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A specialist club for Great Danes was first formed in the United Kingdom in April 1883 – primarily due to the efforts of Mr. Frank Adcock, Mr. R. Leigh Pemberton and the Rev. Gambier Bolton (read correspondence here). It was proposed to call it The Great Dane Club, and under that name would be included all the various coloured specimens known as – Boar Hounds; Tiger Mastiffs; and German Mastiffs.
The April edition of The Kennel Gazette for that year contained a letter from Prince Albert Solms of Prussia, welcoming the news, and quoting "it is the best way to cultivate the breed in Britain".
The officers and committee were; President; the Right Honourable The Earl of Latham; Vice President; Mr. R. Herbert; Treasurer; Mr. R. Groom; Secretary; Mr. M. del Riego; Messrs. Adcock; Arbuthnot; Bryen; Francis; Groom; Herbert; del Riego; Sutthery; Thomas and Wilbey.
The annual subscription was set at Two Guineas, and those joining after April 1885 had to pay an entrance fee of a further Two Guineas.
 Original Club Logo
The total number of members was 29, and no new candidate could be admitted unless they signed the printed standard adopted by the club – the standard being that fixed by the principal clubs and breeders abroad at a meeting held in Berlin in 1880.
The following is an extract from that standard - "Colour and markings; the recognized colours are; the various shades of Grey (commonly termed Blue), Red, Black, or pure White, or White with patches of the before mentioned colours. The above colours also appear in the Brindles, and are also the ground colours of the mottled specimens ………"
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