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looked back. His last appearance before an Airedale 

 public, which, rightly or wrongly, had gone wild over 

 him, was made at Cruft's previous to his exportation to 

 the United States. As it happened, it was as successful 

 a farewell as all farewells should be. Ch. Tone Master- 

 piece w r as the runner-up, and afterwards Monarch beat 

 Ch. Broadlands Bashful for a mixed special. I feel 

 vividly even now the poignant grief with which I parted 

 with this favourite of the ring, and it is an absolute fact 

 that had Mr. E. Royston Mills not been abroad at the 

 time Monarch never would have left this country, to our 

 own immense gain, aye, and to the fancy's immense gain, 

 but to America's irreparable loss. As brilliant a per- 

 former as he was on the bench, he has proved to de- 

 monstration his power as a stud force in both countries, 

 though not two years old at the time of his expatriation. 

 The following is the truly remarkable tally of his 

 successful sons and daughters : Ch. Clonmel Bed Rock, 

 Tone Regent, Broadlands Royal Descendant, Clonmel 

 Coronation, Tone Regent, Clonmel Majesty (a shy lady, 

 but when showing I have never seen a much 

 better specimen), Strathallan Solace, poor unfortunate 

 Claverhouse Enchantress (the mother of champions), 

 and a lot of other grand ones, who have left an 

 indelible mark upon the breed. The sale caused an 

 immense sensation at the time, and we were freely 

 criticised for parting with a dog that would have set 

 the type for all time ; but every kennel has the 

 right to manage its own affairs as it thinks fit. If one 

 thing is certain more than anything else in the history 

 of the breed, it is that our great sensational sales of 

 young champions to the United States at various times 

 helped largely, and even tremendously, to popularise the 

 Airedale in both countries, and the fancier with a small 

 stock shared in the boom equally with the large estab- 

 lishments. 



