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NOVEMBER-1932 ■ • • AN ARCHER on THE KANKAKEE . . •

By Maurice Thompson

• • ■ exit the wolverine . . • ■

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By Mrs. F. P. Gable ■ AN EFFICIENCY SHOOT . • ■ ■

By Geo. J. Higgins ■ • • HUNTING GRAY SQUIRRELS . • •

By T. R. Mace • ■ A TRAPEZOIDAL BOW .

By N. A. Pearson • BRITISH COLUMBIA NEWS .-•• TOURNAMENTS

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CONTENTS An Archer on the Kankakee (conclusion)

By Maurice Thompson

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Exit the Wolverine

By Mrs. F. P. Gable The Wisconsin Tournament

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Canadian National Tournament

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Greenwood Archers Invitational Tournament.

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An Efficiency Shoot

By Geo. J. Higgins ............................................

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The Utah Tournament

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The New York State Tournament ....................

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British Columbia News

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Hunting Gray Squirrels

By T. R. Mace

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A Trapezoidal Bow

By N. A. Pearson

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The Editor’s Page

American Broad Arrow Society We agree with “American Game” in the latter’s statement that “the game

and fish supply of North America was put here for the wise use and enjoy­ ment of humanity.”

The near tragedy of the wild duck illustrates all too well humanity’s mis­ use of an unrecognized gift of divine favor. There is increasing evidence that larger and larger numbers of our redblooded American population are becoming disgusted with the unsports­ manlike butchery that _ goes» on under J __ _____ _ For the name of hunting.

Tv. one thing, bow-and-arrow hunting is far more popular than the average layman may suppose. Many inquiries are received every day from people who want to know the particulars about the Amer­ ican Broad Arrow Society. Letter af­ ter letter signifies its writer’s desire to become a member.

For the benefit of those who hr, not read former announcements, n will state that the American BroadAirow Society is being organized for th purpose of promoting hunting with th bow and arrow. Until the society is fully organized there will be no dun.

Everyone wishing to be listed amonj the early members should send us Us name and address.

We sylvan archers who are deter­ mined to do our bit in America’s pro­ gram for wild life conservation and forest protection are bound to accomplish much if we proceed in our owu which lies in developpeculiar way, hunting preserves. Hie ing archery Society is for American those who Broad believeArrow tnai a new type of who believe that sportsman (yes, and sportswoman, too) is needed. It is for those who like to roam the woods and fields. For those who love the silence of the wilderness.

Indian Culture In The Yew Area In looking over a book on the Pacific Coast Indians, our attention was called to the close relationship existing between Indian culture and the areas native to our Western Yew. The Haidas of the British Columbia coast and northern Washington are said to be “the finest race, and that most advanced in the arts, of the entire west coast of North America.” The Haidas built houses a hundred feet long, out of huge cedar planks and beams. They constructed immense canoes of logs, carved and painted. In these they carried c" _ on commerce with other tribes hundreds of miles away, They were skilled not only in wood carving, but in the working of stone and copper, in the weaving of baskets,

and in the making of their limbed, sinew-backed yew. was the type of bow adopt of the degree by all the IJatll'e.i . northern Pacific Northwest, including 't ol California. , The first skill in the han^ been these native races seerns ^eapon-sol s in the shaping of their , oended war, upon which the also Thro'**1!

ThroUg*] food, shelter, and c^ot^1^"eV 'other shaping these weapons, skill which they applied 0 as well. the In contrast to the Ha.ldaS’ nSide^f dians of Lower California, c ot to be the lowest in culture 0 the tribes, used for a bow a sW shaped willow stick.

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By Maurice Thompson 1900 (Conclusion) Atlantic Monthly, June, ' 1,1 from The stale to say this, but ev­ ery shot is a delight to the archer, and a thunder­ . pumper’s eye is a good

target, even when you miss it, as I did.

My notes inform me that I shot eleven times dur­ ing two hours of hard crawling in the grass be­ ta togin the soil. fore I bagred my bird.

