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Committee to be drank upon the ground or elsewhere. No 

 money to be drawn from the treasury to pay for pigeons. 



In cases of a match or sweepstakes, the Club to be 

 governed by the rules of the New York Club, hereunto 

 appended. 



Signed, , President. 



, Secretary. 



, Treasurer. 



RULES OF TRAP-SHOOTING ADOPTED BY THE 

 NEW YORK SPORTSMEN'S CLUB. 



JUDGES. 

 I st. All matches or sweepstakes to be under the direc- 

 tion of two judges, to be appointed by the parties inter- 

 ested from members of the Club ; and in the event of any 

 difference of opinion between them, they are to choose a 

 referee, whose decision shall be final. 



TRAPS. 



2d. Ground-traps are to be used, unless otherwise agreed 

 upon by the parties interested. 



3d. In shooting with two traps, the choice of either 

 must be decided by lot. 



4th. In double-bird shooting, two traps must be used, 

 unless otherwise agreed upon, placed six feet apart, and 

 the lines so attached that both traps may be pulled to- 

 gether. 



GUNS. 



5th. The use of single or double barrelled guns to be 

 specified at the time of making a match, or entering a 

 sweepstakes. 



SHOT. 



6th. The weight of shot not to exceed one and a half 

 ounces either for single or double birds. 



