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CLAY BIRD SHOO'T'ING
8. The referee shall give his vote when the judges disagree, or
he can order further rounds limited to two minutes each. Two
of the three opinions must agree before a winner can be declared,
otherwise an extra round is compulsory. The decision of the
judges or referee, as the case may be, shall be final and without
appeal.
g. Marks shall be awarded for " attack," as follows :—Direct
clean hits with the knuckle part of the glove of either hand, on
any part of the front or sides of the head, or body above the belt
and for " defence " : guarding, slipping, ducking, counter hitting,
or getting away. Where competitors are otherwise equal, the
majority of marks shall be given to the one who does most of the
leading off, or who displays the better style.
To.
The referee shall have power to disqualify a competitor for
any of the following acts :—For hitting below the belt, for hitting
with the open glove, the inside or " butt " of the hand or with the
wrist or elbow ; for striking a competitor when he is down ; for
holding, butting, shouldering, intentionally falling without
receiving a blow, wrestling or roughing, or for any other act he
may deem foul.
II.
In the event of a competitor being down, his opponent
shall retire out of distance
;
and shall not recommence boxing
until told to do so by the referee. A man is to be considered
down even when he is on one or both feet, if at the same time any
other part of his body is touching the ground. The referee shall
be empowered to stop a round if in his opinion a man is out-
classed or unfit to continue, and that man shall be deemed to
have lost the bout.
12.
In all competitions any competitor failing to resume
sparring when time is called shall lose the bout.
13.
The breaking of any of these rules by a competitor or his
second shall render such competitor liable to disqualification.
14.
The judges and referee shall decide
(I)
the interpretation
of any of these rules ; (
2)
any question not provided for in these
rules.
CLAY BIRD SHOOTING.
PROGRAMME.
ORDER OF SHOOTING.
FIRST STAGE.
I.
I
NDIVIDUAL
C
OMPETITION.
(First Stage.)—Each com-
petitor shoots at thirty birds, in two rounds of fifteen.
2.
T
EAM
C
OMPETITION.
(First Stage.)—Teams shoot at thirty
birds per man, in three rounds of ten.
I
8. The referee shall give his vote when the judges disagree, or
he can order further rounds limited to two minutes each. Two
of the three opinions must agree before a winner can be declared,
otherwise an extra round is compulsory. The decision of the
judges or referee, as the case may be, shall be final and without
appeal.
g. Marks shall be awarded for " attack," as follows :—Direct
clean hits with the knuckle part of the glove of either hand, on
any part of the front or sides of the head, or body above the belt
and for " defence " : guarding, slipping, ducking, counter hitting,
or getting away. Where competitors are otherwise equal, the
majority of marks shall be given to the one who does most of the
leading off, or who displays the better style.
To.
The referee shall have power to disqualify a competitor for
any of the following acts :—For hitting below the belt, for hitting
with the open glove, the inside or " butt " of the hand or with the
wrist or elbow ; for striking a competitor when he is down ; for
holding, butting, shouldering, intentionally falling without
receiving a blow, wrestling or roughing, or for any other act he
may deem foul.
II.
In the event of a competitor being down, his opponent
shall retire out of distance
;
and shall not recommence boxing
until told to do so by the referee. A man is to be considered
down even when he is on one or both feet, if at the same time any
other part of his body is touching the ground. The referee shall
be empowered to stop a round if in his opinion a man is out-
classed or unfit to continue, and that man shall be deemed to
have lost the bout.
12.
In all competitions any competitor failing to resume
sparring when time is called shall lose the bout.
13.
The breaking of any of these rules by a competitor or his
second shall render such competitor liable to disqualification.
14.
The judges and referee shall decide
(I)
the interpretation
of any of these rules ; (
2)
any question not provided for in these
rules.
CLAY BIRD SHOOTING.
PROGRAMME.
ORDER OF SHOOTING.
FIRST STAGE.
I.
I
NDIVIDUAL
C
OMPETITION.
(First Stage.)—Each com-
petitor shoots at thirty birds, in two rounds of fifteen.
2.
T
EAM
C
OMPETITION.
(First Stage.)—Teams shoot at thirty
birds per man, in three rounds of ten.
I
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