Our Judges
Pam Bassett - Allbreed
Hope Gonano - Allbreed
Olga Grebneva - Allbreed
Sharon Roy - Allbreed
Don Williams - Allbreed
Russell Webb - Specialty
Melanie Morgan - Specialty
John Adelhoch - Specialty
Entry Clerk
Shirley Peet
meloncali@comcast.net
415 Shore Drive
Joppa, MD 21085

Ph/Fax 410-679-1873
FIRM Closing Date
July 12, 2016 @ noon or when
the show fills with 450 entries


Honoring Tonkinese with Special Awards & Special Entry Fees
ALL TONKINESE...Take $5 OFF Your First 2 Entries!!
And Everyone gets a FREE DOUBLE CAGE SPACE with 3, 5, or 7 Entries
Canadian exhibitors take $10 off your total entry fees
Entry Fees
1st Entry (includes catalog) $59
2nd Entry (same owner) $55
3rd Entry (same owner) $42
4th & Each Additional Entry $32
All Household Pets Entries $40
Misc & AOV Entries $25
Agility $10 (cat in the show)
Agility $35 (cat not in the show)
Extra 1/2 Cage $25
Sales Cage (full space) $35
Grooming Space (full space) $35
End of Row $15 *
Returned Check Fee $50
Entry fees include CFA surcharges
Show Managers
Susan Baxter
udarcats@aol.com
Phone: 609-216-3149
Brenda Flahault
mellowmaines@comcast.net
Phone: 908-276-9423
Assistant Show Manager
Linda Bohm
linda@bohm-marrazzo.com
Phone: 973-650-6029
Vendor Coordinators
Katherine & Will Wharton
kwillnfc@verizon.net
Phone 508-224-3463
AMBASSADOR I/CATS are welcome - cage space provided
BREED BOOTHS are also welcome Just let the entry clerk know you’re coming
CLERKING SCHOOL - Contact Joann Lamb lambchp@gmail.com


Breed Summary as of 2 pm Monday July 11

Super raffle again this year! Including a 50/50!
Donations to the raffle table are always appreciated.
ALSO: Two of the rescue groups are collecting cat food so please bring some cat food which will be distributed to ALL the rescue groups present at the show...There will be over 100 rescue cats present at our "Adoptathon".

Entry Info: Entries must be typed or printed clearly on an official CFA entry form or online. No phone or fax entries will be accepted. If sending entries online, confirm receipt by email with the Entry Clerk. All entries, except online entries must be accompanied by full entry fee payment. All online entries MUST be paid in full within 10 days of receipt or prior to the start of the show, whichever is first as per CFA Show Rule 6.21. Make checks payable to Garden State. All checks must be paid in U.S. funds. No postdated checks or Canadian checks will be accepted. We encourage all payments made at check-in to be in cash. By entering, exhibitors agree to abide by the decisions of the judges and the show committee and to adhere to CFA show rules. Single entry with ANY size security cage must purchase an extra 1/2 cage space. *Handicapped exhibitors will not be charged for end of row.
Show Hall: Garden State Exhibit Center 50 Atrium Drive Somerset, NJ Phone 732-469-4000. Our show hall is AIR CONDITIONED and handicapped accessible. Handicapped benching requests will be accommodated whenever possible at no extra charge. The show hall is NON SMOKING! Personal food items are not allowed in the benching area. Contact Gina or James at gsexpocafe@gsec.com to order catered food. Phone: 732-469-4000 Ext. 104. Having a breed party, please tell the Entry Clerk of any special benching requests.
Check in is from 5 - 7 pm on Friday and 7:30 - 9 am on Saturday. Any cat not benched by 9 am will be marked absent. Judging will begin at 9:30 am (SHARP) on Saturday and 9 am on Sunday. Advertised hours are 10 am - 5 pm on Saturday and 9:30 am - 4 pm on Sunday. No entries, except kittens may leave the show hall before the end of the advertised hours without permission of the show manager.
Hotel Info: Holiday Inn 195 Davidson Ave. Somerset, NJ 08873 Phone: 732-356-1700. Rate is $84 and includes Free Internet. The Holiday Inn is directly across from the Exhibit Center. There’s a shuttle from the hotel to the Exhibit Center. (Reserve the shuttle at the desk when you check in.) NO PET FEE! The block expires 6/22.
Comfort Inn & Suites 255 Davidson Ave. Somerset, NJ 08873 Ph: 732-563-1600. Rate $79 per night; price includes Free Internet and complimentary Breakfast.
Exhibitor Info: Cage size is approximately 22”x22”x22” Please inform the entry clerk if you have your own security cage. Litter will be provided, but not litter pans.
Scoring: All entries in Championship (except Novice), Premiership (except Novice), registered Kittens, recorded Household Pets, and registered cats competing as Household Pets with an Household Pet color class prefix will be scored for CFA awards. Owners of novices can contact the entry clerk for a temporary registration number. Kittens may be entered without registration numbers, but will not be scored for CFA awards if a number is not provided at show time. Kittens without a registration number or TRN will not be included in the count. Show rule 2.19e The MISCELLANEOUS (Non-Competitive) CLASS is for any registered cat or registered kitten of a breed not accepted for Provisional Breed competition. Miscellaneous Class entries are examined by judges; however, no awards will be made in this class. All Bengal championship, premiership and kitten entries can enter under a TRN, but all Bengals in the show hall must be registerable, (5 generation pedigree with no wild blood).
Household Pets: We will judge HHPs, if 3 or more enter. Household pets must be at least 4 months old on the day of the show, cats 8 months and older MUST be spayed/neutered. No declawed entries are allowed.
Health: It is strongly advised that all cats or kittens entered or present in the show hall be inoculated before entry by a licensed veterinarian against feline panleukopenia (formerly known as feline distemper or feline infectious enteritis), feline rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus and rabies. It is also strongly recommended that cats and kittens be tested and found negative for FeLV before entry. All cats/kittens must have all claws clipped prior to benching. Declawed cats are not eligible for competition.
Garden State Cat Club, Inc. reserves the right to substitute judges in case of illness or emergency. By entering, exhibitors agree to abide by the decisions of the judges and the show committee and to adhere to CFA show rules. Copies of CFA show rules can be obtained for $7.00 each from CFA 260 East Main St. Alliance, OH 44601.
Please bring some cat food for the shelter cats


PDF Show Flyer
Directions to the Show Hall
PDF CFA Entry Form