1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

6. Two shots may be fired at each clay pigeon.7. The competitor must not shoulder his gun and take sight, or rest the buttagainst his shoulder, before the clay pigeon thrown up has appeared in sight. Thebutt of the gun is to be held between the hips and the arm-pits, but may on noaccount rest against the shoulder.8. The leader of the competitions must see that the traps are in due orderand adjusted, and that all precautions are taken to avoid accidents during theshooting. The leader shall decide all differences of opinion that may arise, andshall judge the results. His decision is final.9. As “no bird” are counted the following:If the marksman discharges both shots practically at once and hits his clay pigeon,it is counted as “no bird”, but if he misses, a miss is noted.The marksman has the right to refuse a clay pigeon if it leaves the machinein a broken condition, but he is bound by the result, if he fires at a part of theclay pigeon.Figure 8.Target for 50 metres (Comps. j. and k.).If one or more clay pigeons are, by accident, thrown up at the same time as thepigeon which is to be shot at, the competitor has the right to consider this as “nobird”.If the gun, duly loaded and cocked, misses fire for some reason beyond thecontrol of the marksman, the pigeon shall be counted as “no bird”. If the gunmisses fire with the first barrel and the marksman fires the second shot and hits,it shall be judged as a “hit”, but if he fires the second shot and misses, it shallhe counted as a “miss.” If the second shot is not fired, the pigeon shall becounted as “no bird”. If the second shot misses, a fresh bird is thrown up forthe marksman, but in such case the first barrel shall be charged with only apowder-filled cylinder, which shall be fired after the trap has been set in motion.The result of the second shot will be counted. If the marksman uses a gun whichnecessitates a fully-loaded cartridge to be discharged in order that the mechanismmay work at the second shot, or if the first cartridge or a part thereof sticks orprevents firing, the marksman can claim two more cartridges, the first of which,after the trap has been set in motion, shall be discharged into the air, and thesecond at the clay pigeon. The result of the second shot will be counted. Shouldthe first shot hit the pigeon, a miss shall be counted.The defective cartridge shall be submitted to the leader, who will examine whereinthe fault lies, and decide if, in conformity with the above rules, another shotmay be fired.10. In order to be entered as a hit, the pigeon must break before touching theground. The leader’s decision as to whether a pigeon is hit or not is final. A1063