45 th ACF National Cat Show

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1 45 th ACF National Cat Show Hosted by: The Governing Council of the Cat Fancy Aust & Vic Inc 10 TH & 11 TH JUNE 2017 COMMUNITY BANK STADIUM Main Hurstbridge Road Diamond Creek, Vic Sponsored By: The Weekend Timetable Friday 9 th June WELCOME FUNCTION 7pm 8pm Saturday 10 th and Sunday 11 th June NATIONAL SHOW Vetting 7.00am to 8.00am Show Opening 8.30am SATURDAY 10 th June NATIONAL SHOW DINNER 7.30pm For a 8pm start Monday 12 th June JUDGES GUILD AGM 8.30am 12.30pm JUDGES GUILD SEMINAR 1.30pm 5.30pm Tuesday 13 th June ACF Inc. AGM & GM 8.30am start Observers Welcome Welcome Function, National Show Dinner, Judges Guild and the AGM/GM will all be held at: QUALITY HOTEL, 265 Mickleham Road, Tullamarine CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES: WEDNESDAY 26 TH APRIL 2017 UPDATE OF TITLES BY FRIDAY 26 TH MAY P a g e A C F N A T I O N A L S H O W - M E L B O U R N E

2 Judging Assignments Ring 1 Ring 2 Ring 3 ENTIRES Daryl Newkirk Quai Du Plessis (NLKV) Jan Rogers GROUP 1 KITTENS Daryl Newkirk Sue Barr (CAT) Jan Rogers DESEXED Daryl Newkirk Sue Barr (CAT) Jan Rogers ENTIRES Pam Barratt (TICA) Tony Hurry (Cats NSW) Scoot Andresen (CANT) GROUP 2 KITTENS Pam Barratt (TICA) Tony Hurry (Cats NSW) Scoot Andresen (CANT) DESEXED Pam Barratt (TICA) Tony Hurry (Cats NSW) Scoot Andresen (CANT) ENTIRES Kerry Fowler Cindy Grimes Pam Barratt (TICA) GROUP 3 KITTENS Quai Du Plessis (NLKV) David Scadden (NZCF) Pam Barratt (TICA) DESEXED Quai Du Plessis (NLKV) David Scadden (NZCF) Cindy Grimes COMPANIONS ALL Janet Overton Carol Hoskins David Scadden (NZCF) Ring 4 Ring 5 Ring 6 ENTIRES Tony Hurry (Cats NSW) David Scadden (NZCF) Joan Henderson GROUP 1 KITTENS Tony Hurry (Cats NSW) Janis Christison (QFA) Carol Hoskins DESEXED Pam Barratt (TICA) Janis Christison (QFA) Fiona Cooper (Cats NSW) ENTIRES Janis Christison (QFA) Janet Overton Jan Rogers GROUP 2 KITTENS Janis Christison (QFA) Janet Overton Jan Rogers DESEXED Janis Christison (QFA) Janet Overton Jan Rogers ENTIRES Daryl Newkirk Kingsley Schmidte (GCCFSA) Scoot Andresen (CANT) GROUP 3 KITTENS Fiona Cooper (Cats NSW) Kingsley Schmidte (GCCFSA) Scoot Andresen (CANT) DESEXED Daryl Newkirk Kingsley Schmidte (GCCFSA) Kerry Fowler COMPANIONS ALL Quai Du Plessis (NLKV) Sue Barr (CAT) Jan Rogers NOTE - The Show Committee reserves the right to alter assignments, without notice, should the need arise, while endeavoring to provide one overseas judge for each section in each group. ACF By-Laws limits the number of exhibits to be handled by any judge to approximately P a g e A C F N A T I O N A L S H O W - M E L B O U R N E

3 Judging Profiles Darrell Newkirk, CFA Allbreed Judge, Purssynian Abyssinians In 1984 my wife Beth and I decided to explore the world of purebred cats. We had no idea of cost or standards, but we looked in the paper and bought a "show quality seal tortie point Himalayan. We named her Peaches Premonition and prepared to set the world on fire with our new love. However, fate would intervene, for our perfect Nisha was not quite perfect. She had the dreaded tail fault and a nose like a fox terrier! Happily, we figured this out before ever entering her in a show and next set our sights on obtaining a silver Persian. As we visited a local cat show in late 1984, we saw our very first Abyssinian and the rest has become our history. We fell in love with a blue male Abyssinian, Dearabi Hillstreet, who was bred and owned by Halsey and Cornelia Tichenor of Dearabi Cattery. But our first purchased Abyssinian was Van Dyke s Abi Alexis of Purssynian, a ruddy female, bred by Lila Rippy. Our second acquisition was a one year old blue female bred by Cher Gagnon, Cher-Non s Ruffian. She was very handsome, but did not have a warm undercoat color. She did eventually attain her Grand Champion title, but it took several shows and a couple of litters before she completed her Grand. Ruffian was one of the early Blue Abyssinians to grand. Our first stud was a ruddy named GC Dearabi Tai-Grr-Man. Cornie Tichenor of Dearabi Cattery was a great mentor to us in those early years. She had concentrated her efforts with dilutes, especially fawns, and she was very generous and shared much of her dilute Abyssinian breeding knowledge. When Dearabi Hillstreet became a stud, we used him with Ruffian for several breedings. GC Purssynian Reggae Strutt was the most prominent of that breeding. Reggie had a very light undercoat color, but he was able to pass on to his offspring a warmer undercoat color than his own. We have continued to breed Abyssinians since those early years of our venture into the Cat Fancy. We exhibited our cats in ACFA and CFA in the beginning. Since 1994 we have exhibited and registered our cats only in CFA. We have achieved 5 DMs (distinguished merit awards), including 2 fawn males: GC Purssynian Sunhawke, DM and GC Purssynian Jambe Finete, DM, Jammer. We have shown over 35 Abyssinians and other breeds to Grand Champion status and produced a number of National color winners and Regional winners. When I decided to become a judge, we knew we had to bring several more breeds into our home. We worked with Cornish Rex approximately four years. Other breeds who have shared our home briefly include Scottish Folds, Maine Coons, Birmans, Somalis and of course, Persians. Our first Persian was a Bluecream, GC Windsur s Athena. She created quite a stir at the first show where I exhibited her. We also exhibited a Copper-Eyed White Persian kitten, RW Windsur s Dulcinea of Purssynian, to a CFA regional kitten win. We also had one Bicolor litter of kittens from Biloe s Nellie. Two of her offspring granded: GC Purssynian Domino Lisa and GC Purssynian Judy in Disguise. Beth and I are the owners of GC Purssynian Jambe Finete, DM. Jammer as he is known by his many friends is the CFA registered cat that has produced the greatest number of Grands of any breed in CFA history. Jammer has produced 62 Grand Champions and Grand Premiers. Unfortunately Jammer passed away in July 2011 from liver failure. I entered the ACFA judging program in 1990, advancing to All breed Training Judge and remained there until April I was