12 Tamarack Drive, Brunswick, ME 04011
207-373-0470/telephone 207-373-0471/fax
mannahattamainecoons@mac.com
carlamariasullwold@mac.com
Mannahatta Mourns
Gregory J. Sullwold
September 11, 1946-February 23, 2010
Previous Affiliations
Previously Licensed by the State of Maine as a Hobby Breeder
Veterinarian Inspected
CFA Cattery of Excellence (12 Years)
TICA Outstanding Cattery & Responsible Breeder Program (12 Years)
CFF AACE MCBFA Breeder Member
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See Page Two for information on Mannahatta breeding lines! Click here for Mannahatta's Outstanding Dams Click here for news & photos of the extended Mannahatta Tribe (Litter # 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, & 13- Hopi & Sundance; Litter # 15, 20 - Hopi + Skrimshander ; Litter # 6 & 10- Stowe & Chief; Litter # 9 -Stowe + Skrimshander; Litter # 2 & 7-Raven & Sundance; Litter # 4, 12, 14, 17, 23 - Raven & Skrimshander; Litter # 16 - Acadia + Skrimshander; Litter #19, 24, 28 - Acadia & Moosebec; Litter # 18, 22 - Harpswell & Moosebec; Litter # 29 - Harpswell + Skrimshander; Litter; # 25 - Harpswell + Caribou; Litter # 27 - Saratoga + Caribou; Litter # 31 Saratoga + Moosebec - Litter # 32, 34, 35 Acadia + Caribou -Litter 36 Chesuncook + Caribou - Litter # 30, 33 - Ashani + Lakota + Skrimshander's Brood on Page Three! IN MEMORIAM: Inducted into the MAINE COON METHUSALUH CLUB! Kitty-Up Starbuck of Mannahatta  Inducted into the MAINE COON METHUSALUH CLUB! Kitty-Up Hopi of Mannahatta  CONGRATULATIONS to OUR SHOW WINNERS! CFA CH Mannahatta's Johnny Appleseed CFF CHAlter Mannahatta's Johnny Appleseed CFF CHAlter Mannahatta's Caribou In choosing a name for our original cattery, we took our inspiration from the great 19th century American poet Walt Whitman, who celebrated the isle of Manhattan by its Native American name. Not only did Mannahatta reference our first location in North Bergen, NJ, on the banks of the Hudson River directly opposite mid-town Manhattan, but it reflected the strong indigenous origins of the Maine Coon cat. Together with our tribe of felines, we have relocated to a beautiful wodland setting in midcoast Maine. We have always been owned by several felines, but as apartment dwellers we were not able to indulge our passion for furpersons as fully as we would have liked. We began as a close-knit family of two humans and two felines: Siegmund & Sieglinde, sibling rescues, who came to live with us in 1990. Then in 1996 we fell in love with the Maine Coon cat, and we were fortunate to acquire a strikingly beautiful black smoke with white boy, KittyUp Starbuck-of-Paumanok from Meryle & Richard Weiss's Long Island cattery. We altered him, as agreed, and with the Weisses' support and encouragement, we showed Starbuck to Grand Premiership in CFA, Supreme Grand Champion Alter- Regional Winner in TICA and Supreme Grand Champion-National Winner status in AACE.. In the summer of 1997 we moved to a lovely house in North Bergen,NJ, and with space and privacy, it was at last possible to expand out feline family. That expansion happened a little quicker and more accidentally than we imagined, for no sooner had we moved in than a black and white tuxedo girl delivered a litter of kittens in our backyard. The elements claimed all but one (Salome), whom, together with her Mom (Shalimar of Midnight aka Minuit), we rescued in December. In the meanwhile we had become impassioned cat fanciers, and we decided we wanted to breed our own Maine Coons. Just before Christmas, CloisterCoon SunDance of Mannahatta,as we named him, was born in David Billingsley's Mannhattan cattery. A red classic tabby with excellent headtype, earset, boning, rich patterning, and that provocative feral look, we lost our hearts to him when he was four weeks old, and he came to live with us in March 1998. He was joined in July by two more of the Weisses' beautiful felines: five-month-old black smoke male, KittyUp Skrimshander of Mannahatta, a long, lean, engagingly feral kitten with a delicious sense of humor, and two-year-old silver patched female KittyUp Hopi of Mannahatta, an elegant, sweet-expressioned, proven mother of two litters. Finally in November we selected a mysterious-looking black female from David Billingsley's cattery: Cloistercoon Raven of Mannahatta, whose wild, yet coyly feminine, expression, balletic grace and plush coat immediately enchanted us. Then in 1999 we added a stunning Black with White outcross Sarajen Mrs H.B.Stowe of Mannahatta from Teri Matzkin's cattery in Virginia. Our first litter from SunDance and Hopi was born on New Year's Day, 1999, and our second from SunDance and Raven arrived March 28 of the same year! The new millenium brought us the first of Raven and Skrimshander's babies. Our new lines