The club is a specifically British institution. There are school clubs and college clubs, political clubs and cultural clubs, town clubs and country clubs. There is even the Pony Club with more than 70,000 members. The earliest English club is known to be a court, the Bong Companion. It flourished in the 16th century and was likely to be a dining club. With the rise of coffee houses in the middle of the 17th century, clubs began to take a distinctive character. The presence of notable men was desirable. It was at this period that the term 'club' in its modern sense first came into common use. In the 18th century, the number and variety of clubs increased very rapidly. Important and influential were the political clubs, but the literary, artistic and social associations were the most characteristic of the period. In the 19th century, clubs for different professions and interests became usual. One of the most famous clubs of London is the Other Club. It was founded in 1911 by Winston Churchill. Limited to 50, the list of membership includes members of the Commons and the Lords and other prominent people. The club was given the name of the Other Club because it aims always to hear the other man's point of view. The Other Club is rich in traditions, many of them were introduced by Winston Churchill. For example, whenever there were only 13 members of the club at dinner, a large wooden black cat was placed near him at the table with a napkin tied around its neck. The black cat was named Casper. It was designed and carved from a piece of plane tree.

The first English club was

A) a dining club.

B) driving club.

C) a diving club.

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