Banchor BIue Titania (also by Ch.Clonlost Yo Yo) ; Best Male Kitten,Miss Gardener's Seal Point Leaver'sSultan (by Salween Rajah).Generous donors gave 134 specialprizes, many <strong>of</strong> them for novice cats ornovice exhibitors which gave morepleasure to more exhibitors than donatingalmost every special prize to the" Best Cat " or " Best Kitten."<strong>Mrs</strong>. Ivemey <strong>of</strong> Gloucester, who soloyally travels to nearly every show justfor the joy <strong>of</strong> looking at the exhibits.purchased a sweet baby, Rockford TinyTim by Chinki Ranya. Lucky littlefellow, he will have a loving home as apet.<strong>Mrs</strong>. Lucas B. Combs, all the way fromKentucky. U.S.A., was a visitor we weredelighted to have with us at this andthe Coronation Ch. Show.The weather was perfect and the 1953Siamese Show closed with an aura <strong>of</strong>SUCCESS.The Coronation ShowA reaily mild autumn day greeted theCoronation Ch. Show at the new RoyalHorticultural Society's Hall on October9th. This grand occasion was theculmination <strong>of</strong> months <strong>of</strong> work by MissK. Yorke, Chairman ol' the GoverningCouncil <strong>of</strong> the Cat Fancy ; Mr. A. A.Towe. the Show Manager. and rhoExecutive Committee <strong>of</strong> the GoverningCouncil.<strong>Breeders</strong> responded splendidly bymaking a magnificent entry <strong>of</strong> 412exhibits (not counting individual kittensin litters), a record number for a Championshipfixture with the exception <strong>of</strong> thefine Festival Show we had in 1951. In thedim and distant past more exhibits haveappeared at a show but they were mostlyol'unknown parentage and not the felinearistocrats which dominate our showsnowadays. The Hall is ideal with itshuge expanse <strong>of</strong> glass ro<strong>of</strong>, and some <strong>of</strong>the cats were literally basking in sunshine.The number <strong>of</strong> well-known <strong>of</strong>ficials andbreeders from abroad was a great feature<strong>of</strong> this show and gave it a truly internationalatmosphere. Madame Ravel,Secretary-General <strong>of</strong> F.LF.E., MadameGibbon and her daughter Liseron fromLausanne, Madame Sandoz from Zwich,Switzerland, Miss Posthuma from Holland,<strong>Mrs</strong>. Lorentzen from Denmark,<strong>Mrs</strong>. Magnusson and <strong>Mrs</strong>. Hjelde-Anderson from Sweden, <strong>Mrs</strong>. Svenningsenfrom Noru'av and Mr. MarcelGuinard from Paris lvere some <strong>of</strong> thevisitors u'e *'ere delighted to welcome.As is usual at our shows, there wassome wonderful team work and everyoneworked with goodwill both before and onthe day to make it a success. The silvercups and trophies <strong>of</strong> the various Clubs(valued at several hundred pounds)made a magnificenr display and rhe 327special prizes donated by cat clubs andbreeders from many countries looked veryattractive on a long table on the centredais. It was very rewarding to see thevisitors streaming in when the doorsopened at 1 p.m. and by 3 p.m., rvhenBest in Show was judged, spectators weremassed round the dais. Distinguishedvisitors present for this occasion includedthe Marchioness <strong>of</strong> Carisbrooke, theDowager Lady Aberconuay, Mr. BeverleyNichols and Miss Joan Gilbert, <strong>of</strong>TV fame.Mr. and <strong>Mrs</strong>. HeroC took the honour<strong>of</strong> Best Exhibit in Shou' n'ith their \VhiteLonghair male Ch. Carreg Cracker b1'Ch. Carreg Comfort. This cat rvaspresented in perfect shorr,lbrm and witha coat ver!'pure in colour and longerthan the majoritv alier this exceptionallvwarm and sunnv autLtmn. Best LonghairFemale alvard uent to <strong>Mrs</strong>. CyrilTomlinson's lamous Tortoiseshell. Ch.Pekeholm Pomona. Best Shorthair Catwas <strong>Mrs</strong>. K. R. \{rilliams's Seal PointedSiamese male Blue Hayes Foxey'. Asthis was his third Challenge Certificatecongratuiations are due to his owner andalso his breeder Miss King.In the Open Adult Female class <strong>of</strong> 17Seal Point Siamese Females, Regency20
Hales. ou,ned bv Mr. Colin Campbellancl bred by <strong>Mrs</strong>. Ramsey, was thel innerBest Longhair Kitten u'as <strong>Mrs</strong>.Crickmore's Blue Maie Thiepval Paragon.a beautiful kitten, with exceptionallygood breeding by Ch. Baralan BoyBlue and Ch. T'hiepval Enchantress. alamous queen u'ho rvears her five vears soiightlv.Best Shorthair Kitten and Besr Kittenin Shorv was Dr. and <strong>Mrs</strong>. Groorn'sdaintv, ethereal Blue Pointed Siamesefemale Banchor Blue Titania. bred bv<strong>Mrs</strong>. Macpherson. A hot contender lbrthis award u'as N4iss \{iseman's lor.elvrusset-coloured Abyssinian male kittenContented Carlos. Best Neuter awardwent to Brigaclier Rossiter's well preserrtedShorthair Silver Tabby, BelleverSilver Carnelian b,v Ch. Hillcross SilverFlute.Space does not permit details <strong>of</strong> all theother lovel,v lvinners in their Openclasses but mention must be made <strong>of</strong> theoutstanding qualitl' <strong>of</strong> the Blue Longhairkittens. They were some <strong>of</strong> the best rvehave seen at a post-$'ar sholv. 39 <strong>of</strong> themcompeted in tlvo classes and kittensarvarded extra thircl in their Open classwere as good as some we have seen" Best Kitten in Show " at previousshows. It was nice to see <strong>Mrs</strong>. Speirsexhibiting again with her beautifullvpresented Chinchilla adult female. Lorely<strong>of</strong> .\llington. and hcr lovelv littledaughter Flcuri <strong>of</strong> Brentside.<strong>Mrs</strong>. Brice-Webb. the u'e1l-knownbreeder <strong>of</strong> Blues, was rhrilled to makeher bow as a breeder <strong>of</strong> Creams andKeyrtone Press Agencl,CHAMPION CARREG CRACKER, Mr. and <strong>Mrs</strong>. D. flerod,sWhite Longhair male, was a popular .. Best in Show " exhibitat the G.C.C.F. Coronation Show last,month.21