had been launched, and we were delighted to keep four kittens of our own breeding: one from Hopi and SunDance, Mannahatta's Little Chief Paleface, a Cameo Classic (Red Silver) Tabby with his father's pattern and head type, his mother's provocative expression and luxurious coat, and a definite agenda of his own; two from Raven and Skrimshander, Mannahatta's Billingsgate, a big, huggable boy who is the perfect combination of his parents, and Mannahatta's Moosebec, a tintype of his Dad, and most recently, Mannahatta's Caribou, a stunning Red Classic Tabby who, along with his sister, Lady Shawnee and his brother, Lakota Red Sky, preserves for us Hopi's legacy! Meanwhile Skrimshander went on to become a preeminent sire, his progeny pervasive in pedigrees across north America and Europe. Hopi and Raven became Grand Dams, and we began to add a few outcross females, beginnning with a beautiful, big-eared, long-muzzled little siren, who came to us from our friends, Karen & Rob Fleming of Quinsigamond Cats in Grafton, MA. Quinsigamond Acadia of Mannahatta, followed by another girl from Dave Francis and David Gray's Croton Coons cattery, Croton Harpswell of Mannahatta, who returns to us both Sundance's and Stowe's lines. Most recently, we welcomed home two more new girls, Smoochncoons Ashani of Mannahatta, who comes to us from our friend in Rhode Island, Nadine Gill, and is co-owned with Lynn Van Duyne, Lakota's "Mom," and Carstutz Saratoga of Mannahatta, from our Canadian colleague, Will Carmichael. Saratoga combines Acadia's lines with old Sundance-Hopi blood, returned to us via Carstutz and Wasychigan (Jim Atkinson) catteries. Our newest additions are a beautiful black smoke boy, also from Will, Carstutz Harraseeket of Mannahatta, a lovely girl from Laura Browne at Sunexotics in Alberta, granddaughter of Moosebec and Harpswell, Sunexotics Chesuncook of Mannahatta, and our own little boy from Acadia and Caribou, Mannahatta's Johnny Appleseed! Starting a cattery can be a daunting undertaking, but with the support of so many fellow cat fanciers, with the friendship and mentoring of Meryle and Richard Weiss and David Billingsley, and with the collaboration of colleagues like Rob & Karen Fleming, Dave Francis and David Gray, Teri Matzkin, Marci Nader, Jim Atkinson, Will Carmichael, Ruth Sogz, Nadine Gill, Laura Browne, Peggy Vivinetto, Lynne Van Duyne, and the late Nora Klase, it has been a delightful adventure, and one I shall deeply miss, now that I have decided to discontinue the breeding operations. I shall never forget the many wonderful times Greg and I shared raising the kittens, showing them, and forming so many new friendships. America's native long-haired breed, the Maine Coon is a large, loving, and loveable feline. "The gentle giants" of the cat world, they are large, sturdy cats with rectangular bodies, heavy, shaggy coats in most colors, and plumy tails. Their growth continues through their first 5 years, and males can reach 15-20 or more pounds with females somewhat smaller. Friendly, funny and fun-loving, family-oriented, intelligent and affectionate, they make wonderful companions. For more information about the breed, we recommend the following resources: That Yankee Cat by Marilis Hornidge (See our boys on the back cover of the new revised edition!) (Tilbury House, Gardiner, ME) Maine Coon Data Base http://www.pawpeds.com Maine Coon Breeders and Fanciers Association http://www.mcbfa.org Cat Fanciers Association (CFA) http://www.cfa.org The International Cat Association (TICA) http:www.tica.org  KittyUp
Starbuck-of-Paumanok
Pictured @ 2 years old Black Smoke with White Neuter Born January 13, 1996 - Crossed the Rainbow Bridge April 25, 2011 CFA Grand Premier TICA Supreme Grand Champion Alter, Regional Winner 1999 & 2001 CFF Champion Alter AACE Supreme Grand Champion Alter, National & Regional Winner 2001 & 2002 Sire: GCH KittyUp's Texas Ranger Dam: CH KittyUp's Jesse James Breeders: Meryle & Richard Weiss  CloisterCoon
SunDance of Mannahatta
Pictured @ 2 years 5 months old Red Classic Tabby Male CFA Champion, TICA Champion, CFF Champion AACE Grand Champion, National & Regional Winner 2001, 2002 Sire: GC(CFA & TICA) Salemcoon Sabbath of CloisterCoon Dam: CH KittyUp The Abbess of CloisterCoon Breeder: David Billingsley 
KittyUp Skrimshander of
Mannahatta
Pictured @ 1 year old - Retired from Stud October 2008 Black Smoke Male Born February 19, 1998- Crossed the Rainbow Bridge May 30, 2009 CFA Champion, CFF Champion TICA Supreme Grand Champion, Regional Winner 1999 & 2000 AACE Supreme Grand Champion, National & Regional Winner 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008 Sire: CH Kitty Up's Geronimo Dam: KittyUp's Black Hills Gold Breeders: Meryle & Richard Weiss 
Mannahatta's Little Chief
