Our Cats and All About Them Part 10

--- TOTAL 100

TORTOISESh.e.l.l AND WHITE.

POINTS HEAD 10

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

EYES 10

Orange-yellow, clear, brilliant, large, full, round, and l.u.s.trous.

FUR 10

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

COLOUR 25

A mixture of three--black, red, and yellow--each to be distinct and clear of the other, with sharp edges, not one colour running into the other, but in small irregular patches of great brilliancy of tint, the red and yellow to preponderate over the black. If the colours are deep and rich, and the variegation harmonious, the effect is very fine.

WHITE MARKING 15

The fore-legs, breast, throat, lips and a circle round them, with a blaze up the forehead, white; lower half of the hind-legs white, nose and cus.h.i.+ons of the feet white.

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 10

Long, thick at the base and narrowing towards the end, carried low, with graceful curve, and well-marked with alternate patches of black, red, and yellow.

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

WHITE. SHORT-HAIR.

POINTS HEAD 15

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

Blue--a soft, turquoise blue--but yellow is permissible as five points only, green a defect; large, round, and full.

FUR 15

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

COLOUR 15

Yellow-white; gray-white, five points less.

FORM 15

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 10

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

SIZE AND CONDITION 15

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

--- TOTAL 100

SELF-COLOUR, BLACK, BLUE, GRAY, OR RED SHORT-HAIR.

POINTS HEAD 15

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

EYES 15

Orange for black, orange-yellow for blue, deep yellow for gray, and gold tinged with green for red. Large, round, and full; very bright.

FUR 10

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

FORM 15

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.

COLOUR 25

Black, a jet, dense, brown-black, with purple gloss; blue, a bright, rich, even, dark colour, or lighter, but even in tint; gray, a bright, light, even colour; red, a brilliant sandy or yellowish-red colour.

TAIL 5

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