490 THE HUNTING GROUNDS 



hundred yards, the face appears like a whitish ball 

 under the line of the cap, and the buttons and badge 

 become invisible. These distances should constitute 

 the first practice , the second would embrace dis- 

 tances from two to four hundred yards; and the 

 third, from four hundred to one thousand yards or 

 more. At five hundred yards no features are visible, 

 and the head looks like a ball upon the shoulders, 

 the neck being hardly visible. 



The instructor will desire the novice to mark the 

 size of the men at each distance, and point out any 

 difierence he may discern m their appearance. He 

 will also desire him to take notice of the position of 

 the sun, the character of the background, and the 

 state of the atmosphere at the time, in order that 

 he may be accustomed to their altered appearance 

 under different circumstances. 



After some days' exercise in Judging Distance 

 Drill, the proficiency of the novice may be tested by 

 his being practised to judge the distance of objects 

 placed at unknown ranges. 



Target Practice. — The novice having been 

 thoroughly instructed in "aiming" ^'position," and 

 "judging distance" drill, can commence "target 

 2)ractice," when his efiiciency will be tested. 



The following hints may prove useful to the 

 novice : — 



At the moment of p>'>^^ssing the trigger the act of 

 respiration should be suspended, to ensure greater 

 steadiness of aim. 



