Feb. 12, 1910.] 
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RULE 14.—DISTANCE HANDICAPS. 
The distance handicaps when used shall be on pro¬ 
longations of the lines given in Diagram I. commonly 
known as “fan-shaped.” The distance between the fir¬ 
ing points at sixteen yards shall then be nine feet. (See 
Diagram IV.) 
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(See Rule 13, Section 2.) 
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(See Rule 13, Section 3.) 
A*—Firing Points 1 to 5, spaced three to five yards 
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B—Traps, spaced four feet apart. 
RULE 15.—SQUADS. 
Section 1. Contestants shall shoot in squads of five, 
except respectively, 
(a) When there are less than five contestants avail¬ 
able for the last squad of any program event. 
(b) When there are withdrawals from a squad or 
squads after the competition has begun. 
Sec. 2. The competition (except in handicap events) 
shall begin with not less than five contestants in the first 
squad of the first event, under penalty of rendering 
void the whole scores of such event in the matter of 
Interstate Association records. Less than three squads 
shall not be considered a tournament. (See Definition.) 
Sec. 3. Each contestant, successively at each firing 
point, shall shoot as follows: 
(a) In 10-target events, at two targets. 
(b) In 15-target events, at three targets. 
(c) In 20-target events, at four targets. 
(d) In 25-target events, at five targets. 
Sec. 4. The members of any squad shall remain at 
the firing points until the last shot of the inning is 
fired. 
RULE 1 6.—DOUBLE TARGETS, MISFIRE, MAGAZINE 
GUN. 
Section 1. In double target shooting, there shall be 
squads of five, at sixteen yards (except as provided in 
Rule 15, Section 1 [a] and [b]). 
Sec. 2. Each double shall be thrown as a right and 
a left quarterer, whose flights shall be limited to the 
two areas between twenty and sixty-five degrees (marked 
D D B, Diagram V.) right and left of an imaginary 
straight line drawn through the center of number three 
firing point and prolonged through the center of the 
central trap, or through the center of the single trap 
when only one trap is used. To aid in distinguishing 
between targets within and without bounds, four stakes, 
not less than three feet in height, shall be placed in the 
arc of a circle whose radii are fifty yards, and whose 
center is the center of the central trap, or the center 
of the single trap when only one trap is used. Re¬ 
spectively right and left of the aforementioned imaginary 
straight line, two of the stakes shall be placed upright, 
one at twenty degrees and one at sixty-five degrees in 
said arc. (See Rule 13, Section 4, and Section 5 [b] of 
this Rule, and Diagram V.) 
Sec. 3. If the contestant has a misfire or apparent 
misfire, he, without removing the cartridge or cartridges, 
shall forthwith hand his gun to the Referee for decision. 
(See Rule 9 [b] and Rule 12 [c].) 
Sec. 4. The Referee shall declare “no targets,” re¬ 
spectively, 
(a) When only one target is thrown. 
(b) When both targets are broken by one shot. 
(c) When one target is a piece or both targets are 
pieces. 
(d) When both barrels of the contestant’s gun are 
discharged simultaneously. 
( e ) When there is a misfire with either barrel (ex- 
RULE 18.—TIES. 
The ties shall be shot off and the winnings divided as 
the Management shall elect. 
RULE 19.—UNFINISHED COMPETITION. 
In case that darkness, bad weather, or other cause, 
interferes with the competition, the Management may 
thereupon publicly postpone it to a date not later than 
two weeks. Any contestant who defaults in respect to 
such postponed competition, forfeits all his rights and 
standing therein. 
RULE 20 .—OFFICIAL DECISIONS. 
Every person entering the competition agrees to ac¬ 
cept all official decisions, and to abide by these rules. 
NOTES. 
These rules additionally govern all Registered Tourna¬ 
ments. 
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DIAGRAM IV. 
DISTANCE HANDICAPS. 
(See Rule 14.) 
A*—Firing points 1 to 5, spaced nine feet apart at 16 
yards. 
B—Trap. 
SINGLE TARGET SHOOTING. 
(See Rule 13, Section 14.) 
A*—Firing Points 1 to 5, spaced three to five yards 
apart. 
B—Trap. 
C—Fifty yards from trap. 
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D C D B—Shaded section showing the area within 
which targets should be thrown. 
D E B—Merely assist in locating other lines. 
B C—Imaginary straight line. 
cept as provided in Rule 9 [b], and Rule 12 [c]. See 
Section 3 of this Rule.) 
Sec. 5. In case the contestant does not shoot, the 
Referee shall declare “no targets,” but if the contestant 
shoots, the result shall be scored, respectively, 
(a) When one target follows the other after a ma¬ 
terial interval of time, instead of the two targets taking 
flight simultaneously. 
(b) When one target or both targets are thrown at 
a wider or narrower angle or angles than is set forth in 
Section 2 of this rule. 
Sec. 6 . In case of a magazine gun (See Definition), it 
is “no targets,” and the Referee (except as provided in 
Rule 9 [b], and Rule 12 [c]) shall allow another pair, 
respectively, 
(a) When, in ejection, the head of the empty shell 
is pulled off, if it thereby prevents reloading for the 
second shot. 
(b) When, if the gun is opened properly, the ex¬ 
tractor fails to extract the empty shell of the first shot. 
(c) When the empty shell, although it be extracted 
from the chamber after the first shot, is not ejected, 
thereby preventing the reloading of the gun for the sec¬ 
ond shot. A contestant must abide by the results of 
such failures thereafter. 
Sec. 7. In case of a magazine gun, it is not “no 
targets,” and the Referee shall not allow another pair, 
when there is any failure to shoot caused by a cartridge 
too thick or too long, or any failure whatsoever caused 
by a reloaded cartridge, or a second failure to eject. 
Sec. 8 . When the Referee declares “no targets,” the 
contestant shall have a new inning with the use of two 
shots. 
RULE 1 7.—DIVISION OF MONEYS. 
In the division, unless otherwise provided, the moneys 
shall be governed by c’ass shooting. 
DOUBLE TARGET SHOOTING. 
(See Rule 16, Section 2.) 
A*—Firing Points 1 to 5, spaced three to five yards 
apart. 
B—Trap. 
C—Fifty yards from trap. 
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D D B—Shaded sections showing areas within which 
targets shall be thrown. . 
F—Arrows indicate the most desirable nights oi targets. 
D E B—Merely assist in locating other lines. 
B C—Imaginary straight line. 
>pect to targets and live birds, are a part of these 
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