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and then Mr. Millet kept t*hem at St. Johnstown. He 

 resigned after oite season. Mr. George Gough, of 

 Birdhill, succeeded him ; and he, too, soon resigned 

 in favour of Mr. John Going ; and, I may say, in the 

 words of a countryman of his own, " a better sports- 

 man could not have them." He enjoyed the popu- 

 larity his many endearing qualities entitled him to — 

 frank, cheery, good-natured, and generous — no wonder 

 he was esteemed by a legion of friends; and great 

 was the regret of the foxhunters of Tipperary when 

 ill health obliged Mr. Going to resign, in 1873, after a 

 reign of over twenty years. His successor and nephew, 

 Mr. B. F. Going of Ballyphillip, Killenaule, had them 

 until the close of the seasons, 1876-7, and gave 

 the utmost satisfaction. He loves the sport ; un- 

 derstands hunting, and the breeding of hounds, and 

 their kennel management. Nimrod, in his advice to 

 masters of hounds, says. *' Remember the apostolic 

 precept, * be courteous.' " Mr. Going is particularly 

 so, and a favourite not only with the gentlemen of his 

 own rank and station, but also with the farmers and 

 peasants ; and on those classes hunting men are de- 

 pendent to a great extent for their sport. Patrick 

 Coady, who graduated at Curraghmore, was hunts- 

 man to Mr. John Going for thirteen seasons ; subse- 

 quently, John Heffernan carried the horn for a season 

 or two. In 1873, Jem Maiden was appointed, and he 

 held the situation until the end of the season 1876 -7, 

 and, Mr. Going assured me, discharged his duties 

 admirably. Mr. Bellamy, an English gentleman, 

 remarkable for his love of sport, succeeded to the 

 mastership, in 1877. 



TheTipperary hunting district is a fine grasscountry. 



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