PalefacePictured @ 3.11 years old - Neutered January 2002 Cameo (Red Silver) Classic Tabby Male Born: January 1, 1999 CFA Champion, TICA Champion, CFF Champion AACE Supreme Grand Champion, National & Regional Winner 2001 & 2002 Sire: CH/CH CloisterCoon SunDance of Mannahatta Dam: CH/CH KittyUp's Hopi of Mannahatta, GD Breeders/Owners: Carla Maria & Gregory Süllwold  Mannahatta's
BillingsgatePictured @ 5 years old - Neutered August 2005 Black Smoke Male Born: January 6, 2000 CFA Champion CFF Champion TICA Quadruple Grand Champion, Regional Winner AACE Supreme Grand Champion, National & Regional Winner 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 AACE Champion Alter Sire: SGC, RW/CH/CH/SGC, NAW, RW KittyUp Skrimshander of Mannahatta Dam: CH/GC, NAW, RW CloisterCoon Raven of Mannahatta, GD Breeders/Owners: Carla Maria & Gregory Süllwold  Mannahatta's
MoosebecPictured @ 2.5 years old- Neutered August 2010 Black Smoke Male Born: June 9, 2003 CFA Champion AACE Supreme Grand Champion, National & Regional Winner 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 TICA Champion CFF Champion, National Winner 2005 Sire: SGC, RW/CH/CH/SGC, NW, RW KittyUp Skrimshander of Mannahatta Dam: CH/GC CloisterCoon Raven of Mannahatta, GD Breeders/Owners: Carla Maria & Gregory Süllwold  Mannahatta's
CaribouPictured 10 months old - Neutered January 2011 Red Classic Tabby Male Born: December 31, 2004 CFA Champion AACE Quadruple Grand Champion, National & Regional Winner 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 CFF Champion & Champion Alter Sire: SGC, RW/CH/CH/SGC, NAW, RW KittyUp Skrimshander of Mannahatta Dam: CH/CH KittyUp Hopi of Mannahatta, GD Breeders/Owners: Carla Maria & Gregory Süllwold  Carstutz Harraseeket of Mannahatta Pictured 15 months old - Neutered January 2011 Black Smoke Male Born: March 21, 2008 CFA Champion TICA Champion AACE Grand Champion, National & Regional Winner 2010 CFF Champion Sire: CH Wasychigan Merlin of Carstutz Dam: CH Celticpride Corbett of Carstutz Breeders: William Carmichael & Frank Amstutz  Mannahatta's Johnny Appleseed Pictured 1 year old - Neutered January 2011 Black with White Male Born: January 28, 2010 CFA Champion CFF Champion Alter Sire: QGC, NAW, RW/CH/CH Mannahatta's Caribou Dam: GC, NAW, RW Quinsigamond Acadia of Mannahatta Breeders: Carla Maria & Gregory Süllwold  Sarajen Mrs H.B. Stowe of Mannahatta Pictured @ 8 months old Black with White Female CFA Champion TICA Quadruple Grand Champion, Regional Winner Sire: TICA SGC, RW & CFA GCH Sarajen Bookers Kentucky Straight Dam: GCH (TICA & CFA) Beaupre(Wyldhaven) Larrabee of MtKittery Breeder: Teri Matzkin  Croton
Harpswell of
MannahattaPictured @ 4 months old Black with White Female Born July 17, 2003 - Crossed the Rainbow Bridge July 20, 2010 CFA Champion TICA Champion AACE Supreme Grand Champion, National & Regional Winner 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 Sire: TICA SGC, RW & CFA GCH Sarajen Stryker of Croton Dam: Mannahatta's Sitarra of Croton Breeders: Dave Francis & David Gray  Quinsigamond
Acadia of
MannahattaPictured @ 7 months old - Spayed January 2011 Brown Classic Torbie with White Female Born: July 15, 2002 AACE Grand Champion, National & Regional Winner 2004 Sire: QGC, RW Sarajen Okemos of Quinsigamond Dam: Beaverscove Joanna of Quinsigamond Breeders: Karen & Rob Fleming  Cloistercoon
Raven of
MannahattaPictured @11 months old Spayed November 2006 Black Female Born March 19, 1998- Crossed the Rainbow Bridge August 19, 2007 CFA Champion AACE Grand Champion, National & Regional Winner 2004, Grand Dam Sire: GC (CFA & TICA) Salemcoon Sabbath of Cloistercoon Dam: CH Oakbear's Menorah of Cloistercoon Breeder: David Billingsley  Smoochncoons
Ashani
of
Mannahatta/MesabiPictured @ 1.5 years old Brown Classic Tabby with White Female Born: June 16, 2005 CFA Champion AACE Grand Champion, National & Regional Winner 2007, 2008, 2009 Sire: GC (CFF) Cameowcoons Sir Brok of Smoochncoons Dam: CH (CFF) Smoochncoons Lady Rose Shakee Breeder: Nadine Gill Co-Owner (2005-2008): Lynn Van Duyne Ashani has been transferred to the full ownership of Mesabi cattery as of July 2008.  Carstutz Saratoga of MannahattaPictured @ 9 months old - Spayed January 2011 Blue Patched Mackerel Tabby Female Born: December 24, 2005 AACE Champion, National & Regional Winner 2007 Sire: CH (CFA, CCA) Wasychigan Merlin of Carstutz Dam: CH (CFA, CCA) Mannahatta Brigantia of Carstutz Breeder: William Carmichael & Frank Amstutz  Sunexotics Chesuncook of Mannahatta Pictured @ 5 months old - Spayed August 2011 Black Female Born: November 5, 2009 CFA Champion Sire: Timaracoon Desperado of Sunexotics Dam: Mannahatta's Wicca of Sunexotics Breeder: Laura Browne Chessie is being leased to Maggie Lane cattery for co-breedings in 2011-2012. 