accepted into the CFA judging program at the June 1995 CFA annual meeting. I was licensed as a Shorthair apprentice judge in February I entered the Longhair training program in October I was advanced to approved All breed judge in June Professionally, I am a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. In 1974 after completing a four year term in the U.S. Air Force, I was accepted into Three Rivers Nursing Program and competed my RN training in May I entered and completed a course of study in Nurse Anesthesia in I completed my undergraduate education in 1986 at Webster University with a major in Nursing and a minor in Business Management. I have enjoyed employment in a group of 18 Nurse Anesthetists and 37 Anesthesiologists for the past 15 years. Becoming a CFA judge has allowed me to view much of the world I would otherwise not have known. I have had the pleasure to be invited and have judged in Australia, Japan, Russia, the Ukraine and Europe on several occasions over the past 16 years. It is a wonderful experience to travel to other parts of the world to share with other breeders and exhibitors our common goal - the advancement, improvement and preservation of our beautiful purebred cats. On April 25, 2011 I said goodbye to my best friend and wife of almost 32 years. Beth became sick in February and in March was diagnosed with an aggressive type of brain tumor. She passed on her 58 th birthday. Currently I sit on the CFA Board as a Director at Large. Pamela Barrett, TICA Allbreed Pamela Barrett is a Distinguished Allbreed Judge of Merit with TICA, The International Cat Association. With over 25 years of judging experience, Pamela has officiated at shows around the world so has knowledge and experience of regional breed differences, various show formats and rules. In 2016 Pamela was awarded TICA Judge of the Year. Pamela is known as a talking judge so the audience is ntertained and educated while she gracefully presents and handles the cats while accessing their qualities. Pamela has been a top International breeder of British Shorthairs, under the cattery name of Excalibur for 40 years. Pamela is also the chairperson of the British Shorthair Breed Group for TICA and has co-produced and presented the British Breed Seminar to breeders all over the world. For the last 14 years, Pamela has been the Show Manager for the International Cat Show in Portland, one of TICA's biggest shows in both entry numbers and spectators. Pamela has served two terms as a TICA Board of Director, been the Master of Ceremonies at TICA's Meet the Breeds in New York City, and has numerous TV appearances, newspaper and magazine articles about cats, as her love of cats is expressive and knowledgeable. In her personal life, Pamela was born in Alaska, and attended her first cat show in Anchorage in After being accepted into the TICA judging program, she moved to Oregon to complete her judging training and start a new career an Insurance Risk Manager, having been a Fraud Investigator for the State of Alaska during the wild-west years of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Currently Pamela lives in the mountains of the coast range with husband Henry and several spoiled cats. Quai du Plessis, NLKV All Breeds Judge I live in The Netherlands. I started breeding Persian in I have bred Persian and British short hair for many years. ACTIVITY IN CAT FANCY I became a Committee Member of the Persian Cat Society in 1990 and is still a member of the Society. I have been the Treasurer and Chairman of the Persian Cat Society. Vice president of the SACC (Southern Africa Cat Council) for 2002 and From 2004 to 2007 the President of SACC and a position that I take very serous to insure the promotion of the cat fancy and pedigree cats. I have been at 2 World Cat Congress meetings. - Hadfield UK 2006 and Dortmund Germany JUDGING I started my first course in 1992 and received my All Breed Judge Status in April I was a Panel Member The Kwa-Zulu Natal Panel of Judges (Natal) until December 2012 before immigrating to the Netherlands. Currently a member of the Netherlandse Keurmeesters 3 P a g e A C F N A T I O N A L S H O W - M E L B O U R N E

4 Jan Walker Rogers, CFA USA I began in the cat fancy in 1987, when I went to my very first cat show in the USA. I fell in love with the beautiful Birman cat, and it has been the heart of my cattery since. I have been fortunate to have bred some outstanding Birmans, and enjoy to this day, having had the first both male and female Grand Champion Lilac Point Birmans in all of CFA, worldwide. I continue to breed Birmans, and have an occasional litter of American Wirehair kittens. In 1999 I started my journey in the judging program for CFA. I am proud to be an all breeds judge in CFA. I have enjoyed traveling to shows, and most importantly, being able to share my love of the cats with others. I am eager and interested in other cat fancy associations, and each provides unique insight into our common bond, the cat. I have worked diligently to educate the public in our hobby. Never have I left a show hall without learning something new about our cats, and the different breeds, and for this I am grateful. I have been blessed with many cat lover friends around the world who have shared their vision and their cats with me. It has brought me profound understanding and respect of all the hard work that so many people put into our hobby. I am a graduate of Purdue University (BS in Agriculture) and Indiana University (MBA in Finance) and have run my own business since Currently I serve as the American Wirehair breed council secretary for CFA, and also hold many official positions in several CFA clubs. I continue to be active in the cat fancy. I also work with breed rescue, pedigreed cat rescue. I enjoy working with education and pet therapy in nursing homes and schools while continuing the promotion of the pedigreed cat, and all cats, wherever I travel. I am honoured to be included in the shows in your country, and wish you continued success in the cat fancy. If there is anything I can ever do to help in the future, please don t hesitate to call. David Scadden - NZCF My wife Jacqui & I have been breeding Birmans