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The Australian Cat Federation (ACF)

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Scale of Points Points
Total 100
Head Profile 8
Muzzle and chin 6
Ears 6
Eye shape and set 5
Body Torso 15
Legs and feet 5
Tail 5
Muscle tone 5
Coat 10
Colour Body colour 15
Point colour 10
Eye colour 10


General
The Tonkinese cat was originally the result of a Siamese to Burmese breeding. The ideal Tonkinese is intermediate in type, being neither cobby nor svelte. The Tonkinese should give the overall impression of an alert, active cat with good muscular development. The cat should be surprisingly heavy. While the breed is to be considered medium in size, balance and proportion are of greater importance.
Head & Muzzle The head is a modified, slightly rounded wedge some-what longer than it is wide, with high gently planed cheekbones. The muzzle is blunt, as long as it is wide. There is a slight whisker break, gently curved, following the lines of the wedge. There is a slight stop at eye level. In profile the tip of the chin lines with the tip of the nose in the same vertical plane. There is a gentle rise from the tip of the nose to the stop. There is a gentle contour with a slight rise from the nose stop to the forehead. There is a slight convex curve to the forehead.
Ears Alert, medium in size. Oval tips, broad at the base. Ears set as much on the sides of the head as on the top. Hair on the ears very short and close-lying. Leather may show through.
Eyes Open almond shape. Slanted along the cheekbones toward the outer edge of the ear. Eyes are proportionate in size to the face.
Eye Colour Aqua. A definitive characteristic of the Tonkinese breed, best seen in natural light. Depth, clarity, and brilliance of colour preferred.
Body Torso medium in length, demonstrating well-developed muscular strength without coarseness. The Tonkinese conformation strikes a midpoint between the extremes of long, svelte body types and cobby, compact body types. Balance and proportion are more important than size alone. The abdomen should be taut, well-muscled, and firm.
Legs and Feet Fairly slim, proportionate in length and bone to the body. Hind legs slightly longer than front. Paws
more oval than round. Trim. Toes: five in front and four behind.
Tail Proportionate in length to body. Tapering.
Coat Medium short in length, close-lying, fine, soft and silky, with a lustrous sheen.
Body Colour The mature specimen should be a rich, even, unmarked colour, shading almost imperceptibly to a slightly lighter hue on the underparts. Allowance to be made for lighter body colour in young cats. With the dilute colours in particular, development of full body colour may take up to 16 months. Cats do darken with age, but there must be a distinct contrast between body colour and points.
Point Colour Mask, ears, feet, and tail all densely marked, but merging gently into body colour. Except in kittens, mask and ears should be connected by tracings.
Penalise Extreme ranginess or cobbiness. Definite nose break. Round eyes.
Disqualify Yellow eyes. White locket or button. Visible tail kink. Crossed eyes. Palpable tail faults.


Tonkinese colour standards

Brown (Natural)Mink Tonkinese
Body Medium brown. Ruddy highlights acceptable.
Points Dark brown.
Nose Leather Dark brown (corresponding to the intensity of the point colour).
Paw Pads Medium to dark brown (may have a rosy undertone).

Chocolate (Champagne) Mink Tonkinese
Body Buff-cream to beige. Reddish highlights acceptable.
Points Medium brown.
Nose Leather Cinnamon-brown (corresponding to the intensity of the point colour).
Paw Pads Cinnamon-pink to cinnamon-brown.

Blue Mink Tonkinese
Body Soft, blue-grey with warm overtones.
Points Slate blue, distinctly darker than the body colour.
Nose Leather Blue-grey (corresponding to the intensity of the point colour).
Paw Pads Blue-grey (may have a rosy undertone).

Lilac (Platinum) Mink Tonkinese
Body Pale, silvery grey with warm overtones. Not white or cream.
Points Frosty grey, distinctly darker than the body colour.
Nose Leather Lavender-pink to lavender-grey.
Paw Pads Lavender-pink.

Red mink tonkinese
Body Light red merging into point colour.
Points Darker red points.
Nose Leather & Eye Rims
Pink.
Paw Pads Pink.
Remarks Freckles may appear on the nose leather, eye rims, lips, paw pads and ears and should not be penalised.

Cream mink tonkinese
Body Pale cool-toned cream merging with darker points.
Points Darker cream points.
Nose Leather & Eye Rims
Pink.
Paw Pads Pink.
Remarks Freckles may appear on the nose leather, eye rims, lips, paw pads and ears and should not be penalised.

