NORTH WEST CAT CLUB
27th September 1997
John S Harrison
I was called in to Judge at the last minute due to the indisposition of John Shewbridge, who I hope is now fully recovered.
ORIENTAL CINNAMON ADULT MALE
1 CC N/A Ward's SAYONARA SOURCERERS GOLD Ears of fair size and set. Profile very uneven. Muzzle very square. Eyes very good shape and set, fairly good colour. Excellent large strong body of correct balanced type. Tail of good length, rather thick at the base with terminal defect. Coat of very good texture and excellent length. Colour fair, but very uneven, showing very heavy ghost marking and very unsound. Excellent condition & temperament.
ORIENTAL GRAND PREMIER MALE
1 GD PR. Rhead's PR JADEVYN TATE 45n. Excellent head. Excellent ear size shape and set. Excellent eye shape and set, fair colour. Haws showing slightly. Very good profile, just a little flat on the skull. Very good lines to wedge. Very good body type and length. Coat a little long but of good texture. Excellent caramel colour, clear ticking on correct ground colour. On type and coat I had no hesitation awarding the Grand, but I was concerned that he was so very nervous and lethargic and didn't seem happy with life. If he was my cat he'd stay at home.
FOREIGN WHITE NEUTER MALE
1 PC & BoB. Woollers GD CH RIMANA PEGASUS Excellent large well grown chap, full of quality - certainly no wimp! Excellent strong head of very good Oriental type. Excellent size ears, perfectly set. Top of head a little flat. Good profile overall. Muzzle a little square and cheeks a little prominent, but insufficient to spoil lines of the wedge. Excellent bite, strong chin line. Excellent body type. Excellent body length. Well tapered tail to balance. Legs of good length but just a little heavy. Excellent coat length and texture, very close lying. Excellent clear white. Certainly well deserving the PC.
2.Royal's MICHANT MOONLIGHT Ears of good size, but bonneted. Eyes very good size shape and set. Muzzle showing pinch. Good profile. Body a little short and rather heavy in type. Tail short for balance. Coat a little long but good texture. Pure white and clearly excellent preparation.
3.Longley's ANELISE COEURDEBLANC This chap was rather small and effeminate, and didn't seem enamoured with this "showing lark". Well balanced head overall. Ears good size and set. Good profile overall though skull too flat. Eyes good size, shape and set. Body of fair type. Coat a little long.
ORIENTAL SPOTTED NEUTER MALE
1 PC N/A Cunningham's PASHTAN QUANTUM LEAP Head of very good overall type. Ears large and well set. Skull a little flat, but otherwise showing a good profile. Excellent eye shape and set, fair green colour. Excellent fine body type. Excellent whip tail, slight defect at tip. Excellent coat length and texture. The pattern was very indistinct with excessive agouti invasion. None of the pattern was the same colour as the tail tip. Colour cold and lacking any warmth, and therefore not in accord with the SOP. The colour was black and grey with NO hint of brown as described in the standard. A most happy chap shown in excellent condition.
NOT AS REGISTERED: Fowler's CH LIENJU PRINCEOFPENTACLES A cat of overall very good type, but unfortunately he is not a Spotted Tabby(38b) , but rather a SHADED (43b). The coat is clearly chocolate shaded on an excellent warm base of excellent depth. There is superficial pattern which is typical of many Shadeds. My opinion was confirmed by two other Judges
ORIENTAL TICKED TABBY NEUTER
1 PC & BOB Rhead's PR JADEVYN TATE 45n.
I would also like to comment on Exhibit 441, Melvilles CH ONAPROMISE CARMINA BURANA I marked this exhibit 'Not as Registered', she was entered as a SPOTTED TABBY Breed 38n, but is quite clearly incorrectly registered. She should be SHADED, Breed No. 43n. The coat is definitely that of a heavily marked Shaded, rather than a Spotted Tabby. The dorsal area, which in most tabbies tends to be sound to the root is clearly shaded with a light even base colour. I sought the opinion of two other Judges, both of whom have bred and own both Shaded and Spotted Orientals. They concurred with my opinion. I was extremely perturbed, and dismayed, to learn that this exhibit had, on the day, been awarded the Reserve Grand Challenge Certificate as a Spotted Tabby - which she certainly is not. Breeders, exhibitors and most of all Judges MUST LEARN to differentiate between Tabbies & Shaded, failure to do so makes the separation of Open Classes by variety/ Breed Number a complete mockery.