under the Magwai prefix since 1985, after obtaining our first queen Ch. Shinoto Zamira from Rosemary & Barry Wilson in Te Aroha. We both originate in the Wairarapa in the sunny South Eastern part of the North Island of New Zealand. We bred Birmans for a number of years in Lower Hutt and shifted back to the Wairarapa in A change of employment has seen us move to Rotorua, in the Bay of Plenty this year. One of the major tourist destinations in the country, the scenery is striking and we are very central to other cities and beautiful destinations. We have bred a wide variety of Birman colours over the years - Sealpoint, Bluepoint, Chocolatepoint, Lilacpoint, Seal Tortiepoint, Blue Tortiepoint, Redpoint and Creampoint. We tend to specialise in the Chocolatepoint and Lilacpoint colours. Our other great love are our Bengals, which we originally imported into the country in 1996 and are breeding under the LapLepid prefix. We have a wide variety of Bengals, including Brown Spotted & Brown Marble. These cats were from top overseas lines and we are delighted to have had the very first Gold Double Grand Champion Bengal - LapLepid Sandzabar. We do very limited showing and breeding now a days, with a young family and other interests to allow for. We have three children - Rachel (16), William (14) and Jeremy (9), which keep both of us pretty busy. Other interests include good wine, genealogy, music and Ford Capri's. I started judging in 1992 and reached the status of All Breeds in 2005, learning a great deal about all aspects of felines along the way. I really enjoy judging and try to talk to and educate the spectators as much as possible on the various breeds. I feel that a cat show has to be entertaining and informative. I enjoy meeting fellow cat fanciers from around NZ and other parts of the world. I have had the privilege of judging all three National shows in Australia and New Zealand over the past couple of years and would love to be able to judge felines in other countries in the world. Scott Andreson CANT Known widely as Scoot, I grew up in the far north of New Zealand, and always had a passion for animals, cats in particular. I moved to Alice Springs in 1990 and became involved in the cat fancy when I met my wife Liz, who bred Siamese at the time. Eventually I commenced training in Group 3, joining the ACF panel in 2005, and extended to All Short Hair in In 2013 completed my Group One training and became All Breeds in I have had the pleasure of judging in all states of Australia and look forward to judging in New Zealand in Today we enjoy breeding a small number of Burmese, under the Cleveland prefix. Sue Barr CAT Sue has judged in all states as well as Malaysia and NZ. Sue became a Group one Judge in 1991 and All Breeds Judge in Sue has owned / bred Cornish, Persian, Siamese, Burmese, Ragdoll and Maine Coons. 4 P a g e A C F N A T I O N A L S H O W - M E L B O U R N E

5 Janis Christison QFA Janis has always been fascinated with cats and can clearly remember her first cat Josie, a grey tabby, her constant companion as a small child. Janis entered the cat fancy in Canberra in 1976 showing a Persian neuter. Her prefix Santique was granted the same year in Canberra and she bred blue, cream and blue cream Persians for many years until moving `home` to Queensland in In 1991 she began an Exotic programme from first generation breeding in most colours and patterns but always on a small scale. Many major awards were achieved over the years including Group 1 Cat of Year awards in 1987, 1990 and Each time with a blue Persian! Janis currently has no entire cats having dedicated the last 15 years to caring for her retired show and breeding cats and now gives all her love and care to her young neuters, an Exotic and a Russian, which have brought her back to the fun of showing. Janis grained her Group 1 judge s licence in 1991, Group 2 in 2000 and Group 3 in 2001, all with QFA Inc. and has judged in all Australian States and Territories and regularly for many Clubs all over New Zealand. In 2011 she judged in Germany and the Netherlands, in 2012 in Malaysia and in 2013 in Sweden and 3 shows in South Africa. Janis is currently President of QFA Inc. having served as a Vice President since 2005 and has been a Tutor Judge since Janis is president and a Foundation Member (1999) of Flash Felines Inc. and is a Life Member of the ACT Longhair Cat Club whish she served for many years as Vice President and Secretary. Fiona Cooper CATS NSW I have bred Siamese, Orientals, Foreign Whites, Burmese, Devon Rex, Scottish Folds and even a litter of Abyssinians under the Fioric prefix over the past 26 years. I have been a regular exhibitor for over 25 years and have exhibited in most parts of NSW and occasionally interstate. My first Maine Coon litter was born in 1999 and I ve bred these amazing felines since then under the CoolCoons prefix. I ve imported several of these cats from the UK, Norway, the USA and quite a few from New Zealand. I have enjoyed considerable show success with CoolCoons cats and kittens having won many Best Group 1 Exhibit and Supreme All Breeds Exhibit in Show awards as well as NSW CFA Kitten and Cat of the Year Awards. I ve owned and/or bred Cat or Kitten of the Year in all 3 Groups with NSW CFA since I first began exhibiting. I gained my Group 3 judges licence in 1999, followed by Group 2 in 2003 and I completed my Group 1 training in 2008 and have enjoyed judging in most states of Australia, in New Zealand and South Africa and transferred all those Licences in 2013 to CATS NSW. International Assignments New Zealand, South Africa Tony Hurry CATS NSW Our feline friends have been a part of my life since early childhood. Even an asthmatic allergy to cat hair couldn t lessen my love, devotion and involvement with cats. Aged 13, I was granted my Breeder s Prefix, Kalinya introducing me to the pleasures and heartaches of breeding and showing Siamese. During my teenage years as a junior member of Illawarra Pedigree Cat Fancy I worked as a Steward and wherever else I could be of assistance. My breeding and showing life was only interrupted for a longer than expected period by my human breeding programme. Resurrecting my