Sporting Notes in the Far East. 91 



CASTRIES BAY. 



I am unfortunately unable to give any directions for this port, prin- 

 cipally owing to my never having had the good fortune to go there. 

 But for sport. I never heard any good of it, except for a little fishing. 



PETROPOLAUSKI. 



Nothing but pigeons to be got here ; go to the Lakes four miles 

 to the S. E. and beyond Taliecoham Bay, and there will be found 

 blue rocks in plenty amongst the canes. 



VLADIVOSTOCK. 



Snipe (with the exception of a few pheasants and quail), are the 

 only birds to be shot, near the port of the Eastern Bosphorous, 

 and going out any time before the month of September is 

 practically useless, as the snipe are not in. 



The two best marshes an) where about are situated, one at the 

 head of the harbour, and the other 18 versts on the St. Petersburgh 

 road, from Vladivostock. 



When bound for harbour marsh, you cannot be too early, and 

 it is as well to be on the ground even before it is light enough to 

 shoot ; for this reason that a lot of the Russian soldiery have in 

 their possession, fowling pieces of sorts, and later on in the 

 morning, the marsh is overrun with these fellows, who, although 

 they do not hit much, drive every feather out of the place. 



