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Table of Contents HORACE A. FORD JWHAT WEIGHT A SHILLING?, by W. O. Robinson, Washington, D. C.

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PACIFIC COAST ARCHERY TOURNAMENT, by C. B. Hutchinson, Oakland, California .

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A NEW TYPE OF ARROW, by Victor Starbuck, Asheville, N. C

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARCHERY TOURNAMENT, by Cecelia Kelly, in Denver Post

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Horace A. Ford HE story of Horace Alford Ford, trated attention to every arrow, the greatest archer of modern shooting each shaft as if the champ­ times, who in 1857 made a score ionship itself depended upon that single shot. He drew with the ex­ which has been the unattainable goal tremities of the first three fingers of archers to this day, should be an inspiration to ambitious wielders of and in spite of his apparent nervous­ the long bow who have “the eager­ ness he released with such care and deliberation that, according to Majordesire to excel in this their favourite Fisher, there was a monotony in the pursuit.”

The fact that in 1848 when Ford regularity with which his shafts thudded into the made his debut as gold and red. He an archer at Derby, abhorred blacks and England, his score seldom made whites was so low that “he Imagine, those of did not wait to see you who have shot how far from the the hundred yards, bottom of the list making only two or he was” may be en­ three misses in sev­ couragement for enty-two shots at some struggling ar­ that distance and chers whose stand­ then being dissatis­ ing, nocking, draw­ fied with anything ing, holding and outside the blue. No loosing have not wonder archers all reached the hopedover the world have for perfection. The been striving in records show that vain for seventyhis score at this one years to equal meet was 341. But his record. Early in Ford was a man of his career Mr. Ford iron will and irristI :F f won a prize offered able determination. by a Mr. Hughes He was not to be for the first three denied and the next golds made at an year won the end at one hundred championship which yards.

He often he held for eleven Horace A. Ford duplicated this feat successive years.

From Ford’s Archery, 1856 later.

According to a report by Major C. Mr. Ford was a musician and an Hawkins Fisher, an old friend of Hor­ ace Ford and himself a grand champ­ expert billiard and pool player, In billiards and pool the same careful­ ion, Mr. Ford was nervous when ness and deliberation on each shot shooting and his hand shook visibly. were noted.

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Mr. Ford’s bows were all of the same type, yew backed yew self bows, and were generally about 54 pounds in weight. They were made by Bu­ chanan the famous Scotch bow1 maker.

In shooting the York round he never changed bows at the different dist­ ances. His arrows were made by Peter Muir of Edinburgh. They were always of the same style, five shil­ lings in weight, cylindrical or para­ llel pile, twenty-nine inches in length, with five inch feathers. The heavy arrows and long feathers made the flight of his arrows very slow and that, with the lightness of his bow, necessitated a high arch. He had no patience with the “balloon” type of feathers which was just then coming into vogue.

Winning the grand championship in 1849, Mr. Ford as before stated continued to wear the gold medal for eleven years and a proposal was of­ fered at the Grand National meeting in 1859 that the medal be given to him permanently but this was defeat­ ed and the next year it was won from him by George Edwards.

Here we see another examplifica­ tion of his iron will when he reso­ lutely set to work to regain the cham­ pionship. In spite of serious injury to his fingers which necessitated the using of a lighter bow, after- seven years he “came back” and in 1867 won that high honor for the twelfth time making a score of 215 hits, 1037 score.

His highest public score was made in 1857 at the Grand National meet­ ing at Cheltenham, being 245 hits, score 1251, for the Double York round.

In 1858 at the Midland and Leamington meet his record was 230 hits, 1128 score. Many times he made public scores of over one thousand for the Double York round. His best

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private scores as given in his bookare as follows: Single York consist­ ing of 72 arrows at 100 yards, 48 at 80 yds., and 24 at 60 yds. First score; 100 yds., 71 hits, 335 score; 80 yds., 48 hits, 272 score; 60 yds., 24 hits, 158 score; total 143 hits, 765 score. Second score: 100 yds., 66 hits, 344 score; 80 yds., 47 hits, 301 score; 60 yds., 24 hits, 164 score; total 137 hits, 809 score.

Mr. Ford also made some good shots for distance, his best being 308 yards with a slight wind in his favor and 307 yards 1 foot in a dead calm.

For flight shooting he used a 68pound self yew bow made by Buchanan.

Ford deserves great credit not only for his exceptional skill in shooting the long bow but for the stimulus he gave to archery during his time and for the high goal he has set, a goal the reaching of which will be. no doubt, the ambition of archers for a long time and it may be a permanent record.

In 1856 he published his book, "Ar­ chery: its Theory and Practice , which proved a valuable contribution to archery literature and a great stim­ ulus to the sport not only in England but in the United States as well.

■E. D. McLean of Orlando, Florida, whose picture appeared in the May Sylvan Archer, reports that his shoot­ ing has improved materially since we received that picture and he now has

a high score of 89—511.

An archery shoot is to be held at on the Navy Brefmerton, Washington, July 4th. The Yard grounds, on and Junior AmerAmerican, Columbia rounds will be shot. A special ican i_____ clout shoot. feature will be the

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What Weight a Shilling?

By W. O. ROBINSON, Washington, D. C.

£10ME of the makers of the best archery tackle weigh and list their arrows in shilling and pence. Arch­ ery came to us from England and with it the shilling and pence system of weighing arrows. It is a time honored custom, no doubt admirably adapted to early English customs, and probably as accurate as needed.

We are told that it is an easy sys­ tem to remember and that we may procure new English coins from our banks with which to weigh our arrows.

It is a peculiar system to use for a weight—something that has been designed for another purpose and has not a particularly narrow tolerance in weight. To say the least it raises the question as to the exact weight of a shilling. Having had occasion to look this matter up, I am giving it in full here as it will doubtless be of interest to archers generally.

