October 1933

L >’<: .felvap Archer

1

&

OCTOBER . . . 1933 CONTENTS THE BOW Wm. Tomkins ......................

THE SONG OF AN ARCHER C. T. Humphrey ........................

ARCHERY GOLF Harold M. DeGowin .................

LETTERS ..........................................

TEAM ROUND SCORES archery news ...............

V0L- 7

»«

Ten Cents per Copy

.is

1 4

5 7 8 9

NO. 5

YE SYLVAN ARCHER VoL 7

San Diego, California ___ ________________

_______ No «

— ------- TTTZcond class matter ltGT ----------Entered as under the at. actthe of Dost officee^at san

Subscription Price, $1.00 Per Year,

<

Ms

ForEIGn SubSCRIPTI0K|

The "York Round,” consisting of seventy-tWo arrows at 100 yards, forty-eight arrows at 80 yards, and twenty-four arrows at 60 yards was -W adopted about 1850 by archers of Great Britain as the round upon which prizes should be awarded.

The York Round was also adopted by the National Archery Association of the United States as one of the rounds upon which inter-club competitions by societies belonging to the as­ sociation should be shot. In the early days of the association.

Will and Maurice Thompson were largely responsible for the adoption of the short ranges of the American Round. At that time the York Round was too difficult for large numbers of archers who were taking up the sport, and it was very desirable, if archery were to continue to be popular, that ranges at which both men and women could shoot be put to use.

At this time, unfortunately, in many clubs the York Round is being neglected. We are sorry this is so, as the shooting of the York tends to bring out the finer qualities of archery and to de­ velop championship material in a way no other round does.

Archery has made remarkable progress since the early days of the association. Tackle has been greatly improved. Bow. R men and women are more inclined toward athletic sports. That I the York Round increase in general popularity is highly de able, especially so when it offers opportunity for an advan group to practice without the overcrowding so often expenen at the shorter ranges.

SHOOTING THE YORK

AN species of bird and animal life seem to Nmre CYCLES periods of rise and decline. In Aldo c, , „ "Report on a Game Survey of the North 3 , es' valuable and interesting book for hunter “MB ere) the chapter on game cycles is of special interes • Mr. Leopold points out that all wild life follows a cycle>o .

CTest o{ which there iS ^undance, followed by a "low" period during which of t^?eS may become so scarce as to be on the verge unction.

(Continued on page 15)

s

1

the

bow

WILLIAM TOMKINS i^r nf Sioux Nation »< Author Indian Sign Language Adop>ted 1 Me*nDei

odern writers, in speaking of the Indian's skill with Most m< •'* t give a very favorable impression of their ability, theb°w;h white man came, the bow formed their principle Before t- f offense and their main means of getting a living. weapon <° dispute about the value of the bow to the early Engsix hundred years ago, when the Grecian leader an approaching battle the flight of the Persian arrows would be so thick as to hide the sun, answered, "Well, wilTbe able to fight in the cool shade."

White Chief,", a noted author of the last cenof the bow among the Sioux, with tury in writing about the use c. whom he spent his lifetime, said: "The bow—the weapon so long in use-among the different Indian tribes of this continent, so typical of Indian life, and the mere mention of which always associates our ideas with the red men—is made of various kinds of wood, and its manufacture is a work of no little labor. Even at this day the bow is much used, although an Indian may have a gun, he is seldom seen without his long bow, and quiver well filled with arrows. The gun may get out of order, and he cannot mend it; the ammuni­ tion may become wet, and there is an end of hunting; but the faithful bow is always in repair, and its swift arrows ready to fly in wet as well as dry weather. Thus reasons the Indian, and so keeps his bow to fall back upon in case of accident.

Until the invention of breech-loaders, it is a fact well known to frontiersmen that the bow was a far more deadly weapon at rose range than the best rifle. A warrior could discharge his ows with much greater rapidity and precision than the most Per woodsman could charge and fire a muzzle-loading rifle, hcmq ^j^quity the bow is so great that its origin is perPamted°InC1Cu * Wlt11 war and the necessities of mankind. It is of the bib?

1X11113 ol Nineveh; it is mentioned in the first book shore of th6'i??1* ls known to have been used on the eastern ly had ito 6 Mediterranean Sea, where the human race probabHS oril31n.

He >s furnish1?1 ^°iY S llr3t l®sson in hfe is to shoot with a bow. '°ws, so he w% a smah bow and "beewaks," or blunt arby A, n°body, and with these he shoots at marks. ^Pon, he is"6” “e ^as accTuirecl some skill in handling his thirds, s?SSma11 arrow points, and with these he 0Ceives the' inr, Js' ancl small beasts. As he grows older he str0 h™' at ^ast strong-bow. th.j'ettl"These so stiff that °YS OTe Powerful weapons, and I have seen a white man could not bend them scarce four