KittyUp Hopi
of Mannahatta
Pictured @ 9 years old - Spayed February 2005 Silver Patched Tabby Female Born: September 19, 1996 AACE CH (Alter), Grand Dam CFA Champion Sire: GC(CFA) KittyUps' Texas Ranger Dam: KittyUp's Calamity Jane Breeders: Meryle & Richard Weiss Blood Lines We began our Mannahatta programme with six cats from the bloodlines listed below. With the passing of Stowe and SunDance we have entered our second generation and have begun to slowly add other cats, looking both for outcross possibilities, as well as the ability to preserve our original lines and look. Mannahatta cats can be found in the breeding programmes and pedigrees of Carstutz, Cloistercoon, Croton Coons, Earthmoss, KCKatz, Kellycat, Maggie Lane, Magikatz, Marylambs, Mesabi, PurrydeRoc, Phoenix, Quinsigamond, Sarajen, SmoochNCoons,and Wasychigan catteries. CloisterCoon SunDance of Mannahatta & Mannahatta's Little Chief Paleface: Champion, Grand Champion, Supreme Grand Champion, International, National, and Regional Winners from KittyUp, CloisterCoon, Salemcoon, Maycoons, MtKittery, Adventhill, Willowplace, Angtini, McKittycreek, and Kanab Cattery lines. KittyUp Skrimshander of Mannahatta, Mannahatta's Billingsgate, Mannahatta's Moosebec, & Mannahatta's Caribou: Grand Champion, Supreme Grand Champion, International, National, and Regional Winners from Kitty Up, Shubacoons, Masteast, McKittycreek, Bryhaven, Angtini, MtKittery,Kanab, Ailurophile,Mainiac, Willowplace, Emlu, Tati-Tan, Tanstaafl, Calicoon, Heidi Ho Cattery lines. Carstutz Harraseeket of Mannahatta: Grand Champion, Supreme Grand Champion, International, National, and Regional Winners from Carstutz, Wasychigan,Koontucky, Islandcats, Hillside, KittyUp. Celticpride, Willowplace,Coonalley, Dorwill, Charmalot, Heidi Ho Cattery lines Mannahatta's Johnny Appleseed: Grand Champion, Supreme Grand Champion, International, National, and Regional Winners from Grand Champion, Supreme Grand Champion, International, National, and Regional Winners from Kitty Up, Shubacoons, Masteast, McKittycreek, Bryhaven, Angtini, MtKittery,Kanab, Ailurophile,Mainiac, Willowplace, Emlu, Tati-Tan, Tanstaafl, Calicoon, Heidi Ho, Quinsigamond, Beaverscove Cattery lines. Cloistercoon Raven of Mannahatta: Grand Champion, Supreme Grand Champion, International and Regional Winners from Cloistercoon, Salemcoon, Maycoons, MtKittery, Adventhill, Willowplace, Emlu, Calicoon, and Heidi Ho Cattery lines. KittyUp Hopi of Mannahatta: Grand Champion, Supreme Grand Champion, International and Regional Winners from KittyUp, Berryhill,Ailurophile, Emlu, Mainiac, MtKittery, Willowplace, and Heidi-Ho Cattery lines. Sarajen Mrs H.B. Stowe of Mannahatta: Grand Champion, Supreme Grand Champion, International and Regional Winners from Sarajen, MtKittery, Willowplace,Beaupre (Wyldhaven), Ailurophile, Angtini, Heidi Ho, Capecoon, Masteast, and Kanab Cattery lines. Croton Harpswell of Mannahatta: Grand Champion, Supreme Grand Champion, International and Regional Winners from Croton, Sarajen, MtKittery, Willowplace,Beaupre (Wyldhaven), Ailurophile, Angtini, Heidi Ho, Capecoon, Masteast, Kanab Cattery, Cloistercoon, Salemcoon, Maycoons, KittyUp, MtKittery, Adventhill, Willowplace, Calicoon, Cooncreole, and Heidi Ho lines. Quinsigamond Acadia of Mannahatta: Grand Champion, Supreme Grand Champion, International and Regional Winners from Quinsigamond, Sarajen, Beaverscove, Valleycats, Jollymoggy, Avicats, Ailurophile, McKittycreek, Angtini, Willowplace, Ruffntufts, MtKittery lines. Smoochncoons Ashani of Mannahatta (now of Mesabi): Grand Champion, Supreme Grand Champion, International and Regional Winners from Smoochncoons, Cameowcoons, Amtails, Coonalley, Pawstuctaway, Syracoon, and Lakecountry lines. Carstutz Saratoga of Mannahatta: Grand Champion, Supreme Grand Champion, International and Regional Winners from Mannahatta, KittyUp, Quinisgamond, Beaverscove, Sarajen, Coonyham, Wasychigan, Koontucky, Kellycat, Hillside, Dreamaines, Cloistercoon, Salemcoon, lines. Sunexotics Chesuncook of Mannahatta: Grand Champion, Supreme Grand Champion, International and Regional Winners from Mannahatta, KittyUp, Cloistercoon, Sarajen, Croton, Langstteich, American Beauty, Capecoon,Willowplace Cattery lines. Pedigrees for our breedingcats can be found on The Maine Coon Data Base http://www.pawpeds.com. Our Objectives (when we were breeding) It is now fifteen years since we first began our breeding programme, and we are proud of our thirty-seven (to-date) healthy, happy, beautifully representative