Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-15
BRING ON YOUR DOGS.

Organization of the Minnesota Kennel
Club---List of Omcers---First Annual Ex-
hibitiOn In Connection with the Coming
State Fair In st. Paul the First Week in
September.
There is probably no State in the union
where so much attention has and is being
paid to the breeding of fine hunting, es-
pecially bird dogs, as Minnesota. Here will
be found in very large numbers the very
finest representatives of the choicest strains
to be found in the world, the result of large
expenditures and careful breeding. To Sc
cure concert of action and a more
general diffusion of knowledge among
those gentlemen interested in the matter,
convention was held at the Merchants, in
this city, a few days since, ut which it was
decided for the better accomplishment Of the
end in yiew-the elevation of the standard
and general improvement of dogs organ
ize club to be called the
MINNESOTA KENNEL CLUB.
After full and free interchange of
opinion by the gentlemen present, the or
ganization was proceeded with, and perfect
ed by the election of the following officers:
President-B. Beaupre, St. Paul; Vice
Presidents, Gen. H. II. Sibley, st. Paul; C. J.
Butler, Saltwater; E. T. Archibald, Dundas;
VIM. Mullikin, St. Cloud; d. Estes, Lake
City; A. c. Rand, Minneapolis; Col. Henry
Poehler, Henderson; George Warner, Man
kato; Ben Randall, st. Peter; j. C. Meloy,
Hartings; Fl. Z. Brown, Faribault; Joe
Prendergast, LIE Sueur, John Hutton, Win
dom, Thos. P. Cantwell, Brainard.
Secretary and Treasurer-W. S. Timber
lake.
Executive Committee-C. J. Dilley, Lake
City; E. P. Warner, VIM. A. Hamilton, s.
Lee Davis, G. Mcintyre, G.. Gotzian, Chas-
Zimmerman, II. Shipman, G. s. Uline, G.
Seabury, r. Warner, st. Paul; Mr.. Lyons,
Faribault.
Of the above named gentleman not pres
ent at the organization, word has already
been received from nearly all of them an
nouncing their acceptance of the positions
to which they were chosen, signifying their
hearty sympathy with the objects of the or
ganization, and declaring their readiness to
take hold of it with determination to make
| it a successful and permanent institution in
| the State.
To give the club a proper send off, the
executive committee decided to hold the
first annual bench show in connection with
the forthcoming State fair in this city, the
first week in September. 10 insure COM
pleteness of details in the preparation and
conduct of the novel show, the services of
Mr.. Lincoln, the gentleman who has had
charge of all the great bench shows in the
country-at Boston, Chicago, St. Louis,
Baltimore and other points-has been Sc
cured as manager. Correspondence has also
been opened with the principal dog breeders
of this country and Old England, from
some of whom favorable responses have
already been received, which, with the en-
tries that will be made from our State, guar
antees very large exhibition.
A suitable building especially for this ex-
hibition will be erected on the driving park
grounds in immediate proximity to the pres
ent and other new buildings to be erected for
the fair, and everything possible will be
done by the gentlemen in charge to make
this one of the most attractive features OF
the greatest fair exhibit ever given in Min
nesota or the Northwest.