Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-14
PRIZE WINNERS
AT TABBY SHOW
CROWDS ATTEND EXHIBITION
OF HIGH CLASS CATS
SELECTION OF FIRsTs SMALLER
THAN EXPECTED
Display of Fine Long-Haired FeIines
Said to Be the Best Ever
Seen in couthern
California

With the first rays of encouraging
sunshine yesterday morning society
emerged from its enforced seclusion
and betook itself to the cat show in
the basement of the Hamburger build
ing, which was crowded from morning
till night by devoted admirers of fancy
felines.
No more ideal place could be found
FOR the exhibition than the present one
There is ample room and the ventila-
tion is perfect.
The large number of fine, long-haired
cats on exhibition is said to be the
finest collection ever displayed in
Southern California. Prizes were
awarded yesterday and the winners
were proudly exhibited by fond owners
Perhaps fewer first prizes were
awarded than were expected. Field
Marshall, the Canadian fancier, is al
expert who is keen on detecting the
good and bad points of a cat, and any
winner of a first prize richly deserves
the distinction.
The following are the prize winners:
King Cupid, owned by Mrs. J. c. Cir
ton, took away many honors, the high
est being the challenge cup for the
best cat in the show, which he perma-
nently annexed by winning it for the
third time. He also took first prize for
the best white blue-eyed male in the
show in two cups, one for best cat
in show and one for best blue-eyed cat.
Prince Blue Eyes Gets Prize
Prince Blue Eyes, also owned by Mrs.
Girton. took second honors in his
class. Lady Blue Eyes of the same
kennel, a white blue-eyed female, took
the honors for the best female in the
show. Miss Iger and Baby Q, also
owned by Mrs. Girton, took the prize
for the best brace Of female kittens,
in the show.
Radiu1n, owned by Mrs. ]. E. GOrham,
won the prize for the best silver tabby.
King Argent and Crockett Of the same
kennels won prizes for the best brace
of silver tabbies and also a special type
and eyes. Argent Laddie, also owned
by Mrs. Gorham took the challenge
cup for the best shaded silver in the
show, and also a silver medal. He has
many first prizes to his credit won in
eastern cat shows. Bonnie Thorn,
the~san1e owner, won first prize in the
black class
Silver Bell, owned by Miss NJ. G.
Knepper of Monrovia, took the first
ribbon for silver queens. Nellie Gray
of the same kennels took prize for
the best silver tabby.
Little Miss O., owned by Mrs. E. e.
Russell, won a silver medal for the
best white queen. The kitten is only
months old.
A number of fine cats from the Raj
ston Kennels, 1903 Avery street, were
exhibited. Prince Donna won first and
a. special. Blue Billy won first in the
blue class and silver medal for the
best blue in the show.
Prize for Black Cat
Max Adair, owned by Mrs. e. E. Rus
sell, won silver cup special prize.
Ray Sunshine, r. Comes, took sec
ond in the orange class.
Kat of the Ralston kennels took a
special in the novice class Mrs. Raj
Ston also took the honors for the best
tortoise shell white.
Smokee, owned by Mrs. I. H. STRAIT
ton of Pasadena, took a second honor
on special points. Herman of the
same kennels won the prize for the
best orange in the show. His name
will also be placed on the H. J. Whit
ley cup for orange class. Czarena took
a first for color in the orange female
tabby class.
Nobody Loves Me"
Nobody loves me. Won't somebody
love me? l am only a stray cat.'' This
is the inscription over the cage of a
poor orphaned black cat that was
picked up by some kind woman on the
street and carried to the show, where
it was placed in a comfortable cage.
Every one adopted the wet, bedraggled
little animal, and it has, now been
adopted as the mascot of this and fu-
ture shows Many articles of comfort
such as pillows, blankets and play
things, have been contributed to it and
it is now the happiest cat in the show.
Sunshine, owned by Mrs. w. E.
,+s,sr
nels, was judged the best white or
ange in the novice class.
Bonnie White Prince, owned by Mrs.
G. w. E. Smith, won the first in the
golden-eyed male class and a special
on makeup. He also won the silver
medal offered by the Arthur G. Wilson
company.
Sweet Brier, owned by Mrs. J. w
Shirey, sleeps in its cage closely
guarded by a small toy poodle dog,
who has constituted himself the
guardian of the prize cat and never
leaves her side. The cat won first
and a special on coat and type.
France, owned by Mrs. w. S. Bayn-
ton, took first in the white blue-eyed
class.
Duchess, owned by Mrs. A. M
Moore, took a first and special in the
orange-eyed female class, open class
competition Teddy Bear took second
10 Marquis IN the open class of White
orange-eyed males Marcus won the
challenge cup for the first time and a
special on his coat. He also received a
medal for the best white orange-eyed
in the show.
The Siamese Baya kittens, Princess
and Patti, months old, perhaps at
tracted as much attention as any 9th
er exhibit III the show. Frisco Siam
ese neuter, owned by Mrs. E. Near
thur won a first Y1rize