litters! We are proud of having bred wisely and well, limiting our numbers and proceeding judiciously--building slowly toward a distinctive Mannahatta line of which we can be proud. That line, we hope, will reflects the feral looks, long-lean boning, massive size, excellent coat, color, and pattern of our cats. All our cats and kittens have tested negative for FeLV, FIP, and FIV. We have worked closely with our trusted veterinarians, not only in ilnesses, but also to implement a program of wellcare, which includes regular examinations, vaccinations, as well as additional diagnostics as needed. We have been proud of our high standards of nutrition, grooming, and of maintaining a sanitary, healthful, and cat-friendly home for our "kitty-kids." Since we believe that the health of a line or its individual cats can only truly be ascertained by monitoring a cat from youth to old age, we continue to maintain contact with all our extended tribe, serving as a resource and a friend. For the most part, we maintained a closed cattery though we have trusted a few select friends with stud service or sold them breeding cats, joining the lines of CloisterCoon, Sarajen, Calimar, Marylambs, Magikatz, SmoochNcoons, Maggie Lane, Mesabi, Sunexotics, Wasychigan, Carstutz, PurrydeRoc, Chemmal, and la Beaute de Maine. Ethics and Guarantees We are a small cattery in which each cat is a family member, and every kitten was lovingly nurtured and raised underfoot. We are committed to:
 Kitty Up Starbuck is our veteran show cat who competed for five triumpant seasons, earning a long list of titles and honors, among them, CFA GRAND PREMIER, TICA SUPREME GRAND CHAMPION ALTER and REGIONAL WINNER 1999 , TICA SUPREME GRAND CHAMPION ALTER and NATIONAL & REGIONAL WINNER 1999, 2001, as well as CFF CHAMPION and PARADE of PERFECTION COLOR WINNER, and AACE SUPREME GRAND CHAMPION,NATIONAL AND REGIONAL WINNER 2001, 2002. In the past seasons he has competed in 65 shows and 617 rings, winning 28 BEST ALTERs and 119 other finals. He was Best of Breed 162 times, 2nd Best of Breed 100 times, Best of Division 506 times, 2nd Best of Division 75 times, 3rd Best of Division 16 times, and Best of Color 616 times! On one occasion he was THIRD BEST IN SHOW and on two others BEST IN SHOW! Like all true divos, he now makes an occasional "guest appearance" on the show circuit, including a visit to the Cheshire Cat Show in November 2003, where he won BEST SENIOR ALLBREED and LONGHAIR CAT in SHOW! Hi presence in the ring was unique, a combination of simple dignity and hauteur. he disdained those silly toys, but demanded admiration and dignified handling. He was not above reminding one judge who did not meet those standards by removing the judge's spectacles as they returned to the cage. After taking breed or finaling, he loved being carried back ohis dad's shoulders, radames returning triumpantly from the wars! The first of Mannahatta's spectacular smokes, he has made a lasting contribution to the recognition of this color class of Maines! CloisterCoon SunDance of Mannahatta became a CFA CHAMPION and a TICA CHAMPION in 1998, a CFF CHAMPION in 1999, and an AACE GRAND CHAMPION in 2000, winning two BEST CATs. He was honored as a NATIONAL & REGIONAL WINNER in AACE . Among his other accolades were TICA's Mid Atlantic Region's BEST RED CLASSIC TABBY 1999 and (after only a few shows) SECOND BEST RED CLASSIC TABBY 2000, as well as Best Tabby Division Maine Coon Cat and 4th Best Cat at TICA's Penn-Jersey Cat Club Show in August 1999 and BEST CAT in AACE in May 2000, when the judge lauded his "beautifully sculpted head, fantastic ear-set, and muscular body"! His show career, sadly cut short, encompassed 46 shows and 450 rings with 20 finals; he was Best of Breed 8 times, Second Best of Breed 10 times, and Third Best of Breed 5 times; taking 69 Best, 31 Second Best, and 33 Third Best of Division; as well as 190 Best, 205 Second Best, and 53 Third Best of Color.  KittyUp Skrimshander of Mannahatta, the
quintessential
showman, has
awed judges and
spectators alike
for ten seasons
and was still
going strong at
the time of his
death, having
won six national
or regional
titles in those
years, the
latest at age
10! He was
a CFA CHAMPION, a
TICA
SUPREME GRAND
CHAMPION &
REGIONAL
WINNER in 1999, 2000, as well as an International Color Winner
for
both years, a CFF CHAMPION as
well
as CFF PARADE OF PERFECTION
COLOR WINNER
1999,
and
an AACE SUPREME GRAND CHAMPION,
NATIONAL and
REGIONAL
WINNER 2001 (2nd Best
National Cat), 2003, 2004.
