356 Woodcraft Manual for Boys In Asia — ^Any peak 19,000 feet high. In Africa — ^Any peak over 15,000 feet high. Target Shooting (Open to men or women only.) Everything that can be said in favor of firearms for use in general sport applies to the rifle only (and its understud>r the revolver). The scatter-gun has no offidal existence for us. It is ruination to the marksman's power and should be abolished. A rifle range is a desirable adjunct to all grown-up camps. Badges awarded according to the army standards. Revolver-shot. Target 4x4 feet. Bull's-eye eight inches (counts four points). Inner ring two feet (three points). Outer, the rest of target (two points). Distance, thirty yards. Ninety-six shots divided in any number up to six da3rs, one hand, standing: 250 points count coup; 300, grand coup. Half with left hand only; half with right only: 230 points, coup; 260, grand coup. Rifleman. To be a marksman of the highest rank but one, according to militia standards, a coup; to be an expert rifleman %)i the highest rank, a grand coup. Eyesight Spot the Rabbit three times out of five at sixty yards, also distinguish and map out correctly six Pleiades and see clearly the "Pappoose (Alcor) on the Squaw's (Mizar) back" counts a coup; spot the Rabbit three times out of five at seventy y^xds and seven Pleiades and the Pappoose, counts a far-sight grand coup. (Those who habitually wear glasses may use them in this test.) (See "Far-sight," among the games.) Make a seventy-five score in ten tries in the game of Quick- sight, with ten counters, counts coup; a ninety-five score counts a grand coup. (See " Quick-sight," among the games.) CLASS n— CAMPERCRAFT Bee-line. Come to camp through strange woods from a point one mile oflf and return in thirty minutes, coup; in twenty, for grand coup. Match-fire. Light fifteen campfires in succession with fifteen matches, all in different places, all with stuff found in the woods by one's self, one at least to be on a wet day, coup; if all fifteen are done on wet days, or if one does thirty, of which two are on wet days, grand coup.
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