Caramel Mink Tonkinese
Body  Pale cream (off white) merging with darker points.
Points  Dark warm toned brownish blue-grey (for blue based) or warm light brownish-grey (for lilac/fawn based) with metallic sheen.
Nose Leather & Eye rims Pink grey; blue based mauve/pink, lilac-based almost without pigment.
Paw Pads Pink.
Remarks  Freckles may appear on the nose leather, eye rims, lips, paw pads and ears and should not be penalised.
Apricot mink tonkinese:
Body  Warm creamy white merging with darker points.
Points  Warm bright apricot almost coral pink (for lilac based) or duller warm apricot (for blue based with soft metallic sheen. Fawn based is very hot in tone, much hotter than fawn based caramel point.
Nose Leather & Eye rims
Pink.
Paw Pads Pink.
Remarks Freckles may appear on the nose leather, eye rims, lips, paw pads and ears and should not be penalised.

General description tortie
The base colour should be brown, blue, chocolate or lilac that has been well broken with varying shades of red, cream or apricot and is free from tabby markings.  Any large areas of red, cream or apricot may show some tabby markings.  The distribution of colour on the points is immaterial.  The base colour on the points should be darker than the base colour on the body, although the legs and fee may be paler than the other points.  The colour on the points and body should match in tine but may not merge evenly.

Seal (brown) tortie mink tonkinese
Body    Warm brown well broken with varying shades of red (dark and light).
Points    Darker warm brown with varying shades of red on points.
Nose Leather & Eye rims
Brown, pink or both.
Paw Pads Brown, pink or both.

Blue tortie mink tonkinese
Body    Bluish-grey well broken with varying shades of cram (dark and light).
Points    Darker bluish-grey with varying shades of cream on points.
Nose Leather
& Eye rims
Blue, pink or both.
Paw Pads Blue, pink or both.

Chocolate tortie mink tonkinese
Body    Any shade of warm chocolate well broken with varying shades of red (dark and light).
Points    Darker warm chocolate with varying shades of red on points.
Nose Leather
& Eye rims
Chocolate, pink or both.
Paw Pads Chocolate, pink or both.

Lilac Tortie Mink Tonkinese
Body    Warm lilac well broken with varying shades of cream (dark and light).
Points    Darker warm lilac with varying shades of cream on points.
Nose Leather
& Eye rims
Lilac, pink or both.
Paw Pads Lilac, pink or both.

Caramel Tortie Mink Tonkinese
Body  Dark brownish grey, well broken with varying shades of apricot (dark and light).
Points  Darker warm-tones brownish grey (for blue based) or brownish grey (for lilac/fawn based) with metallic sheen and varying shades of hot tone apricot almost red on points.
Nose Leather & Eye rims
Pinkish-grey, pink or patched with both.
Paw Pads Mauvish grey, pink or patched with both.
Aov colour tonkinese - No Challenges

General Description - Solid Colours (Aov) Body colour in solid AOVs may be a slightly lighter shade of the point colour, with very little contrast with points. There will be more contrast between points and body colour for the Champagne and Platinum solid than for the Natural and Blue solids. Eye colour: green to gold

Brown (Natural) Solid Tonkinese (Aov)
Body Sable brown.
Points Dark brown.
Nose Leather Dark brown (corresponding to the intensity of the point colour).
Paw Pads Medium to dark brown (may have a rosy undertone)

Chocolate (Champagne) Solid Tonkinese (Aov)
Body Milk Chocolate.
Points Warm Milk Chocolate.
Nose leather Cinnamon brown (corresponding to the intensity of the point colour).
Paw pads Cinnamon-pink to cinnamon-brown.

Blue Solid Tonkinese (Aov)
Body Slate blue with warm overtones.
Points Slate blue.
Nose Leather Blue-grey (corresponding to the intensity of the point colour).
Paw Pads Blue-grey (may have a rosy undertone).

Lilac (Platinum) Solid Tonkinese (Aov)
Body Dove grey.
Points Frosty grey.
Nose Leather Lavender-pink to lavender-grey.
Paw Pads Lavender-pink.

Caramel Solid Tonkinese (Aov)
Body  Brownish grey.
Points  Dark warm toned brownish blue-grey (for blue based) or warm light brownish-grey (for lilac/fawn based) with metallic sheen.
Nose Leather  Pink-grey; blue based mauve/pink, lilac-based almost without pigment.
Paw Pads Pink.