In AACE he
enjoyed many
Bests:
THIRD BEST IN
SHOW in East
Hartford, CT, on
August 6, 2000;
BEST CAT IN SHOW
at the AACE Cat
Olympics on
September 19,
2000, winning
two gold medals
and one silver.
He won in that
organization
nine BEST
CATs and
was complimented
by judges on his
"feral look,
long, lean,
muscular body
with proud head,
perfect smoke
color and
luxurious coat,
and delightful
show
temperament."
After a
sabbatical he
was again back
in the ring,
impressing
judges and
spectators alike
with his prime
condition! He
was much admired
at two recent
CFF shows, where
exhibitors were
able to
appreciate him
as a cat who
figures in so
many pedigrees,
and he earned a
color win as SECOND BEST BLACK SMOKE MAINE
COON 2005.
At
ten years old,
he still enjoyed
an outing to the
ring where he
would often beat
some of the
younger boys. In
January 2007 he
won a BEST CAT
over stiff
competition and
gained his
fourth AACE
NATIONAL and
REGIONAL
WINNER
title in
March 2008,(8th
Best National
Cat, 6th Best
Regional Cat,
Best of Color)!!
His show
style always
combined regal
charisma with
bowish clowning,
mesmerizing his
audience and
holding them
captive!
He will be long
remembered and
deeply missed.Mannahatta's Little Chief Paleface became a TICA CHAMPION, CFA CHAMPION, and CFF CHAMPION in 1999. He went on to earn his AACE SUPREME GRAND CHAMPION . In December 2000, winning three BEST CATs in that organization. At the September AACE Cat Olympics, he took two silver medals. On the most recent win the Judge saluted him for "in my opinion, having it all-beautiful, strong muzzle, big boning, gorgeous color and coat"! He closed his season in AACE by finaling in eight out of eight rings and became an AACE NATIONAL & REGIONAL WINNER, and won a second National Award the following year after only two shows!  Mannahatta's Billingsgate began
his show career
in the summer of
2000 in AACE by
winning a BEST
KITTEN at the
age of four
months and he
concluded it
again in AACE
with another
BEST KITTEN in
his last ring;
in between that
time he earned a
total of six
additional BEST
KITTENs plus
numerous other
finals,
including the
honor of
finishing THIRD
BEST KITTEN IN
SHOW at the 2000
Yankee Pride
Club event! At
the AACE Annual
he was named a NATIONAL and REGIONAL WINNER
(2nd
Best Kitten,
Best of Breed,
and Best of
Color).
As an adult he
earned four more
National and
Regional AACE
titles , once
as2nd and once
as 3rd Best
National Cat, in
very close
competition.
Billy also
excelled in
other
associations.
He was a CFA and CFF CHAMPION,
a TICA
QUADRUPLE
GRAND
CHAMPION,
REGIONAL
WINNNER, and
INTERNATIONAL
COLOR
WINNER.
After
being altered
he returned to
AACE to
champion once
again.
Mannahatta's
Moosebec
continues
the tradition of
magnificent
smokes begun by
Starbuck,
Billingsgate,
and his father
Skrimshander.
Liek them, a
natural showman,
he had an
impressive
kitten career
before beginning
his championship
quests.
In February
2004, he became
a CFA CHAMPION
at the Norwegian
Forest Cat Club
Show in
Hamilton, NJ,
where he also
took a Second
Best of Breed as
an Open and was
highly praised
by several
judges! He
followed that
with his TICA CHAMPIONship
on
March 20, 2004,
his CFF CHAMPIONshipon September 18. Following in his father, brother, and uncles' footsteps, he earned his AACE SUPREME GRAND CHAMPIONship on July 8, 2006! He received his first AACE NATIONAL & REGIONAL WINNER designations in March 2005, (3rd Best National & Regional Kitten, 4th Best National & Regional Cat, Best of Breed & Color); his second in March 2006 (5th Best National & 4th Best Regional Cat, Best of Breed & Color); and his third in March 2007 ( 16th Best National Cat, 12th Best Regional Cat, 2nd Best of Breed Maine Coon Cat, & Best of Color Maine Coon Cat), his fourth in March 2008 (9th Best National Cat, 7th Best Regional Cat, 2nd Best of Color), and a fifth Regional Win in 2009 as 15th Best Cat. He was also named TICA SECOND BEST BLACK SMOKE MAINE COON OF THE YEAR (2005). He distinguished himself at both the United Maine Coon Cat Association shows in Bath, Maine, among stunning competition. For his work in CFF, he earned the title of 2005 NATIONAL WINNER (19th Best Cat), and in 2006 was CFF Best Black Smoke Maine Coon.  Croton Harpswell of Mannahatta is a
girl who can
compete with
the boys.