Webster’s International Dictionary, 1923, states that the shilling was made a modern coin during the reign of Henry VII and that the weight has gone down by steps from 133.2 grains to the present day weight of 80.43 grains. Ford’s book, “The Theory and Practice of Archery”, written about 1870, gives weight of arrows for various purposes. The question naturally arises whether the weight has changed since that time. Further search revealed confusion. The elev­ enth edition of the Encyclopedia Brittanica gives 87.2727 grains as the weight of a shilling. Johnson’s Uni­ versal Cyclopedia, 1895 gives the same value. Duff, “Bows and Ar­ rows”, gives a table of grain equiva-

lents of shillings and pence, From this table 86.67 appears to be the weight of a shilling. In the table, however, the weight of a shilling as deduced from the 4 S 9d and 5 S values are 86.74 and 86.73 grains re­ spectively. These weights were got­ ten by weighing new coins.

A letter to the British Embassy in Washington regarding the weight of 'a shilling referred me to the British Museum and from them I got a most satisfactory reply. The letter is given below: Dept, of Coins and Medals, British Museum, London, W. C. Dear Sir: In reply to your letter of 15th May: The statutory weight of the shilling is 87.27272 grains troy equalling 5.65518 grams, as provided by the Act fifty-six George III, Chap, sixty­ eight. See First Annual Report of the Deputy Master of the Mint, 1870 (Stationery Office, London 1871) p. 62.

I have weighed a certain number of coins from our collection and give you the results.

1850 - 5.65 grams 1912 - 5.65 grams 1913 - 5.65 1851 - 5.64 1926 - 5.63 1852 - 5.68 1926 - 5.68 1860 - 5.65 1911 - 5.65 If you wish for further informa­ tion I shall be happy to supply it.

Yours faithfully (F.), George R. Hill, Keeper of Coins.

This letter dispells all doubt as to the intended weight of a shilling and shows definitely that the weight of a

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shilling has not changed since Ford’s time.

It is clear that the shilling and pence system is unsatisfactory for arrow weights. The variation of 0.05 grams per shilling might be cumula­ tive and lead to an error of 0.25 grams in a 28.3 gram arrow, or a 5 shilling arrow. This is equal to 3.8 grains in the weight of an arrow when weighed with the lightest and heaviest coins. The duplication of the weight of an arrow in this system is impossible unless one has recourse to the same set of coins or the arrow itself.

The metric system, which is an ex­ tremely handy decimal system, is ad­ mirably adapted to weighing arrows.

The weights of target arrows in this system is from 20 to 30 grams. These are easy figures to carry in mind and the use of the first decimal like 26.9 (the metric equivalent of 4s9d) gives as fine an adjustment as it is practical to make.

The metric system is a very superior one for calculations. The weights are easy to obtain. The system is legal in this country and exact standards can be obtained in almost any town that has a high school or higher institution of learning.

A short table of equivalents of ar­ row weights is given below. The fi­ gures are based on the data in Mr. Hill’s letter and the .Smithsonian Phy­ sical Tables.

20 Grams 308.6 Grains 99 21 324.0 n 22 339.5 99 23 99 354.9 99 99 24 370.3 99 99 25 385.7 99 26 99 401.2 99 27 99 416.6 99 28 432.0 99 29 99 447.4 99 99 30 462.9

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1 shilling equals 5.655118 grams or 87.27272 grains.

1 gram equals 15.432 grains.

By the way, the Philosophical Mag­ azine has several mathematical treat­ ments of the flight and path of a golf ball. Does anyone know of a similar treatment of the flight of an arrow ? Bow mechanics, the archers paradox, etc., are interesting problems for mathematical treatment. One authority states that making a how over 65 lbs. in weight “kills the cast.”

Yet we hear the report that Mr. Hill has shot an arrow nearly 400 yards with a 172 pound bow. Conan Doyle in “The White Company” pictures Hordle John sending an arrow over 600 yards with his “little popper.

Hordle John was a he man and since hd held his little popper with his feet and drew it with both hands we may infer that it was something like 200 lbs. if this feat matches some of his others.

I suspect a shooting machine with a mechanical draw and release so de­ signed that the speed of the draw can be accurately regulated, measured and duplicated, together with a ven rapid moving picture machine taking pictures of an arrow from the end of the draw till it is well beyond the bow, will tell us considerable. The strings from some bows probably fol low up the arrow better than those o other bows, thereby giving a contin(Continued on page 12) 3 Shilling, 6 Pence plus minus 5 ” 3 minus 4 99 plus 4 3 ” 4 99 plus 6 4 >> 99 minus 6 4 plus 9 4 minus 5 minus 3 5 plus 3 5

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Pacific Coast Archery Tournament

By C. B. HUTCHISON, Oakland, Calif.

HE ANNUAL mid summer tour­ nament of the Pacific Archery Association was held at Hilgard Field University of California, Berkeley, California on Saturday, June 16th. It was a beautiful day and except for a gusty quartering wind conditions were very good for shooting. The wind kept the scores down much below what they should have been.

the ladies event with 381 points, Mrs. E. B. .Smith of Los Gatos second with 293 and Miss Lorna Hurd of Berkeley third with 212.

A special prize was awarded Mr. J. K. Barnett for most golds for the day.

The “turtle shoot” was won by Mr. A. B. Downing.

Mr. J. E. Davis B. G. and Mr. Thompson of Corvallis, Oregon were visitors from the longest distance and got a hearty wel­ come if we didn’t have a special prize for them.

After the shoot a camp fire supper was enjoyed, and around the fire large stories of the bear, panther, deer,—and lesser game which had fallen to the mighty bows of those assembled were told! In the business session problems of associa­ tion were discussed.

We could only get the use of the field for Saturday so we shot two events for the men at the same time, a Metropolitan and a single American for the men and a Col­ umbia round for women.

Stephen Perrine of the Greenwood Ar­ chers, Oakland made high score in the Metropolitan round, total points 690, and was the only one from his club to get a prize winning Claude Lemka of place. J. K. Barnett was Sacramento of Modesto, was sec­ Stephen Perrine present to tell of ond with 642, and the shoot to be Capt. C. H. Styles, Greenwood Archers, Oakland, held by the Sacramento club at Sacra­ of Los Gatos, third with 604. mento at the state fair in September.