Kalinya prefix in 1990, I resumed feline breeding with firstly a "rescued" lilac Burmese then British Shorthair and since 1991, my first love, Siamese. Promoting our cats around NSW has been and continues to be of immense pleasure. In 1996 I successfully passed my Steward s exam and now thoroughly enjoy working in this role handling and learning about all the breeds and meeting and working with all of my fellow Cat enthusiasts. I am a member of Riverina, Illawarra and Highlands Cat Clubs and have taken many roles with each of them including Club President, Club Secretary and Show Manager. By gaining my Judges Licence for Group 2 (2003) and Group 1 (2007), I have given myself an opportunity to share my knowledge and training with exhibitors and to continue to promote the responsible ownership and breeding of cats. Kingsley Schmidtke - GCCFSA I received my first Burmese pet cat in 1980, whilst still in Primary school and within twelve months I started breeding Burmese under the "Lemarie" Prefix with my parents. We showed regularly and I started getting involved with the clubs and running shows. Between 1982 and 1998 I managed at least 1 cat show annually, and helped at many others. From 1986 I had my own prefix "Kasleo" and continued breeding Burmese and later British Shorthairs (with the occasional Scottish fold litter) until The next step was getting my Judging Licence, passing OFS in 1998, and BFM in 2002, to complete the national Group 3 requirements. Due to work and life commitments I took a step back from breeding and showing in 2000, but continue my interest in Felines through Judging. I now, with my wife, share our home with a border collie/kelpie, who keeps us on the go! Cindy Grimes - GCCFV I have always had a cat in my life since I was 2 1/2yrs old & they have been my best friends. I became involved in the cat fancy since 1997 when I started showing desexed Spotted Mist cats (aka Australian Mist) as they were known then. I bred & showed Australian Mists from 1998 to 2008 under the Djindi prefix. In 2004 I got captivated by the beautiful soft curly coat of the Selkirk Rex & commenced breeding them in 2005 under the prefix Purrcurls. I have also bred Exotics/ Persians & British Shorthair litters under the Djindi prefix. I have been involved with all aspects of show organisation & I have been a qualified steward since I have been a committee member & assistant secretary of the GCCFV from 2008 till April 2014 & I have been the Group3 Registrar since I commenced an All Shorthair Judge s course with the Group 3 section starting in October 2008 & completing in November 2010, then the Group 2 section went from March 2011 to November I qualified as an Open Judge in June 2014 & am now listed on the ACF National Panel of Judges 5 P a g e A C F N A T I O N A L S H O W - M E L B O U R N E

6 Janet Overton - GCCFV My love of Siamese began in 1988, which then progressed to the show ring, as well as showing Siamese [a Seal Point] I acquired a Black Oriental. I have successfully bred both Siamese and Orientals under the prefix of Campari. Having enjoyed many major wins with both, I now have ventured into showing Bi-Colour Orientals. I obtained my Judging Licence for Group 2 with the Feline Control Council [Vic] in I have judged in Victoria and Tasmania. I am a retired Accountant who is now thoroughly enjoying my hobby. Joan Henderson - GCCFV GENERAL: All Breeds Judge Licensed to Judge since Judged in all States of Australia International Assignments: United Sates of America, New Zealand, Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Bermuda. INTERESTS: Prefix AZADIA Bred Seal Point Siamese for 8 years, Abyssinians for 15 years. Have bred ad owned Gd Ch and Best in Show Entires and Neuters. Also owned and exhibited Burmese, British Blue Shorthairs and Cornish Rex. PROFILE Former Committee Member of the Feline Control Council of Victoria Inc. Australia. Have held all positions in connection with running Championship Cat Shows. Founding President, Life Member of Adelaide Shorthair Cat Club, South Australia. Past member of Executive Committee of F.A.S.A South Australia and Breeds Standard Committee. Life Member Past President Vice President ad Secretary of royal Sacred Siamese Cat Club. Patron of The Melbourne Cat Club of Victoria Inc. Past Committee Member of The independent Cat Council of Queensland. Past President and Life Member of FCCV Judges Association and organiser of breed workshops. Past Co Ordinator and Research Officer of FCCV Judges Association. Judges Examiner for Feline Association of South Australia for 10 years which consisted in the training of students and conducting all tests and exams. Tutor Judge and Examiner for Hong Kong Cat Council and Philippines Longhair Cat Fanciers. Board member of Hong Kong Cat Council. Honorary Member of The Garden State Cat Club of New Jersey, USA. Past Editor of Cat Magazines in South Australia and Queensland. Currently a contributor of articles for CATS & KITTENS, New Dalhi, India. For 43 years I lived all over Australia and this gave me the opportunity to gain a broad knowledge of the Cat Fancy in several States. Having hosted many judges from all over the world it made me realise what a close community we really are and the sharing of ideas has been invaluable. I have judged, many times, in every State of Australia and overseas which has allowed me to keep up with many old and valued friends in the Cat Fancy and to see, first hand, the many new breeds recognised I the U.S.A. One of the most enjoyable aspects of my position in the Cat Fancy, aside from judging, is the opportunity to assist those fanciers who have sought my help and advice over the years and this has given me great satisfaction. Due to constant travelling I was no longer able to participate as a breeder but for years we were owned by really wonderful Abyssinian neuter/spays. Dr. Kerry Fowler GCCFV Good day, I am a fully qualified All Breeds Judge with GCCFV and ACF, commencing with my Group 3 license in 1995, followed by my Group 1 and 2 licenses in 2004 and January 2013, respectively. I have been fortunate to have judged in all eight major States and Territories of Australia, as well as North and