82 S KULES FOR TRAP-SHOOTING. 



RULE VI. Placing the Traps. In single-bird 

 shooting the distance between the traps shall be 

 eight yards ; in double-bird shooting, as four trap* 

 are used, the H and T traps shall be set alternately, 

 and four yards apart. When five traps are used, 

 they shall be four yards apart. 



RULE VII. Powder and Shot. The charge of 

 shot shall not exceed 1 ounces. All the guns shall 

 be loaded from the same charger, except in cases 

 of breech-loaders, when the Referee may open one 

 or more cartridges to ascertain if the charge of shot 

 is correct. 



RULE VIII. Ties. In case of a tie at single 

 birds, the distance shall be increased five yards, and 

 shall be shot off at five birds. In case of a second 

 tie, the distance shall again be increased five yards, 

 and this distance shall be maintained till the match 

 is decided. The ties in double-bird shooting shall 

 be shot off at twenty-one yards rise without any 

 increase, at five double rises. 



RULE IX. Judges and Referee. Two Judges 

 and a Referee shall be appointed before the shoot- 

 ing commences. The Referee's decision shall be 

 final; he shall have power to call "No bird," in 

 case any bird fails to fly ; and may allow a contest- 

 ant another bird in case the latter shall have been 

 baulked, or interfered with, or may, for any reason 

 satisfactory to the Referee, be entitled to it. If a 

 bird shall fly towards parties within the bounds, in 



