North Bergen, NJ 07047
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mannahattamainecoons@mac.com
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CFA Cattery of Excellence (10 Years)
TICA Outstanding Cattery & Responsible Breeder Program (10 Years)
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NEW LITTER BORN: Smoochncoons Ashani of Mannahatta & Mannahatta's Lakota Red Sky NEW LITTER DUE: Carstutz Saratoga of Mannahatta & Mannahatta's Caribou OTHER LITTERS PLANNED! See Page Two for Inquiries and Information! Click here for current & planned breedings on Page Two Kitten Photos 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 # Cc-29 - Harpswell + Skrimshander; Litter; # 25 - Harpswell + Caribou; Litter # 27 - Saratoga + Caribou; Litter # 30 Ashani + Lakota + Skrimshander's Brood) on Page Three! AACE SGC Croton Harpswell of Mannahatta AACE CH Mannahatta's Absaroka of Masabi TICA QGC Mannahatta Kerkselin of Purryderoc (19th Best LH North West) See Show & Latest News Below & Tribe Page 3 AACE QGC Mannahatta's Caribou, NAW, RW BEST NORTH ATLANTIC REGION CAT 2nd BEST NATIONAL CAT AACE SGC Mannahatta's Moosebec, NAW, RW AACE SGC Croton Harpswell of Mannahatta, NAW, RW AACE GC SmoochnCoons Ashani of Mannahatta, RW In choosing a name for our 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 does Mannahatta reference our location in North Bergen, NJ, on the banks of the Hudson River directly opposite mid-town Manhattan, but it reflects the strong indigenous origins of the Maine Coon cat. 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. 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, Nadine Gill, and the late Nora Klase, it has been a delightful adventure, and now, as a MCBFA Breeder Member, it will be our pleasure and privilege to help others! 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 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 Black Smoke Male Born: February 19, 1998 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 Black Smoke Male Born: June 9, 2003 CFA Champion AACE Supreme Grand Champion, National & Regional Winner 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 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 Red Classic Tabby Male Born: December 31, 2004 CFA Champion AACE Quadruple Grand Champion, National & Regional Winner 2006, 2007, 2008 CFF Champion 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 14 weeks old Black Smoke Male Born: March 21, 2008 CFA Champion Sire: CH Wasychigan Merlin of Carstutz Dam: CH Celticpride Corbett of Carstutz Breeders: William Carmichael & Frank Amstutz Owners: 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 CFA Champion TICA Champion AACE Supreme Grand Champion, National & Regional Winner 2005, 2006, 2008 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 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 MannahattaPictured @ 1.5 years old Brown Classic Tabby with White Female Born: June 16, 2005 CFA Champion AACE Grand Champion, National & Regional Winner 2007, 2008 Sire: GC (CFF) Cameowcoons Sir Brok of Smoochncoons Dam: CH (CFF) Smoochncoons Lady Rose Shakee Breeder: Nadine Gill Co-Owner: Lynn Van Duyne  Carstutz Saratoga of MannahattaPictured @ 9 months old 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  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, Magikatz, 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 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: 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. Pedigrees for our breedingcats can be found on The Maine Coon Data Base http://www.pawpeds.com. Objectives It is now eight years since we first began our breeding programme, and we are proud of our twenty-four (to-date) healthy, happy, beautifully representative litters! We continue to breed 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 reflect 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 work 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 pride ourselves on our high standards of nutrition, grooming, and on 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 fromyouth toold age, we maintain contact with all our extended tribe, serving as a resource and a friend. For the most part, we maintaina closed cattery though we have trusted a few select friends with stud service, joining the lines of CloisterCoon, Sarajen, Calimar, and Magikatz. We will post news of pregnancies and births on this page. If you are interested in kittens, a breeding or stud service, please call us to discuss possibilities. Ethics and Guarantees We are a small cattery in which each cat is a family member, and every kitten is 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 is
still going strong, having won six national or regional titles in those
years, the latest at age 10! He is 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 has 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 has won in that organization nine BEST CATs to date and has been
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 has been much admired at
two recent CFF shows, where exhibitors have been 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 almost ten years old, he still enjoys an outing to
the ring where he often beats 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 combines regal charisma with bowish
clowning,
mesmerizing his audience and holding them captive!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), and his fourth in March 2008 (9th Best National Cat, 7th Best Regional Cat, 2nd Best of Color). 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 ! 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! 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 her second AACE REGIONAL WINNER title in March 2008. .  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)! |
