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Trap No. 3 shall be set at about fifteen degrees elevation ; trap No. 2 at 

 about twenty degrees elevation, in double bird sbooting; and trap No. 4 when 

 used for shooting oft ties in doubles, shall be set at about the latter elevation. 



KuLE 18. Ties and Traps for Ties.— Ties on single birds shall be thrown 

 from traps Nos. 1, 2, and 5. 



Ties on double birds from traps Nos. 3 and 4. 



ART. IV.— THE GUN. 



Rule 19. Position of Gun.— The gun shall be held below the ami-pit, until 

 tlie shooter calls "Pull;" otherwise, if challenged, the shot shall be declared a 

 "lost" bird, whether hit or missed. 



Rule 20. Loading of Gun.— Charge of powder unlimited; charge of shot 

 not to exceed m oz., Dixon's standard measure. No. 1106 "dipped" measure. 

 Any shooter using a larger quantity of shot shall forfeit all entrance money 

 and rights in the match, and shall be subject to further action by the manage- 

 ment, as provided in the Constitution and By-Laws. 



Rule 21 . Handicap of G4m.— No guns larger than lo bore shall be allowed. 

 Guns of 12 gauge weighing 8 pounds or under, shall be allowed two yards. 

 Guns of smaller calibre than 12 gauge shall be shot at the same rise as the 

 latter. 



ART. v.— THET INANIMATE TARGET OR CLAY PIGEON. 



Rule 22. Broken Birds.— No clay pigeon shall be retrieved to be ex- 

 amined for shot marks. A clay pigeon, to be scored broken, must be broken 

 so as to be plainly seen in the air; that is a piece must be clearly and percep- 

 tibly broken from it in the air by the shot, before it touches the ground. 



Rule 23. Lost Birds.— A. All clay pigeons not broken in the air as above 

 defined, and not ruled as "no birds," shall be scored lost. 



B. When shooting at single clay pigeons, one barrel only shall be loaded ; 

 should more than one barrel be loaded, the shot shall be scored lost. 



Rule 24. Imperfect or ''No Birds."— If a clay pigeon be broken by the 

 trap, it shall be optional with the shooter to accept it; if he accepts, the result 

 shall be scored. 



Rule 25. Alloioing Another Bird.— The sliooter shall be allowed another 

 clay pigeon under either of the following contingencies:— 



A. In single bird shooting, if two or more are sprung instead of one. 



B. If the pigeon is sprung before or at any noticeable interval after the 

 shooter calls "Pull." 



C. If the pigeon does not fly twenty-eight yards from its trap, passmg over 

 a line (imaginarv), at a distance of ten yards from the traps, and four feet high 

 at the latter distance. The sviirit of this rule is to this effect: that the bird 

 shall attain an elevation of not less than four feet within ten yards from the 



i>. If the shooter's gun, being properly loaded and cocked, does not go off 

 through any cause whatever, except through the fault of the shooter. 



E. If a pigeon is thrown so that to shoot in proper time it would endanger 

 life or property. , 



But if the shooter, in either of the foregoing contingencies, fires at the 

 pigeon, he is to be deemed as-accepting it, and the shot must be scored accord- 

 ing to its results. ' • ~ , , 



Rule 26. Double Birds.— A. In case one be a fair bird and the other an 

 imperfect or no bird, the shooter shall shoot at a new pair; both birds must be 

 sprung at once, otherwise they shall be " no birds." 



B. If a shooter fires t)oth barrels at one bird in succession, they shall be 

 scored lost. 



C. In double bird shooting, in case of misfire of either barrel, through no 

 fault of the shooter, he shall shoot at another pair. 



ART. VI.— RISES AND TIES. 



Rule 27. The Rise.— The rise, in championship matches and sweepstakes, 

 where no handicap has been recorded, when ten bore guns are used^ sliall l>e 



