More Details of some of the 1999 Winners
 | The Best of Provisional Breeds Neuter and Supreme Provisional Breed Exhibit was Chinkara Onemanband, a Bombay Male Neuter owned and bred by Mrs C A Clark He is the son of last year's Supreme Provisional Breed Exhibit, also a Bombay. |
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 | The Best of Variety Persian Adult was Grand Champion Luckylite Josef, a Golden Persian Male owned and bred by Di Hopcraft One of a litter of three from a US import Golden dam to Di's own-bred Chinchilla sire, Josef had a winning show career as a kitten then made up to Champion in his first three adult shows. He had a rest for the Summer and celebrated by siring his first litter of kittens. When he reappeared on the show bench at the Chin, Silver Tabby & Smoke Cat Society Show he won a Grand Certificate and Best in Show adult, before going on to the Supreme to make up to Grand at just 16.5 months old. | 
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 | The Best of Variety Foreign Adult was Grand Champion Kupro Lilac Mayqueen, a Lilac Silver Burmilla Female owned by Karen Robinson and bred by Joyce Dell |  |
photo by Alan Robinson | "Fay" was the first Grand Champion Asian of any colour, making Grand just 8 and a half months after Burmillas were granted Championship status. She is a delightful pet - outgoing, believes in getting involved in everything and will not be left out. She is very attached to Karen's son Alex, now 13 years old, and feels he shouldn't leave her to go to school - mind you, so does he! At home they are inseparable which means she is a Computer games addict, but she sits on top of the monitor because he shuffles too much. When she has kittens Karen struggles because Fay really won't accept that her tiny kittens cannot sleep in Alex's bed. She thinks Karen is unreasonable and, being like minded, so does Alex. Despite these little arguments, the whole family love her dearly. |
 | The Best of Variety Burmese Adult was Grand Champion Zampetto Kitty Fisher, a Brown Burmese Female owned and bred by Ms A L Minoli & Jan Devine
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photo by Alan Robinson |
| As a kitten "Kit" was Best of Variety Burmese at the 1997 National Cat Club Show and carried on to combine a successful show career with motherhood. Her win at the Supreme made her up to Grand Champion status at just 2 years 7 months, and her Lilac daughter Ch Zampetto Miss Moneypenny also won her class at the show. |
photo by Marc Henrie | Kit is a super cat with a delightful personality and a very loud purr. She is usually found perched on top of any convenient door! |  |
photo by Marc Henrie | At nearly five years old, UK Grand Champion Chelanca Pentlandite, a Caramel Tortie Silver Oriental Shaded, owned and bred by Barbara Fellows was the Best of Variety Oriental Adult - again! |
The picture above was taken in May 2000 when her latest litter were 7 weeks old. |
| Jem was also Best of Variety Oriental Adult in 1997 - not bad going for a breeding queen who takes time off to have kittens. |
| The Best of Variety Siamese Adult was Grand Champion Aerangis Zhivago, a Seal Point Male owned and bred by Steve and Chris Haywood Zhivago has had a wonderful show career. Since first being shown at the 1998 Siamese Cat Club, where he was Best Kitten in Show, he has gone on to achieve Grand Champion status at only 14 months of age. He is a proper lap cat, who loves to sit on Steve's lap when travelling to and from shows, the Supreme being no exception. |  |
 | One of Steve and Chris' greatest privileges is that Zhivago has the same temperament as his close friend Gr Pr Mojique Pussy Willow, who unfortunately died in July 1999. Zhivago has carried on from Willow's success on the show bench in winning 10 Best in Shows including his Best of Variety at the Supreme in just over a year of being shown.
photo by Marc Henrie
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 | The Best of Variety Persian Neuter was Premier Cozees Cobweb, a Blue Smoke Persian Male Neuter owned by Janine Roebuck and bred by Mrs M J Goldberg Cobweb was originally bought as a pet and was only shown four times before the Supreme, but won his certificate and Best of Breed every time. He has continued to be shown since and has now made up to Grand Premier. He is a big boy and takes rather more grooming than Janine had bargained for, because his coat is so profuse. In fact she has been known, in fraught moments, to toy with the idea of shaving it all off or swopping him for a short-haired breed! |
 Seriously, Janine wishes now that she'd always had a cat in her life, for Cobweb has a lovely nature and is a delighful companion....although constantly up to mischief of some sort - i.e. getting lost behind the bath panel, running off with defrosting chocolate swiss rolls, leaping in guests' soup, and shredding the Times Crossword before anyone has a chance to do it! He loves bubbles. His current pastime is just a trifle worrying, however - Janine has to make sure he doesn't electrocute himself in his determination to chew through every electric cable in the house - which naturally assures him of her undivided attention! | 
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| Even Supreme winners get cream on their whiskers - and have to have a bath. |
 | The Best of Variety Semi-Longhair Neuter was Grand Premier Sucette Cappuccino, a Chocolate Point Birman Male Neuter owned by Margaret Forsyth and bred by Liz Whitby | 
photo by Marc Henrie |
 | Chino, as he is known to his friends, is the first Chocolate Point Birman to be Best of Variety at the Supreme. He isn't shown very often but does very well when he does appear on the show bench.
