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

Presented by JOAN THOMPSONRS. JOAN THOMPSONand active-popular figure in the Cat FancYfor rnany years, breeder andtrnternational judgethe pages of her diary -- turnstoreveal the rrrost interestingentries concerning Personalities,both hurnan and feline.flerts and Middlesex Showf OVELY weather and the convcn-I ient rrell-lit Tnwn Hall. Acron.rJ made the Hert.. and -\l;ddlcsexCat Club Ch. Show an enjoyable eventon September 18th. This was the secondfixture organised bv the Honorarr'Secretary Mr. Dunks (and. mar- I add.Mrs. Dunks) and they rvorked hard toensure its success.As it is some weeks since the Shorv andas it has been fully reported elsewhere,this account rvill be confined to the chiefwinners : Best Exhibit, Mrs. Dallison'sLonghair White, Dalmond Damarette ;Best Shorthair Adult, Mrs. K. R.Williams's Seal Point Siamese MaleBluehayes Foxe;. ; Best Kitten in Shorv,Mrs. M. Turney's Chinchilla FemaleBonavia Flora ; Best Shorthair Kitten,Mrs. Matthewson's Blue Point FernreigZaru ; Best Neuter, Brigadier Rossiter'sSiher TaLby' Shorthair. Bellerer SilverCarnelian.Mrs. Neville Duke very kindly presentedthe rosettes and graciousl.vreceived a bouquet from the Club. Thegate appeared to be an excellent one andaltogether it was a successful and cheeryShow,19Parade of the SiarneseThe tu'enty-third Ch. Shou' of theSiamese Cat Club on October lst gavemure pleasure than rr.ual becausc it rvasheld in the Royal Horticultural Hall(Old Hall). Siamese breeders havewanted for some time to get awav ftomthe murky purlieus of Shepherds Bushand here at last was a dream realized.Alrhough a much mrte expensire renue.I imagine it was justified b.v rvhatappeared to be the best gate I have seenat this fixture. Mrs. K. R. Williams,Hon. Secretary of the C1ub, managedit rvith her usual flair and one of herinnovations was the gold and red buntingdepending from the staging and coveringall the cat baskets and other impedimenta.The President. Sir Compton Mackenzie,made an amusing speech inrvhich he rel'erred to Lime Grove venueand cxpressed the hope that no moreSiamese Cat Club shows wruld takeplace in " extinct swimming baths," torvhich one heard some polite but heartfelt" lIear, hears."Over 200 Siamese assernbled to delightthe heart of the en;nusiasts and aftermuch sorting out by the judges the chiefhonours were awarded as follorv :Best Exhibit in Show, Miss B. Mitche11'sSeal Point Adult Female AyredaleErica (by Lindale Simon Pie andMorris Rana, the latter a daughter ofthat fabulous matron Mrs. Richardson'sMorris Una) ; Best Male Adult. Mrs.K. R. Williams's Blue Hayes Foxey (byCh. Clonlost Yo Yo) ; Best Kitten, Dr.and Mrs, Groom's Blue Point Female