In the American round Dr. Geo. T. Announcement was also made of the Caen, of Sacramento, won first place July 4th shoot at Fresno. with 450 points, A. B. Downing of The same officers because of theirModesto second with 410, and F. R. Harville of Vallejo 3rd third with 365. efficiency in the past were re-elected Mrs. C. H. Styles of Los Gatos won to serve another term.

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Oregon State Association QlNCE the organization of the OreOgon State Archery Association on April 1st, 1928 shoots have been held at Salem, Corvallis, Albany, Lebanon and the annual state tournament at Portland.

At the Corvallis shoot held April 28th, B. G. Thompson, Corvallis, was first in the Metropolitan round shot by the men; H. Prouty, Portland sec­ ond; and F. A. Rowe, Coquille, third.

In the Columbia round for ladies, Mrs. Fred Schulte, Portland was first; Miss Alma Taylor, Corvallis, second; and Mrs. B. G. Thompson, Corvallis, third. The smaller boys shot the Junior Metropolitan round with Harri-

12th, with the following results: Metropolitan round, 0. E. Palmateer, Salem; B. G. Thompson, Corvallis; Rev. L. L. Daily, Monmouth. Columbia round, Mrs. Frost, Albany; Mrs. Fred Schulte, Portland; Mrs. Hairy Hob­ son, Lyons. Junior American round, Winifield Kennedy, Albany; Robert Cathey, Portland; Talent Greenough, Coquille. Men’s flight, Harry Hob­ son, Lyons, 322 yards and 8 inches; Dr. Geo. A. Cathey, Portland; Rev. L. L. Daily, Monmouth. Women's flight, Mrs. Harry Hobson, Lyons; Mrs. H. Prouty, Portland; Mrs. H. Ransom, Lyons. Junior flight, Winifield Ken­ nedy, Albany; Ralph Cathey, Port-

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Oregon Archers at Portland son G c" " „ Coquille, first; Oliver eenough, Batcheller, ~ land; George Weddle, .Sweet Homeiiov Corvallis, Qz~.allio, second; Sterling Ch.'.mbersain, Corvallis, third, Ch.'.rnberlain, third. The Men’s clout, B. G. Thompson; D. Lolder boys shot the Junior American Alter, Portland; /William Mudra, Al­ round with the bany. Women’s clout, Mrs. Tyrell, Winifield Kennedfollowing results: Bonneville; Mrs. H. Prouty; Mrs. -dy, Albany, first; Donald Weber, Sweet Harry Hobson. There were also novHome, Frank Wood, Corvallis, 11 second; , third. Dr. *ce classes at this meet.

Geo. A. Cathey Cathey of of Portland in the flight shoot with a J<” was first rhe Lebanon shoot was held in con­ 314 yards 15.8 inches. Wm. distance of nection with the Annual Lebanon of Aumsville was second— Doughty Strawberry Fair and the prizes were I with 309 donated by the fair management. The yards. Twenty n„., and twenty boys men, shot sixteen ladies ’?eet was held on the afternoon of - at this meet.

The Albany shoot ,Une 9th. The Winners were as follows; Men’s American round, Wm. was held on May (Continued on page 20)

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Southern California CArcheryr CAssociation The Third Annual Championship Tournament of the Southern California Archery Association was held on the Club Range of the Santa Monica Ar­ chers at Clover Field Santa Monica, California, June 9th and 10th, 1928.

session started at 2:00 P. M. and was over by 4:00 P. M. Twenty-one targets were in use, there being approximate­ ly three Archers on each target. Thir­ ty-one men, fourteen Women, fifteen Boys and six Girls took part. The winners were decided by total hits and score. In case of a tie on points, the one having the highest score was declared the winner.

The Santa Monica Archers have a beautiful and well kept permanent Range, and this, together with thenhospitality, enthusiasm and live wire Dr. E. K. Roberts of Ventura led methods, is doing a great deal to fur­ the men with 2688 ther the sport of arpoints; Mrs. RayVesey 0’chery.

Hodgson of San a made Davoren Pedro led the wom­ most genial and ef­ en with 1876 points; ficient Field Cap­ Betty Gene Hunt of tain, keeping every­ Los Angeles was one on his toes and winning the girl in a good humor.

1874 with points; The participants and Brownell Mcin the Tournament Grew Jr. of Los were most enthusiAngeles won in the <> 7* /zJrs \ astic and we all Boys Division with to look forward 2068 points.

In many more such • //O • v’j - « each class the race pleasant meets.. A strong cross wind was close, with was blowing thruevery round a hot out both days of the contest, and at no shoot, thus account­ time before the fin­ ing, in part, for the ish was the leader low scores made. safe. With our new The men shot a system of scoring double York and a the exact standing of every contes­ double American, the Ladies shot a tant was posted half an hour after- the double National and a doublq Colum­ last arrow had been shot. The Santa bian and the Boys and Girls shot four Monica Archers deserve credit for the Junior Rounds, each consisting of 24 most successful shoot that has been arrows at 40 yards, 24 at 30, and 24 held in Southern California. at 20.

A Wand shoot was staged at 4:30 Shooting started promptly at 9:30 P. M. the first day of the shoot, H. A. M. each day, the forenoon session P. Huntley of Hemet winning for the being over by noon. The afternoon

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ing was held and H. B. Carter and P. W. Clancy were elected President and Secretary-Treasurer, respectively of the Association for the coming Tournament year. Both of these men are of the Santa Monica Archers.

men and Mrs. Helene Raymond win­ ning for the ladies. At 4:30 P. M. of the secod day Stanley Spencer won the Flight Shoot for the men and Ilda Hanchett for the ladies. The Clout was won by Dr. E. K. Roberts and Mrs. Ray Hodgson. Miss Katherine Woodward won the “Bear” Shoot.

Saturday evening a business meet-

The standing and score of the high­ est participants follow:

MEN’S DIVISION

Total Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Points Dr. E. K. Roberts 1st York .................. 47 2nd York .................. 49 1st American .......... 30 2nd American .......... 30

Stanley Spencer 1st York ............

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1st American ....

2nd American ....

C. L. Douglas 1st York ............

2nd York ............

1st American ....

2nd American ....

H. B. Carter 1st York ............

2nd York ............