Chino is very laid back and shares his home with two Blue Point Birman neuters, now nearly 10 years old, and three Shelties; he really thinks he is a dog.
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| His favourite games are feathers, football, hide and seek (mainly hiding) and playing rough and tumble games with the dogs. He doesn't have a favourite food as just about anything goes. He is very clever at stealing anything he fancies if he thinks it may not end up in his dish. Because he is such a sweetie he usually gets away with it. He is also a great attention-seeker, knocking anything to the floor which is not "nailed down" to be noticed - he usually gets away with that too, wearing his " I never touched it, it just fell" expression. |  |
 | At the end of his very "busy" day he likes to sleep under the duvet, keeping Margaret awake with his very loud purring. But most of all Chino is a much adored, very loving affectionate pet with a wonderful temperament and purrsonality - a joy to live with and very much Margaret's Super Star. |
| This is Chino as a baby. Butter wouldn't melt in his mouth! |  |
| The Best of Variety British Neuter was Grand Premier Heathdown Thasmaboy, a British Tipped, owned and bred by Heather Rowe. He was from the first litter Heather bred and was originally sold as a pet, but returned home when his new owners were no longer able to keep him.
photo by Marc Henrie
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 | Here he is at 8 weeks old, exploring the washing machine - not a good idea without very close supervision! His mother, Ch Patrystar Silverprincess, was Best in Show at her first adult show and her son has followed her winning ways, being Best Neuter at the Southern British Shorthair Show and Best British at the Maidstone & Medway Show in 1998. |
| Although sad that his owners had to part with him, Heather was delighted to have him back home. He is a big softy who sleeps on the end of the bed - or on top of her if he can get away with it. He spends the evening on the settee, as seen in the photo, but usually flat on his back. At shows he is always at the front of his pen, waiting to be taken out for a cuddle. |  |
 The Best of Variety Foreign Neuter was Grand Champion & Grand Premier Furbell Mousekin, a Russian Blue Male Neuter owned and bred by Ann Bond-Wonneberger.Mousekin and his sister Fleur lost their mother tragically when they were just three months old; she was an adorable little cat and the most wonderful mother whose pet name was "Mouse" so he was named in her memory and Ann couldn't bear to part with either of them. Mousekin has inherited many of his mum's ways, including overseeing all the other cats he lives with - several Russian Blues, five Burmese of assorted colours and numerous rescued moggies. Mousekin gets on well with all of them, even giving them a wash and brush up if he feels they are letting the side down. He can usually be found in a heap of multi-coloured fur; as he is quite large many of them like to lie on top of him, using him as a lovely soft pillow. He is very gentle with kittens and likes to play chase around the house once they are old enough. He also kitten-sits, much to mum's delight. He will also instruct them in the finer arts of climbing and can often be found hanging from the curtains - his excuse being that he was inspecting them for moths!
 Mousekin is a very friendly cat and will let anyone who visits pick him up. His favourite place is wrapped round Ann's neck so his paws dangle down each side - he usually insists on being carried this way. At night, especially in Winter, he sleeps in her bed, either under the duvet on her feet or curled on the pillow in her hair. Very difficult to move in the morning when one has a large well fed Russian in one's hair! He enjoys a wide variety of cat food, especially biscuits which he likes to eat on the windowsill so he can watch the birds at the same time, but is also very fond of "human" food, especially chips, curry and sweetcorn plus the occasional spot of tea. He pulls food dishes across the floor with his paw so that he gets first chance at the food, a habit inherited from his mother, much to the consternation of the other cats who cannot understand where the food has gone. Mousekin is very laid back at shows and plays to all the attention, thus attracting visitors to his pen. He arranges himself carefully in his pen when he spots a white coat approaching and really enjoyed the Supreme as a chance to show off to a large crowd. |
 The Best of Variety Burmese Neuter was Grand Champion & Premier Rossikhan Bon Ton, a Lilac Burmese Female Neuter owned and bred by Janet Wilshaw who feels it is a miracle that "Phoebe" was at the show at all. While she was pregnant with her last litter Phoebe developed a lump between her eyes which the vet initially thought was an abscess. The lump grew, distorting her face, but luckily the pregnancy proceeded normally and the kittens were born in February 1999. When they were a week or so old, Janet's friend Zonya took them to hand-rear them while Phoebe went in for an operation: this revealed that the lump was a malignant and aggressive cancer. Janet was devastated at the thought that Phoebe might not live to see her kittens grow up, but Phoebe recovered well from her op and settled with her kittens perfectly. At her vet's suggestion, Janet took Phoebe to see Dr Jane Dobson, an oncologist at Cambridge Veterinary School, to discuss what course of treatment to follow should there be any sign of recurrence of the cancer. |
