1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

For the purpose of making certain changes for the better in thearrangements, the order of the events, as given in the programme ofthe competitions, was reversed, so that the revolver and pistol shootingcame first, viz., on the 29 June and July 1 and 2, after whichcame the shooting with miniature rifles, on the 3, 4 and 5 July.On the whole, the meeting was favoured with beautiful weather, itbeing only on the first two days that the competitors were troubled alittle by rain and wind.f) TEAM COMPETITION, MINIATURE=RIFLESHOOTING, DISTANCE 50 METRES.Wednesday, 3 July.Rifle: Any breech-loading rifle, with calibre not exceeding 6 mm.,using miniature ammunition intended for competition. Any back- andfore-sight, except magnifying or telescopic.Position: Any, without artificial rest.Target: white with black centre.Number of shots: 40 shots in 8 series, with 5 shots in each series.4 sighters.The competition was open to one team of four men from each nation.The highest possible number of points for the individual competitorwas 200 and, thus, for the team, 800.When the entries closed, 8 nations had signified their intention oftaking part in the competition. Of these, two (Russia and Hungary)withdrew, so that six teams took part in the event, the placing beingas follows:NationN a m eT:l pointsT:l pointsscored byscored bycompetitorteamRemarksGREAT BRITAIN W. E. PimmE. I. LessimoreI. PepeW. Cf. Murray1st prizeGold medalSWEDENU. S. A.FranceG. NordensvanE. CarlbergR. OrtegrenW. CarlbergV. A. SproutV. T. LeushnerF. S. HirdC. T. OsburnL. JohnsonP. GentilA. RegaudM. Lardin2nd prizeSilver medal3rd prizeBronze medal692