_Teams_ to consist of five men, but each club may at its option shoot in any match from five to ten men and pick the scores of the highest five. _Qualifications_, _paid-up membership in the U. S. R. A._ and good standing in the local club. _A man may shoot on the team of but one club._ The scores of members in arrears for dues may be forfeited.
_Conditions._--Revolvers and pistols will be allowed on equal terms, but both must comply with the U. S. R. A. rules. Five strings of five shots each will be required for each man. Target, Standard American. Distance, twenty yards. Each individual score to be completed within twenty-five minutes from the time of firing the first shot.
_Scoring._--Official scoring to be done by the secretary-treasurer. In close matches, where the count of doubtful shots will determine the winner, at least two of the members of the executive committee shall be called upon to assist the secretary in scoring these shots.
_Supervision._--Members of the executive committee and U. S. R. A. governors shall supervise matches within their jurisdiction, and certify that all U. S. R. A. conditions have been fulfilled. _Any score not so certified may be protested_, by any competitor and at the discretion of a majority of the executive committee may be thrown out.
_Protests_ from the decision of any U. S. R. A. official may be made in writing to the secretary-treasurer, if mailed within 48 hours after the decision has been brought to the attention of the person or persons feeling aggrieved. Each person concerned in making the protest must forward $1, which will be returned if the protest is sustained, otherwise forfeited to the association treasury.
_In General._--The series to begin as quickly as arrangements can be made. Matches to be shot weekly.
Targets will be furnished marked for identification, and must be used only for the match assigned and for no other purpose. For obvious reasons match targets must be jealously guarded and their individual identity carefully preserved. Clubs may purchase from the U. S. R. A. similar targets for practice purposes.
Scores on mixed targets may be forfeited.
Clubs will be classified in groups of four matches to begin the week of ..........