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Judging cats at the Royal Botanic Gardens show, Kew, London, c1900 (1901). Harrison Weir arranged the first formal cat show in England in 1871 at the Crystal Palace, and produced the first breed standards. Yearly cat shows were held at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]