I had to hang my bow On paper the whole pro­ aciind my neck, and let ceeding very little re­ iilit along my back while sembles good sport, but aawling thus; and a very the archer who reads will awitHy, troublesome apunderstand that the sport pendage it was. catching in was there. At this momth grass and weeds and Maurice Thompson hear the breezy “whish” ent I seem to mterfering with my legs at almost shafts and the of those broad-feathered every step, When you try it, as I hope sodden chuck u _t the end of sodden “ chuck ” of each at you will some day, you will find your its flight. In the midst of my pursuit, temper much opposed to suavity dur­ and while every moment added to ing such a crawl. The cool air and the wariness of the bitterns, I flushed the damp grass did not hinder pers­ a rail,— fairly kicked it out of the piration; I was beaded all over when I watery grass at my toe’s end,—and I reached the clump of bushes and berisked a shot. The bird flew lazily, W io lift myself erect. My hands with its characteristic flutter, straight We as muddy as a hod-carrier’s, idle unfit to lay hold of a bow or an away four or five feet above the grass.

Going thus it was as as easy J’”' with, and while I was wiping easy to hit, al­ most, as if sitting on a tussock; but ® on a wisp of grass, up and away -------, — if sitting on a t. .. in the air I my thunder pumper! when I bowled it over in me could not repress a cry of self-admira­ \strQng stipulation of the con,1 tn V°u bind yourself to syl- tion. I was my only audience, save was my blackbirds some Ired-winged blackbirds swinging itoiw'j ’ tllat you not £ee£ on tallred-winged dry stalks of rush at the rim of stalks of rush - ; the8]jD. at any bird £or g'v'n8 you a pond. tall dryThese s ------ encored me while . mt of 1USl at m°st exciting momwaspond. searching for my arrow, arrow, which .

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The following bits from cannot debook will smack of what I scribe; at least they will between” “Fill in the symphony be what I did and what I felt. nesting • -j in LH**—’ three “Found brown thrushes The nests, a tangle of low trees. r~’ saucers blowing non the them, lay flat as , wind !“ ’bine ,,r\,SWiftly’ gently; and to of pronged boughs. The them off' aS a v ‘ ™ bow my right hand hard would surely whisk toad-feathered arrow. It is

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it so often does the nests of doves. A scattering, loosely woven platform of sticks with a shallow cup in the middle is all that a brown thrush’s nest amounts to. The wood thrush adds a daubing of mud to the leaves and grass of its well-built nest, while the veery makes a clean and pretty little home (sometimes on the ground, never far above it) almost exactly like the nest of the hermit thrush.”

“If I could, I would stay right here a month to enjoy the bird song. Even the blue jay sings sweetly — or flutes, rather, in a soft, wheedling minor. I hear one now, ‘tee - doodle - doodle doodle,’ a tender, melodius iteration and reiteration of love. ‘Doodle-teedoodle-doodle-doodle,’ he goes on and on right overhead, and I note it down phonetically. But I can’t record how he acts meantime. His motions are ab­ surd. Every time that he says ‘doodle he wags himself grotesquely and see­ saws his body up and down exactly in time to his tune. He looks like a fool; but he isn’t.”

“Below here, scarcely two miles, I found where a party of sportsmen had camped some days ago. From Chicago, doubtless, for they left some monster newspapers — Inter - Ocean, Times, Journal — and two or three letter en­ velopes with Chicago addresses, not to mention sundry cans and bottles re­ markably empty. Near this spot I made a fine shot at a woodcock,— out of season, but precious good to eat,— and bagged it for a broil. It is broiling now with expanding savory fragrance. Row­ ing back upsteam I met two summer ducks midway of the channel. Of course my back was towards them, else they would never have let me come so near. When they flew up and away heir noise gave me the shock well known to sportsmen,—the thrill of . have been- 11 It was was a « Ifit of thZ X Caused the the carelessnes* rarelessness. At caused water? lLWaS Musc °f the was with the the Muse waters, llstening to th(? *> to the river’s Many of rn" W notes 5are too f ' frankly ornithological “J tto make 1 pleasant ing. I was dissectii •*t readlng throats, with re~

marks upon glottis and bronchiak anJ syrinx valves, etc. Plainly kd recreation pleased me more than wV? the bow claimed far the greater ?k| of attention and use, and while k„ " and needles and pocket lens did? best they could.