South Islands of New Zealand. In 2014, I was honoured with judging All Breeds at the prestigious Sydney Royal Show as well as at the iconic Royal Melbourne Shows in 2014 and My introduction to the cat fancy was through successfully owning; breeding and exhibiting silver spotted British Shorthair cats under the Cornfield prefix for over ten years. Our British were well known winning Supreme awards including Cat of the Year. My other achievements include: - Author of 8 published articles ranging from feline genetics and genetic counselling for cat breeders, to the skills required for cat judging - Author and co-author of over 50 peer reviewed scientific publications - Foundation Trustee of Feline Health Research Fund: ; during this time 14 grants were awarded - Invited Speaker in the fields of feline appearance, genetics and cat judging - Scientist who co-discovered the genes responsible for two different wavy coated mouse mutants - Tutor Judge for All Shorthair cats 6 P a g e A C F N A T I O N A L S H O W - M E L B O U R N E

7 FUNCTIONS All Functions will be held at: QUALITY HOTEL 265 Mickleham Road, Tullamarine WELCOME FUNCTION Friday 9 TH June 7pm 8pm $25.00 Cocktail Party with finger Food NATIONAL SHOW DINNER Saturday 10 th June 7pm $ Course Menu Soft drink provided Purchase you own Alcoholic drinks JUDGES GUILD AGM Monday 12 th June JUDGES GUILD SEMINAR Monday 12 th June 1.30pm 5.30pm 8.30am 12.30pm $53.50 per Person am Arrival Tea & Coffee will be provided from 8.30am Meeting Commences 9.00am Morning Tea 10.30am Scones with Jam & Cream Tea & Coffee Lunch 12.30pm Assorted Ribbon Sandwiches (Filled with cold roasted and cured meats, roast vegetables, tuna and various other fillings in an assortment of fresh sliced bread. All accompanied with mustards, chutneys and relishes.) Hot finger Food Freshly Sliced Fruit Platter Tea, Coffee and Soft Drinks Afternoon Tea 3pm Gourmet Biscuits Meeting concludes 5.00pm ACF Inc. AGM & GM Tuesday 13 th June 8.30am 5.00pm $53.50 per Person am Arrival Tea & Coffee will be provided from 8.30am Meeting Commences 9.00am Morning Tea 10.30am Ham & Cheese Croissants Tea & Coffee Lunch 12.30pm Hot Finger Food Buffet Freshly Sliced Fruit Platter Tea, Coffee and Soft Drinks Afternoon Tea 3pm Gourmet Biscuits Meeting concludes 5.00pm 7 P a g e A C F N A T I O N A L S H O W - M E L B O U R N E

8 VENUE Opened just 3 years ago in 2012, the Community Bank Stadium is our venue in Melbourne. Located a short 30 minute drive from Melbourne Airport, this state of the art facility promises to be the perfect venue for our ACF National Show 2017! SHOW FORMAT The show will be six rings Australian Open Style with top five, ten or fifteen placings for each group in each section, kittens, entires, and desexed. A Comet will be awarded to all Best of breed dependent upon number of entries. All top place exhibits, best in Group winners and Supreme winners will receive rosettes and prizes. CONTACT INFORMATION Show Manager and Returning Officer: Lesley Freemann 273 Glenfern Road, Upwey Vic lfreemann@netspace.net.au Phone: (after 7pm) Assistant Show Managers Gay Hubbard & Alison Hall (Alison) Sponsorship & Stalls Coordinator Sharon Rooke Chief Steward Sharon Rooke Rosette Sponsorship Michael Nimmervoll Make all Cheque / money orders payable to: GCCFV Direct Deposits to: Commonwealth Bank; BSB: Account No: (Note this is not the usual GCCFV bank account that you may have saved when paying other GCCFV entries, memberships, registrations etc.) Closing date for entries: WEDNESDAY 26 th APRIL 2017 No late entries will be accepted - Early entries appreciated Closing date for Rosette sponsorship: Wednesday 15 th March 2017 ASSISTANCE WITH THE SHOW We would be looking for assistance in the following areas: SHOW SET UP, JUDGES STEWARD, TICKET WRITERS, PULL DOWN Anyone assisting with setup will also be able to set up their cages for the next day. If you have any questions regarding working at the show please contact: Set up / Pull Down: Lesley Freemann: (after 7pm) Steward Supervisor: Sharon Rooke Paperwork/Ticket Writer Supervisor: Gay Hubbard - ge.hubbard@bigpond.com ( only) Please clearly indicate on the Summary Sheet the assistance you can provide 8 P a g e A C F N A T I O N A L S H O W - M E L B O U R N E

9 ACF APPROVED BREEDS Groups 1, 2 and 3 include all ACF recognised pedigree breeds and are divided into three main sections: Kitten, Entire and Desexed exhibits. Companion exhibits will be judged as an individual section. GROUP 1 BREEDS Aphrodite Longhair. Aphrodite Shorthair, Birman, Exotic, Maine Coon, Norwegian Forest Cat, Neva Masquerade, Persian, Ragdoll, Siberian, Turkish Van, Turkish Angora. GROUP 2 BREEDS Balinese, Foreign White, Foreign White Longhair, Oriental, Oriental Longhair, Peterbald, Siamese. GROUP 3 BREEDS Abyssinian, American Burmese, American Curl, American Shorthair, Australian Mist, Bengal, Bombay, British Shorthair, Burmese, Burmilla, Burmilla Longhair, Cornish Rex, Cymric, Devon Rex, Egyptian Mau, Japanese Bobtail Shorthair, Japanese Bobtail Longhair, Korat, LaPerm, LaPerm Longhair, Mandalay, Manx, Ocicat, Pixiebob, Russian, Scottish Fold Shorthair, Scottish Fold Longhair, Scottish Shorthair, Scottish Longhair, Selkirk Rex Shorthair, Selkirk Rex Longhair, Singapura, Snowshoe, Somali, Sphynx, Tonkinese. COMPANION Companion Pet includes domestic cats of unknown breed, and cats that may be of a recognised breed that are pets only. Where a Companion Pet appears to be of a recognised breed, there is to be no consideration of that breed s standard of points in the assessment as a Companion Pet; all compete on an equal basis. ACF AWARDS Titled or untitled cats from ACF or CCCA member bodies will be eligible for ACF award classes under their approved groupings listed above. BEST OF BREED Best of breed Kitten, Entire Cat and Desexed Cat will receive a best of breed award. DEFINITION OF CLASSES Kittens will be automatically entered in the appropriate age class & cats in the appropriate class based on the information as supplied on their registration/pedigree certificate. There will be no litter class at this show. Kittens must be a minimum of 12 weeks of age on the day of the show i.e. - Born no later than 18 March 2017 (Show Rule 2). VETTING All exhibits must be inspected by the Veterinary Officer prior to entering the hall. Any exhibit showing signs of infectious or contagious disease or external parasites will be rejected. Any exhibit that is rejected by the Veterinary Surgeon for infectious or contagious disease must be removed from the venue immediately, along with all other cats that have travelled to the show with it. The opinion of the Veterinary Surgeon is final. Entry fees will not be refunded. The exhibitor must obtain a veterinary clearance before attending any further shows. 9 P a g e A C F N A T I O N A L S H O W - M E L B O U R N E

