Tasmanian Smooth & Fluffy Felines Inc.

CHAMPIONSHIP 2 RING SHOW

Minimum 50 cat entry for a championship show.

Main Grand Stand

HOBART SHOWGROUNDS

SUNDAY 19th February 2017

To be held under the Rules and Regulations of the Cat Association of Tasmania (Inc.),

which is an affiliate of the Australian Cat Federation (Inc.)

Wins at this show count towards CAT (Inc.) cat, kitten and neuter of the year 2017 awards.

Sponsored by Breeders Choice.

JUDGES

RING 1Mrs Jenny Weeks CATS NSW.All Breeds

RING 2 Mr Greg Little CAT Inc.All Breeds

Show ManagerMrs. Bev Briers

Show Secretary Mrs Mary Cairnduff

Inline vetting from 9.00am to 9.30amJUDGING COMMENCES 10.00am

CLOSE OF SHOW When called by Show Manager

Judging will be conducted in bays and you will be able to see and hear the judging. The exhibits will stay in their original cages.

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EARLY BIRD ENTRIES CLOSE 13TH JANUARY

FINAL CLOSE OF ENTRIES 27TH JANUARY 2017

ENTRIESINVALID WITHOUT PAYMENT

All outstanding entry fees must be paid to the Treasurer prior to the commencement of judging. Non payment of entry fees will exclude the exhibits from adjudication.

SEND ENTRIES TO - Mrs. Mary Cairnduff

9 Queens Parade

KINGSTON 7050

TASMANIA

Phone 6229 9852 Mobile 0419 881 178

NO LATE ENTRIES PLEASE For inquiries phone Bev Briers (03) 6248 6843

Show set up 10.30pm Saturday18thFebruary2017. Any help would be appreciated.

INVITATION

Meet the judges at dinner on Saturday evening 18thFebruary 2017.This will be held at the Riverfront Motel Montrose at 7.00pm. Please indicate on the entry form if you will be attending.

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF ENTRY REGISTRATION

The Club may only accept entries for cats that are registered with a recognised control body. Domestic and Companion exhibits are not required to be registered. Owners of Domestic and Companion exhibits must be members of the C.A.T. Inc.

Kittens under the age of ten (10) weeks may not be shown or exhibited.

VETERINARY EXAMINATION

Veterinary examination of exhibits may be in-line, in cage or random. The Veterinary Surgeon shall not allow any cat to remain on exhibition, or he shall order any cat to be removed from the exhibition if, in his/her opinion, it is suffering from any contagious or infectious disease, or has external parasites, or has been treated or prepared for exhibition in contravention of the Rules and Regulation of the C.A. T. Inc.

His/her decision in this regard shall be final.

Should the Veterinary Surgeon reject one of an exhibitor's cats for reasons of contagious or infectious disease or evidence of external parasites, all the exhibitor's entries may be rejected at the discretion of the Veterinary Surgeon.

No person may knowingly exhibit a cat which has been exposed to the risk of infectious or contagious disease.

BENCHING

Cage doors must be easily opened by stewards and judges and not hindered in any way by cage fronts or water bowls. Hot water bottles must be completely enclosed. Cages must be kept clean by exhibitors. Any litter spilt on the floor must be cleaned up by the exhibitor.

WITHDRAWAL OF ENTRIES

Withdrawal of entries must be notified to the Show Secretary prior to the show if possible.

JUDGING

The judge's decision shall be final unless such decision is contrary to the Rules and Regulations of the C.A. T. Inc. Judges are empowered and instructed to withhold any prize, special prize, Challenge Certificate, Certificate of Excellence or ACF Award if they consider the exhibits are not of sufficient merit. The Judge may award a second or third place instead of a first or second place.

DISCLAIMER

The Club will be most anxious for the care and safety of cats being exhibited, or any other property entrusted to it; but it must be clearly understood by exhibitors and all other persons, that the Club will not be responsible for the loss, detention of or damage to or by any cat or property, whether arising from accident or other cause whatsoever, or from any act or omission ofitself, it's officers, agents, servants or other.

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

All Grand titled exhibits registered with the C.A.T. Inc. are eligible for this class. Please be sure to give your Grand titled exhibits their correct titles. Indicate on entry form for entry in this class. Entry is free.