Here is what I put down in the way of comment upon the fletcher’s art. I copy it that my readers may feel, if possible, how delicate must be the handiwork in making a good hunting arrow. The craftsmanship of the true fletcher is next to the poet’s. A winged shaft and a winged song are worthless if genius be not in them.

“Among my arrows there is one that ‘wags.’ That is, wabbles in the air and will not go true to the aim. In every particular it is faultness to the eye.

Straight as a star beam, smooth, even, neatly feathered, solidly headed, nocked to perfection, it should fly like a bee; but it doesn’t. It wags horribly as soon as it leaves the string. A vex­ atious fascination in this problem has caused me to waste a deal of precious time whittling and trimming and scrap­ ing all to no good effect,—the arrow wags worse and worse, appaienty with much delight. And it seems that I, through some instinct of Peiver~ sity, share the thing’s obstinate con trariness; for unless I take sPecl care I am sure to choose it w ene a particularly nice discrimination to be made with a shot. Examp • the sweet of the morning I a l°g, of aa mi ting on a log, aa quarter of mi f my tent, thinking shop. 1 words, a lyric was stirring my m^en a and illuminating my brain, wlprosy scratching or or scuffling very prosy in a scratching tree nearly overhead nearly sound l5“b in mt a Llptree short against realitybrought up aloft s first me glance set my gaze upon The 1 ------- object outlined a supremely savage spot of blue sky vigorously against a It was a white in a rift of the foliage, struggle owl with a bird, still feebly atrocious clutched in its talons. An of unbridled glare and an expression from *JS rapacity flashed upon me hideously countenance, which was about forb' human in a way. It was i

5 stiff arrow will sometimes gad or wag just as persistently as as a a limber one.

Ascham was nearer right than Ford.

■ /xi above ground °n a nearer right trifle steep. and An arrow too weak for the bow will ^k i fair shot, but a Yer, jtfustit looked snow-white and very An arrow too weak for t. ' ' ' —and shake; but luge ewnous indeed, on account• ~c of “start,” this is, quiver a— one will hobble hobble or or wag wag apparently are wings and. a __ will is partially extended i. ” ves -> to either of its without reference nffias lifting of 'the feathers " — stiffness or the A snowy owl—Nyc- limberness. ib.

