The next Olympic Contest was held at Stockholm, Sweden, in 1912. The American team consisted of A. P. Lane, New York, N. Y.; H. E. Sears, Boston, Mass.; P. J. Dolfen, Springfield, Mass.; and John A. Dietz, New York, N. Y.; R. H. Sayre, New York, N. Y., Captain.
The match was shot on July 2nd, under practically the same conditions as the former Olympic Match and resulted as follows:
| 1st—United States: | |||
| A. P. Lane | 509 | ||
| H. E. Sears | 474 | ||
| P. J. Dolfen | 467 | ||
| J. A. Dietz | 466 | ||
| 1916 | |||
| 2d—Sweden | 1849 | ||
| 3d—United Kingdom | 1804 | ||
| 4th—Russia | 1801 | ||
| 5th—Greece | 1731 | ||
In the individual match which was shot on July 1st under the same conditions, and participated in by over fifty competitors of the different nations, Mr. Lane and Mr. Dolfen won first and second places with scores of 499 and 474 respectively. Mr. Sears won 7th place with a score of 459, and Mr. Dietz 9th place with a score of 454.
CHAPTER VII
TARGETS
A target is a mark or object of suitable form and color designed to be fired at. It usually consists of a frame covered with canvas or paper, presenting a white surface with a prominent spot or bull’s-eye in the center. Concentric circles or “rings,” around the center divide the target into zones which are assigned values, decreasing from the center outward. On a regularly equipped range the targets are movable frames, so arranged that they may be raised to the firing position and then lowered into a pit, where the marker can safely examine the target, mark the shot accurately, and cover the shot-hole with a paster. The sum of the values of a limited series of consecutive shots, as 5, 7, 10, 20, 50, etc., constitutes a score.