Our Cats and All About Them Part 11

SIZE AND CONDITION 15

Large, lithe, elegant in all its movements; hair smooth, clean, bright, full of l.u.s.tre, lying close to the body, all betokening good health and strength.

--- TOTAL 100

BROWN AND ORDINARY TABBY, STRIPED, SHORT-HAIR.

POINTS HEAD 10

Small, broad across and between the eyes, rounded above, below tapering towards the lips, nose rather long than short, ears of medium size, narrow and rounded at apex, broad at the base.

EYES 15

Orange-yellow, slightly tinted with green, large, full, round, and very l.u.s.trous.

FUR 10

Short, of even length, smooth, silky, and glossy.

COLOUR 20

Deep, very rich reddish-brown, more rufous inside the legs and belly; ears and nose a still deeper red-brown, the latter at the tip edged with black. Ordinary tabby, dark gray, and ticked.

MARKINGS 20

Jet-black lines, not too broad, scarcely so wide as the ground colour shown between, so as to give a light and brilliant effect. When the black lines are broader than the colour s.p.a.ce, it is a defect, being then black marked with colour, instead of colour marked with black. The lines must be clear, sharp, and well-defined, in every way distinct, having no mixture of the ground colour. Head and legs marked regularly, the rings on the throat and chest being in no way blurred or broken, but clear, graceful, and continuous; lips, cus.h.i.+ons of feet, and backs of hind-legs, and the ear-points, black.

FORM 10

Narrow, long, graceful in line, neck rather long and slender; shoulders receding, well-sloped and deep; legs medium length, not thick nor clumsy; feet round and small.

TAIL 5

Long, thick at the base and narrowing towards the end, carried low, with graceful curve, and marked with black rings.

SIZE AND CONDITION 10

Large, lithe, elegant in all its movements; hair smooth, clean, bright, full of l.u.s.tre, and lying close to the body, all betokening full health and strength.

--- TOTAL 100

CHOCOLATE, CHESTNUT, RED, OR YELLOW TABBY, STRIPED, SHORT-HAIR.

POINTS HEAD 10

Small, broad across and between the eyes, rounded above, below tapering towards the lips, nose rather long than short, ears of medium size, narrow and rounded at apex, broad at the base.

EYES 15

Orange, gold, or yellow, in the order of the above names, large, round, full, and very l.u.s.trous.

FUR 10

Short, of even length, smooth, silky, and glossy.

COLOUR 20

Deep, rich, reddish-brown, bright red, or yellow, in the order as above, brighter inside the legs and belly; ears and nose deeper colour, the latter at the tip red, edged with chocolate.

MARKINGS 20

Dark, rich brown or chocolate, lines not too broad, scarcely so wide as the ground colour shown between, so as to give a light and brilliant effect; when the lines are broader than the colour s.p.a.ce it is a defect, being then light colour markings on dark brown or chocolate, red or dark yellow, instead of colour marked with deeper colour. Head and legs marked regularly, the rings on the throat and chest being in no way blurred or broken, but clear, graceful, and continuous; lips, cus.h.i.+ons of feet, and the back of hind-legs, and the ear-points, dark. Yellow tabby, the cus.h.i.+ons of feet red, or light red.

FORM 10

Narrow, long, graceful in line, neck rather long and slender, shoulders receding, well-sloped, and deep, legs medium length, not thick nor clumsy, feet round and small.

TAIL 5

Long, thick at the base, and narrowing towards the end, carried low, with graceful curve, and marked with dark rings.

SIZE AND CONDITION 10

Large, lithe, elegant in all its movements; hair smooth, clean, bright, full of l.u.s.tre, and lying close to the body, all betokening full health and strength.

--- TOTAL 100

BLUE, SILVER, LIGHT GRAY, AND WHITE TABBY, STRIPED, SHORT-HAIR.

POINTS

HEAD 10

Small, broad across and between the eyes, rounded above, below tapering towards the lips; nose rather long than short; ears of medium size, narrow and rounded at the apex, broad at the base.

EYES 15

Orange-yellow for blue tabby; deep, bright yellow for silver or gray; large, full, round, and very l.u.s.trous.

FUR 10

Short, of even length, smooth, silky, and glossy.

COLOUR 20

If blue, a rich, deep, yet bright colour; silver, a lighter, yet bright tint; gray, very light; if a white tabby, ground to be colourless; ears and nose a deep gray, the tip red, edged with black.