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j — Writing from England to the Australasian, Mr W. L. Rae says: — The opposition shown by exhibitors to the Kennel Club is beginning to assume definite shape. On March 27 it is proposed to hold a mass meeting to form a. new club, the title of which will probably, be the International Kennel Association. It is stated that over 1000 names will be enrolled ; but that remains tc be seen. Two sections or groups of members are suggested — founders, at three guineas, with an entry fee of five . guineas, and ordinary members, -at one guinea, with an entry fee of two guineas; but these and other matters are to bo- settled at the meeting. Although the proposed club is to be distinct from the Ladies' Kennel Association, it is , an open secret that the movement is being actively pushed forward by the members of that body, and is a sort of counter-blast to the ladies' branch recently added to the Kennel Club. Matters here are distinctly lively, and some important developments are looked for. I

doubt very much whether the Kennel Club will lose the position it has held for co long, and believe the effect of this opposition will be to stir up some of those who have not been as active Kennel Club affairs as they might have been. The action of the specialist clubs will be worth watching, as in several j cases I know that members are not at all i satisfied with their present relations with the | premier body considering as they do that they are not represented on the committee ' as they_ ought to be. Whatever be the outcome, it iM;o be hoped that no attempt will i be made to interfere with the registration system now in force, as it is undoubtedly a ! great safeguard to exhibitors, and has put .va stop to abuses which formerly existed. I ' — Manohester held a great dog show at the I end of March. St. Bernards made grand i classes, but nothing came 'forward to touch j the colours of Dr Inman and Mr Walinsley's ' kennel. They won with Wolfram, a masaiyei headed dog, Ihe rough-coated championship, and Parsifal won chief honours in the smooth i coats. . In bloodhounds Mr Brough's Babbo got taken down by his stable mate Boscobel — I a mistake in the opinion of his owner and • other critics. Cpllies saw Mr Megson to the ' fore with Ormskirk Emerald.

— The following paragraph recently appeared in the Morning Leader, having reference to the funerals of the pets of fashionable dog owners in America. It purported to come from the Morning Leader's own correspondent: — "Doga' funerals form the latest fashionable craze. Recently Mrs Leach held a funeral with a hearse and two coaches. The well-known financier, Mr Pierpont Morgan, whose bulldog had a glass eye, also gave a funeral. Something of a scandal occurred recently when Mrs Fish endeavoured to bury her dog in Long Island Cemetery. The pastor successfully opposed the interment." Comment is superfluous. —Mr C. Ridley appears to be one of the pluckiest, and also one of the most unfortunate, St. Bernard fanciers in Australia. In conversation last week, he informed me that his hist importation, Lord Lilburn, had died a short time before. This dog was brought out by Mr Ridley at a big figure, and although not very successful on the show bench, should have made a name for himself as a sire. Breeders will all sympathise with this genuine fancier in his loss, and as this losr has been preceded by so many deaths of valuable St. Bernards, it is enough to make Mr Ridley lose heart,' and throw up the sponge. — Standare 1 Weekly Times.