mrs II.
II Burrltt; shOrt-haired. white. with
blue eyes. male. SNOWFALL Mrs. Elliott;
white female. Caroline. Robert Sculiy;
blue male, Peterldn. Mrs. NJ S. Sage:
blue female, Mouse black short-haired
cattery; black male. BlackbOy. RinggOld
cattery; brown tabby male. Mike. mascot
OF the Thirteenth Cavalry. stationed at
Fort Myer. silver tabby male, Pretty
Male. black short-ha!red catteTy, orange.
or orange tabby, male. Champion Belle
Of Bradford. black shoTt-haired catteTy;
any solid color with white. Dewey. OF the
Soldiers. Sailors. and Marines Club;
tortoise shell. with or without white,
T0Otsie, Mrs. Haley, any colored tabby
with white, male or female, Bunk, Mrs.
West; any solid color With white neuter,
Bloomfield Flush. Miss Gartrell; long
haired novice, Sn0w-white, Mrs. Muuroe;
white female. yellow eyes, Lady, Ring
gold catteTy; black female, Lucky Ring
gold cattery; black male. Laddle Mrs c.
Hugh Duffy: shaded silver female, FRITZ
Scheff. Josefa often. silver tabby. male,
Tristan. Josefa often; orange male. Ham
ish, Miss Perkins. orange female. Becky,
BinggOld cattery. cream male. Amherst.
Mrs. Munroe; lOng-haired kittens. white,
Nora, Archie Tracy; black or blue, AL
gonQuin Chief. Mrs. MunToe and Miss
Tibbitts; silver. Silver Dick, AIr d Al
maine; orange, Sunshine. Mrs. Munroe;
tortoise shell, Lady Black, Ringg0ld cat
terry.
Special Prizes Awarded To-day.
The special prizes will be awarded to-
day by Joshua ". CoWpland and DIT
Cecil French, the judges who officiated
yesterday. AS usual in such events. there
was much adverse criticism Of the
awards. Tt was practically the unanimous
opinion that Columbia Patrick would re-
Ceive first prize The judges also reversed
general opinion in awarding first prize
in the class for brown tabby females 10
Mouchette. daughter Of Chiffon. Chiffon
was the champion Of the world. and here
tofOre indicated in any show, always
taking first prize, and her daughter
Mouchette, second.
The cats are installed IN separate box
like cages. with wire netting fronts and
arranged IN tiers. Each cat is provided
with a nice soft cushion 10 curl up on
and a little pan Of drinking water Some
OF the cages are fancifuliy hung with
pink and blue tapestries made Of cheese
cloth, while other owners and exhibitors
are content to let their handsome animals
repose in less luxurious apartments.
Novices Complain.
Some Of the felines We're wont yester-
ady to complain of their Incarceration
Others, mostly old seasoned campaig ners
OF the show cage, accepted their lot in
silent dignity and spent most of the time
TRANQUILITY snO0zing on their cushions,
awakening only at meal time or when
addressed by a familiar voice.
Imprisonment seems to have a bad
effect upon certain cat temperaments
Pretty Cat" for instance, a beautiful
specimen Of the silver tabby male, from
the Black Short-Haired cattery at Are
dell, n. J., voiced his displeasure through
out the entire afternoon.
A large white shOrt-ha;red male cat
named Toby, became particularly i'm
FILTERED at the prying and poking fingers
of the afternoon visitors and opened a
campaign calculated to put an end 10
such familiarity. he was most success
full His methods. while rather painful
were convincing. consisting of a sudden
swipe of claw-tipped paw and an on
slaught Of sharp white teeth.
NEGRO SERGEANT TESTIFIES.