RULES FOR TRAP-SHOOTING. 327 



and in case of infraction of this provision, the bird or 

 birds shall be scored as missed. 



RULE HI. Rising of Birds. A bird must be on 

 the wing when shot at. All contingencies from 

 missfire, non-explosion of cap, gun not cocked, etc., 

 etc., are at the risk of the party shooting. 



RULE IV. Recovering Birds. It shall be op- 

 tional with the party shooting to recover his own 

 birds, or to appoint a person for that purpose. He 

 shall in all cases walk directly up to the bird and 

 take it without injury ; and, in case of doubt, hand 

 it to the Judges for their decision. If a bird flies 

 outside the bounds it shall be scored as missed. 

 Should a bird alight upon a tree, house, or any 

 other resting-place within the bounds, after it has 

 been shot at, the party shooting, or his deputy, 

 shall proceed immediately to the spot, and if the 

 bird does not fall, without any extraneous means 

 being used, such as throwing clods, stones, sticks, 

 or using poles, etc., within three minutes from the 

 time it alights, it shall be scored a miss. 



RULE V. Flight of Birds. In double shooting, 

 both birds shall be on the wing when the first is 

 shot at ; if but one bird flies, and but one barrel is 

 fired or snapped, the birds shall in no wise be 

 scored, whether hit or missed, but the party shoot- 

 ing shall have two more birds ; or if both birds fly 

 and are killed with one barrel, he must shoot at two 

 other birds. 