L

:l

2

YE Sy

AN

inches, while an Indian would with apparent

found so firmly imbedded m ihe thigh bones of a m„°V® bs®n force could extract them. ®an that n0 "The parents take great pride in teaching y0Un > , shoot, and the development of the muscles and strenJu ?? arms is watched with much interest. A stout arm of ‘heir with knots of muscles, is a great honor t° an Indian, and but those who can handle the strong-bow are deemed fit f °ne "Of all the Indians of the West, the Sioux and Cr1 W®' the best bows. The Sioux bow is generally four feet Iona and a half inches wide, and an inch thick at the middled tapers from the center, or grasp, toward the ends, and is h half an inch wide and half an inch thick at the extremities M one end the bow-string is notched into the wood and made'per' manently fast, while at the other end two notches are cut in the wood, and the string at that end of the bow is made like a slip­ knot or loop. When the bow is to be used, the warrior sets ihe end to which the string is made fast firmly on the ground, and then bends ’down the other string end until the loop slips into the notch. This is called "stringing” the bow. The bow is never kept strung except when in actual use, as it would lose its strength and elasticity by being constantly bent. When un­ strung, a good bow is perfectly straight, and if propertly made and seasoned, will always retain its elasticity.

"The wood generally used in manufacturing bows is ash, hickory, iron-wood, elm, and cedar. No hickory grows west ol the Missouri, and it is very difficult to get; and an Indian will always pay a high price for a piece of this wood.

When the bow is made of cedar, it need not be seasoned; but all other woods require seasoning, and are not worked un­ til perfectly dry. Every teepee has its bow-wood hung up w>i the arrows in the smoke of the fire, but well out of reach o e flames. A warrior with a sharp knife and a sandstone, or 11 ■ can make a bow in three days if he works hard, but i generally takes a week, and sometimes a month, to mi . fancy bow. When done it is worth three dollars in trade.

All bows differ in length and strength, being ° tbose who are to use them; but a white m , eveD until he learned the slight of it, find himself unable to bend the weakest war-bow. This has given rise to the imPrJL. for, thrnmt,3 CD|e stronger than white men, which is an raCtice, to Y a slight man myself, I learned, after some P flS 0 “nd the strongest bow, and could send a shaft asJJ wyle running Indian. On one occasion I shot an a oppOsifo side- m a.° a buffalo so that the point came out on foe notch E otber arrow disappeared in the buffalo, n (er un notch being visable. ThePpower o{ the bow may be

3 T tell you that the mOSt P°werful Colt's revolver rstood ^h.en lau through a buffalo. I have seen a bow throw •1 not send ufndred yards, and have myself often discharged 'n arr°w ^^rcagh a board one inch thick. Once I found a entirely tQ a tree by an arrow which had gone man's sku11 5“ gh the bones, and imbedded itself so deep in Completely th sustajn the weight of the head. He had probthe wood as tQ some tree and shot. ably been Cheyenne bows are generally strengthened "Th® k bv a layer of sinew glued to the wood. This sinew, an the bac boW string, is taken from the back of the buffalo. ® . aS. tho hump and runs along the spinal column to the '’•I'and^s about six feet in length. ,aU' "The surface of the bow is made perfectly flat, then roughod with a file or stone, the sinew being dipped in hot glue and rd on the wood. The sinew is then lapped at the ends and “ jhe middle, or grasp of the bow. The string is attached while ween, twisted, and left to dry on the bow. The whole outside of the wood and sinew is now covered with a thick solution of glue, and the bow is done. Rough bows look like hickory limbs with'the bark on, but some of them are beautifully painted and ornamented. I once knew a trader to glue some red velvet on a bow, and the Indians paid him an immense price for it, think­ ing it very wonderful.

"The Crows make bows out of elk horn. To do this they lake a large horn or prong, and saw a slice off each side of it; these slices are then filed or rubbed down until the flat sides fit nicely together, when they are glued and wrapped at the ends.

Four slices make a bow, it being jointed. Another piece of horn ’,5 :'c ® *be center of the bow at the grasp, where it is glued ast The whole is then filed down until it is perfectly proportkwh'*e bone is ornamented, carved, and paint­ an Inrt? ing,can exceed the beauty of these bows, and it takes exnensiv j1}* tdree months to make one. They are very set one fr, , dians do not sell them; but I once managed to °m a friend for thirty-two dollars in gold." »—-- ------------ -------- —------------- »

d

Midiln ""/b

Geo. J. Higgins, B.S. in A.E., President

E Meif»,a copy of his interest-

Journal rr e I<ero'dYnctm^cs °f an Arrow," reprinted from 216, No ] e Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania,

Miss Phnn°W ®hge /he receipt of a copy of "Archery , editor, published at Ivy Lodge, Hereford, us through the courtesy of Mr. M. F. Hill, Columbia, Canada.

I

a

i - •1

I-

I

Ji IS

s

ye S Y I-VA N

4

... 'AAL;

Wife

•i#w: ■'■<■

sfta? « ,i7

\£> ' ■? 4

?/'-

Ar

1 --:

|

■X.

ImW 1 r--—..

Wi 1 Mil ■

&

■

’■

-- -

■'Ob.

■

At

... -y r

Calgary Archery Club

THE SONG OF AN ARCHER Just the song of an archer who loves the bow, And the joys and the thrills it brings; And it's written for pleasure of those who know And the pleasure of he who sings.

There's charm in the feel of a well-made bow, In the hum of the taut-drawn string; In the flight of an arrow, curving low, And the song that the feathers sing.