ACF AWARDS

All Adult exhibits registered with a recognised control body are eligible for this class. Entry is free.

Mobile phones and pagers must not be turned on in the show hall unless on silent mode. Exhibitors

speaking on a mobile phone in the show hall must move away from any ring where judging is in progress.

Any audible comments or other communication on the decision of a judge will not be tolerated and will be reported to the C.A. T. Inc. committee by the C.A. T. Inc. representative.

CAT INC. Affiliated Shows

As from the 1st January 2014 CAT Inc Affiliated Showsthe owner owned cages must be lined on both sides and back with a solid material (e.g. polyflute) as a barrier to prevent the cat from having contact with other cats.

Exhibitors may place this liner inside the cage or affix it securely to the outside.

Entire & desexed Exhibits 10 weeks and under 9 months on the day of show

Kittens under the age of TEN (10) weeks may not be shown or exhibited i.e. born after 11TH DECEMBER 2017

Kittens to have Vaccination Certificates available for vet-in and are shown

at risk to the owner

All domestic / companion exhibits MUST BE desexed and vaccinated.

THIS SHOW WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 10.00 AM

ENTRY FEE COVERS RINGS 1& 2 including CAT INC levy.

Entry Fees

Show classes $25.00 per class, per cat (includes 2 rings)

Early Bird Special for entries received by 13th January 2017$20.00 per Class

Companion Classes

$25.00 per class, per cat (includes 2 rings)

Litters$25.00 (includes 2 rings)

CAT Inc cages – hire fee$5.00

EXHIBITION Single/double$12.00

Catalogues- pre paid$ 6.00

Show day $ 7.00

Membership Fee from 01/01/2017 to 31/12/201

Single$ 7.00

Family$10.00

Pensioner / Junior$ 5.00

Advertising

Full page$ 5.00

Half page$ 3.00

All advertising is to accompany your entry form.

SHOW CLASSES

Entire & desexed Exhibits 10 weeks and under 9 months on the day of show

Kittens under the age of TEN (10) weeks may not be shown or exhibited

Kittens to have Vaccination Certificates available for vet-in and are shown

at risk to the owner

KITTEN CLASSES - Entire & desexed Exhibits 10 weeks and under 9 months on the day of show

F3/M3Female/Male Kitten under 3 months

F5/M5Female/Male Kitten under 5 months

F7/M7 Female/Male Kitten under 7 months

F9/M9Female/Male Kitten under 9 months

CAT CLASSES - Entire exhibits 9 months and over on the day of show.

FO/MOFemale/Male Open

FS/MSFemale/Male Senior - 5 years to 7 years.

FV/MVFemale/Male Veteran over 7 years.

DESEXED CLASSES - Desexed Exhibits 9 months and over on day of show.

Adult classes –same as for Cat Classes. Please indicate by adding 'D' e.g. DFO- Desexed Female Open DMO - Desexed Male Open

CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSES

FCHMCHFemale/Male Champion

FGCMGCFemale/Male Grand Champion

FDGCMDGCFemale/Male Double Grand Champion

FPNMPN Female/Male Premier Neuter

PGNMGNFemale/Male Grand Premier Neuter

FDGNMDGNFemale/Male Double Grand Premier Neuter

CHALLENGE - May only be awarded at the discretion of the Judge in OPEN CLASSES.

COE - Certificate of Excellence - Open to all CAT registered adults other than Companion Pet Exhibits. NO CHARGE

ACF - Award Certificate - Open to all Adult Exhibits other than Companion Pet Exhibits- NO CHARGE

GROUP EVENTS

LITLitter of Kittens.

HOUSEHOLD PET

- ALL EXHIBITSMUST BE DESEXED AND VACCINATED.

