The San Francisco call., 1909-12-10
FELINE SMART SET
IN NOTABLE ARRAY
high Class Toms, Recherche
Iabbies and IIIustriOus kit
tens on Exhibition
Annual Show of Pacific Cat Club
Opens Under Brilliant
Auspices

me Two hundred" Of American fe-
line society. under the auspices of the
Facific cat club, is receiving at Lyric
hall Debutante kittens from the best
cat families. blase toms that have
neigned at many such events, anxious
matrons with large families to look Out
Tor. sweet young things attending their
coming cut party'-all are in attend
aHce. II IS the most successful affair
san Francisco catdom has known
no night prowling. back fence aero
nat brings the scars of enthusiastic
brickbats and old shoes TO this func-
non. Tor every cat that utters his or
her Vel bred yowl in Lyric hall today
ana Saturday has been reared in lux
ufy. as BELTS the bearer of pedigree
That reaches from Adam cat right down
10 the present entries. Some. too. come
from foreign lands, and, il is whispered.
are titled.
Designing mother cats with daugh-
ters 10 place advantsgeously are
warned, however, ne1 10 trust too cor
noingly TO mere names. King Kreen,
Tor instance comes from Seattle and
KING Cupid from Los Angeles. And
lest her reputation be shattered beyond
repair. II should be understood that
MISS Midnight a beauty of the coal
made from some plebeian back yard.
EXHIBITS ARE PEACEFUL
There is little point to the Jest the
managers Of the cat club may have
intended when they chose Lyric hall for
the display place of their pets. for ii is
only now and then that a wall floats
across the crowded kennels, and at that
the note is musical enough, and re-
pressed, as a sort of well bred protest,
uttered with dignity, against undue
confinement.
Not until today will Mrs. z. E Bese,
who was brought here from Chica go
10 Judge the entries. determine upon
the animal that viii bear the title of
best cat" at the exhibition, but from
The trend events took yesterday dur
ing the judging Of the animals 1t seems
that Champion Johnny FaweIl, New
York cat imported for this exhibit by
Mrs. A. E Montgomery. is in line for
the prize Johnny is called the best
black" in America. as he has taken tro-
phies at shows of the American cat
club and a score of others, and the
medals he has won would tax all his
nine lives 10 carry about.
Billy wilkins, a white, golden eyed
male entered in the championship
class. went down TO. bitter defeat at
yesterdays judging. though he was
awarded the honor of best cat" at the
show Of the Pacific cat club last year.
Mrs. Besse, however, decided that
Cherub IT showed better points in the
championship class in which each was
entered. and so Billy may never hope
10 be adjUdged best cat" this year He
has been worsted even in the prelimi-
naries.
sAPHo IL ATTRACTION
Perhaps the cat that claimed most
attention from yesterdays crowd was
SaphO. a sprightly young cat, that prob
ably marshaled FIVE as pretty kittens as
ever mewed. Sapho is the property of
Mrs. J. X Berchette- The feline with
the kittenish name has already decided
upon the titles her ten weeks old chill
dren viii carry. and they are to be
called Marie Antionette. Zaza. Camille
Napoleon. and-just to vary the
Frenchiness-King Edward. Kim. who
took first prize in the championship
class cream or fawn male, is the
father Of Sspho's children.
Neila Bill II, the property of Miss
II. Seymour, is valued at 81 600, for he
came all the way from conquests in
England to attend this event. He was
secured from Mrs. Paul Hardy at Sails
bury. and is the son Of Neila Bill OF
Thorpe and Of Swallowcliff DoIlie of
Thorpe-which means lot to a cat
Argent Brilliant Mrs B. E. Weaver,
ported from New York TO her Windsor
car kennels.
IN the matter OF distinguished inter
est. MUggins. the property of Mrs. Z.
Davis, and Fluff, which belongs to Mrs
A. n. Abbott, are the center OF atten-
ton Muggins can stand on his front
or rear paws. sit up. roll over at the
word Of command and do dozen other
tricks. Fluff is venerated for his age
for ne has passed Is summers, and Vet
appears as beautiful a feline as cat
fancier could desire.
The officers of the club. and those in
charge Of the show. are as follows:
presidenf-Mrs. 3. r. Weaver
SHOW manager and secretary-Miss {. Burton.
Show committee-Mrs A. ". Desne Mrs
A. Abbott Mrs. X. +. Burns Mrs II Rvf-
kcgel. Mrs. NJ. Dietschy. Mrs A. H. Prod
Cage eOmmittee-Mrs. J. Msrvyn Mrs l.
Mowry Mrs =. +. Cross. Mrs. c. Remington.
Mrs. 4. Mooney.
Committee transportation Of cstS-C n
Congd0n Jr., Or. Oscar j. Kron, "A J. Oliver
r. Berget.
Show fressurer-B. f. Weaver.
Reception committee-Mrs. II C Hinds Mrs
r. J. Terry. Mrs J. Thompson. AIRS H. Newton
Judge-Mrs. r. r. Besse. Chicago. IN
Veterinary sIrgeon-Dr. X. o. Steers
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