Sporting Notes in the Far East. 5 7 



at a nice distance, Rock was sent in to poke him up : but no 

 woodcock, although the dog was hustling and bothering all over 

 the place. I was just beginning to wonder what could have possibly 

 happened when suddenly I heard the quiet swish of wings 

 behind me, and in turning round, was just in time to see wood- 

 cock esquire full forty yards, put a tree between us, and fly 

 away laughing at this my third discomfiture. 



Before this, I had never heard of a cock running any distance 

 when actually hunted. As in my case he must have described 

 quite a large circle, in order to get behind me. 



So ended a fruitless pursuit of fifty four miles after one woodcock ; 

 and my anger and disappointment can be more easily imagined 

 than explained. But I believe, that had not the ship unfortunately 

 been under orders to sail almost immediately, I should have been 

 tempted to make yet another call. 



The small Hog Deer of China is still common enough in some 

 districts, especially up the Yangse-Kiang. In size they generally 

 average from between thirty and forty pounds, and are easily killed 

 with Xo. 4 or Xo.5 shot, from an ordinary smooth bore shoulder gun. 



Their chief feature, is a peculiar protruding tusk running down 

 each side of the mouth. 



In the interior of Russian Tartary and North Corea, there are 