1st American ....

2nd American ...

Art Young 1st York ............

2nd York ...........

1st American .u.

2nd American ...

175 211 190 178

42 44 30 30

182 218 202 204

24 23 30 30

152 133 226 208

113 116 90 90

509 562 618 590

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42 42 29 30

192 150 151 180

40 42 29 30

176 238 159 194

22 24 30 30

130 164 210 202

104 108 88 90

498 552 520 576

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38 49 30 27

158 195 160 155

35 40 30 30

159 183 198 192

24 24 30 30

138 138 200 218

97 113 90 87

455 517 558 565

2-182

27 40 30 27

107 184 152 135

34 37 30 30

138 159 186 196

20 20 30 30

104 96 204 188

81 97 90 87

349 439 542 519

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28 35 23 28

86 139 107 148

32 44 29 30

120 182 165 146

23 23 30 30

101 103 182 214

83 102 82 88

307 424 454 508

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Total Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Points

Mrs. Ray Hodgson 1st National .....

2nd National .

1st Columbian .

2nd Columbian .

Mrs. Robert Johnson 1st National ....

2nd National ....

44 43 21 23

214 211 123 145

24 24 24 24

126 140 146 156

38 42

190 162

22 21

118 119

24 24

182 158

68 67 6971

340 351 451 459

60 63

308 281

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1st Columbian 2nd Columbian

24 24

136 97

23 23

157 173

Mrs. A. Grubbs 1st National ..

2nd National ..

1st Columbian 2nd Columbian

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131 160 95 86

21 20 22 24

119 114 130 142

Mrs. Violet Carter 1st National ...

2nd National ...

1st Columbian 2nd Columbian

34 32 21 21

162 162 91 105

19 22 21 23

89 104 105 101

Mrs. Helene Raymond 1st National .

2nd National .........

1st Columbian .....

2nd Columbian ....

30 24 .18 20

138 102 94 96

18 17 23 24

70 67 125 124

24 24

23 24

23 24

23 24

172 172

71 70

465 442

1760

167 168

54 54 64 66

250 274 392 386

1540

135 150

53 54 65 68

251 266 331 356

1444

121 140

48 41 64 68

208 169 340 360

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BOY’S DIVISION Total Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Points

B. McGrew Jr. 1st Junior 2nd Junior 3rd Junior 4th Junior

23 23 23 20

111 127 109 110

24 23 24 24

150 137 158 166

24 24 24 24

186 168 186 180

71 70 71 68

447 432 453 456

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Ralph Olson 1st Junior 2nd Junior 3rd Junior 4th Junior

20 21 23 22

105 93 119 108

23 22 22 24

121 120 136 150

24 24 24 24

150 178 166 174

68 67 69 70

376 391 421 432

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William Doran 1st Junior 2nd Junior 3rd Junior 4th Junior

19 20 20 20

85 96 106 98

21 22 24 24

119 118 132 152

24 24 24 24

160 148 164 184

64 66 68 68

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Billy Hall 1st Junior 2nd Junior 3rd Junior 4th Junior

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93 108 99 93

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157 116 126 111

24 24 24 24

162 154 168 174

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2nd Junior ...

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4th Junior ...

21 19 15 17

77 101 53 67

22 20 20 23

106 108 118 119

24 24 24 24

158 158 176 162

67 63 59 64

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111 132 132 152

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390 424 367 417

Vivian Pardee 1st Junior 2nd Junior 3rd Junior 4th Junior

19 22 21 20

79 108 83 92

23 23 22 23

115 113 128 105

24 24 23 24

168 170 163 182

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Katherine Woodward 1st Junior .

2nd Junior .........

3rd Junior .........

4th Junior .........

18 20 15 18

68 94 63 64

23 21 16 16

133 121 80 64

24 24 23 24

156 146 139 128

65 65 54 58

357 361 282 256

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2nd Junior ..

3rd Junior ..

4th Junior ..

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88 33 90 58

18 24 21 19

72 120 115 81

24 24 24 24

156 150 134 124

62 59 63 55

316 303 339 263

Mauneen Green 1st Junior 2nd Junior 3rd Junior 4th Junior

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19 22 25 26

19 20 18 18

73 92 66 88

23 24 19 21

107 140 89 93

47 50 44 45

199 254 ISO 207

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Cecelia Reiniger 1st Junior .

2nd Junior .

3rd Junior .

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6 24 21 27

18 15 12 17

80 57 50 73

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By VICTOR STARBUCK Asheville, N. C.

"TT is the pious hope of every archer JL who does not have them already, to possess some day a set of footed deal arrows.

Unfortunately these are very expensive to buy, and to make them is so slow and difficult a pro­ cess that one may well hesitate to undertake it, unless he be possessed of abundance of time and an unusual de­ gree of skill.

Now the principal advantage of the footed arrow, so far as hitting the target is concerned, lies altogether in the deal—Norway pine, spruce or the like—of which the shaft is made, which has a better spine than any hardwood, and is less likely to warp.

The practical! uses of the footing are to strengthen the brittle shaft just back of the pile, and to give a little more weight at the tip. Hence, any­ thing else that will accomplish these results makes a shaft that will be equally satisfactory as an arrow, though perhaps not as a work of ait.

With these facts in mind, I have designed a type of shaft that appears to possess all the practical advan­ tages of the footed arrow, and which is only a little more troublesome to make than a deal self-arrow, I call them “slotted arrows”, though the name is unimportant. The first set I made has been in use for several months, and none have been broken except one that was stepped upon, and broke in mid-shaft, behind the slot.

The materials required to make a set of these arrows are, a dozen square deal shafts, the full length of the arrow, a dozen strips of wood­ fiber, 1/16” thick, 3/8”wide and from four to six inches long for reinforc­ ing the tips (I think four inches is sufficient for strength, but six gives a little more weight, and makes a handsomer arrow) and a dozen slugs of the same material 1/8” thick, 3/8” wide and 3/4” long for the nock-

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pieces. Also, of course, piles, feath­ ers and glue.

Square Norway pine shafts can be bought from dealers in archery sup­ plies, and cost about ten cents each.