DFKDesexed Female Kitten

DMKDesexed Male kitten

CAT CLASSES Same as pedigreed Cat Classes i.e. DFO/DMO Desexed Female Open/Desexed Male Open

LITTER ENTRY

EXHIBITOR ______PREFIX ______

BREED______DOB ______LITTER REG NO. ______

SIRE ______

DAM______

LITTER______months

Important: Please complete in breed and colour sequence - females first then males

NAME OF KITTEN COLOUR F/M REG NO

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______

PLEASE CIRCLE WITH MOTHER SINGLE DOUBLE

LITTER ENTRY

EXHIBITOR ______PREFIX ______

BREED______DOB ______LITTER REG NO. ______

SIRE ______

DAM______

LITTER______months

Important: Please complete in breed and colour sequence - females first then males

NAME OF KITTEN COLOUR F/M REG NO

______
______

______

______

______
______

PLEASE CIRCLE WITH MOTHER SINGLE DOUBLE

/ CAT INC. OFFICIAL SHOW ENTRY FORM
Please fill in (Capital Letters) all applicable sections so the show paperwork can be done correctly / Office Use
Exhibit No:
Breed: / Eye Colour: / EMS Code:
Title/Name:
D.O.B: / / Age At Date Of Show ____Years____Months / Reg No:
Sire: / EMS Code:
Dam: / EMS Code:
Breeder : Owner:
Colour/Pattern:
Gender: Classes Entered: ______/ State Bred:
Cage: Please Circle Single Double
/ CAT INC. OFFICIAL SHOW ENTRY FORM
Please fill in (Capital Letters) all applicable sections so the show paperwork can be done correctly / Office Use
Exhibit No:
Breed: / Eye Colour: / EMS Code:
Title/Name:
D.O.B: / / Age At Date Of Show ____Years____Months / Reg No:
Sire: / EMS Code:
Dam: / EMS Code:
Breeder : Owner:
Colour/Pattern:
Gender: Classes Entered: ______/ State Bred:
Cage: Please Circle Single Double
/ CAT INC. OFFICIAL SHOW ENTRY FORM
Please fill in (Capital Letters) all applicable sections so the show paperwork can be done correctly / Office Use
Exhibit No:
Breed: / Eye Colour: / EMS Code:
Title/Name:
D.O.B: / / Age At Date Of Show ____Years____Months / Reg No:
Sire: / EMS Code:
Dam: / EMS Code:
Breeder : Owner: / Eye Colour:
Colour/Pattern:
Gender: Classes Entered: ______/ State Bred:
Cage: Please Circle Single Double

SUMMARY SHEET

I/we the undersigned hereby certify that (A) The above cats are owned or leased by me/us and are registered with C.A.T. Inc. or a recognised control body (unpedigreed excepted) and (B) the cats are eligible for the classes entered. (C) I/we enter the

cats at our own risk and (D) I/we agree to observe and be bound by the Rules and Regulations of the C.A.T. Inc. Committee and accept their decision as final (E) I/we acknowledge and agree that my/our exhibit(s) may be handled by authorised cadet judges during training assignments as approved and scheduled by the C.A.T. Inc. (F) I/we certify that to the best of my/our knowledge and belief that cat(s) exhibited is/are in good health and has/have not immediately preceding the exhibition been exposed to any infectious or contagious disease and has/have not been on the same premises as any cat(s) which has/have been affected with any infectious or contagious disease. I/We declare that I/We have not exhibited at an unvetted show within the past thirty (30) day.

Signed: ______Date ______

Name: ______Phone ______

Address: ______P/C ______

Email address______

I/We enclose cheque/money order (DO NOT MAIL CASH) $ ______

made up as follows: -

MEMBERSHIP(01/01/2017-31/12/2017)

Single $7.00, Family $10.00, Pensioner/Junior $5.00$ ______

Early Bird Special for entries received by 13th January 2017$20.00 per Class

Early Bird Special______$20.00$ ______

SHOW CLASSES ______$25.00$ ______

LITTER

______$25.00$ ______

OPEN COMPANION CLASSES

______$25.00$ ______

CAT INC cages hire______$ 5.00$______

Benching fees Exhibition _____ $12.00 $______

CATALOGUE PREPAID______$ 6.00$ ______

ADVERTISING copy enclosed$ ______

DONATION$ ______

TOTAL$ ______

ATTENDING DINNER RIVERFRONT RESTAURANT SATURDAY EVENING RESERVE______SEATS

PLEASE NOTE:

No vetting slip is required with this entry.

All vetting slips are now computer generated.