The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-28
BY MRS. c. O. ROBINSON

L INDIANAPOLIS Is The nome OF
4 prize winning cats, whose own
ers, at this time of year, have re-
turned from the annual cat shows
with award ribbons, championship
medals, silver cups, and special
prizes.
Because the coats Of the prize
beauties are in perfection for only
a short time, the shows are crowded
into a few winter months. Then
the lucky owners show the results
of the years effort in feeding, care,
AID breeding.
One especially elegant lady, Roy
anna of Claremont, is owned by
Mrs. w. o. Bates of Woodruff Place,
whose initiation into the cat fancy
is an interesting story. During the
World war, a couple calling them
selves Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.. Wilson
rented an apartment of Mrs. Bates.
Mr.. Wilson was away much Of the
time and Mrs. Wilson was very ac-
tive in army circles.
When the flu epidemic was at its
height, Mrs. Wilson was desperately
i'll, and through the crying of her
hungry cats, Mrs. Bates discovered
her plight. A doctor was called who
said she could not live.
The situation seemed desperate,
but with the aid of a hypodermic
she reused enough to give a tele-
phone number. The call brought
Captain Thomas G. Hall of the Sc
cret service, who said that Wilson'S
real name was Tefft, with the gov
eminent intelligence department.
Il
CONTRARY to the doctors pre-
~ diction, Mrs. Wilson recovered,
and in gratitude to Mrs. Bates gave
her one Of the pet CATS a lovely
silver. Mrs. Bates named her Lady
Gregory for g friend who was tour
ing the United States with the Irish
Players.
When Lady Gregory died, Mrs.
Hal Griggs of Akron, O., purchased
Royanna from the Claremont Cat
terry Of Oakland, Cal, for her
mother, Mrs. Bates. Royanna is a
gorgeous shaded silver and always
takes best female in the show
when exhibited. She has been a
champion since the show at Toledo
last year and completed her grand
championship at the Beresford
show, held recently at the Hotel
Sherman in Chicago.
To win at this show is an added
honor, as the Beresford Club is the
oldest and largest in the United
States, and its shows bring into
competition the finest cats in the
country. Her kittens, too, are ia
nous. Instar Talliferro, a chin
chilla, 18 months old, owned by Mrs.
Bates, completed his championship
at Chicago.
The silvers are the true aristo-
Gratis in the cat fancy and almost
always take best cat in the show"
if there are fine specimens eXhib-
tied To say that silver looks like
ball of soiled cotton sounds far
from beautiful. That is an accu-
rate description, yet they are ex-
tremely handsome.
no you remember the cat story
~ by Booth Harrington, about the
characters in the radio dramas now
sponsored by the Atlantic and Pa
cific Tea Company? TWO silver cats
were sent by a sutton to Miss Julia.
She thought they were soiled white
cats and asked Kitty Silver, the
Negro maid, whose name certainly
is appropriate in this story, to wash
the cats.
Kitty was indignant and said she
"Warnt any cat washerwoman. "
However, she obeyed orders and the
result of the attemp d bath make
a rare story.
For show perfection, divers must
have green eyes, and this color touch
makes them irresistible. In addi-
ton to perfect eye color, Royanna
has the other requirements of per-
lection in show Persians, COLBY
body, legs short, head round and
broad, eyes large, nose short, ears
small and far apart, and a short
tail.
NEXT to silvers in popularity are
IN the blues. blacks. and reds, in
equal favor. All should have copper
eyes. The coat on the black and red
should be as dark as possible and
the blue should be so light that it
is almost lavender, all entirely free
from markings.
Some unusually handsome Indi-
annapolis blues are owned by Miss
Laura Jones. They are honored
with such imposing names as Car
marvon Delectable H., who was bred
at the Jones cattery ard took best
cast in the show" at the last Indi-
annapolis show. Blue Fair BlEette
Brother Jonathan, an import from