The New York herald., 1920-01-20
Miss Elsie S. Hydon's Entry Is Best
of 125 in Benefit for Bide-a-Wee
at Waldorf.

Hed, white and blue cats gave patriotic
tint to the eighteenth annual champion
ship show of the Atlantic Cat Club on the
roof Of the Waldorf-Astora Hotel yes
terday. Nearly every other hue that is
known to the feline race was also noted
among the 125 aristocratic pussies. which
were Gagged in one of the best ex-
hibitions that the club has seen to date
and the attendance in spite Of the bad
weather was unusually good, for the cause
was a good one-a benefit for the Bide-a-
Wee Home for Animals.
! AS the winner of this competition Is
usually awarded the palm as the best cat
Of the year all the fanciers had their
pets groomed to perfection and shown in
fine style. Among those present in the
contest for the prizes were cats whose
ancestors came from far-off Australia and
Siam. They attracted a lot of attention.
but in point Of beauty they could not COM
pare with the bushy coated blue Persians,
he shaded silvers, creams and chinchillas.
| The trophy for the best of all IN the
show went to Sapphire. a blue with n
finely moulded head and body and a re-
markably we'll grown and carefully kept
coat. The owner of the victor is Miss
Elsie G. Hydon. of Bogota. N. j.. who is
just as well known for her winning dogs
as she is for her cats. Miss Hydon is not
a member of any of the cat clubs which
had offered special trophies for their men,
bers. so her victories left several cups to
lapse over until another year.
Fifth Victory for Sapphire.
Sunset Top Notch. a cream owned by
the Misses Champion, of Staten Island.
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close race for the principal award. This
was the fifth victory of Sapphire for best
in show under five different judges in the
six and one-half years of his existence.
Only week ago Sapphire won at Boston
for best, something he did five years ago.
Miss Hydon also took first in the blue
female novice class with Blue Flirt, the
winning kitten last year at the Empire
Show, and first in blue kittens with Blue
Amelia, which she purchased at Boston
I week ago.
The Misses Champion were among the
biggest winners and in the classes for best
in show. Of which there were six. they
were victors three times, having the best
novice with Sunset Invincibie and best
kitten with Sunset Peachbloom and the
best short haired with Argent Dazzle.
The Greenwich Kennels had the best fe-
male with smoke, Polly Peachum
Pertinax. and Mrs. A. II. Churchill. of
Montclair y. j., showed the best neuter
in Thorneyfoot OF Essex q chinchila.
The Misses Champions cats were creams.
The show will continue until ten O'Clock
tonight. and this afternoon several orig
inal black and white sketches by the well
known English cat artist. Louis VAIN, will
be auctioned off to help swell the funds
for the Bide-aWee.
The winners in the various classes
follow
Rest in show-Mlss z. C. Hydon's Sapphire
hest remae.-Grcenwich Kennels Folly Peach
Rest Novice. e.-Thc Misses Champions Sunset
BEST Kitten-Thc Misses Champions Sunset
best Neater.EMrs. A. II. ChurchiIrs Thorneyfoot
Of Essex (chinchilal
Rest Short TIaired-Tho Misses Champions ch.
Class Class white Male Blue Eyes. opcn.-Mrs
Marian Hopes King: second. Miss j. H. kroeh
Class aaawhite Male, NOyiee.-Miss J. r..
Miss ! r. Kreeb's Kil-svock. Little Pretty. :.
CiasS IL Back Male. open.-Mrs. Langley
Class il-Biack Female. Novice.-Lsdy Thorp
Glass ijA-Piack Male Kitten.--Mrs. Elizabeth
Glass 15..Rlark Female Kitten.-Mlss II. j..
Class i6-Buc Male. open.-Mlss r. O. Hydons
tiesss i7-Plue Female. open.--Greenwich Ken
Glass iS-Biue Male. Novice.-Mrs. G.. A. Won
;, Glass le.eBIgs Femaie. Novice.-Mlss E. G..
Glass go. Blue Kitten.-Miss Il. G. Hydon's
Glass g1"Red Male. open.-The Misses Cham
Glass 23-Red Male. Novice.-Mrs. Sylvia b.
Class q Red Female. Novice.-Mrs Sylvia b.
Class 2G-cream Male open.--The Misses Cham
pon's Surset Top Notch. ,,, ,,,,.,
Glass 27-Crenm Female, 0pcn.-Miss Edith
Honherger's Sunset Cream Puff - 49,,
Glass 2S--Crenm Male, Noyice-The Misses
c9ra,mpicsn's ngo, Sunset ,Irdn Inyineibs,if pn,f
Glass 30-Cream Kitteu.-The Misses Cham
pon's Sunset ppachboom .
Glass 3i-Silvcr Tahhy Male. Open.-Mrs. Ly-
man r. Sturves' ch. Commander Stripes.
Class 32-Slver Tabbq Female. Open.-Mrs. l.
D. Sturges ch. Zila III. Of Sunnyhomc,
Glass 3.,-SilVer 1abhy Male Novice.-Green.
witch Kennels Greenwich w ku.
Glass 3G-Shaded Silver Male. Open.-Mn. Mar
Class 37-Shqded Silver Female, Open Mrs.
Arthur Churchils Vintage Dawn OF Liberty.
Glass 3S--Shaded Silver Male Novice.-Mrs. J..
| r. Sturgos' Tho Seraph. . 49,
| Glass SD-Shaded Silver Female, N0vice.-Ntiss
Carroll Mays Vintage Mile. Genec.
Glass 4O-Shaded Silver kitten-Greenwich
Kennels Greenwich Ziz. ,
Glass 4l-chinehiila Male. opcn.-Miss Carroll
Class 52-chinchila Female. open.-Mrs. Ar.
thur Churchili's Vintage Perenca. 49, -
! Glass 3-.Chinchilla Male. Noeicc.-Mss H.. Y.
Browns Mdo.
/ Glass 44~Chinchila Female Novlco.--Mrs. Ar.
] thur Churchii1s Vintage Mistress Honeybun.
Glass 45A--Clhinchilla Kitten Female.-Mrs.
Marian Hopes purrsla.
Glass 45-Chinchliia .kittcu Maie.-Miss Car.
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