 | Janet watched Phoebe intently over the next few months. Her beautiful face healed marvellously, without any trace of the operation. Janet decided to have her spayed so that she could enjoy what was left of her life without any additional stress but, to everyone's amazement, the cancer has not reappeared. | 
photo by Marc Henrie |
| As Phoebe always enjoyed her show days, Janet decided it would be wonderful to show her as a neuter and is delighted with her success, but always at the back of her mind is the dread that the cancer may return. So far it has not, and Janet thanks her vet every time she sees him - he just says modestly that nature is a wonderful thing. Whatever the reason, Janet is very grateful still to have her and Phoebe is very happy and contented. |
 | The Best of Variety Siamese Neuter was Grand Premier Roysterer April Fool, a Lilac Point Siamese Male Neuter owned by Janet Johnson and bred by Dawn Williams
photo by Marc Henrie
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 | Monty has had a very successful show career - Best Male Kitten at the Blue Pointed Siamese Cat Club Show 1998 and Best Overall Exhibit at Northern Siamese and Best Siamese Neuter at both Midshires Siamese and Gwynedd in 1999. His best friend and main partner in crime is Gr Pr Roysterer Winterwizzard, who was Best of Variety Siamese Neuter at the 1997 Supreme Show. photo by Alan Robinson |
| Monty shares his home with five other Siamese - a Seal Point, a Blue Point, two Lilac Points and a Lilac Tortie Point kitten. His favourite toys are a ping-pong ball and a toy spider, but when he is not distracted by these he loves swinging on door handles and opening kitchen cupboards to investigate the contents. His favourite foods are tuna, turkey and ham, but he is extremely interested in all aspects of food preparation!
photo by Alan Robinson
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 | The Best of Provisional Breeds Adult was Emerisle Apache Brave, a Seal Point Bicolour Ragdoll owned and bred by Jeanette Fitzpatrick. Apache shares his home with numerous other cats and his best friend Jade, a 12 year old Chinese Crested dog who firmly believes she is a cat. | 
photo by Marc Henrie |
 | He likes nothing better than spending his time washing everyone in sight, including Jade, Jeanette and anyone else who will stay still long enough. He has such a lovely nature - when it is time for the kittens to leave their mums Apache takes over as surrogate. He plays with them, puts up with all the ear tugging and nose nibbling without any complaints and, of course, is always on hand when bathtime comes around, licking them all sparkling clean again.
photo by Alan Robinson
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| Always such a gentleman, he waits for the other cats and kittens to have their meals first, sitting patiently at the bowl until they have finished. He doesn't eat his own food until he has made sure all the kittens have had their faces washed. Jeannette only showed Apache four times before the Supreme and was so very proud and delighted at his success there. Here he poses with his rosette and crystal.
photo by Alan Robinson
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The Best of Provisional Breeds Kitten was Shimergae Fantasia, owned and bred by Louvain Harris. "Asia" is a Lilac Oriental Longhair (Angora), one of the rarest breeds in the UK.
photo by Marc Henrie |
 | The Best of Variety Persian Kitten was Lindenlea Snowcharmer, an Orange-Eyed White Persian Male owned by Mr & Mrs A Ashton, bred by Miss G G Houston |
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| The Best of Variety British Kitten was Pepurrbox Kareem Karisma, a Cream Colourpointed British Shorthair Male owned by Tracey Harris and bred by Mrs C Dunning |  |
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photo by Marc Henrie | The Best of Variety Foreign Kitten was Ardram Nagorny, a Russian Blue Male owned and bred by Marjorie Draper |  |
 | The Best of Variety Burmese Kitten was Lonicera Niamh Otirnanog, a Cream Burmese Female owned by Mr & Mrs M F Coomer and bred by Prof J S & Mrs B M Webb |
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photo by Marc Henrie |
 | The Best of Variety Oriental Kitten was Ramirez Imbagheera, an Oriental Black Male owned and bred by Mrs K Roberts |
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photo by Marc Henrie |
photo by Marc Henrie | The Best of Variety Siamese Kitten was Mafdet Tom Boy, a Seal Tabby Point Siamese Female owned and bred by Carol Bowles-Gowdy |  |
photo by Marc Henrie | The Best Non-Pedigree Longhair and Supreme Non-Pedigree Exhibit was Gizmo, owned by Pamela Wells Gizmo was also the 1996 Supreme Non-Pedigree Exhibit |
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