the sport of catching Stingrays, or Stingarees.
1872. Hutton and Hector, `Fishes of New Zealand,' p. 121:
«It has been recently discovered by the writer of the animatedarticle in the `Field' on Fishing in New Zealand [London, Nov.25, 1871], that `stingareeing' can be made to afford sport ofa most exciting kind.»