Cat Clubs And Cat Homes. Continued
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This section is from the book "Cats And All About Them", by Frances Simpson. Also available from Amazon: Cats And All About Them.
Cat Clubs And Cat Homes. Continued
I think it will be useful to give the standard of points drawn up by each Specialist Club. I therefore append the following list:
Blue Persians
Coat - Any shade of blue allowable; sound and even in colour; free from markings, shadings, or any white hairs. Fur long, thick and soft in texture. Frill full • • • • • • | 30 |
Head - Broad and round, with width between the ears. Face and nose short. Ears small and tufted. Cheeks well developed • • • • | 25 |
Eyes - Orange; large, round and full • • • • | 20 |
Body - Cobby and low on the legs • • • • | 15 |
Tail - Short and full, not tapering • • • | 10 |
Miss Rosamound Whitney's Brown Tabby Neuter Persimmon Laddie Lawrence, photo, Dublin
Silver Or Chinchillas
Silvers or Chinchillas should be as pale and unmarked a silver as it is possible to breed them. Any brown or cream tinge a great drawback. The eyes to be green or orange.
Value of points: | |
Head • • • • • • | 20 |
Shape • • • • • • | 15 |
Colour of coat • • • • • • | 25 |
Coat and condition • • • • • • | 20 |
Colour, shape and expression of eyes • • • | 10 |
Tail • • • • • • | 10 |
Shaded Silvers
Shaded Silvers should be a pale clear silver, shaded on face, legs and back, but having as few tabby markings as possible; eyes, green or orange. Any brown or cream tinge a great drawback.
Value of points: | |
Head • • • | 20 |
Colour of coat • • • | 25 |
Coat and condition • • • | 20 |
Colour, shape and expression of eyes • • • | 10 |
Shape • • • • • • | 15 |
Tail • • • • • • | 10 |
Silver Tabbies
Silver Tabbies should be a pale clear silver, with distinct black markings. Any brown or cream tinge a great drawback; eyes to be Orange or green.
Value of points: | |
Head and expression • • • • • • | 25 |
Colour and markings • • • • • • | 25 |
Colour of eyes • • • • • • | 5 |
Coat and condition • • • • | 20 |
Shape •••••• | 15 |
Tail • • • • • • . | 10 |
Smokes
Smoke Cats should be black, shading to smoke grey) with a light an undercoat as possible; light frill and ear tufts; eyes to be orange.
Values of points: | |
Head and expression • • • • • • | 20 |
Colour of eyes • • • • • • | 15 |
Colour of undercoat • • • • • • | 10 |
Absence of markings • • • • • • | 15 |
Coat and condition • • • • • • | 20 |
Tail • • • • • • | 10 |
Shape • • • • • • | 10 |
Cream Or Fawn
Colour - To be as pure as possible without marking or shading, either paler or darker, dulness and white to be particularly avoided. All shades from the palest fawn to be allowable • • | 25 |
Coat - To be very long and fluffy • • • • • .. | 25 |
Size and Shape - To be large, not coarse, but massive, with plenty of bone and substance, short legs • • • • • • | 20 |
Head - To be round and broad, with short nose, ears small and well opened • • • • • | 15 |
Eyes - To be large and full, and bright orange or hazel in colour • • • • • • | 5 |
Condition • • • • • • | 10 |
Orange, Self Or Tabby
Colour and Marking - Colour to be as bright as possible, and either self, or markings to be as distinct as can be got • • • • • • | 25 |
Coat - To be silky, very long and fluffy • • • • | 25 |
Size and Shape - To be large, not coarse, but massive, with plenty of bone and substance, short legs • • • • • • | 20 |
Head - To be round and broad, with short nose, ears small and well opened • • • • • | 15 |
Eyes - To be large and full, and bright orange or hazel in colour • • • • • • | 5 |
Condition • • • • • • | 10 |
Tortoiseshell
Colour and Marking - The three colours, Black, Orange, and Yellow, to be well broken, and as bright and well defined as possible; free from Tabby markings. No white • • • • • | 30 |
Coat - To be silky, very long and fluffy • • • • | 20 |
Size and Shape - To be large, not coarse, but massive, with plenty of bone and substance, short legs • • • • • • | 25 |
Head - To be round and broad, with short nose, ears small and well opened • • • • • • | 15 |
Eyes - To be large and full, and bright orange or hazel in colour • • • • • • | 5 |
Condition • • • • • • | 10 |
Chinchilla
Used also in America. The Chinchilla Cat Club having been invited to draw up the standard for judging Chinchilla Cats in the U.S.A.
Colour of Coat - Palest silver lavender tint preferred, nearly white at roots. No dark stripes, blotches, or brown tint. Darker tips to the long hairs give the coat an appearance of being lightly peppered with a darker shade, or with black. The whole appearance of the cat to be very pale • • • • • • | 30 |
Coat - Long and thick • • • • • • | 20 |
Texture of Coat - Fine and soft • • • • • • | 10 |
Tufts of hair inside and round the ears and between the toes • • • • • • | 10 |
Head - Broad and round. Forehead wide. Ears small and set low, nose short • • • • • | 25 |
Shape - Back level, not too short. Legs short. Paws round. Brush short, wide, and carried low • • • • • • | 20 |
Eyes - Large, luminous. Colour, green, or green and yellow mixture (called hazel in connection with cats), 5 points. Not yellow or orange • • | 10 |
Royal Cat Of Siam
Body Colour as light and even as possible, cream being the most desirable, but fawn also admissible, with streaks, bars, blotches, or other body markings.
Points - i.e., mask, ears, legs and feet, and tail, dark and clearly defined, of the shade known as " seal-brown."
Mask, complete - i.e., connected by tracings with the ears, neither separated by a pale ring as in kittens, nor blurred and indistinct, the desideratum being to preserve " the marten-face," an impression greatly aided by a good mask.
Eyes
Bright and decided blue.
Coat
Glossy and close-lying.
Shape
Body rather long, legs proportionately slight.
Head
Rather long and pointed.
General Appearance
With points emphasised above, a somewhat curious and striking-looking cat - graceful, elegant, of medium size; if weighty not showing bulk, as this would detract from the admired svette appearance. In type, in every particular, the reverse of the ideal short-haired domestic cat, and with properly preserved contrasts of colour, a very handsome animal, often also distinguished by a kink in the tail.
Body colour • • • • • • | 20 |
Shape • • • • • • | 10 |
coat • • • • • • | 10 |
Head • • • • • • | 10 |
Eyes • • • • • • | 20 |
Mask • • • • • • | 15 |
Density of points (i.e., mask, feet and legs, tail) • • | 15 |
Short-Haired Cats
"White Cats should be pure white, without markings; eyes, blue.
Black: Pure and rich black; no white; eyes, orange.
Blue: Pure blue without markings; no white; eyes, orange.
Tortoiseshell: Patched yellow, orange and black; no stripes, no white; eyes, orange.
Tortoiseshell with white: White patched with yellow, orange and black; no stripes; eyes, orange.
Silver Tabby: Pale silver grey, marked with rich black stripes or bars; no pure white; eyes, green or orange.
Brown Tabby: Golden brown, marked with rich black stripes or bars; no white; eyes, orange or green.
Orange Tabby: Light orange or red, with darker stripes or bars; no white; eyes, hazel or golden brown.
Manx: Any colour, eyes to follow colour as above; outer-coat rather long, and having a soft rabbit-like under-coat; no tail; hind quarters rather higher than fore quarters.
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