AUCKLAND'S BEST CAT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 138, 13 June 1932, Page 2

AUCKLAND'S BEST CAT.

PERSIAN AT DEVONPORT,

OTHER PRIZE AWARDS AT SHOW.

"Best eat in the show" was the title bestowed upon Princess Betty, the handsome long-haired blue Persian owned by Mrs. B. Alison, of Dcvonport. Princess Betty, besides winning the championship, won first prizes for best brood queen, open female class, blue and breeders. Her progeny won the first and best kitten awards. The runner-up was the silver-coated Digger the Second, exhibited by Mrs. B. E. Dally, of Christchurch. Digger the Second was the best in the male class.

Tho show, which was held in the Unity Hall under the auspices of the New Zealand Pekinese and Persian Cat Club, was one of the most successful, yet held in the Dominion, and certainly a. record one so far as Auckland was concerned. Over 135 cats were entered, and, according to the judge, Mr. J. Langridge, of Wellington, the exhibits were of a very high standard, lie was particularly pleased with the white class, and bestowed superlatives on the magnificent specimens which came first and second in the class for best cat in the show. Awards after Saturday's main edition of the "Star" went to press were: — SPECIAL PRIZES. Best opposite sex to best long-haired blue eat, male or queen*: Miss Alison's Prince Leo. Best long-haired Chinchilla cat, male or queen : Mrs. N. It. Moore's Billy. Best opposite sex: Mrs. N. R. Moore's Lady Fluff. Best long-haired smoke, male or queen : Mrs. B. Taylor's Maori Girl of Lindisfarne. Best long-haired brown tabby, male or queen: Mrs. Frost's Maori Princess. Best long-hajred white, male or queen: Mrs. B. Taylor's Kgaru Ma. Best long-haired black, male or queen: Miss Robinson's Sir Peter Teazle. Best longhaired tortoiseshcll and white, male or queen: Mrs. D. Sutton's Wattle Patricia. Best long-haired silver tabby, male or queen : Mrs. E. Daily's Digger 11. Best long-haired, novice, any colour, male or queen : Sirs. B. Taylor's Shandy of Lindisi'arne. Best long-haired, any other colour, male or queen : Mrs. S. A. Moore's Kanzo. Best groomed long-haired cat, male or queen : Mrs. E. Daily's Shirley. Best coated, long-haired, male or queen: Mrs. N. K. Moore's Billy. Best long-haired neuter: Mrs. M. Baker's Brian of Derry. Best longhaired, stud cat in show: Miss Alison's Prince Leo. Best short-haired eat in household pet classes : Mrs. P. B. Wright's Bill. Best long-haired cat in household pet classes: Mrs. F. Anderson's Dame Silver.

CATS OWNED BY CHILDREN. Long-haired cat or kitten: Miss Joyce Creagh 1 and 2, Master Donald Aulick 3. Short-haired cat or kitten : Master Don La Bas 1. RABBIT SECTION. Angora doe with litter under eight weeks: Mr. T. W. Birtley 1. Angora adult doe: Mr. K. W. Curtain 1. Adult Chinchilla doe: Mr. A. D. McMurray 1, Mr. R. W. Curtain 2 and 3. Chinchilla buck, under six months: Mr. R. W. Curtain 1. Adult Chinchilla buck: Mr. A. M. McMurray 1 and 3, Mr. R. W. Cuttain 2. OTHER CAT SECTIONS. Long-haired Silver Tabby.—Kitten, under six months, male: Mrs. E. Dally 1. Kitten, under nine months, male: Mrs. N. R. Moore 1. Junior, male: Mrs. B. Taylor 1. Novice exhibitor: Miss P. Irvine 1. Novice, male: Mrs. B. Dally 1, Mrs. N. R. Moore 2, Miss P. Irvine 3. Limit, male: Mrs. N. R. Moore 1, Mrs. B. Taylor 2. Special limit, male: Mrs. N. R. Moore 1, Mrs. B. Taylor2. Breeders' male : Mrs. E. Dally 1, Mrs. N. K. Moore 2, Mrs. B. Taylor 3. Stud male: Mrs. E. Dally 1. Junior, female: Mrs. E. Dally 1. Limit, female: Mrs. E. Dally 1. Special limit, female: Mrs. B. Dally 1. Breeders' female: Mrs. E. Dally 1. Open challenge class: Mrs. E. Dally 1, 2 and 3. Brood queen: Mrs. E. Dally 1. Limit, neuter: Mrs. Gibson 1,