There s a joy to the eye in the verdant grass And the targets so bright and bold, And a thrill to the soul as the arrows pass To a home in the centre gold.

There's a healthful delight in autumnal wood When the leaves of the trees lie low , And the tracks of the moose show where he s oo In the spread of the virgin snow.

Oh! the thrill of the chase, as we crouch and ere P side of the sun-kissed hill, ihe stand, the draw, and the stricken leap, And the quarry is lying still.

There is beaut,y divine when the sun goes down < » , , a glory of golden light, And the flicker of leaves all red and brown, And the hush of the falling night.

-

j 5

1933

We smoke and1 we yam by the camp-fire beams W While the hours of the night go by, a-wink at our hunters' dreams With the stars dome of the velvet sky.

From the what wonder if Robin Hood pass by s ii the flush of the early dawn , We wake to the sound of his hunting cry, A The tones of his winding horn.

1

With the passing of years, when I'm cast away W Like the shreds of a broken bow I would wish in some paradise to stay Where the souls of the archers go.

I'd sleep in the shade till the passing hours Bring the flush of the golden dawn, Rise to reveille with sun and flowers And the sound of the hunter's horn.

—C. T. Humphrey. »---------------------------------------- »

ARCHERY

|

GOLF

HAROLD M. DeGOWIN That archery golf can become a popular game and a means of attracting the notice of the public to archery has been proved in our experiments this year. Heretofore a much neg­ lected phase of that sport, it has given promise of becoming the method, by which the numbers of archers will be multiplied times. The game, however, must be arranged so it will ■ . e too difficult for the embryo and yet sporty enough to hold ml'1, T! th® skilled archer. This we believe we have ac­ complished. which/ Ve£Y fortunate to have a course a’t our disposal. sPot nem-°D arCherY god exclusively. It is situated in a wooded River silrr °rtfand, Oregon, and south of the mighty Columbia ated bv w°Uy ed by the foothills of the Cascades and domin418 north Ttf00d t0 the east' Sk Helens and Mt. Adams to tails, wound e.f?rgets' 165 to 375 yards apart, are soft woolen Placed on 7arn, not more than four inches in diameter, The rule/6;stgndards less than two inches from the ground.

Sj°wed excp/ u game are quite simple. Only one bow is , 8 kind and V/en the one in use or the bow-string breaks. and srJ/u Sr arrows is unrestricted except that broadfV0 shoot ctroi u cJrrows are barred. The object of the game course in the minimum number of shots.

Shoot ® thstrequired to make a full draw, nor is he obliged argets from a fixed distance. Thus he is en-

Ill I

J

6

YE sylvan

couraged to make accurate approaches by bein advantage of them. Small bunkers have been ni Qdle to ul behind some of the targets to allow a safe shot faced dir in front. This also encourages accuracy. a distanY A hit is scored when the arrow knocks th standard, pins it to the ground or otherwise peZ; fr°m th unmistakable manner. If an arrow falls within ,s it in a® of the target the player is charged another shot ar3 °Wn le»gth the hit. Should an arrow fall in a place such a 1S Cotlceded trees from which it is impossible to shoot, he is ah ° gr°Ve ol into the clear and is charged an additional shot 0Wed to step

The game as played in this manner is fasHn^v and old. We have regular players whose ages it0 Young ten to seventy years. We are holding our original Sf end from are gaining numbers. To foster and promote m-rhJ3tayeJs ®d archery, the Sylvan Archery Golf Club of Portland QY 9°f formed last July with forty charter members Th4 r/69^' Wos since increased materially. The dues are but one dollar h® and the funds are used to provide trophies for the tonm^7®!* which are to be held at frequent intervals to encouraap T playing and to stimulate interest in the game No 9 „ nslant a member of the club is eligible to contest for'th^ trophies" our first tournament September. 16-17, sixty players were enterS Slow?6186 W C°nditi0nS' and Whies were awards!

Score Winner Classification ...Dr. P. L. Tawney 52 Men's.. 1st r.Carroll Cox 62 Men's..2nd . ...Ruth Tawney 64 Women's 1st... ...Mrs. F. H. Blake 73 Women's 2nd. ...Lloyd Anderson 63 Junior's 1st 68 Juniors 2nd.............. Norman Theberath, Jr Three tied for first place in the women's second class: Mrs. F. H. Blake, Mrs. Homer Prouty and Mrs. Cecil M. Bixler. Mrs. Broke was victorious in the play-off and medallions were presented to Mrs. Prouty and Mrs. Bixler. nr. , t js our belief that the solid foundation formed by an >> ganization is most desirable in the introduction of archery 9 os of our members had never touched a bow and arrow u • ttns summer; a few can now shoot 350 to 375 yards with a i luterest is being shown towards target s in tv,.? sh00t>ng, and it is on this fact that we base S OTcherY gol£ wiU d° much to popularize other bran ot archery. ’Jent* TomI^nfficerS of the club are: Harold M. DeGowin, trecraX hummings, vice-president; Cecil M. Bixlen . ^ith Homer Pr t 6 ®oard of Governors comprise those n glad *° heln Hi? Uty and Dr- George A. Cathey. They will be er groups and invite correspondence.

r j

7

1933

i

«■

letters

—»

August 25, 1933.'