Or, if you can obtain a piece of ciear, straight-grained, well-seasoned spruce or similar wood, you can saw it up into shafts with a rip-saw, or have it done at a lumber-mill. My first set of these arrows was made from an old pine box, which had been under the back porch for five or six years.

Later sets have been made from spruce. The shafts should be a half­ inch square in the rough.

Wood­ fiber is used in motors and dynamos, and can be gotten at electrical repair­ shops. It costs about a dollar a pound, and a pound will make no end of arrows. It is readily cut into strips with a saw by being laid over a crack in the workbench and sawed along the crack. Regarding the nock-pieces, the wedge-shaped nocks may be used if preferred, but they are more ex­ pensive and harder to fit, while, so far as I can see, they are no better.

Having collected your materials, proceed as follows: first set your shaft upright in a vise, and make a slot down the middle with/ a rip-saw, from four to six inches long, accord­ ing to the length of your fiber strip.

Three things are important here: (1) that you saw with the grain—that is parallel with the “bones” or layers of hard wood; (2) that you keep down the middle of the shaft, and (3) that you make the slot about a sixteenth­ inch shorter than the fiber-strip that is to go into it—otherwisei you will find it hard to get it to go to the bottom of the .slot. Care must. ___ also be taken that the saw does not bend, as that is likely to split the shaft.

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until the fiber strip will fit jnt0 snugly, without danger of splitting Next turn the shaft the other end up and saw in the tail end, also with the grain, a wider slot 3/4” deep. This can best be done with a hack-saw with two or three blades on it, and the slot worked out with a flat file until the nock-piece fits it exactly. If you use the wedge-shaped nocks, a “v” must be made. ,When all the shafts are slotted at both ends, mix about a tablespoonful of casein glue with a sufficient amount of cold water to give the con­ sistency of pancake batter. Allow this to stand for ten minutes, and then begin gluing in your fiber strips.

Take the tip of a stiff feather, dip it in the gdue and work it up and down in the slot until both faces are thoroughly covered with the glue; also smear a little on the strip of fiber. Then push the strip into the slot, making sure that it goes down the middle and fits snugly again.-i the bottom. Wipe off the superflou.glue, and then wrap the joint tightly with cotton string, laying on the turns about a quarter-inch apait, tu<' the end of the string under the Ia.~t turn and pull it tight—it is unncce? sary to knot it.

Glance along t shaft to see that you have not en it in the joint, and if Vou . a't’ straighten it. The nock-piece is p3 in in the same way, and wrappet "* string or tightened with a c am Alter all the shafts are at least a should be allowed to dry half-day iurt • half-day before before being being worked '■— the When they are thoroughly dry < ■wraps may be taken offJ. ? e3C^ The next step is to ieduce 3 of 5/16 • shaft to a perfect square who will t* No doubt there are some/skillful enough to do this with a" long st^! ordinary plane, but I use a which will cut plane set on runners,

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just so far and no farther. Take two strips of wood 1 /2” thick and 2” wide and a little longer than your plane, and set them on edge, one on each side of the plane, and bolt them to­ gether with quarter-inch bolts pass­ ing over the bed of the plane, in such manner that the strips will come 5/16” below the plane. A good way to do this is to lay a narrow strip of 5/16” wood under the plane, or two or three arrows, and let the plane rest on these, while the runners are pushed down until they stand on the bench. Then tighten the bolts. Next fasten two narrow strips of wood on the inner side of the runners, so that the plane rests upon them, and plane them off flush with the edges of the side-strips. These will hold up the plane to 5/16” above the bench. Now cut two narrow strips of your 1/16” fiber, the length of your plane, loosen the bolts, and slip one strip of fiber between each runner and the plane­ bed; set the plane down hard against them, and tighten the bolts once more.

This lifts the plane to about 3/8” above the bench. You will also need a rigid and perfectly true track on which to work. A dressed 4” x 4”, three feet long, is best. Nail a low stop—low enough for the plane to clear readily—at one end, and you are. ready, to work.

Lay . one of your rough shafts on this timber, with the end against the stop, and dress it until the plane stops cutting. Then give the shaft a half­ turn, and similarly dress one of the adjacent sides. So with the whole set. Then loosen the bolts, slip out the fiber strips, a,nd let the plane down on the wooden runners them­ selves, and tighten the bolts again.

Now "go over the set of shafts once more, dressing the other two sides until the’, plane stops cutting. Your shafts, should now all be 5/16” square

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from end to end, and straight as ramrods. The entire process is me­ chanical, except that some care must be taken to see that the slottings are kept in the middle of the shafts, and to do this it may be necessary occasionally to turn the shaft over and take a shaving off the opposite side. This method, by the way, is equally good for making footed or self arrows.

Next cut the nocks. Set each shaft, tail-end up, in a vise, and saw a slot across the nock-piece, to a depth of about 3/16”, and open this out with a thin file until it fits your bowbow­ string properly.

Each shaft must now be roughly rounded. For this I use a small steel plane, and lay the shaft with the corner between two strips of wood nailed close together on the bench, and keep shaving away first at one corner and then at another until as nearly round as I can get it. To finish, rounding them, I use a modification of an implemenet described in Elmer’s “Archery”, which he calls a “book”.

Mine consists of two pieces of pine, about 1 1/2”x2”x6”, hinged togeth­ er at one edge, with a 1” hole bored lengthwise between them, so that there is a semi-circular groove run­ ning lengthwise of each piece, and the two form a circular hole when the book is closed. A strip of coarse gar­ net paper is fastened with thumb­ tacks on the inner face of each piece of wood. This tool is held in the left hand; the rough shaft is put between the strips of garnet paper, so as to lie between thq two grooves, and the “book” is gently closed on it. Then, with the right hand, the shaft is thrust back and forth, with a twist­ ing motion, until it is ground round and smooth. At the same time the shafts are matched in weight by lay(Continued on page 22)

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T^ocky oYVLountain ArcherY ^Tournament

By CECELIA KELLY, in Denver Post

Y rpHE first Rocky Mountain archery 1 tournament^ held Saturday and Sun­ day at the municipal archery range by the Denver Archery association and The Denver Post, was a stupend­ ous success. The skill exhibited by the entrants and the enthusiasm of the spectators set the affair apart as one of the outstanding sports events of the year.