10 ACCOMODATION & CATTERIES Being a long weekend it would be advisable for Exhibitors to reserve their room as quickly as possible so as not to miss out. BEST WESTERN MILL PARK MOTEL (approximately 20 minutes from venue) 14 The Link, Mill Park. Ph: Proprietor: Matt Will have approximately 30 rooms available, 3.5 star Free parking, free WIFI, Laundry, Close to restaurants. Cat friendly no bond required. However cats must be in secure cages and not be allowed to roam the room. Queen standard room - $140 per night (Queen bed and couch) Twin room - $155 per night (Queen bed and single) 2 Bedroom family room - $180 per night (Queen and 2 singles) Queen spa room - $170 per night (Queen bed and couch) ELTHAM MOTOR INN (approximately 15 minutes from venue) 1450 Main Road, Eltham Ph: or Proprietor: Jessica Will have approximately 19 rooms available, 3.5 star Free parking and WIFI, Kitchenette in rooms. Short drive to restaurants in Eltham Cat Friendly - for the Nationals only bond will be required All cats must be kept in secure cages/tents and that they are on the tiled areas in each room. Each owner will be responsible for any damage the may occur as a result of accommodating the cat. Standard room - $145 per night ($129 for three or more nights) (Queen bed) Queen Spa Suite - $165 per night ($149 for three or more nights) Family Suite - $185 per night ($169 for three or more nights) (Queen and Double bed) King Spa Suite - $175 per night ($159 for three or more nights) ELTHAM GATEWAY HOTEL (approximately 15 minutes from venue) (Across the road from the Eltham Motor Inn) 1339 Main road, Eltham, 3.5 Star Ph: Receptionist: Sam Exhibitors when booking here please quote the code CATS 15 Rooms still available for the long weekend. Cat Friendly Bond $100 will be required. All cats must be kept securely in the rooms or bathrooms. Room Rates: Friday $119 per room Saturday $ 159 per room Sunday $119 per room CRYSTAL BROOK TOURIST PARK (approximately 25 minutes from venue) 182 Heidelberg-Warrandyte Road, Doncaster East Ph: Cat Friendly 5 cabins are still available for that long weekend. Rates supplied on booking 10 P a g e A C F N A T I O N A L S H O W - M E L B O U R N E

11 QUEST FLEMINGTON (Approximately minutes from venue) 600 Epson Road, Flemington Ph: (03) Rates will vary depending on what you require. Bond of $500 required to house cats There are quite a few Bed and Breakfast places around and near the venue, to find these go to accommodation type and prices will be on this web site. Catteries (Please when making arrangements with Catteries they are aware of early morning pickups for Saturday and Sunday as some facilities don t open on Sunday s) Yurok Boarding Kennels & Cattery If booking your cat into Yurok please let them know you have entered the Nationals and advise them when you will be coming by to collect your cats so they can unlock the cattery. The attendant is there at 6am each day to feed. Their pens are big enough to house two cats together. For more information please ring them. 11 P a g e A C F N A T I O N A L S H O W - M E L B O U R N E

12 AUSTRALIAN CAT FEDERATION (INC.) NATIONAL SHOW RULES PLEASE READ THE ACF SHOW RULES BELOW CAREFULLY. 1. All exhibits, local and Interstate, excepting unpedigreed must be registered with and issued with an approved registration number by a recognised controlling body or be eligible under By-Laws 1.3 and All litters must be recorded with the recognised controlling body and must be a minimum of 12 weeks of age on the day of the show. 3. Kittens will not be eligible for individual kitten classes below the age of 12 weeks on the day of the show. 4. Litter is all living progeny of one birth. The number of kittens in each litter must be stated on the entry form. The Show Secretary must be notified prior to the show date if any kitten(s) included in the litter have died since the entry. 5. All cats and kittens must be vaccinated as per current veterinary protocols. 6. All adult cats entered for competition, including titled cats, must compete in their appropriate Open class (whether entire or desexed). Kittens must be entered in their individual age classes (under 5, 7 and 9 months) unless entered as litter only (under 4 months). 7. No cats obviously pregnant may be exhibited. No cats obviously nursing a litter may be exhibited without her litter. No vasectomised cat may be exhibited. No female cat desexed by tubal ligation may be exhibited. 8. Entries must be made on the appropriate entry form and must be in the hands of the Show Committee by the stated closing time. All entry fees must accompany the entry form. Entry fees will not be refunded under any circumstances. 9. The Show Committee reserves the right to refuse or return any entry or entries. Exhibitors, whose entries are refused, are to be notified in writing by registered mail within seven (7) days of close of entries. A Copy of such letter to be forwarded at the same time to the Secretary of the ACF Inc. 10. The age of all exhibits shall be computed from the day of their birth to the day of the show, a. Kittens: exhibits under nine (9) months of age, and b. Cats: exhibits nine (9) months of age and over on the day of the show. 11. An exhibit must be the bona fide registered property of the owner or lessee in whose name it is entered. If owned by more than one person, the names of all part owners must be shown on the entry form. 12. One free pass will be issued to the exhibitor. These passes are not transferable. Where the exhibitor is a partnership, whether owner or lessee; additional free passes may be issued, at the discretion of the Show Manager/Show Secretary 13. While ACF (Inc.) takes every care of animals entered in a show, all exhibits are entered /exhibited at the owner s/lessee s risk. It must be strictly understood by all exhibitors, and all other persons, that ACF will not accept responsibility for the loss of or damage to any exhibit or property, whether arising from accident or other causes by its officers, agents or any other person. All personal property left in the hall is the owner s responsibility. 