New-York tribune., 1909-01-02
WRATHY CAT OWNERS
INDIGNATION OCcr Azcards at atlantic
Club Exhibition.

Ali the mufied murmurings Of dissatisfaction
among the exhibitors at the seventh annual show
Of the Atlantic Cat Club. at Madison Square Gar
den, came to a head yesterday when Mrs A l.
StoepeI, OF HarlemsviIIe, y. Y. grabbed her
precious darling that hadn't got prize and dashed
Indignantly out OF the place Everybody there but
the cats after her. but she not caught. and
later stated that she supposed 70 be
running ye;.
She won't get in here again" said Miss D. B.
Champion the show manager, curtly, as the cat
club arose from taking the recreant Mrs, Stoepels
name of It's books.
There quite few empty cages at the show
yesterday, but the owners OF the cats must have
been taking them for walks the avenue. for
member OF the committee stated distinctly 10 the
Tribune reporter that exhibitor ever took
cat out Of the show, unless the eat was sick TIL
the show ended: to do against the rules
The Judging brought many surprises. on Gccounr z
OF which you couldn't 60 anywhere in the place
without humping into a feminine ind gnation meet
ing. Late In the afternoon the judges cast Votes
for the best cat n the show and their choice feIl
on Mrs F. b CridIe-'s Jock of Daybreak. q
shaded silver cat Most people thought Miss Laura
q Hopkins's blue eyed white kitten Lady FTiar'
White Aigrette's debutante daughter, was gong I"
be- Judged prize cat Of all, and the award set
tongues wagging Lady Friar didn't care who won
out Miss Hopkins said she didn't care. either.
Lady Friar got plenty Of prizes" she said point
ing TO the blue ribbons that lined the cage JOCK
Of Daybreak is a hne cat, though he s four years
Cd and his coat isn't in the best condition. Yes
the Judging has caused some surprises. ana there
have been awards that seemed curious 10 some
people l can't say whether it's political. but-oh'
we'll I'm satisfied. Lady Friar and White A'sretfe
got quite enough"
Around the Miss No1ett was holding an
indignation meeting because her King Winter.
big chinchilla. didn't get first prize. member
OF the committee explained that King Winters eyes
yellow instead of green. but that dldht CON
Miss MofTett. who wrathfully led people 70 Ihs
ges that held the cats that won the prizes hlns
Winter didn't get and pointed out how INFERIOR she
thought their coats were to his.
Not few Of the prize winners OF last year were
conspicuous BY their absence al this snow. DT'
Otto!engu OF Saratoga, who has had great deal
10 do with the management OF the former shows
and has exhibited many cats. sent none at all t['s
year nor did he attend Mrs J. c Mitchel son,
president OF the club. sent some cats, but cld ho'
come herself /, said that she was H.
There was real wildcat IN the show-a doInestl-
Gated wildcat, a splendid fellow. He had not neen
there two hours before H. .. Phipps. 1r-, bought
him. Tom, 8 common garden variety OF cat
so the Garden cat having been attached 10 Madi-
son Square Garden since the oldest enp!oye can
remember heard OF the show yesterday ana
strolled in TO enter himself His grief when ne was
elected vas such that his howls were heard down
a. the headquarters Of the Society for the Proven
ton Of Cruelty to Animals and caused some con
ste-nation there.