Yet I have tried trimming test and neck. different ones, *ea-Ir know it to be; a rare the vanes, or putting on tasonii.:: ’ ■ ay * late in the season. I without success. That the defect is Usd here, and so I W,o get upon my feet to shoot. But nearly always in the feathering, seems if had not seen me; its glaring to me, however, quite certain. he Adored eyes were fixed upon the On the last day of my stay in the ng a under foot. Just as I was in the act ue Kankakee camp I arose before day­ of settling upon my aim, it discovered Jd break for fear of oversleeping. I meant a; and such a stare! I had to steady ss ny arm again. Then, when it was too to resume my voyage down the river early in the morning, but wished first late, I saw that I had chosen my wagit to take one more “round” in the wood. png shaft! Of course the usual antics d were performed, the feather seesawing I packed my things in my boat, after a light breakfast, so as to be ready to with the pile and making the shaft shy aw leftward. At the same moment embark, and was off toward the lagoon I, •be owl flew, dropping its prey. But just as a gray light dulled the eastern I rtat did I see? Arrow and owl met stars. There was a keen, peculiar air-whack! Thereupon I danced freshness in the air which, as my note reminds me, blew out of the northwest with almost a hint of frost. It gave me a sense of strength and energy; I felt as if it would do me good to frisk and L. A«jy |ji„ ^thers, nothing more. gambol and shout. At the same time a I I nirVhSSt flickered the palsly, furtive, predatory instinct con­ ’“’Wilsont “PitS Victim’ which trolled me. In the twilight all was » for ‘he dasPtard?d never n6Ver Wmt went to strangely silent, save that the breeze ! w whero it n Sell. t ,?!.”ardly arrow. arrow. Let Let it it whispered in a large, comprehensive ' nisht now add to this note some phrase. * Boger Ascham’s fletcher-wisA brisk, noiseless walk of five min­ hut eyen Ascham left ’sthe mystery of utes bore me deep into the wood, 7^88ing, or “hobbling” arrow, quite where, in obedience to a habit of long Says he; “Yt the shafte be standing, I halted behind a tree bole to y 'twyl starte, if it be heuye, it listen and peer. For you must learn if* have tr'efl every trick that one’s eyes and ears are quicker IfrtM ^^"ttaher’s art to very indif- when one is motionless, I swept the solitude deliberately, gazing expectant­ waBK'use nK will arrow is in® “■ Sometimes cure the ly down every aisle, hearkening with a certain delightful flutter in my , > i do not know, possibly lilt 7, 'wcaring the weather. Ford, blood. In one direction the brownish inu?ttest England target archers, gray water of the lagoon shimmered “ah, Archery: Its Theory and beyond a scattering growth of tufted avoids our point. He merely aquatic grass. A tall object suddenly 8m things are essential to. a held my eyes,— a great blue heron, anow, namely, perfect straigh ' stock-still on one foot, his neck partly neni. d a stiffness or rigidity sufii- folded. Of course he was in full plum­ suffi®tand in the bow, rigidity that is,to re age; I could see the long streamers at whole force of the o » the back of his head. “I should like force of ■ flirting or gaddinv " But those,” I thought, or rather felt, while r gadding.” swiftly considering a plan of approach.

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thing worth noting stopped me then w ulc I wrote it down in my notebook, or a bird inveigled me into dallying 3y holding out flattering signs of ap­ proachability. I stood up in my boat and shot four arrows at a killdeer Crs' as the strin f n" Wide feath* which squatted flat when my firs’. 'vhich the heronP (°f ,shore marsh on shaft just grazed its back. I have approach. Fiftv vSt°°d preven(ed close often seen a quail, a meadow lark, when usin^ if yaid® 1 cal] long range and even a woodpecker do this; but a From coX Of ZVhferled bil’d-bolts. killdeer never before or since. I estimated the d r C-St bush 1 cal'efully think, was known to take such a risk.

Paces, and then TnCe ‘° b° foi'‘y-five It had the laugh on its side, however, bird a line of UP‘ Beyond the in the end; for after sitting there un­ twinkle on littlf1 Ilght began to til I had stuck four shafts deep in the was hard to o °PPy WaVes’ This ooze all around it, it gave forth a de­ niy Vision and ®lcome’ for it shook risive cry and flew off across the Point o"an’,ei;fei;ed with fixing a marsh. I soon discovered that I could above my target ’tL tO be not get to my arrows on account of for the driftincr r Cn’ iO°’ a^Owance quicksand surrounding the spot where • P»in "fo b‘Ce“ — they had stuck. with a broadto„ settle.> A heavy' arrow At the end of an hour's work, how­ -’de -indXy' 1 vane weClld does °NStnOt a ever, f lassoed them and drew them very well, <V'o seconds b 'n°rC than seconds elansed celapsed, however, to me with a shotted fish line. It is a before my bow added part of an archer's religion to be medl anCient note to 'he woodland faithful to a good arrow, and all four thod and “whish-sh!” whispered of those were perfect missiles in 'be arrow, going with tre’nendous foi-a every way. Three of them I still have.

I say tremendous> anrf heai..

Since then they have been shot in you would traiemaSe some wild places. The fourth one I adjGCli^ Al‘hough its lost by' breaking it when I tumbled WaS high for so short a flight 1hory l'y was down a twenty-foot bluff with it in arrow flash, and, as arrow went like a my hand. I know these shafts from »(ruck Sl ue. as as it it was swift. all my other arrows b,v their steles olidly with -“i a -successful sound.

