CHESHIRE: The new huntsman

Congratulations to Barry Magner, the new huntsman for Mr. Stewart's Cheshire Foxhounds. He will be filling the boots of Ivan Dowling.
Here is the press release that the Hunt released on March 4:
"The Cheshire Foxhounds are pleased to announce the hiring of Barry Magner as their Huntsman beginning with the 2016-2017 hunting season. Magner, a native of County Limerick, Ireland, has lived in the United States for 12 years. He was previously Huntsman for the Middleburg Hunt in Virginia, and the Howard County-Iron Bridge Hounds in Maryland. He has spent the 2015-2016 season whipping in for the Cheshire.
Barry also comes from a true fox hunting family in Ireland. His brother Mervyn whips in for the Beaver Meadow Hounds in Canada, and his brother Brendan is the whipper-in and Chairman of the Stonehall Harriers in Limerick. He also has two first cousins who are huntsmen in Ireland.
Magner takes the place of Ivan Dowling, who has been the Cheshire Huntsman for the past 12 seasons, and who is leaving his position to pursue other interests in the Unionville, PA area.
Sanna Neilson, Joint Master of the Cheshire, said, "We are delighted that Barry has agreed to be our Huntsman for next season. We were very sad that Ivan decided to move on, but we certainly understood, and we feel Barry will make a very good Huntsman for many seasons to come."
Anne Moran, the other Joint Master, said, "The fact that Barry has been able to spend a season whipping in for the Cheshire and working closely with Ivan all season means he not only has gotten a real feel for the Cheshire country, but we have seen him both with hounds and riding cross country, and we have every confidence that he will be an outstanding Huntsman. Sanna and I look forward to introducing Barry to our many landowners in the coming months."
He will officially take over as Huntsman at the end of the current season, which ends March 31, 2016."