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found infringing on this rule shall be barred from 

 further participation in the match. 



Rule 14. Ties and Distances. — In case of ties 

 at single birds, the distance shall be increased five 

 yards. In case of second tie, the distance shall 

 be increased five yards further, and this distance 

 shall be maintained until the match is decided, 

 and shall be shot off at five single birds. The 

 ties on double-bird shooting shall be shot off at 

 twenty-one yards at five double rises. 



Rule 15. Ties. — At a shooting match, all ties 

 shall be shot off on the same grounds immediately ' 

 after the match, if they can be concluded before 

 sunset. Iii case they cannot be concluded by sun- 

 set, they shall be concluded on the following day, 

 unless otherwise directed by the judges or referee. 

 This, however, shall not prevent the ties from 

 dividing the prizes, if they may all agree to do 

 so. Should one refuse to divide, then it must 

 be shot off. Any one of the ties being absent 

 thirty minutes after the time agreed upon to shoot 

 them off shall forfeit his right to contest for the 

 prize. 



Rule 16. Bribing and Penalty. — Any com- 

 petitor or other person bribing, or attempting to 

 bribe, the trapper or puller, or attempting to 