Holbrook Mahn, president of the Denver association, was crowned “king of archers” at the close of the tournament, when hej walked away with the grand prize— •the immense silver loving cup donated by The Denver Post.

George Needham, 2819 West Twen­ ty-third avenue, came in for second prize, also a silver loving cup.

Third and fourth prizes, beautifully engraved silver cups, were won by C. Harold Scott, 2568 Ames street, Edge­ water, and R. Stone, 3327 Lafayette street.

Ed McGuinn a. and C. A. Hutchinson of Casper, Wyo., , ran away with the honors in the flight xugnt snoot shoot event. event. No other archer in the tournament ..i the tournament was able to touch f them for long distance accuracy. The two t..o were almost per­ fectly matched, but McGuinn nosed TT' ‘ ' —on out, taking the silver cup.

Hutchinsor out, taking the silver The wand— shoot went to Ray Beardsley, 809 Acomt street. A silver ~:v cup was the award in sixth tjhis event.

One prize offered was not won.

Lean’ C. Goodrich ~ i of Casper, jWyo., do-

nated a light woman’s bow of exquis­ ite workmanship to be presented to the woman archer who made the best score, but not a single woman was entered in the meet.

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Ribbons were presented the winners of the double York and double Amer­ ican rounds. Mahn took first in both events. Scott came in second in the double York with Needham third. In the double American the order was reversed and Needham won second place, while Scott won third.

Leslie Smith of the Whitney Sport­ ing Goods Company was umpire.

That archery has a legion of Den­ ver devotees was proved both Satur­ day and Sunday by the number of fans present at the tournament. Sun­ day the roads for blocks around the range were blocked with automobiles which had earned archery enthusiasts to the meet.

Due to the success of the first meet plans already are afoot for another contest in the fall. The last week in August has been tentatively set as the time for the event.

The Lincoln Park Archery Club of Chicago not only has the good for­ tune to have the use of the park for shooting but the park commissioners have built a club house for the Lincoln Archers. Miss Jessie Akester is the live wire president of the club.

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A number of Portland, Oregon, women have decided that hereafter they will not let their husbands have all the fun and have organized a club of their own with Mrs. N. E. Tyrell as president. They are accompany­ ing their husbands to all the shoots.

At the Albany, Oregon tournament held May 12th, Mrs. Harry Hobson of Lyons, Oregon, shot a flight arrow a distance of 264 yards 30 inches. This is the best flight shoot made by a wom­ an of which we have a record. Mrs. Hobson used a 55-pound Oregon yew rawhide backed bow and 29-inch Port Orford cedar self arrow, both bow and arrow being made by Mr. Hobson.

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Women not only are enjoying arch­ ery in target practice but are joining the men in hunting expeditions with the bow. Many lady archers have and succeeded in bagging rabbits squirrels and some have gone after larger game. Mrs. Rounsevelle has killed a deer and a wild hog and Mrs. Jim Browne accompanied her husband into the Jackson Hole country of Wy­ oming on an elk hunt last fall. Mau­ rice Thompson, in his Witchery of Archery, tells of a lady archer leav­ ing the targets for a few m~m' t during one of their tournaments and returning with a rabbit.

We need some stories of this kind for this department.

Left to right: Mrs. Lady Archer* at Berkeley, California. -----G. T. Caen, Sacramento; Mrs. C. II. Styles, Los Gatos; Mrs. E. B. Smith, Los Gatos; Miss Lorni’i Hurd, Berkeley.

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The Robert E. Lee high school Archery club, Jacksonville, Florida, was organized several months ago and has been meeting regularly once a week for practice. The school allows one period a week for the clubs to meet. The Lee Archers have three ranges they are welcome to use at any time.

The club membership has been limited to 15 members, At present the officers think it advisable to hold the membership at this limit since more than that number cannot shoot at a target at once. All of the mem-

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At the first meeting of the club the officers were elected. Ben Stanto n is president, Jacob Ostner is vicepresident, Herbert Hoyt secretary and treasurer. Prof. Meade Bernard and Ernest LeBaron are aiding the club in its activities. Those responsible for the Lee Archers are, Jacob Ost­ ner, Ben Stanton, Guthrie Ellis, and Herbert Hoyt.

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Kneeling, from left to right,—Prof. Meade Bernard, Floyd lto,\e^j.lCOb Os“ncr’ Jr., Harold Rupert, Holt Spear, Ernest LeBaron.

Stanc mg, Herbert Guthrie Ellis, Frank Culver, George Smith, P. M- W*1’ Ben Stanton, Paul Hall, and Welcome Sheai

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VANCOUVER, B. C. SHOOT

CLASSIFIED ADS

By KORE T. DURYEE

It is our intention to make this col­ umn available to those who have some article of archery tackle to sell or exchange the value of which would not justify a display advertisement.

We have therefore cut our price for this column to 5c per word; minimum charge 50 cents.

At the Archery Tournament held in Vancouver, B. C., Saturday May 26, the Metropolitan round was shot by the men and the Columbia Round by the ladies.

First place was won by Hans Grage, of Seattle, in the Metropolitan, with 746 points, and by Miss Bamford of Vancouver in the Columbia, with 170 points, Each received a very pretty cup.

The Seattle Archery Club won back the Georgia Hotel Trophy pre­ sented by Mr. Weldon last February for Team Shooting. This will be up again at the Annual Tournament, July 14 and 15.

The ladies of Vancouver, captained

by Mrs. W. M. Bamford, won the Team cup presented by General Od­ ium of the Morning Star of Van­ couver, B. C. This was won by de­ fault as the Seattle Teams did not show up.

Clark E. Schurman of the Seattle Archery Club won the cup for Most Golds presented by Baxter & Quil­ lian’s Olympic Sport Shop of Seattle.

This cup will be up again next July.

Milton Haggard, as low man, won the Yew Wood billets presented by M. J. High, bow maker at Port Angeles, Washington.

