Manual of sporting rules : comprising the latest and best authenticated revised rules / by EdJames . nd must be held muzzle down before the word isgiven. It shall be at ten shots, string measure. 2. No trial shot shall be allowed at birds or targets after thejudges announce the time for the contest to commence. RULES FOR SHOOTING OIlLIiERIES. 1. Any gentleman shooting after the word three, loses the match,if his opponent shoots under the rule, and hits the plate three suc-cessive shots. 2. If any gentleman says he is ready, and in the act of raising hispistol at the word it should explode, it
Manual of sporting rules : comprising the latest and best authenticated revised rules / by EdJames . nd must be held muzzle down before the word isgiven. It shall be at ten shots, string measure. 2. No trial shot shall be allowed at birds or targets after thejudges announce the time for the contest to commence. RULES FOR SHOOTING OIlLIiERIES. 1. Any gentleman shooting after the word three, loses the match,if his opponent shoots under the rule, and hits the plate three suc-cessive shots. 2. If any gentleman says he is ready, and in the act of raising hispistol at the word it should explode, it will be considered a shot. 3. If any pistol hang fire it will be considered as no shot. All dis-putes will be settled by an appeal to the loader. 4u All shots will be measured firom the centre of the object to thecentre of the ball. 5. The word shall be given at one second time unless otherwiseagreed to by the parties shooting. 6. Every gentleman must hold his pistol in a perpendicular posi-tion, and must not raise or drop iiis pistol until the word fire ! as itwill be considered as a lost HAND BALL EULES. 1. A game of hand ball shall consist of twenty-one aces, to beplayed with a ball about two inches in diameter. 2. A game to be played by two persons shall be called a singlehand Rame, by four persons a double game. 3. When a match is made, be it double or single, the players(after entering the court) shall toss for the first hand, the winner tohave one hand only in the first inning. 4. The winner of the toss shall stand inside of a line called th©ace line (which is supposed to be in the centre of the court) boundthe ball on the floor, striking it with his hand against the frontwall. He shall serve it to the player or players beyond the ace hne. 5. The striker failing to steike the ball over the ace line threetimes in succession is a hand out. 6. If the striker w^hen serving the ball strikes either side wallbefore striking the front wall, it is a hand out. 7. If the st
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