As a kitten, she
made an impression
on both TICA and
AACE, where she
was BEST of the
BEST KITTEN at her
last
show.
She
began her adult career at
Nauticats's Maine show, becoming
a TICA CHAMPION on March
21, 2004, a CFA CHAMPION on April
25, 2004, and an AACE GRAND CHAMPION. In May
2005! She returned
to AACE after her
first baby break to
sweep five finals,
including a Best
Cat; won her AACE DOUBLE GRAND CHAMPION on April
9, 2005, having been
honored the month
before as an AACE NATIONAL & REGIONAL WINNER in March
2005, (5th Best
National &
Regional Kitten, 2nd
Best of Breed, Best
of Color, 16th Best
Regional Cat.)
She received her
second AACE
NATIONAL &
REGIONAL WINNER
award in March 2006,
(16th Best National
& 18th Best
Regional Cat, 2nd
Best of Breed, Best
of Color), and her
third in March 2008
( 5th Best National
Cat, 4th Best
Regional Cat, 2nd
Best of Breed, Best
of Color).
She was also TICA's REGIONAL SECOND BEST BLACK-WHITE MAINE COON
(2004). Returning
from another
baby break, she
beat all the
boys at AACE's
Cheshire Cat
Club's last show
in November
2007, winning BEST
LONGHAIR CAT
in SHOW
, swept the next
show as well,
and on December
9, 2007, became
that rare
phenomenon:
a female Maine
Coon SUPREME
GRAND CHAMPION !
IN March 2009,
she was named
4th Best AACE
NATIONAL and REGIONAL
CAT,
Best of Breed
Maine
Coon.
Sporting her
tuxedo and
tie, she
asserts to the
boys:
"Anything you
can do, I can
do better!"
Mannahatta's
Caribou
made his
AACE kitten debut on
May 6, 2005, where,
in competition with
older babies, he
took a BEST Allbreed
KITTEN and another
Allbreed final.
Judges loved his
boning, head type,
color, and
personality! At his
last kitten show, he
made seven out of
eight finals,
including another
BEST KITTEN! He
graduated into the
adult class by
becoming an AACE CHAMPION on
September 18,
2005, a CFF CHAMPION on
October 15, 2005,
and a CFA CHAMPION on
December 18, 2005,
and he became an AACE
QUADRUPLE GRAND
CHAMPION on
January 14,
2007. He also
earned his first AACE
NATIONAL &
REGIONAL WINNER
designation for
March 2006, (11th
Best National &
10th Best regional
Kitten, 2nd Best of
Breed, Best of
Color); his second
in March 2007
(6th Best National
Cat, 5th Best
Regional Cat, Best
of Breed & Color
Maine Coon Cat), and
his third March 2008
(2nd Best National
Cat, Best
Regional
Cat, Best
of Breed, Best of
Color). This
gives him the
distinction of
being the first
Mannahatta cat to
earn a year-end BEST
award! After
only a few shows in
the next season, he
earned his fourth AACE
NATIONAL &
REGIONAL WINNER awards
(12th Best National
Cat; 11th Best
Regional Cat). He
made a guest
appearance at CFF's
UMCCA show and
earned his CHA(alter)
title at
seven years old! Smoochncoons Ashani of Mannahatta made her AACE kitten debut in the last show of the 2005 season, finaling in every ring and earning one BEST KITTEN! She became an AACE CHAMPION on March 4, 2006, and a CFA CHAMPION on May 28, 2006! She won her AACE GRAND CHAMPIONship on November 4, 2006. In March 2007 she was named AACE NATIONAL & REGIONAL WINNER (18th Best National Kitten, 15th Best Regional Kitten, 13th Best Regional Cat, 3rd Best of Breed Maine Coon Kitten, 2nd Best of Color Maine Coon Kitten, Best of Color Regional Cat), and earned two more AACE REGIONAL WINNER titles in 2008 and 2009. .  Carstutz Saratoga of Mannahatta made her kitten debut in AACE in May 2006, finaling in seven rings, earning six BEST KITTENs! At her second show, she continued to final in every ring, adding another BEST! She also debuted in TICA, achieving one breed win. She earned her AACE CHAMPIONship on October 21, 2006, and became an AACE NATIONAL & REGIONAL WINNER in March 2007 (5th Best National Kitten, 3rd Best Regional Kitten, Best of Breed & Color Maine Coon Kitten)!  Carstutz
Harraseeket
of Mannahatta
made his
show debut at AACE's
Port Jervis show on
September 14, 2008,
winning 5 BEST
KITTENs and
made a fine showing
at TICA's
Amerikats. At
his first adult show
in
Westchester,
he became a TICA
CHAMPION
on November 23,
2008, a CFA
CHAMPION on
December 27, 2008,
and an AACE
CHAMPION
on January 10,
2009, and
an AACE
GRAND CHAMPION on
July 25,
2009! On
October 17,
2009, he did
his first CFF
show, becoming
a CFF
CHAMPION
and taking
several finals
and being
highly praised
for his
boning,
muscularture,
and excellent
head. He
will continue
with
CFA, CFF, and
TICA later
this
season.