Ye Sylvan Archer' Editor - much interested in the article in the May issue by I was 'Rodgers, and also in the two that appeared, in the Mr. D°n1 L e by Dr. Elmer and Dr. Klopsteg. ' ■* 'SS?built and used the testers advocated by Dr. Rawlins A.ugu-[ have ‘Morrissey in an earlier issue of your periodical, and L used the method which Dr. Elmer calls "shooting a hich is, I believe, the method used by Mr. English. In • humble opinion each has its good points, but none of them 111 the complete story.

A friend of mine, Mr. Wire, who goes in for much experi­ ment and research in archery matters, devised a method of re­ cording graphically the vibration of an arrow, by the use of a disc revolved on the table of a phonograph. This has the ad­ vantage of recording the damping of vibration which is, in itself, an important factor.

My experience up to date—and I have tried thousands of shafts by all but the latter method^-leads me to believe, how­ ever, that, no matter by which method one is testing, there is no method, nor combination of methods, that will foretell the performance of a group of arrows. Match them as closely as you may, by any or all of these methods, and the arrows are as likely to make a wide pattern as a close one, and only by testing them in an accurately built shooting machine, on a day ee from wind, can one determine whether or not a set is well matched. m ?el1 matcbed by each and all of these "spine testing" while° th ”aVe to make good groups in the machine, inch ri ,ersfn°i so Perfectly matched have kept within a twelve­ time (F?6^0m SixfY Yards- repeatedly, over a long period of Perfect e . lng- weight, and point of balance, in each case, as I Si1Skpossible to get them), oacuratp t, e interested in learning a method which will prove ate when finally machine shot.

.i f’

.Il

I i

i 1

fl

i

Very truly,

34,°hn Stres‘, Akron, N.Y. T°

Editor;

*^pe."

RAY E. PARKER. ■»

Pass a remark or two regarding arrows that

’h® Point *2f stcite' before going further, that I do not shoot arm method, nor use a bow sight. Neither do

!

i

YE SY

8

Knotand at adraw conventional very I upoulk <,„ el to my eartarget using a 60often. and 65 iou« 284nch arrows. By way of targets I shoot at bunches^' releaves and bushes. For a hand made target I make si]°J of rabbits, etc., to shoot at in my back yard.. The b made is five out of six arrows through a life-size silt have a bush rabbit at twenty yards, target on the ground1’6 of you see I am not as accurate as some of you point-of ai thaf I have been experimenting with arrows made from nisnwoods, namely: birch dowels, Port Orford cedar, fir mahogany, apitong, hazel and dogwood shoots. l'.fo™t3P11 ne cedar, fir and mahogany shafts with birth and hickory X ,.the wise they broke too easily at the points. The footed °h®r' seem to be a little more accurate on the average, but I w°w find one or two out of a dozen that persistently flew about f feet to the left at twenty yards. The self arrows, even the ho *1 and dogwood shoots, averaged about the same number sideswipers. These shoots, although slightly wavy and light in weight than the other self arrows, averaged up about the same for accuracy. Some of them were as accurate as any of the footed arrows, or else! they were "lucky" arrows.

I experimented with feathers of various shapes and lengths and tried refeathering as a cure for sideswiping, but with very little—if any—success. Some sideswipers I cured by cutting off the rear ends so as to make the nocks shallower; others were incurable so far as I could find out.

As to one bunch of arrows shooting straight while another bunch all shot to the left, I would almost bet that the latter bunch had deeper nocks.

After the aforementioned experimenting I have settled down to birch and apitong shafts, three-eights tapered to five-sixteenths at the nock, and three-inch triangular feathers for both hunting and target shooting. Although a little heavy, they stand the rough usage I give them.

JACK GREEN. Santa Rosa, Calif. »—------------------------------------- »

t

team round scores „FoJl°ying are team round scores for September of the tea"13 rp 1 “* —XWU11U OJ. xox ——J-----at the lulsa Archers' Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Men Women ..95-551 B. Olds .94-518 L. Olds .95-547 R. Collins 87-435 C. Craft ............... .92-538 T. Crowell S. Smith .94-508 E. Miller C. Halwe .88-478 ^3® r ,1

369-2071

’

9

1933

'CeNVER archery association Reported by C. E. LOVE

■ th annual tournament of the Denver Archery AssoThe si*’" Denver, Colorado, September 16 and 17, 1933, elation held archers to the shooting line, with four states—Mon-' Arning Nebraska and Colorado—represented. Compettana WyomvarJous prizes were twelve women, twenty-one men M foJ ^intermediates. e very proud to announce that one of our own club W® ar yrSi w. E. Haller of Denver, won her membership to h Six Golds Club recently by shooting a perfect end from

^ThT^enver Post trophy was won by Mr. Matt Brennan of

r-it-bluff Nebraska, with the following scores: York 475; double American 1121; total 1596. Mr. James Bell of Colorado Springs was awarded the silver medal, placing second with a total score of 1545. Mr. Lou Overholt of Denver won third prize, a bronze medal, with a score of 1502.

