of their targets fly untouched. Bats were not the true-flying clay pigeon, but so far they were an acceptable alternative.

A meeting was held following the shoot, prompted by some concerns that President Davies had relative to the control of shooting competitions. At the meeting, John Richards, a clerk at the Merchants' Bank, was voted into membership and three resolutions advanced by Davies, were presented and passed:

"Resolved that, before a shot is fired at any meet of the club, the Secretary, or in his absence some person appointed by the members present, shall mark out two distinct lines, one beyond which the shooter shall not advance, and another beyond which spectators or non shooters shall not advance, and that the secretarty or person so appointed shall, before any shot is fired, see that all persons on the grounds are clearly within these lines, and the distance between these lines shall not be less than fifteen feet."

"Resolved that any bird so sprung that it fly within the shooter's line, shall not be fired at after it has passed such line, and that such bird shall be scored "no bird,” but if the shooter fires and misses before the bird has passed the line, it shall be scored a "lost bird."

"Resolved that all new members shall pay an entrance fee of $1.00 in addition to the annual fee."

In early February, one basket of clay pigeons arrived in Charlottetown, and although not many, there was a promise of a larger shipment by mid-March. The Club lost no time in organizing a competition, and on February 20th, at Falconwood, they participated in a combination shoot, firing at eleven targets each. The

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