Apricot Solid Tonkinese (Aov)
Body  Warm apricot.
Points Warm bright apricot almost coral pink (for lilac based) or duller warm apricot (for blue based) with soft metallic sheen. Fawn based is very hot in tone, much hotter than fawn based caramel point.
Nose Leather Pink.
Paw Pads Pink.

General Description - Pointed Colours (Aov)
Body colour in pointed AOVs should be off-white, any shading relative to the point colour; overall body colour should be in marked contrast to the points. Eye colour: blue.

Brown (Natural) Point Tonkinese (Aov)
Body Fawn to cream.
Points Dark brown.
Nose Leather Dark brown (corresponding to the intensity of the point colour).
Paw Pads Medium to dark brown (may have a rosy undertone).

Chocolate (Champagne) Point Tonkinese (Aov)
Body Ivory with shading in same colour as points.
Points Milk Chocolate.
Nose leather Cinnamon-brown (corresponding to the intensity of the point colour).
Paw Pads Cinnamon-pink to cinnamon-brown.

Blue Point Tonkinese (Aov)
Body Off-white with warm grey shading.
Points Slate blue.
Nose Leather Blue-grey (corresponding to the intensity of the point colour).
Paw Pads Blue-grey (may have a rosy undertone).

Lilac (Platinum) Point Tonkinese (Aov)
Body Pearly white.
Points Frosty-grey.
Nose Leather Lavender-pink to lavender-grey (corresponding to the intensity of the point colour).
Paw Pads Lavender-pink.

Caramel Point Tonkinese (Aov)
Body  Pale cream (off white).
Points  Dark warm toned brownish blue-grey (for blue based) or warm light brownish-grey (for lilac/fawn based) with metallic sheen.
Nose Leather Pink to lavender-grey (corresponding to the intensity of the point colour).
Paw Pads Lavender-pink.

Apricot Point Tonkinese (Aov)
Body Warm creamy white.
Points  Warm bright apricot almost coral pink (for lilac based) or duller warm apricot (for blue based with soft metallic sheen. Fawn based is very hot in tone, much hotter than fawn based caramel point.
Nose Leather Pink.
Paw Pads Pink.
Tonkinese allowable outcross breeds: none.


Association info
1972
The inaugural meeting (sponsored by Uncle Ben's) was held in Melbourne on October 21st, 1972. Chair: Mrs J E White; present were: Co-ordinator, Dr M Tait (GCCFV), delegates from Qld Mrs M Dougan (Cat Fanciers Assn & Independent clubs), Mr R Shead (Feline Council of Qld), Mrs M Haas (Gov Council of Qld); from Vic: Mr D J C Chandler (GCCFV), Mr V Bumak (DCCV); Miss M Horne (GCCFSA), Mr K Dobbie (CCCT), Mrs D Oaten (CANT), Mrs B T Sparkes (Murray Valley Cat Authority) and Mr H Klopper (FCCWA). Among observers present were Mrs Mary Hinchcliffe (FCCV), Mrs M Oliver and representatives of Uncle Ben's Aust P/L (Whiskas).

The question of eligibility for affiliation was raised, and it was determined not to exclude the few organisations not represented that day, but that there was sufficient national representation present to go ahead with the formation of a steering committee. The councils not present were to be kept abreast of developments, and should they wish in the future to become involved, they could be co-opted onto this committee.

The steering committee was to produce a draft constitution for presentation to the next meeting, and it was suggested that the first National should be held in SA, because of its central location. Miss Horne accepted the proposition. The constitution of the Australian National Cat Federation (ANCF) was accepted in March, 1973.

1973
That inaugural ANCF show was staged in Adelaide, on August 5th, 1973, and guest international judges were the FIFe secretary, Brita Kastengren-Remborg, and Mrs. E. Chan from New Zealand.

This very first "Whiskas International" show had almost 700 exhibits from all states and New Zealand, and a public of 3500 attended.

At the 1973 AGM, Harold Klopper (WA) was elected President, and it was resolved that ANCF "make application for reciprocal affiliation with FIFe providing restrictive clauses are not placed on such affiliation.". It was also decided at this meeting to produce a bi-monthly "National Cat" magazine. In one form or another, this publication was produced until 1977.
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