14. No cat or other animal, other than exhibits, shall be allowed within the precincts of the exhibition for the duration of the show. 15. All exhibits must be brought to the hall in suitable carry-boxes or containers. No exhibit will be accepted if on leads, wrapped in towels, etc. 16. No exhibit or exhibitor (other than veterinary professionals) may enter the hall if, at any time during the period of 30 days immediately preceding the day of the show, they have been in contact with or affected by a disease infectious to cats. 17. All inspected exhibits must pass the Veterinary Inspection. a. A duly qualified veterinary surgeon may examine each cat, whether entered for competition or exhibition only, or b. A veterinary surgeon shall be present at the show from 7:00 am until midday, inspecting animals of his/her selection during that period. Entry to bays during judging is not permitted except at show manager's request. The veterinary surgeon shall order any cat to be removed from the show if, in his/her opinion, it is suffering from any infectious or contagious disease or has external parasites. Their decision in this regard shall be final. Should the veterinarian reject one of an exhibitor s cats or kittens all the exhibitor s entries may be rejected? 18. Member bodies hosting a National may elect to have no vetting at shows. a. This must be shown on the Show Schedule b. The show committee may remove an exhibit from the show if, in their opinion, the exhibit is not in show condition. Their decision in this regard will be final 19. If an adult male cat entered as an entire male is found to be monorchid or cryptorchid it will be disqualified. 20. If during the course of the show, an exhibit should be found to be ailing, or distressed through any cause, the Show Manager may at his/her discretion request the exhibit be removed from the hall. 21. Exhibitor Owned Cages: All cages brought by exhibitors must comply with the approved standards and sizes. The small cage will have a maximum size of 61cm (24.5 +/- 1inch) on its longest side (front). The large cage will have a maximum size of 91cm (36 +/- 1inch) on its longest side (front). The cage shall be of a wire mesh type construction with one or two doors. No top opening cages will be permitted. The cage must be fitted with suitable waterproof and opaque (non -see through) solid barriers on both sides and back to prevent direct contact between benched cats. 21a. Curtains (if used) and a towel or blanket must be in cages prior to the commencement of judging. No other objects are allowed until judging is completed, except for devices used for warmth. Nothing in cages shall identify owner. 22. No foodstuffs are allowed in cages prior to and/or during judging but drinking water may be provided. 23. Litter trays may be provided by exhibitors 24. Grooming of exhibits benched may be continued until exhibitors are requested to leave the judging area prior to judging. No sprays or powders used to groom exhibits are to be used in the show hall. Transgression will result in the disqualification of the exhibit. 25. Carry-boxes, etc. must be placed out of sight after the exhibit is benched. 26. Late arrivals will only be accepted at the discretion of the Show Manager but exhibits not in their cages when the judges are called to the floor will automatically be disqualified. 27. No cat or kitten may be removed from the vicinity of its cage without special permission from the Show Manager. 28. No exhibit may be removed from the hall before completion of prize-giving without the permission of the Show Manager. 29. The Show Committee reserves the right to amend prize lists and to alter judging assignments if necessary. 30. All exhibits at ACF Inc. shows are judged according to the Standards of the ACF Inc. All breeds and colours and patterns will be fully written. 31. The ACF Inc. show will contain the following sections for competition: - GROUP 1 Aphrodite Longhair, Aphrodite Shorthair, Birman, Exotic Shorthair, Maine Coon, Neva Masquerade Norwegian Forest Cat, Ragdoll, Persian, Siberian, Turkish Van, Turkish Angora GROUP 2 Balinese, Foreign White, Foreign White Longhair, Oriental Shorthair, Oriental Longhair, Peterbald, Siamese, GROUP 3 Other Shorthairs and Cymric, LaPerm Longhair, Pixiebob Longhair, Scottish Fold Longhair, Scottish Longhair, Selkirk Rex Longhair, Somali, and other breeds as listed in ACF Standards GROUP 4 Companion Pets. EXPERIMENTAL/ASSESSMENT All new and developing breeds/varieties. 32. Desexed exhibits shall not compete against entire exhibits except where special regulations apply as in side classes such as eye colour etc. or for Supreme Exhibit. For Top 5/10 Kittens, desexed and entire kittens will compete together. 33. Challenge and Award of Merit certificates will be awarded for Best Male, Best Female, Best Neuter and Best Spey in each colour (A.O.C. and non-pedigreed exhibits excepted or where special regulations apply see Rule 42) irrespective of the number of entries, provided the exhibits reach the required standard Challenge and Award of Merit certificates awarded to Supplementary Register exhibits must be marked with the letters S.R.. However, Sub-register status will not be indicated on the judges slips. Companion Merit Awards will be allowed for Best Neuter and Best Spey Companion Cat. 34. A Judge s decision on the merit of an exhibit shall be final unless such decision is contrary to the rules under which the show is conducted. Judges shall be empowered and instructed not to award any prize, Challenge or Award of Merit Certificate or Companion Merit Award to any exhibit which they consider is not of sufficient merit. The judge may award a second place and may withhold a prize altogether where the exhibits are not, in his opinion, of sufficient merit. 