In the ladies' division Mrs. W. E. Haller of Denver won first place with a double National of 706 and a double Columbia of 907, total score 1613. The prize was a large cup. Mrs. W. A. Goebel, also of Denver, was runner-up for ladies' silver medal with a total score of 1030. Mrs. Jimmy Brown of Big Fork, Mon­ tana placed third with a total score of 1002, winning the bronze medal for the ladies' division.

Ed Bronstine took first place in the boys' intermediate di­ vision, his score for the Hereford round being 407, double Ameri­ can 770, total 1177, prize, a small cup. Fred Brandenburg P-aced second with a total score of 1033, and Billy Goebel third, vds footing: Mr. McQuinn, Casper, Wyoming, 359 Denver 281 ^d ^fS' ^Ove' Denver, 268 yds. Ed Bronstine,

G. G* Mr- Cochran of Colorado Springs, 196. Mrs. Novell <cT' Denver, 234. Ed Bronstine, Denver, 209. and Mrs W jjkooting: Blue ribbons awarded to Matt Brennan Van Honcto' Coebel. Red ribbons to W. A. Goebel and Mrs. Love, er' "Lite Ribbons to W. Markham and Mrs. C. E. Denver, in^011 ^r'2es: John Mader and Billy Goebel, both of uOre b'oot „ e men s and intermediate divisions, each won a doming 7“ consolation prize. Mrs. B. R. Peacock of Casper, isolation 'S Presented with a "good-fellowship" medal as . Keen P Ze in the Adies' division. all tm°U^ ■^■War<^s: Men, high total added digets (man ac*bury, get rounds) one dozen steel arrows, won by Mr. er- Ladies' high total added digets (shooting all

!

i

10 rounds) one tire as selected by Gates Rubber n

by Mrs. C. E. Love, Denver. Intermediate hi digets, one Del-Tar target face, won by Ed R toiaI making most improvement in the second Amt-stine. Lt first American, one arrow case, won by Mr n r°W o, ver. Man making the nearest 50 percent of Mann, D?' score not using sight on bow, one Reeb bow siahf chainPion'' B. R. Peacock, Casper, Wyoming. Lady makiS*’ W°n ft

'

ment in second National round over first Nation^?08* wood bow, won by Miss Mary Austin, Denver °ne ^mon­ Between the two days of shooting, an inform i u held at the Blue Parrot Cafe in Denver. After dinn banquet was'

I

a meeting was called to discuss the formation of aV? serv«i, tain Archery Association. This association would 'll Moun' the Rocky Mountain clubs who care to belong Al in^e.a11 ot Rocky Mountain District are comparatively young C h ‘nthe surely appreciate letters from those who have helnoR^ <Woulti association clubs.

Saturday September ing the first of time a group of clubsevening, had joined in a formal bT ing, it was a bit difficult to make much headway ee‘ A committee consisting all clubs Association present wasto aonoinW o represent the new RockyofMountain “f their clubs. A president, vice-president and secretary-treasurer were elected to act for the year and to aid in the forming of this group. Mr. Tames Bell of Colorado Springs was chosen as President and Miss Irene Baker, 1911 W. Cucharras Street.

2Tat9° Spnngs, Colorado, as secretary-treasurer.

The object of the association is to hold one large tournament n e Kocky Mountain states each year under the auspices of some one club in the district, and to advance archery in these states as rapidly as possible.

' I

HUNTING WITH A BOW AND ARROW From The Duluth Herald. Aug. 16. I933

aside a

A return to the days of real sport ^OUNorthem ^inn®!°joi region, or a number of forest areas, and arr where it would be legal to hunt deer wi a certain period in the fall. , would be doW ° The state conservation commission archers by , service to a large number of enthusias the use of t0 aside areas for bow and arrow hunting, i(jered f®a ameri-"> arms would be prohibited. If h 93 no. , of the ear'L,Amer*' nt bedesignate definite regions, then the discipl which t°,h cans should be given a week or ten days suC regula­ fore the regular season opens. Some s ble tions, and they work out very well. . , archers Duluth has more than a score of s i

1

J

11 v, ws and arrows during the regular season, but they Jeer *ith b°~t disadvantage. Men with bows and arrows can„teata , with men armed with high-powered rifles. You ■01 comPete t0 a deer to shoot it with a bow and arrow than must ?et,| With the woods filled with hunters and the noise v,ilh aJ‘ aina guns, as they are in the regular open season, of dischare and )he mcm with a bow and arrow has small Jeer ar® ?V‘etting near enough to bring one down. ch®Ce(°a with a bow and arrow is great sport, and good •ship h gives the deer a break. The uninitiated may sportsmcm & deer escaping jn the woods with his hide full hCje V Hng arrows, to suffer from his wounds, but that doesn't 0[ dang expert archer with a powerful bow and steel-tipped ’iappeILn kill a deer outright. Novices who are not good marks®°Ww0Uld seldom hit a deer. They would have a lot of fun Sout doing much da™age' . , Minnesota should have big game preserves where only • bow-and-arrow hunting would be permitted for a limited- time each each fall. fall. Such regulations would be a boon to archers,, and would encourage more persons to do their hunting with bows and arrows. The plan is recommended to the conservation commission. »---------- ----------------------------- »

SOUTHERN ARCHERY ASSOCIATION The annual championship tournament of the Southern Archery Association was held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, September 3 and 4. About sixty archers graced the shooting line. i .

