The sun., 1916-11-23
CATS OF HIGH CASTE
SHOWN AT M'ALPIN
Some Noted Fclines DcpOrted
From England by Govern
mcnt Order.
1870 ENTRIES IN SHOW
Miss McCOun's Shawmc Pa
trice Carries or Two
Prizes.

1aIk aDOut Tue beiglans DelHg torn
from their homes! There are some furry
refugees at the fifteenth annual show OF
the Atlantic Cat Club at the Hotel Nc
Alpin who have exciting tales to tell OF
deportation from the British Isles.
Greenwich Pom Pom. a magnificent blue
eyed white male owned by Mrs +. Y.
Mathis. is one. Others are Toms OF
Hyver, blue male belonging to Mrs.
Chester W. Chaplin: 7. J. X. Champion
Major Warwick. owner Mrs. I. ].
Ketchen: Greenwich Primrose. a cream
female owned by Mrs. I. y. Gergel, and
Bits o Biscuit. another cream female.
owned by Mrs. Chaplin.
YES" me we'd Toms Of Hyver, "the
var struck us hard. as II did many an
other Englishman. Meat got higher ana
higher and scarcer and scarcer, tn the
authorities at the various catteries where
long haired aristocrats OF catdom reside
decided that there was nothing for 1t but
to sell us to appreciative Americans.
I'm told that some OF US went for a
kindly treated In my new home, and I'm
glad TO be away from the fear OF Zeppe-
Inns. which was hard on my delicate
nerves. l grieve for old England, but
there are worse things than being a war
orphan" Toms finished as he rubbed
purringly against the Aouislte baby blue
upholstery Of his commodious cage.
$50 Cats n the show.
There are $50 cats in the show. taking
imported and native bred. Most Of them
are long haired. though Mrs. Mathis
shows Siamese female. Greenwich
.rI Nrp ~
Siamese. Romeo Me Yome. Both these
breeders declare that the Siamese make
up for their shortness Of coat by having
more brains than all the long haired cats
In the show. tThey don't say this in the
hearing OF the other exhibitors.)
Sancho San the Beautiful and Tho
Fho, her kitten. are attractive short
haired white Maltese shown by Mrs. T..
G. Moody, and Little Miss Nobody. a
blue cat shown by Mrs. C.. ". Bailey,
and Anthracite. shown by Mr.. H. John
con. are also in the short haired row.
Miss Nobody and Anthracite are as
perky as any of the aristocrats, though
unkind fate compels them to confess
that they were waits and haven't the
least idea whether their parents so much
a. knew pedigree from a fshbone.
only about half the cats were judged
yesterday before the darkness came on
Mrs. Mathis's Greenwich Pom Pom got
first In the white male class and Mrs
Ke'chens l. J. X. the White Hope. In
the same class. a second. Miss Marion
Johnson's beautiful white female White
Magic got first In that class. and Il
WAS said she would probably be named
the best white cat in the show. She Is
the daughter OF Imperator. owned by
Miss Laura Hopkins, who Is in the show
har to
tress is Judging.
Alanna and Acushla. two pretty
white blue eyed kittens owned by Mrs
W. A. kinsloe, got respectively first and
second prizes in their class. They were
assiduously tended all day by Mr.. Eins-
loe. who was not ashamed to confess
that though a man he adored these cats
Two Prises for One Cat.
The best black male in the show is
Diamond, c. +. A.. owned by Miss IT. j.
McCoun. Miss McCoun's black female
Ch. Shawme Patr!ce carried off two
prizes. Two cunning blacks are tho
Gold Dust Twins, exhibited by MIss l..
l.. Brace
Mrs. Charin's Oh. Bungalow poflsette.
blue female. got a first. and so did Mrs.
y n. Russelrs blue male Chief Chinook.
Tho Bidc-a-Wee Home for Animals Is
r~presentedl an appealing near silver
cat inapDropriately named Red Feather.
The little tin cups with which show cats
from Bide-a-Wee usually mutcly implore
aims for the four footed unfortunatcs in
the home. was missing yesterday from
Red Feathers cage. In explanation he
newed that as the proceeds OF this show
arc TO he devoted to the publication OF
books for the blind In Miss Winifred
lIolts Lighthouse in Paris. Bide-a-Wee
did not think it would be courteous to
upcc its claims.
Miss Carroll Macy's wonderful King
Winter is missing this year from the
show. She didn't care to bring him from
his Maine home. But the Misses Cham
pion. old exhibitors. arc on hand as
usual with some beautiful red long hairs
end creams. Two pretty white females
with blue eyes are Corbel Glover and
Corbcl Carwicket. owned by Miss Flea
nor C, Erying. an ardent sunragist. who
has motorcd many miles through the
surrounding country speaking for the
cause. The shows ends tonight.