The New York herald., 1921-12-10
CATS AND KITTENS
SEEKING TITLES
Empire Gibbs Eighth Show
Attracts Finest Specimens
at Park Ave. Hotel.

One hundred and twenty-nins cats and
Kittens, all members of our best feline
families and groomed to the nth degree,
made reservations for two days Begin
ming yesterday at the Park Avenue
Hotel, where they are taking part in the
eighth championship show of the Empire
Cat Club. Miss Alice Judge, president of
the club, announced that this is the
largest four point show they nave held
In some time, and several of the entries
travelled a long distance to be present.
Mrs. Alice Fitzpatrick brought first
prize winner, Sebastian, and second
prize winner, The Baroness, from To-
ronto.
The delicate pets are installed in the
banquet room on the second floor, where
they have sunshine in the morning and
a garden to look down upon il their
cages happen to face the east. which
many do. There are white cats with
blue eyes and blue cats with yellow
eyes. and some with an eye of each color.
and there are magnificent big black
creatures with topaz orbs and there are
blue and tortoiseshell. red, cream, chin
chilla, silver and brown specimens OF the
finest In form and color that the modern
catteries produce.
Pussy Well Cared For.
Dolls and rubber rings suspended from
the top of the cages by ribbons. comfy
blankets. screens. sky blue Innings and
all sorts of attentions have been show
cred upon the furry animals to make
,,,I at in, hat
new surroundings. None Of these evil
dcnces Of consideration made a hit with
Musl,. however. for this big fluffy and
usually snow white pet of Mrs. Edwards
Spencer of II West Sixteenth street was
utterly disgusted with himself and the
show and everything about IL. He
couldn't conceal his feelings as he lay
stretched In one end OF his cage with
two somewhat grimy forepaws thrust
through the bars and his unwashed head
down between his paws and his hand
some eyes shut tight.
The cause OF Mush's aloofncss was
his dirt. and not even second and
third prize could console him, for he had
hoped to carry off first prize, which
his owner is confident would have been
the case If her pet hadn't had to come
in from the country to appear at the
show and arrived so late there was no
time to give him special Tubing and
combing He had been allowed to have
the freedom Of the country place and
had collected a good deal of dirt in his
trampings about.
K;lravock Meringue. owned by Miss ].
r. Kroeh Of Orange, was awarded a $40
prize in class {. blue eyed white novices.
male and female. Sapphire, who Is
Sh years old ard was exhibited by
not competitor. but attracted a crowd
Of interested spectators.
Big Prizes To-day.
Only n few of the prizes have been
awarded and among those and their
classes announced are Prince de Coup.
owner DIR. Harrison Willis, Brooklyn.
first prize In blue eyed white male. open.
and second prize In blue eyed white male
novice Kilravock Donna Fiorella. owner
Miss Kroch. first prize in blue eyed
white female. open Kilvarock Ecstacy.
Miss Kroef. first prize in blue eyed
white female kitten: Lord Twinkleson.
owner Mrs. Jessie NJ. Simpson. New
York city. first prize In yellow eyed
white male novice: Humbug. owner Misc
Alice Judge, Brooklyn. first prize In
yellow eyed white male kitten; Ceder
Clife Kilravock Don Enrico. owner Miss
Mildred r. Sheridan, Brooklyn. first
prize in odd eyed white male. open:
F'lorabel Fiutter. owner DR.. Willis, first
prize in odd eyed white female. open;
Seba astian. owner Mrs. Fitzpatrick. first
prize in blue male. open; Lavender Pos
sum. owner Miss Hydon. first prize In
blue male, novice: Lavender Challenge.
owner Miss Hydon. first prize in blue
male kitten: Blue Amelia. owner Miss
Hydon. blue female, open. and first in
blue female novice: Lady Babby and
three kittens, owner Miss c. e. Marshall.
Brooklyn. first prize in blue female. with
white novice. and Erebus Americus.
owner Miss II. L. McCoun. Oyster Bay.
first prize in black male. open. The rest
of the awards will be announced to-day.