Off to a
spectacular
start, we have
high hopes for
this
beautiful,
typey boy!
He is an AACE
National and
Regional
Winner
for 2008-2009
(10th Best
National Cat,
8th best
regional Cat,
Best of Breed
and Color)! Mannahatta's Johnny Appleseed became a CFA Champion on November 21, 2010 in Fitchberg, MA! He also became a CFF Champion Alter on February 19, 2011, in Concord, NH, and went on to final six times! He was named CFF's Best Black/White Alter for 2010-2011 and CFF/UMCCA's 5th Best Maine Coon Alter for the season! In the October CFF UMCCA show, Johnny finaled four times and is working toward his Grand. He will show as an Alter in CFF this winter.  Sunexotics Chesuncook of Mannahatta joined
Johnny at the Royal
Plumes Show on
November 21, 2010,
and became a CFA
Champion.
She will show in CFF
as an Alter.Sarajen Mrs H.B. Stowe of Mannahatta finished her first season (1999-2000) as a TICA QUADRUPLE GRAND CHAMPION, REGIONAL WINNER, and INTERNATIONAL COLOR WINNER! Her tragically short show career was nevertheless meteoric, especially for a girl: 12 shows, 82 rings; 9 finals; 6 Best and 4 Third Best of Breed; 41 Best, 34 Second Best, and 25 Third Best of Division; and 43 Best and 15 Second Best of Color. Her daughter, Mannahatta's Annabel Mashpee Lee, owned by Mary Rafferty, became a CFA CHAMPION and an AACE CHAMPION and 2002 REGIONAL WINNER. Stowe's son, Mannahatta Bohdan, owned by Joanne Crosby, had a bried but brilliant career in both TICA and AACE. He became an AACE GRAND CHAMPION, NATIONAL WINNER and REGIONAL WINNER 2003. At his first adult TICA show he became a CHAMPION, earning a BEST CAT in allbreed competition! CloisterCoon Raven of Mannahatta, a CFA CHAMPION in her first year, returned to the show ring after a three and one-half year hiatus to become an AACE CHAMPION on October 19,2002, and after another "baby break," she returned to become a GRAND CHAMPION on November 1, 2003! At the 2004 AACE Annual, she was named a NATIONAL and REGIONAL WINNER. Quinsigamond Acadia of Mannahatta, made a hit in both TICA and AACE, where she finished her AACE Kitten career as THIRD BEST KITTEN in show! As an adult she quickly became an AACE GRAND CHAMPION in only three shows! She became an AACE NATIONAL and REGIONAL WINNER for the 2003-2004 season, (2nd Best National and regional Kitten, Best of Breed and Color, 11th Best Regional Cat, Best of Color. Over the years other members of Mannahatta's extended tribe have made us proud in the show hall: (Their accomplishments are listed in their biographies on page 3): Mannahatta's Jasper Bombay, Mannahatta's MungoJerry of Collier, Mannahatta's Sultan of KC Katz, Mannahatta's Mardigras of Kellycats, Mannahatta's Snoqualmie, Mannahatta Talulah of Quinsigamond, Sarajen's Jaegermeister, Calimar Lamas Night of Blueblaze, Mannahatta Flufernuter of Salemcoon, Mannahatta's Ophelia of Earthmoss, Mannahatta's Wesson of Wasychighan, Mannahatta's Whipper of Wasychighan, Mannahatta's Thomas, Mannahatta Pocasset of Quinsigamond, Mannahatta's Carbon Copy, Mannahatta Mr. Mischief of Sandkats, Mannahatta's Remmington Cauzin' Havoc, Mannahatta's Lakota red Sky, Mannahatta's Nichemis, Mannahatta's Ivana, Mannahatta's Maxator Midnight, Mannahatta's Brigantia of Carstutz, Mannahatta's Kerkselin of PurrydeRoc, Mannahatta's Skrimshaw, Mannahatta's Brave Thunder, Mannahatta's Sheikra of SmoochNcoons, Mannahatta's Hendrix Shilo Zohar, Mannahatta's Absaroka of Mesabi, Mannahatta's Nescopek of Mesabi, Mannahatta's Mr. Darcy, and Mannahatta's Dazzle Me of Maggie Lane.  We are very proud of our AACE 2010 (2008-2009 Season) NATIONAL & REGIONAL WINNERS , announced March 6th at the Annual Awards Gala. (see above Show News) Harraseeket and Nescopek were honored.  Johnny Appleseed, Caribou, and Chesuncook will continue to show in CFF in 2011.
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