26 THE AIREDALE 



nated and how they came to America, but real 

 " history is men, not events," or rather dogs, not 

 events. It is interesting, but more important is 

 a knowledge of the dogs of the past. In limited 

 space, one can only say a word or two about the 

 most famous of the breed's celebrities, so I must 

 be pardoned if some reader is disappointed in not 

 finding mention of some dog in which he is par- 

 ticularly interested. Almost each year has seen 

 its good dogs, but we can only touch those which 

 time has declared to be truly great. 



The sigh for " the good old days " is common 

 in all things, and we often hear it from dog fan- 

 ciers. It is good food for talk, but that is all, 

 for the old-timers of any breed could not win in 

 the ring against the cracks of to-day. Among 

 the very early Airedale winners were: Tanner, 

 Young Tanner, Rustic Twig, Rustic Kitty, Rus- 

 tic Lad, Newbold Fritz, Vixen, and Venom, none 

 of whom would be one, two, three in a good show 

 to-day. Clip and Ch. Cholmondeley Briar were 

 the two first really good dogs. Clip was a sound, 

 honest dog who showed real modern type, and 

 gave black, real terrier eyes to his pups; while 

 Briar was the first real show hero, having gone 

 undefeated till he met Clonmel Marvel. 



Clonmel Marvel, one of the really great dogs 

 of the world, was bred by a novice, a Mr. F. C. 