High scores were as follows: Mens Division: G. D. Mudd, St. Louis, York round 98-473 Americans 89-601 and 90-614, total 277-1688. George Rogers, Ft. 89-579, 90-595, total 272-1685. Alfred Ellington, 0D.„ ,on'. N- c- 102-490, 88-562, 89-577, total 279-1629. In the for ihp1VISI°in ^°r rnen- Ralph Miller jr. of Seattle scored 116-592 295-18YS\n u i and 90’624' 89-639 in the Americans, total 1388. ’ Harlsy Ivey' Ottawa, 79-357, 86-518, 87-513, total 252r^feeR7S^ViSiOn: MrS- G- D- Mudd, St. Louis' National

Laura Clcri,' m°,urnh’ias 70-468 and 72-430, total 210-1280. Mrs. Cia Craft 7°-382' 70-432, 72-454, total 212-1268. Mrs. IntenkS' F311' 72-444, 70-440, total 205-1195.

'Mate YoX Boys' Division; George Smith, Ft. Worth, Inter­ ns 50 yd„ J?yj?d (72 arrows 80 yds., 48 arrows 60 yds., 24 Crowe]] V,45' Americans 86-496, 84-486, total 289-1527.

Sewell '(ft- 104’438' 8°-456, 78-458, total 262-1352. ElJun-

‘

h°ma City- 106-444< 82-440, 82-396, total 270-

Division: 'k

Using triple Junior American round.

II

12

YE SYlv^ N

Sarah Jane Smith, Tulsa, 85-527, 85-553, 87-531 w 1 Inna £ King, Tulsa, 90-564, 87-509, 85-487 £ ? 257-1591

Key Lolley.

^*14

Miller 4, Grace Whaley 3, A. H. Wyman 3, Anna £ARa’ph Eldon Sewell 2. ln9 1, Clark, 220 yds., Mrs. Grace Whaley 216 yds. 2 ft.; Eldoi 'Ward 283 yds.; Geo. Smith 250 yds.; Nancy Lashley 206 yds 2>n«•Sewell 2 Jt; Anna May King 203 yds. In the open flight shoot: I. R. Mellot^O . J&; Mrs. I. R. Mellot 253 yds. and Helen Russell 253 yds.

TULSAN SHOOTS PHENOMENAL SCORE Reported by Dave Craft

Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 18.—Mrs. Laura Clark yesterday made a perfect end (six consecutive golds) at thirty yards in the ninth Bower-Francis handicap shoot on the Boulder Park archery range. Mrs. Clark is the second Tulsan to join the select "Six Golds Club of the United States," of which there are only thirty-one members to date. Mrs. G. M. Lyon won the first mem­ bership for Tulsa and for Oklahoma a year ago in the October Bower-Francis shoot on the Boulder Park range.

The shooting of a perfect end was only a minor detail, really, in the remarkable shooting of Mrs. Clark yesterday. She shot a double Junior, American round for the following scores.

90-674 and 90-660. Her six golds end was the second at thirty yards on the second round. , In the first 90-arrow round, Mrs. Clark had: 42 golds, 33 r s, 11 blues, 4 blacks, 0 whites, 0 misses, total 90 hits. In the seco 90-arrow round she had: 31 golds, 43 reds, 14 blues, 2 blacss, whites, 0 misses, total 90 hits. , d for The Junior American round is not the regulation ro women, but in shooting this round women include the q0]. round, which is the regulation women's round. Taking ,,4 The umbra round count, Mrs. Clark shot a 72-540 and a Z*’^or. present record is held by Miss Dorothy Duggan oi al; Massachusetts, who shot a 72-530 in 1931. Miss Dugg holds the double of 144-1046.

9cro^

13

1933

Ft. Worth Archery Club

FORTH WORTH ARCHERY CLUB Reported by C. B. Price The Forth Worth Archery Club held ^cond^nual championship tournament August 2 , ■ compared Worth, Texas. Thirty-five archers partas comp with ten last year. We had exceptional y archers meet and were pleased to have several ou Mrs. Lawrence Coppage won the womens with 138 hits for the score of 854 in the double Columbm. round.

George Rogers, defending men s champion, re crown with 175-1131 for the double American. r^rae The most outstanding performance was that o Smith, a junior, who shot a double Junior American o According to N. A. A. records this score was only beaten ln competition, at the 1932 National Tournament by Hicn Collins of Tulsa with a score of 180-1236. George Smith has een shooting just one year. x inc.

5g Mil*ed Me Cans won the girls' event with a score of ?,, double Junior Columbia. , , iivisin f!ight events- R- S. Hamilton placed first in e Oklam T v a shot of 279 yds- 4 in- Mrs- Walter Olds, Tu George women's division with one of. 226 Y s.

Yds. Fort Worth was leading junior, shooting

^ts-C°rRSr^ winners in the clout shoot were as follow M11M MPrice' iSl- R. s. Harris, 148. George Smith, 25b. "lc Cans, 79.