Long-haired smoke.—Kitten, under six mouths, male : Mrs. E. Dally 1. Novice, male : Mrs. E. Dally 1. Kitten, under six months, female: Mrs. B. Taylor 1. Novice, female : Mrs. B. Taylor 1. Breeders' female: Mrs. B. Taylor 1. Long-haired Brown Tabby.—Mrs. Frist 1. Mrs. Elsworth 2. Type Classes.-—Kitten, under six months: Miss P. 11. Foley 1 and 2. Kitten, under nine months, male: Miss Alison 1, Mrs. N. 11. Moore 2. Open, male: Mrs. E. Dally 1, Miss Alison 2, Mrs. B. Taylor 3. Limit, male : Mrs. Taylor 1, Miss Robinson 2. Mrs. G. J. Paltridge 3. Novice, male: Mrs. B. Taylor 1, Miss Robinson 2, Mrs. G. J. Paltridge 3. Veteran, male : Miss Alison 1, Mrs. S. A. Moore 2. Stud, male: Miss Alison 1, Mrs. R Daly 2, Mrs. B. Taylor 3. Kitten, under six months, female: Mrs. B. Taylor 1 and 2, Miss P. H. Foley d. Kitten, under nine months, female: Mrs. N. R. Moore 1. Mrs. F. Anderson 2, Mrs. Sawbridge 8. Open, female, Mrs. B. Taylor 1, Mrs. M. Baker 2, Miss Alison 3. Limit, female: Miss P. H. Foley 1. Mrs. (}. J. Partridge 2. Novice, female : Mrs. B. Taylor 1, Miss P. 11. Foley 2. Brood queen: Mrs. N. R. Moore ], Mrs. B. Taylor 2, Miss Alison 3. Kitten Sweepstake.—Mrs. N. R. Moore 1, Miss Alison 2, Miss P. 11. Foley 3. Grand Sweepstake.—Miss Alison 1, Mrs. B. Taylor 2, Mrs. Frost 3. Household Pet Classes. — Long-haired female: Mrs. Elsworth 1. Long-haired kitten: Mrs. F. Anderson 1. Long-haired neuter: Miss Alison 1, Miss Y. Thomas 2, Miss de Joux 3.

Long-haired, any other colour.—Kitten, under six months, male: .1. Prescott 1, Miss P. H. Foley 2. Junior, mule: Mrs. 0. Sutton 1. Novice, male: Miss 1 , . H. Foley 1. breeders' main: Mrs. S. A. Moore 1, Miss ]'. 11. Foley 2. Open, mule: Mrs. S. A. Monro 1. Stud, male: Mrs. S. A. Moore 1, Mrs. D. Sutton 2. Veteran, male: Mrs. S. A. Moore 1. Kitten, under six months, female: Mrs. D. Sutton 3 and 2. Miss P. H. Foley 3. Kitten, tinder nine months, female: Sirs. F. Anderson 1. Mrs. Siiwbridse 2, Mrs. O. .T. Melvern :!. Novice, exhibitor, female: C. Senior 1, Mrs. V. Anderson 2. Novice, female: Mrs. P. Anderson 3. Mrs. Sawbrldge 2. Miss P. 11. Foley 3. Limit, femnle: Mrs. F. Anderson 1. Special, limit, female: Mrs. Sutton .1. Breeders, female: Mrs. SmvbriOge ). Miss P. TI. Foley 2. Brood queen, female: Mrs. A. \V. Sutton 1. Brace: Miss P. 11. Foley 1. Neuter, novice: Miss Alison 1, Mrs. La Has 2. Mrs. Bassenden J!. Neuter, limit: Miss Alison 1, Mrs. Bassenden ". Neuter, open : Miss Alison 1, Mrs. Basscn(le.il 2, Mrs. l>. Sutton 3.