1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

marksman not bowing to his decision will be disqualified. The pigeons mustnot, under any circumstances, be picked up for the purpose of examination.11. Continuous firing.6 marksmen are ranged for the 5 marks. 5 guns occupy the marks, and No. 6takes his place behind No. 1 and there awaits his turn. Gun No. 1 shoots firstfrom mark No. 1, gun No. 2 from mark 2, and so on. At, or during, the closingof the series, number 1 shall stand at mark number 2, and number 6 at markNo. 1, No. 2 at mark No. 3, and so on; so that No. 5 is the shot who waits atthe back of mark No. 1. Competitors must not leave their marks before the seriesis concluded.When the marksmen have taken their marks, the person who is regulating thethrowing from the different machines calls out, “N:o 1 klar” (‘ready’), whereuponthe competitor who is standing at mark No. 1 answers “Gå” (‘go’). The remainingcompetitors answer “Gå” when the number of their mark and “Klar” are called out.12. Firing out of turn.If a marksman fires out of his turn, a miss will be reckoned to him. The marksmanwhose turn it was to shoot, has a fresh bird thrown up.13. Unknown angles.The marksman shall be unaware which of the traps, behind each screen, willbe discharged.14. Single shots from unknown traps.All the machines will be filled before the shooting commences, and the competitorswill be kept in ignorance of the group of traps and the trap from which the pigeonswill be thrown.15. One marksman on the line.The marksman is to stand at mark No. 3 and shoot at the fixed number ofpigeons before leaving his mark.16. Two marksman on the line.One stands at mark No. 2 and shoots at the required number of pigeons thrownup from sets of traps Nos. 1, 2 and 3; the second stands at mark No. 4 andshoots at the required number thrown up from the groups of traps Nos. 3, 4 and 5.n) Team Competition.1. The competition is open to one team from each nation. Each team to consistof 6 men, with a maximum of 3 reserves, of whom the team-captain may formone. 2. The order of shooting between the teams will be decided by lot.3. The shooting will be divided into three rounds. Each round will be concluded,if possible, in one day.First stage.20 clay pigeons per man, thrown up at unknown angles from known traps, willbe shot at under continuous firing in 2 series of 10 birds each. Two or three teamsshoot together. Each marksman, from the different teams alternately, shall in histurn shoot off a series of 10 shots. The first stage will thus constitute a successionof competitions. A tie shall be decided by each marksman shooting at 10 pigeonson the continuous firing system.Second stage.A maximum of 50% of the teams competing in the first stage who have obtaineda lower number of points shall retire. The order of shooting among thedifferent teams will be the same as in round 1.30 clay pigeons per man, thrown up at unknown angles from known traps,will be shot at without an interval in two series of 15 birds each. A tie will be decidedby each competitor re-shooting at 10 pigeons on the continuous firing system.Third stage.A maximum of 50% of the teams competing in the second stage, who have obtaineda total lower number of points in the first and second rounds, shall retire.The order of shooting will be the same as in stage No. 1.40 pigeons per man are shot at, on the continuous firing system, in 2 series of20 birds each, and thrown up from known sets of traps at unknown angles on thegroup system. In addition, from firing- point No. 3, single shots at 10 pigeons1064