14

Y E sy l

N

UTAH STATE ARCHERY TOURname Reported by Dean Green **:nt

I

The Sixth Annual Championship Tournament of State Archery Association was held Sunday, Sept. 10 11?^ the State Agricultural College Quadrangle at Logan TTt v ' °n majority of the 45 contestants were lodged Saturday the tents pitched on the grounds, and this feature a/ ni® in much to the comradeship of the whole affair. The -schOnl teria was utilized for lunches, and a classroom used Wannual meeting. This perfect set-up for an archery meet° 7 ed in seven new state records, and the most enjoyabU < nament ever held in Utah.

Dle Shirley Peterson banged out an early lead in the Y I Round that was too large for Mardee, Robinson, defending ti°U holder, to overcome in the afternoon's American round. Row. ever, both rounds bettered the existing state records. The aver­ age scores made were considerably better than last year, seven shooters having better than 500 in the American as compared with only one last year.

After placing second to Jeannette Herron's new National round score of 351 in the morning, Mrs. E. I. Henninger retain­ ed her State Championship by capturing the Columbia round in the afternoon and totaling 12 points higher in the combined rounds. The feminine contingent likewise posted much better scores than the previous tournament.

Don Hunter, Logan junior, pulled the big surprise of the meet by dethroning the defending Junior Champion, Max Cook of Syracuse. Young Hunter turned in a splendid record-breaking American round score of 549 to establish a decided lead in the morning, and increased his margin by also winning the after noon Junior American round.

The clout shoot resulted in a new Senior mark of 3 \v

by Mardee Robinson, and a new Junior record of 36-Zo Vaughn Pond of Logan. Pond's phenomenal score from ® yard range is the best clout mark ever made in Utah, an of the highest recorded in any archery record book, ine shoot was the only event in which new marks fails , )0 w1Zj T^e special "All Around" trophies were aw ardee Robinson, Mrs. ’Henninger and Max Cook.

The 1934 Spring Meet was assigned to Layl°n < payson ampionship Tournament to Payson. Dr. L. D. ?f°u , seCreWY was re-elected president, Dean Green was re-elected M>ss Jeannette Herron was elevated to the vic^P^ Laks the following directors were named: Gerald Thome.

Jesse Dr’ B’L- Richards, Logan; Ora L. Smith, OU>ti0" for rb mozLaYton; and Chas. A. Pace, CW on for the 1934 Western Association Meet at Salt Lak

OCTO^

1933

15

.112 1934, were Adiscussed, and a tentative- list ’• of " lulY ’ meets prepared.

P<Kores were as follows: Hw1 irrte records.

'New revision: Shirley Peterson, Salt Lake City, York WenSJmerican 90-612; total *1167. Mardee Robinson, Salt •115-555; A® 100_478; American *90-628; total 1106. Seymour Lake City.

104-462; American 89-561; total 1023Scofield. Lav D'ivision: Mrs. E. I. Henninger, Salt Lake City, ^‘Trc.336- Columbia 70-438; total *774. Miss Jeannette National • City, Mational *65-351; Columbia 71-411; total Heno"', a Brown, Salt Lake City, National 54-216; Col762;-„MR -408Motal 624. “r tor Division: Don Hunter, Logan, American *87-549; , - r American 89-585; total *1134. Max Cook, Syracuse, rfriran 86-472; Junior American 89-547; total 1019. Vaughn Pond Logan, American 81-441; Junior American 88-532; total 973 ' ' Clout: Mardee Robinson *35-215. Mrs. E. I. Henninger 36232. Vaughn Pond (Junior) *36-284.

Flight: Mardee Robinson 349 yds. Mrs. J. Pace 244 yds. 7 in. Max Cook (Junior) 301 yds. 6 in. »---------------------------------------- » (Continued from inside front cover) The snowshoe rabbit of the north is a common example of. this cyclic scarcity and abundance. In the book mentioned above,' ii is shown conclusively that all forms of wild life, both bird and animal, tend to rise and fall with the general cycle. Quoting Mr. Leopold: "It goes without saying, of course, that Statewide c osed seasons during the period of cyclic depression, are absoutely necessary for the conservation of seed stock."

^ssifie d Advertising PERFECT FLETCHING TOOL— IV-Fletches three feathers at once, ^dectly. Fast, easy to operate, faction guaranteed. C. E. Love, M-mcoln St., Denver, Colo.

^ PRIZES tor the highest Whitbo >r<l8- For full particulars write C 'er Craftsmen, Inc., AmestoPdERl0R TARGET FACES. other .^ubs- Samples and list$12 ot Prison aS. uP°n request. Dean hud, Calif Majestic Ave., Oak-

SCORE BOOKS. Convenient; pocket size; attractive new cover design; same low price of 25c each or six for $1.10. LeBARON, 503 Ins. Exchg., Jacksonville, Fla.

UNIVERSAL INDIAN SIGN LAN­ GUAGE, by Wm. Tomkins. A com­ plete manual of Indian sign language . with chapters on Indian picture writ­ ing. Price $1.00 post paid. Wm. Tomkins, Point Loma, California.

WANTED: MANUFACTURERS' PRICES on yew and lemonwood staves of best quality, in quantities. Also Port Or­ ford cedar and Norwegian pine arrow materials. Pleqse address all replies to T. W. Vander Veer, 93 Mackey Ave., Port Washington, N. Y.

