The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-05
FIELD SPORTS IN CHINA.
From the Louisville Courier Journal.

From the l. louisville Courier Journal
Foreigners have found much sport IN
hunting in China and much sorrow,
too. Those who have brought fine
dogs out with them complain that
their dogs die of the mango from hav-
ing to wade through dirty streams and
! ponds Some die from what is called
worms in the heart, while others be-
come deaf from grass seed that gets
in their ears, or lame from seed that
works its way into the foot and mp into
| the leg before il comes out Last, not
least, if care is not taken the poor
/ beast is nearly eaten up with ticks. As
for the hunters, they complain bitterly
Of mosquitoes.
A writer of authority, Lieut.. Cradock,
of the royal navy, gives this descrip-
son of an unfortunate IN these north
ern wilds: His face is but one swol-
len mass, his eyes infiamed and hardly
to be seen beneath the burning and
tortured eyelids, his swollen mouth
and nostrils covered with sores"
There is another trouble in most parts
Of China, and that is in a land like
this, where armies almost rise from
the ground when one stamps his foot,
it is dangerous TO shoot for no one
knows just how many luckless China
men may be in range Of his gun. though
perhaps none at that time may be seen;
but for all that, fine bags OF ducks,
geese, snipe. bustard (China's wild
turkey woodcocI. quail and pheasants
are killed These sportsmen are not
missionaries, but sailors aud mer-
chants Some missionaries. when pass
ing through these regions, leave their
jolty carts and lay in fine supply OK
duck and bustard for their families
and thus make pleasure Of what per-
haps would be a very hard aud uu-
pleasant journey.
The Chinese can hardly be called
hunters although the empcrors and
wealthy men of leisure have always
shown some taste for the chase. Three
miles south OF Picking there is a walled
imperial hunting park. which is some
fifty miles in circumference. - con-
tains large meadows stocked with an
telope. deer and rabbits In the park
there is one species Of deer that IS not /
globe. Chinese ancient history tells a. 1
Of some famous hunters and fishermen !
One Kiang Tsze Va was not only a /
famous angler. but, witbal, a righteous |
man II IS said the fish recognized his |
virtues, and though he fshed with
straight bar of iron the fish volEn tarily /
impaled themselves on IL IL Is useless
to say there are few such men or fsh /
ia these days But the Chinese are by
no means given 10 the chase a. rule,
perhaps because the people are too /
busy and partly because the sale and |
of firearms Is restricted
Hawking Ike that Of the middle
ages Is przctic.d here b. tho men Of
leisure. Travelling through this ceun-
try. one often sees = man IN the Villages
and towns with a ssvzze-lookinS hawk
ou bis arm These birds are trained for
the chase and become perfectly man
agcaeie- They are kept ia fine cooei-
lson and 1. a feather happens - fall
1ut OF the birds tail during the time
be - mos. used IL - replaced. for tbs
Chinese believe tha: the fight Of the
bird or AZ least his movements 20
light or left or rapid descsn:
iepend much on the tail Lst -
imagine our party starting cot for
lays sport mounted on eorscs Eso
.Tessed In long flowing gsrzenfs -sts !
logs. whip IN one hand xsd the hawk
ipon the left arm or shoulder They
70 not leave soEse fsadzl castle VITA /
-z;e. and walls and d-zwbridyes. bat 4
,sEae DniDvitinz. ozs-s'osy eE!iainz.
Ne d5ga which ara well trasret -
veil IS tAs hawks. aye tod 80 As ;hsy
amos EEE abozt a. they please aa4
pol she fan A~sy tkey ge sc-oes
BE fields with 70 fences 20 boshes. ]
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