Outing . s the pursuit of the indigenousprinces of Caucasia and is followed as asport in Syr-Daria and other trans-Cas-pian governments. Coursing the harewith Persian greyhounds, or the fox, stagor wolf with the fine Russian staghoundis a popular sport, but unfortunatelyrarely to be seen near any railway stationand is consequently beyond the reach ofthe ordinary tourist. Wolf tracking is a winter sport, monot-onous and unexciting. The visitor, unlesshe can ride like a Cossack, will derive noenjoyment from this method of circum-ventmg the pest of the country. Otheroutdoor sports, as skating, ic
Outing . s the pursuit of the indigenousprinces of Caucasia and is followed as asport in Syr-Daria and other trans-Cas-pian governments. Coursing the harewith Persian greyhounds, or the fox, stagor wolf with the fine Russian staghoundis a popular sport, but unfortunatelyrarely to be seen near any railway stationand is consequently beyond the reach ofthe ordinary tourist. Wolf tracking is a winter sport, monot-onous and unexciting. The visitor, unlesshe can ride like a Cossack, will derive noenjoyment from this method of circum-ventmg the pest of the country. Otheroutdoor sports, as skating, ice yachting,trotting, horse racing and steeplechasinghave a large number of votaries, and therowing and sailing clubs of St. Peters-burgh are numerous enough to satisfy themost enthusiastic waterman, and of pigeonclubs (live birds and American inanimatetargets) there are several at the largertowns, the members of which will be anx-ious to try their skill against any gentle-man willing to compete with nxTnffn:n7j;Hs
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