■I

J

YE SY L Ya N

16

George Brommers 9708 South Hoover Street Los Angeles, Calif.

America’s Specialist in Archery Raw Materials

XR

l

I

and

i

Sigu

ss

Arranged with h„.v

1

Write for Latest Price List ^^-uipS^-and^

ARCHERS, ATTENTION! Yew Target Bows........ $S to SIS each

S!g‘Bo'vs-:::::::::iicSch

Bow airings..................... ....

Beef wood, purpleheart, vermillion and red bean footings..... / 5c doz.

Tapered cedar shafts, 5/16"..75c doz.

HOMER PROUTY

Prism and Plano Sink.

Prism Sight forLn^-*?

Plano Sight for short ran^J Circular on

- ■ ranse..?2.5o request.

The H. J. REEB co,

1604 N. E. 50th Ave., Portland, Ore.

434 N. 24th St., E. St. Louis, in.

McChesney SUPERIOR MACHINE CUT FEATHERS

Unit Feathering Tool

(not ground or sanded) Dozen sets,’matched. Target size, 50c; hunting size, $1.

Broadheads, barbed or barb­ less, doz..................................... 91.75 Highest grade broadhead ar­ rows, doz............................. l..$4.50 Best quality P. O. cedar and Best quality P. O. cedar self arrows, matched in weight, spine and balance, reinforced nocks, . McChesney Superior Machine Cut'Feathers, t'Feathers, parallel points, per doz. doz._ $3. All AL prices postpaid.

h. h, McChesney 2414 PORTLAND AVENIiE MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.

Simple—Accurate—Rapid Price $2.50 Postpaid We also carry the largest as­ sortment of bows, arrows, archers’ supplies, and raw ma­ terials in the Middle West.

Complete Service for Archers

ARCHERY SALES-SERVICE CO. 510 Van Buren St., Chicago Catalog on request.

Beat These Prices tine AwSpenid g00d m<>ney geta 5OA 1 a?d then depending- on

HARRY

Oregon

o( targets

With the bec/rvp U^ty' hand made> ‘ion facings h»nJStraw,- A1bo resralnPricee toTubsPointed. Special d tournaments.

HOLESALE and RETAIL

209-215

JOHN SMITH Bo’fcr> 8‘- Jersey City, N. J.

Try null bent ,h<"i.c. you'e."1 even match them if ■

Regulation 48” target faces ... ■’s’/is" parallel .... 1.50 9/32 and points ^/IS’^Dtiaraiumln^ ‘»JK> 9/32 and .... S.7" 100P^ ..... inh"""'.

3'M Ced’ar'do’per wels, ’jai iraiiel as

withI---' Parall.eU FroVn%ffi'ts, Shp%fJ%>

Linen bowstrings, beAwanoclcs, per Pa(rg 0„

Pr,ceS fto^nilty Quantity

BITZENBURGER

/

attention, women short arrows in light bows: CRAFTO CHAMPIONS who shoot 9/32" size have been developed for you. in the their big brothers-Port Orford cedar shafts footed fust like beefwood; parallel steel piles; steer horn nocks; and the with famous Precision Machine Cut Feathers with screwtail fletching —except:t that they are smaller in diameter and are lighter in thus allow low points of aim and flatter trajectory, weight and a with spine and stiffness to give a true, straight flight. yet They are sturdy, because they are perfectly balanced and cor­ rectly proportioned. Built to Craftco standards in every detail. " . . .what a pleasure! They look, and are, so alive. They're an answer to a maiden’s prayer!"

"Writing for Mrs. C. She says you are her friend for life.

The little arrows have jumped her scores up 50 points. It’s1 logical, come to think of it. I’ve been having her shoot the same size arrows in her 20 lb. bow that I use' in my 48 lb.

Osage . . . no wonder she's already planning on Storrs next summer . .

"I feel I want to thank you personally for the arrows. They have made all the difference in the ivorld in my shooting, so I'm glad you did persuade me to have the smaller size. We were afraid they would be frail, but I’ve shdt them almost every day now for nine weeks without a casualty of any sort."

Both the XXX footed at $10 and the XX unpolished □nd uncrested XX footed at $8 may be had in the 9/32" size.

When ordering arrows, be sure to specify weight and length °f bow. Unless you specify otherwise, we interpret your arrow length specifications to mean length over all.

CRAFT ARCHERY COMPANY 22 E- 18TH ST.

(Famous For Feathers)

TULSA, OKLA.

JAMES DUFF Archery

Manufacturer

The foremost experienced Archery Manufacturer living, trained in the best Archery schools of the past century, and making archery tackle since 1892.

Retail Only Jersey City, N. J.

130 Zabriskie Street

MEDALS and

PLAQUES

30

DISTINCTIVE DESIGNS OF ARCHERY CHARMS C. FRED MUTH, Inc. Jenkintown, Penna

teiBS

OREGON YEW WOOD STAVES AND BILLETS highest Quality

Prompt, Courteous Service

Satisfaction Guaranteed

McKinney brothers

»» »»

Reed' Ore3on