COLOR and TYPE: Either ruddy brown or Silver ticked with
black or dark brown, double or treble ticking - i.e., two or three
bands of color on each hair preferably to single ticking; no bars or
other markings except that a dark spine line will not militate against
an otherwise good specimen. Inside of forelegs and belly should be of a
tint to harmonize well with the main color, the preference being given
to orange-brown; no white markings permissible.
ABSENCE OF MARKINGS: -- i.e. bars on head, tail, face and
chest - is a very important property in this breed. These places are
just where , if a cat or other fine animal shows markings at all , they
will hold their ground to the last with remarkable pertinacity. The
less markings visible the better; at the same time the judge must not
attach such undue importance to this property that he fails to give due
importance to others. For instance, it does not follow that an
absolutely unmarked cat, but of "cobby" build, failing in ticking and
color, is, on account of absence of marking, better that a cat of
slender build, well ticked and of nice color, but handicapped by a
certain amount of "barring" on legs and tail.
HEAD AND EARS: Head long and pointed, ears sharp, comparatively large and broad at base.
EYES: Large, bright or expressive. Color: Green, yellow or hazel.
TAIL: Fairly long and tapering.
FEET: Small, pads black; this color also extending up the back of the hind legs.
COAT: Short, fine and close.
SIZE: Never large or coarse.