Everybody was on time for the 7:00 o’clock dinner in the beautiful dining room of the Georgia Hotel.

Mr. M. F. Hill proved himself to be a genial and very excellent Toastmaster, Short talks were given by six or sseven on different phases of archery. These dinners afterafter an archery contest are always an enjoyable affair.

A GOOD YEW BOW for $15.00.

Any weight desired.

Satisfaction guaranteed. William Doughty, Aums­ ville, Oregon.

BOWS HAND MADE by reputable craftsman of yew, osage, Tennesee red cedar. Catalogue free, complete archery equipment. Perkins Arch­ ery Shoppe, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

FLETCHING—Clamp insures pro­ fessional feathering. Complete $1.00.

Best handmade bow strings that won’t break, $1.00. J. G. Pratt, N. Woodside, Silver Spring, Md. ■

EAGLE FEATHERS for fletching 25 cents each while they last. Try me for bows and arrows. Write for prices stating wants. J. M. Morgan, Bowyer, 4016 N. 27th St., Tacoma, Wash.

MANUFACTURER OF THE finest Archery Targets. Maker for the Na­ tional, Eastern and Metropolitan tour­ naments, also for Mr. James Duff of Jersey City. Wholesale and Retail.

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BARNES Special Belgium style bow strings.

In order to make it widely known to the public, that good Bow Strings are essential, we are offering them for $1.75 each for the month of May only. Barnes Archery .Shop, 601 North 4th Street, Sturgis, Michigan.

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OREGON STATE ASSOCIATION (Continued from page 8) Doughty, Aumsville; B. G. Thompson, Corvallis; O. E. Palmateer, Salem; Women’s Columbia, Mrs. Margaret Frost, Albany; Mrs. H. Prouty, Port-1 land; Mrs. Ella Thompson, Corvallis.

Junior American, Donald Weber, Sweet Home; Winifield Kennedy, Al­ bany; Donald Landstrom, Lebanon.

Junior Metropolitan, Erwin Green­ wood, Corvallis; Hershel Rycraft, Al­ sea; Junior Hobson, Lyons.

The second annual state tournament was held at Portland on June 23rd and 24th with nearly sixty archers from fifteen towns in the state in at­ tendance. Beautiful cups, plaques and other prizes were given the win­ ners. The men shot the York and American rounds and the champion­ ship, won by B. G. Thompson, Cor­ vallis, was awarded for total of York and American rounds with a score of 770. Other results were as follows: York round, Wm. Doughty, Aums­ ville, score 300; O. E. Palmateer, Salem, 286; B. G. Thompson, 278.

American round, Homer Prouty, Port­ land, 496; Rev. L. L. Daily, Monmouth 494; B. G. Thompson, 492. Columbia round, Mrs. Fred Schulte, Portland, 268; Mrs. Margaret Frost, Albany, 234; Mrs. H. Prouty, Portland, 202.

Junior American, Robert S. Cathey, 374; Ralph Besson, Bend, 317; Leslie Tench, 280. Junior Metropolitan, Er­ win Greenwood, Corvallis, 376; Ralph Cathey, Portland, 368. Women’s clout, Mrs. Frost; Mrs. Schulte; Miss L. Linn. Men’s clout, Dr. G. A. Cathey; N. E. Tyrell. Women’s flight, Mrs. Prouty, Mrs. Frost, Mrs.. Schulte.

I Men’s flight, Dr. Cathey, 235 285 yards; Wm. Doughty. Junior flight, Leslie Tench; Sterling Chamberlain, Juvenile flight, Ralph Cathey, Erwin Greenwood.

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CANE SHAFTS (not bamboo) for best flight and hunting arrows; any size or length, not straightened 50 c dozen; straightened, perfect $1.00 doz.

Postage 10 c doz. State size. Pope’s “Yorkshire” hunting heads are light­ est and best; sample 25c, $3.50 doz.

Free folder. Finest Osage bows made to order. E. F. Pope, Woodville, Texas.

Tru-Flight Metal Arrows Mr. Archer: Have you ever considered how hard it has been to get 6 straight arrows, uniform in weight and balance, that will not change due to moisture absorbtion or warping ?

The TRUE-FLIGHT Target Arwrow, made from aeroplane tobing, well-known for its strength and light­ ness, fitted with hardened steel point and fibre nock, meets the require­ ments of the most fastidious. Agents wantetd.

Single Arrows $1.75 6 Arrows $9.00 Tru-Flight Metal Arrow Co. Fox Chase, Pa.

“Arrow' MAKING” our instruction booklet and the Case “Feathering Fixture” both for $1.00. 3 for $2.00!

In use nine years. We feather all arrows of our manufacture with it.

A trial will prove its worth. Money back if you are not satisfied. “Bow­ strings” Can you make a double loop bowstring in 30 minutes? You can with our Whirlwind Whipper and our new system described in our booklet “Bowstrings.” $1.00 for both. “Kiska” that’s the name of the lightest, sharp­ est and cheapest broadhead on the market. 5/16” or 3/8”. 30 c each, 4 for $1.00 or $2.75 per dozeen. Roy Case & Son, 18th and Main St., Ra­ cine, ,Wis. See our add on the back cover of this issue.

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held at the Portland tournament and the following officers were elected for the coming year: President, Dr. Geo. A. Cathey; vice- presidents, O. E. Palmateer, Salem, B. G. Thompson, Corvallis, N. E. Tyrell, Bonneville; secretary-treasurer, J. E. Davis, Cor­ vallis. The next annual tournament will be held at Corvallis.

HOW’S THIS? Ye Sylvan Archer Dear Sirs: Call off your dog. I’m up a tree!

As the returns have been far beyond my greatest expectations. I have sold over 1000 points and many dozen aluminum nocks. The nocking tool has taken very well.

I wish to place an add in your next issue similar to the one used last.

The comments of the archers of Seattle are that the last issue was the best that you have put out, and we look forward to the day when it will be issued monthly. Such articles as the ones by Prof. Curtis and J. G. Pratt being well liked. The sugges­ tion has been made that you might be able to incorporate a question and an­ swer department.

