The Encyclopaedia of Sport and Games

Every sport and game of the Edwardian world in four volumes — from angling and ballooning to yachting — written by the people who did them, Theodore Roosevelt on big game among them.

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XVII, XXVIII, XXXIII, XXXIV & XXXV

XVII

Firing out of Turn. - If a shooter fires out of turn he shall be scored a miss, and the shooter due to fire shall shoot again, the bird being a no-bird notwithstanding Rule IX.

XXVIII

By Points. - Handicapping shall be on the system of giving points, the numbers varying from scratch to 4.

XXXIII

Ties. - Ties shall be shot off at not less than ten birds each shooter in handicap events.

XXXIV

Limit Score. The highest score possible in each ten-bird competition shall be ten points, and in similar proportion for competitions for a greater number of birds.

XXXV

Alteration of Points for Ties.-In shooting off ties for handicap events, the shooter having the smallest number of points may be required to shoot at scratch, and the points of the other shooters shall, in that case, be proportionately reduced.

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