Cats
but without success." The stray queen later became known as "Bubastis Georgina".
Unfortunately her habits meant she was "quite unfit to live in a civilised house" and in spite
of persevering with her, her adopter offered her to Stirling-Webb as a cattery cat. By then,
Stirling-Webb was enthusiastic about producing colourpoint Persians (but emphatically
against longhaired Siamese!). He was joined by Mrs SM Harding (Mingchiu cattery) and
began to develop the variety further. He repeated Cobb and Keeler's "formula" and also
acquired a Black Longhair male who had one Siamese grandparent. This male was mated to
the colourpoint queen and they produced kittens close to his ideal.
Getting GCCF recognition
for Colourpoint Longhairs