35. Any exhibit which is unable to be handled by the judge will not be judged. Any exhibit found to be under sedation will be disqualified. If an exhibit behaves in an aggressive manner, or injures a handler, it will be marked UTH (Unable to be Handled) and disqualified from further competition in the show. If an exhibit is less aggressive but is unable to be taken from the cage to the judging table or be handled sufficiently to be effectively judged/assessed, it will be marked UTJ (unable to be judged) for that ring. 36. Officiating judges may enter exhibits in competition, but not judge their own exhibits. Such judges are excluded from conferring with judges of cats in sections in which they are exhibiting and from sitting on any panel including for Supreme Exhibit in the event that any exhibit owned by such judges should be presented to such panels. 37. Panel judging may be used at the discretion of the show committee. Panel should be of an odd number. 38. In the event of a split decision during panel judging, the panel will be instructed to determine between two of the exhibits, and then between the winner and a third exhibit and so on until an overall winner is established. 39. Any complaint regarding the management of the show must be made in writing to the ACF Inc. Secretary together with a fee determined by ACF Inc., within, two days of the show. The fee will be refunded if the protest is upheld. 40. No cards or ribbons, other than those won at the show, may be displayed. 41. Supplementary register exhibits shall compete against full register exhibits in their appropriate classes if they are, or have been, part of an approved program aimed at producing cats of an established breed/variety and standard in the Open Classes where Challenges and Award of Merit certificates are awarded. Exhibits of an unrecognised variety (colour, marking, or coat quality) of an established breed shall compete in Open Classes for AOC/AOV exhibits. The proposed standard of points must be forwarded with the entry. Supplementary Register exhibits are eligible for Best of Breed/Variety and Best in Show Awards. 42. All cats entered for competition shall have all claws clipped. 43. Judges are instructed to ignore tattoo marks and other similar forms of identification (e.g. reaction to microchip insert) in show cats. 44. A list of all past Supreme Exhibit winners will be recorded in each national show catalogue. 45. It is the responsibility of exhibitors to ensure exhibits certification is correct before the show. 46. If a judge is of the opinion that colour or pattern is incorrect, and entry form is checked and error is confirmed to be by the exhibitor, then the judge will withhold. 12 P a g e A C F N A T I O N A L S H O W - M E L B O U R N E

13 SUMMARY SHEET 45 th AUSTRLIAN CAT FEDERATION, Inc. NATIONAL CAT SHOW 10 th and 11 th JUNE 2017 COMMUNITY BANK STADIUM MAIN HURSTBRIDGE ROAD, DIAMOND CREEK. NAME: ADDRESS: P/CODE TELEPHONE: Number Cost Total MAIN CLASS 1-3 Exhibits $60.00 each $ ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS $50.00 each $ CAGE HIRE $10.00 $ CATALOGUE (MUST BE ORDERED WITH ENTRIES) $20.00 $ ADVERTISING (FULL PAGE) $30.00 $ ADVERTISING (1/2 PAGE) $15.00 $ BUSINESS CARDS $10.00 $ FRIDAY Welcome Function $25.00 $ SATURDAY Official Show Dinner $60.00 $ MONDAY Judges Guild Meeting & Seminar $53.50 $ TUESDAY ACF AGM (Observers Only) $53.50 $ ADDITIONAL EXHIBITOR PASSES $ 5.00 $ VETTING FEE 1 $ 5.00 TROPHY DONATION $ When paying by Direct Deposit you must attach the printed bank receipt to this form, entries will be held until money appears in the account allow 48hrs, money must be cleared by closing date. Please put your NAME / ACF in the description box. Cheques Payable to: GCCFV BSB: Account: (Note this is not the usual GCCFV bank account that you may have saved when paying other GCCFV entries, memberships, registrations etc.) TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED I am paying by Cheque / Money Order / Cash / Direct Deposit (please circle) $ ASSISTANCE ON SHOW DAY Please indicate if you are available to assist in the following areas: (Please circle) SHOW SET UP FRIDAY YES / NO JUDGES STEWARD YES / NO TICKET WRITERS YES / NO PULL DOWN (After Show) SUNDAY - YES/NO POST ENTRIES TO: Lesley Freemann, 273 Glenfern Road, Upwey Vic 3158 ENTRIES CLOSE STRICTLY ON WEDNESDAY 26 th April 2017 NO LATE ENTRIES ACCEPTED 13 P a g e A C F N A T I O N A L S H O W - M E L B O U R N E

14 SUMMARY OF CATS ENTERED * Please note: Vetting Slips will be issued on your arrival at the show Please write clearly in case we need to contact you Name: Address: Phone Number: PLEASE PRINT Sex Section NAME OF EXHIBIT ( Please use Registered name) Group M F D A K N EXHIBITOR S DECLARATIONS: - Please read and sign below to show your acceptance of these terms I hereby declare that the particulars contained herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and enter exhibit/sat my own risk I declare that I am the bonafide Owner or Lessee and agree to abide by the Rules of GCCFV Inc. under which this Show is conducted. None of my exhibits or any of the cats/kittens residing in my home and/or cattery has been affected by, or in contact with, an infectious/contagious disease or illness within thirty (30) days prior to this show. Signed: Date: (Both required for joint entries, parent or guardian for exhibitors under 18 years) CATALOGUE YES / NO Please circle Yes or No if you have / have not ordered a catalogue GCCFV SHOW ENTRY FORM PEDIGREE EXHIBIT ENTRIES Please fill in all sections so that the show paperwork can be done correctly Breed: EMS Code: Rego No: Title (if any) Name of Cat: Colour & Pattern: Sire: Dam: Breeder: Owner: Date of Birth: Sex: Member No: Cage Size (please circle) Own Medium Own Double Medium Tall Medium Double I hereby certify, as the bona fide owner/lessee, that the particulars of the above cat are true & correct and that I am entering this show at my own risk. Signed.. Date / / 14 P a g e A C F N A T I O N A L S H O W - M E L B O U R N E