Untitled - Kyina & Talisker Cats Breeders of Russian Blues in ...

One of the saddest items of news camein last week. Judge Crystol Small hadthe misfortune to lose by death herGrand Champion Red queen, Smallhurst'sGirl in the Sun. All who knewthis little queen loved her. She was avisitor here at Timberbrook and we cameto love her dearly. GirI passed in hersleep, quietly. She had lived a long andgood life, her children live after her. Ican see Girl even now, head tilted to oneside, paying strict attention to what yousaid and purring like a musicbox in fullagreement.Letters are still coming in regardingMiss Yorke's trip to America, Scores ofletters from Kansas City as well as here inthe east. One came in this morning thatI am forwarding to Miss Yorke ; it isthat charming.***Here is a quesrion that is quire moor.Many breeders-and I do not meanofficers of various Associations-feel thatwhen a breeder does not keep his cats ingood clean housing as well as goodhealth, said breeder should be "dropped"because he does not iive up to the idealsof the Associations. The officers of .theAssociations claim they have no jurisdictionover the private actions of anybreeder. So rnany complaints have comein to my desk that I have referred themto the high brass ofthe Crusaders. I haveaiso suggested that those who have soldany stock from a questionable sourceshould buy it back if possible. Anotherpoint is to know the buyers ofyour stock,and if necessary make a few discreetenquiries..***Cats Magazine, of Srnithfield Street,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, prints a Chartof Gestation every spring and it is agreat boon to the novice. So many ofyounovice English breeders have wrinen meregarding this chart. I use it all the timeand have it pasted in my " Litter Book.',**It has been said by many breeders thata Persian is not a good mouse-catcher Ithat feeding them oeam will kill thatinstinct. Here at Cloud Top we have aCream queen named Sucre who has herdaily helping of cream. She is an excellentmouser, This shows that the followingverse is not true by any manner ofmeans :"Perhaps you may noi have heardThat cats are cats, however furred,And once they've had a taste of cream,Rat catching's not their lavoritedream."American Personalit2MRS. NICKI HORNERI\ I IKKI HORNER. daughrer ofI \ y. and Mrs. Homer Wiltough_' by. lrom the state of Kenrucky,is a breeder of rare persistence andpresrige. -\r the age of sixteen she wasthe owner of a White Persian given to heras a birthday present. lle was huge, soour Nikki promptly dubbecl him Tiny.Not knowing too much about catsoutsideol'giving them plenty o{'love-Nikki could not figure out why Tiny didnot stay home more. So the next thingshe did r,r'as to purchase a little Redqueen for company but not being of ageit lailed to keep the errant Tiny homeat nights. Then came the day whenTiny never returned ISnookie, the kitten, really attracted alot of attention. She was duly mated to alarge Red male named Jinks-and theWilloughby family were blessed withtheir first feline family. One day Jinkssprayed a guest and Nikki's motherpromptly expressed him off to a friend.Nikki was broken-hearted until herfather promised to build a house foranother male and it is reported he is stillbuilding houses for her various cats, bothartistic and elaborate in strucrure lNow began a search by Nikki for thebest of pedigrees. She studied. everythingshe could lay hands on, books,magazines, articles and even the historiesof rnany breeders. Of course, her lovewas Red Persians. She has sparecl32