Manual of sporting rules : comprising the latest and best authenticated revised rules / by EdJames . e of both barrels at a single bird,and the first barrel fails to go off and he fires the second, or thefirst goes off and the second fails, he cannot claim another bird. 26. Should the shooter be in any way baffled by his opponent orany of the party shooting, he can claim another bird with the sanc-ition of the referee. 27. Should a trapper place any feathers on or in any trap in orderto baffle the shooter, the shooter can claim another bird with thesanction of the referee. 28. Whenever a shoot
Manual of sporting rules : comprising the latest and best authenticated revised rules / by EdJames . e of both barrels at a single bird,and the first barrel fails to go off and he fires the second, or thefirst goes off and the second fails, he cannot claim another bird. 26. Should the shooter be in any way baffled by his opponent orany of the party shooting, he can claim another bird with the sanc-ition of the referee. 27. Should a trapper place any feathers on or in any trap in orderto baffle the shooter, the shooter can claim another bird with thesanction of the referee. 28. Whenever a shooter is allowed the use of both barrels, pro-viding he leaves the mark after firing his first barrel, he cannot returnto make use of his second. Should, however, he do so and fire itoff at the said bird, that bird must be scored lost. 29. When the boundary is named and you are shooting on a com-mon or in fields, you measure the distance from the centre trap;and, unless otherwise specified, should the bird fall within boundsat the rear of the shooter and is gathered it must be scored to DOG FIGHTING BULES. EuLE 1. To be a fair scratch in turn fight. 2. Both dogs to be tasted before and after fighting, if 3. Both dogs to be shown fair to the scratch.^ 4. Both seconds to deliver the dogs fair from the comer, andhot leave until the dogs commenco fighting. 5. A time-keeper to be chosen in the pit; half-minute time tobe allowed between every fair go away; twenty-five seconds al-lowed for sponging; and at the expiration of that time the time-keeper shall call, **Make ready,* and as soon as the half minute isexpired the dogs to be delivered, and the dog refusing or stoppingon the way, to be the loser. 6. Should either second pick his dog up by mistake, he shallput it down immediately or the money to be forfeited. ! 7. Should anything pernicious be found on either dog, before orafter fighting in the pit, the backers of the dog so found to forfeit,and the person or
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