Mrs. Norah Andrews - Kyina & Talisker Cats Breeders of Russian ...

Blue-Creams by rvinning First in a classof ten Blue-Cream kittens with Mayblossomof Pensford under Mrs. Bazeley,who awarded Iirst and Championship inBlue-Cream adults to Mrs. Chappell'sexquisite Ch. Gathorne Georgianna.In the evening a new departure wasthe delightful dinner at St. ErminsHotel, Westminster. Although ourspeedy one day shows keep one on thealert, everyone appeared to be in goodform in the evening. Madame Ravelmade a charming speech which wastranslated by Madame Gibbon. OurVice-Chairman the Rev, Basil Reesaptly compared the Fancy to a jig-sawpuzzle with each piece fitting in. MissKit Wilson made an amusing speech andMr. Stirling-Webb gave the toast for theGoverning Council.Mr. Dunks proposed some toasts andthat to the Show Manager, Mr. A. A.Towe. met with an appreciative response.especially when someone interjected" and Mrs. Towe." I expect this camefrom someone who realizes horv er.eryonein the home of a Show Manager becomesinvolved in the work.A Boorn in ExportsSeveral lovely cats and kittens wentabroad as a result of this Show. Mrs.Aitken's Black male (Chalienge certificatewinner) Bourneside Black Knavewas purchased by Mr. Guinard andwent to Paris. Mrs. Vize's Black adultfemale, Sarisbury Miriam, goes to Mrs.Konigson of Sweden and her lovely BlueLonghair kitten, Myowne BIue Nymph,to Mrs. Elisabeth Borjeson, of Goteborg.Miss Sherlock's Blue female, BircotteModest Maidie was purchased by Mrs.Svenningsen of Norway, and Mrs.Hughes's pale Cream female kitten,Broughton Primrose by Mrs. Magnussonof Sweden, who also acquired myCream male, Gleam of Pensford, for hermother, Mrs. Lilly Westerlund, whenshe lunched here with Mrs. Svenningsenthe Sunday before the Show. She alsopurchased some Siamese of which I haveno details at present,Mrs. Brittlebank sold her Chinchillakitten, Hazeldine Silver Rex, to Mr.Nilsson, of Goteborg, and another kitten,Silver Jester. has been flown to U.S.A.The little queen, Hazeldine Silver Reine,has gone to that old-established Chinchillabreeder, Miss Hirst, of Huddersfield.Miss Posthuma, on behalf of aDutch fancier, purchased a HillcrossSiamese from Mrs. Towe. No wonder aLondon newspaper ran headlines in anissue soon after the show to the effectthat British cats were being flown all overthe world !Mrs. Lorentzen, on her' first visit toEngland, kindly stewarded for me andit was a pleasure to have her and Mrs.Chapman with me all day. The latter'sattention never wavered even when sheheard that her Chinchilla female,Bridgewav Miranda, had been awardedthe Challenge certificate under MadameGibbon. Mv chief assignment was theBIue adult males and very handsomethev looked in the morning sunshine.The winner was Major Dugdale's Ch,Harpur Blue Boy, such a lovely colourand such good eyes to contrast with hiscoat. The winning Blue female judgedby Mrs. Oglethorpe was Mrs. Carbert'sAnlaby Jennifer.This wonderful Show ernphasized thevirility ofour Fancy and how it has grownsince 1939 and especially since the endof the War. It was a tiring day for ourChairman, Miss Kathleen Yorke, especiallyafter her recent indisposition, butI know she was happy that her idea of aCoronation Show was such a grandsuccess. A delightful gift to every judgeand exhibitor winning a ChallengeCertificate was a Coronalion crown piecedepicting on one side Her Majesty QueenElizabeth on horseback. It was in theneatest black and transparent plasticcase and is a souvenir u'e shall all cherishlor many vears.Southsea Show RevivedTo Southsea on 2lst October to renewacquaintance with a Southsea Cat ClubCh. Show in a hall on the shore end of22