I have received answers to my add from all parts of the U. S. and feel that your magazine reaches a large group of archers.

Very truly yours, C. M. Huntley, Seattle, .Wash.

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ing one of them chosen as a standard, in a scale, and balancing the others against it one by one, working each down until it balances evenly.

This done, the shafts are complete.

They may now be shouldered for the piles, the piles cemented on, and the shafts rubbed smooth with the finest sandpaper, after which they should be matched again in the balances. This done, they are ready to be feathered, painted, polished and shot. May each one reach the goal I

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By GEO. E. QUIGLEY, Clifton, N. Y. Clear the field!

The archer draws his bow. . . .

Pulls the arrow to the head And carefully lets it go.

Then all eyes to the target .■ . .

Oh! he scores another gold, The marker turned a somesalt And on the green sward rolled.

While ’round the archer youth rejoices. . .

And cutting the chorus of cheering voices Comes the sharp note of the marker’s cry.

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The second annual tournament of the Mid-Western Archery Association will be held July 28-29, 1928, at Washigton Park, Chicago. The Mid-West­ ern Association covers a number of states and there should be a large at­ tendance at this tournament. The men will shoot the York and double American rounds and the women the National and Columbia rounds.

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Ellis is club champion with a practice score of 78—385 for the American Round. He ranks with the best shots of the state. Ostner has a record of 5 golds at one end and is running a close race with Frank Culver, Paul Hail, George Smith and A. B. Bow­ man, for second place.

Although there are only a few Archery clubs in the state the Lee Arch­ ers plan to have a busy year next • school term. It is hoped, by member.■nt "ith ■ of the club, to hold a tournamei fall i the Orlando Archery club next and aside from this have severalArchery-Golf games.

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THE FLIGHT OF AN ARROW

The flight of an arrow is symbolic of life itself.

It leaps from the bow with high aim And, seemingly, with immortal power Speeds off into the lofty heights of space.

The sound of its happy, whispering life, The rush of its sweeping, upward course, Seems a promise of perpetual progress; With perfect grace it onward sweeps.

Slowly, as if entangled in fine meshes it struggles; But unable to continue its progress,

half turning, Momentarily poised in mid air, with a graceful curve It points downward, swiftly glides down a steep incline.

With ever increasing speed it plunges earthward Where, with a despairing sigh, it buries its head in the turf.

The once hopeful arrow trembles with spent energy And capitulates to the inevitable.

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Good Tackle Every good archer knows there are two requirements for accuracy . —good form and good tackle. True flying arrows are of prime importance if you are looking for higher scores. rhe Mosher Company makes good tackle. Tt specializes particularly on arrows oi exceedingly fine workmanship and accuracy. Mosher arrows are straight with a very stiff spine. They have fiber nock, standard parallel Pile and CUT feathers. The wood is thoroughly seasoned, straight grained and will not warp.

Orders can be filled immediately on: Footed arrows, Norway pine shaft, >'VO,„ footings $2.00 each; Self Norway Pine arrows $1.25 each; Fiber i ock self Port. Orford Cedar arrows 75 cents each.

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Kore T. Duryee of Seattle, Wash., reports a practice score for the Metropolitan round of 125—709—834.

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The First Annual National Men’s Archery Golf Tournament held at Country Club Estate and Opa-Locke, Miami, Florida, was won by HarryPerkins of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Lake /Worth, Florida.

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Tn a brilliant exhibition of golf archery, Harry Perkins, Grand Rapids bow and arrow expert, defeated four of the Masonic Country Club’s leading golfers yesterday at the north-end links, 2 up with 1 to play. Perkins shot a gross score of 644 and played the best ball of the four golfers, who were Professional Jack Low, Byron Bissonette, Frank Steketee and Sam McTaggert.

The golf quartet’s best ball was 69 with .Steketee showing the way with a medal card of 75. The match was witnessed by a large crowd of golf­ archery devotees. — Grand Rapids Herald. +•—>—i

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The winners names and addresses published next month.

This is a month of Specials. My shop is getting cluttered up, it is time to clean house and I am going to make it worth your time to help me. :: These prices are good only until the next Ye Sylvan Archer comes out. b Feathers, we can sell you one or a hundred pounds all mated, steamed ana b cleaned, 25 cents dozen, $2.00 a pound, special prices on twenty-five pound lots. Port Orford cedar dowells regular sticker run 30 cents a dozen, finest hand made on special machine 5/16" or 11/32” five hents each, special b seasoned Port Orford squares 1/2” or 3/8” three cents each; fifty target :■ points in box 55 cents; 3 select unpainted target arrows $1.00; select Port Orford cedar target arrows 75 cents each, matched set of eight to order 6.00; special/ made flight arrows give length and weight of bow, regular :• $1.75 arrows special for GO days $1.00 each; regular $1.50 and $1.25 hunting arrows $1.00 each, 11/32” or 5/16”; fine hand spun; linen bow string, give :• b length and pull of bow $1.00 each; 2 oz. Oregon bow linen 45 cents. b Yew Bow Special*: Indian type wide yew bow six ft. silk wrapped :: grip, a beautiful red clear bow, 30 pound pull $15.00; 4 1/2 ft. rabbit bow b b extra select backed red yew 40 pound $20.00; Indian, long bow horn nocks, b bautifully silked at the grip, 30 pounds full six ft. light colored yew $20.00; b medium colored yew wonderful shooter Indian long bow full silk wrapped :: 40 pounds 6 ft. long $25.00: rawhided hunting bow, yew, $15.00; flat Indian <> hunting bow 45 pounds 4 1/2 ft. wide clear red yew $10.00. There may be a lemonwood and another yew or two that I will sell very reasonable when I have looked them up.

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These staves and billets are cut from high altitude, Oregon yew and are equal in every respect to staves selling at much higher prices.

Partially seasoned and green: No. 1, $5.00; No. 2, $3.50; No. 3, $2.50. .

Billets one dollar less in each grade. No. 1 are free of knots, flat backed and have fine grain and' color. No. 2 are practically free of knots and will generally make clear bows. No. 3 have a .few small knots or other slight imperfections but under skillful handling will make fine bows.

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