Granted, the Clark Mills' Sun Cat is not exactly a traditional cat, but here is a 129 year-old article on its ancestors, which explains the origin of the name and seems to favor Presbyterian Ministers as skippers.
Published: May 25, 1880
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http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A06E1DE1630EE3ABC4D51DFB366838B699FDE
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LOL! That's a great article! The NYT wants you to register, and this was worth fooling around with bugmenot.com (http://www.bugmenot.com/view/nytimes.com) to get. ;)