When I of wagon-spoke hickory’ and their ex­ .my bird, his pension;IS measured traordinary weight. At short range diWere “Length, recorded they are more reliable than the best thus: Cnty-threeifty - '-one inches* London target arrows. I have made inches.

The ' extent, sevbiggest others very' much like them, but (it bcar home It°Pwys fb,s Plumage) one may' be imagination) the old ones are to the' crack o’ best. to >wade in day’ '■ortya.fi^at Sb°‘ in black mud r2 yards. Had get him."

There are notes sufficient to make a foot deep to It a good stout book in my Kankakee 2tas. but little Past 1 Pushed memoranda, and next to going on the su arise when away r{rom _ bnmp an<l voyage again, I should enjoy expand­ my bayou’s r°wed do Pleasant ing them into literature My space, —iwnstrei•ani mouth Past the once more rhowever, is almost full. One more cnPursuing fou^yhboat nriepin. in the ‘y I will copy and have done: < lard” roast;ad bloated rhubarbstern When I reached the cabin of the Shck dr.

- J . oggs, and a -* Pie, :°rated ClfhffrdsViI,e Fishing and Shooting sharp W1 ‘ h slices Club *avored a‘Con- My of Welland fat no°” 1 found il cmpty hai’d labor natural mode °f j Progress fort; fo • • oc^ed> much to my discoma version in Ev<?ry now * ’z and then me to •a chijj *.

Was threatening rain, with s°rne<r,n ,/rorn the east, and gray’. °ntjnued on page 22)

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Exit The Wolverine

By Mrs. F. I’- Gable Long before the phrase “golf widow i became common, my husband, Frank P. Gable, classed himself as an “arch-' cry widower." For at a time when very few people were little more than amused at the sight of a bow and ar­ rows, I was a very enthusiastic and very proficient archer.

My good shooting won me a place cn the vaudeville stage. Constant prac­ tice, aside from being a pleasure, be­ came an absolute necessity. In my vaudeville act, every shot had to he • a bull's-eye.

After spending a day at the national tournament, where silence is the rule during shooting, and everything is made as easy as possible for those on the line, I can only marvel to think cf the conditions I had to shoot under and never miss My targets were bal­ loons. held close to the body' of my assistant. Sometimes there were howlmg kids all around me, inquisitive peo­ ple pulling at my arrows, feeling my hair, talking to me. i Yet I had to shoot — and not miss.

The ball of fur unrolled itself ini a Our show was routed through Mon­ which had been tana, and my husband and I were the hurry. A wolverine, ’-------He was guests of a friend of his, a trapper by eating a trapped porcupine, The one arrow the name of Evans, who had a line of a very dead wolverine. Th; traps not far from Livingston. had done the work. a hundred Mr. Evans complained of losing a The beast weighed about. „ pounds. The splendid fur fur was right large number of valuable pelts. We in its prime, and made a beautiful pelt. went with him along the trap line, and , and made a I have the hide now, and am very I carried my bow and arrows, always the hide now, ~ ”■ V., r-Pnci nd, tOO, WclS proud of it. My hoping I would get a shot at some­ My husband, • that I didn’t very proud of it, and after t'. thing. tired of _ After _____ awhile -...... - Ix grew ...........

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—ich of winter, arc With the throughout approa' the country There had been a light snow. Sudthe < the indoor ranges.

In enly I came upon tracks, I put a of archers the ,'”dv in practicing on ~, particuilarly oroadhead on the string. increasing states, an northern I slipped along quietly enough, stopregion, being g*ven 1 s are I Great •Lakes P*ng every little while to look around Of golf courses golfnumber of archery cautiously, and to listen. Soon I heard to the use c‘ __ ^advertisers. over ® funny, choking sound. Then 1 saw a to Mention Sylvan Archer b’g ball of fur, and I shot right into if before I had time to think.

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The ^X^isconsin Tournament Reported by Aldo Leopold Forty-three archers gathered on the shores of Lake Wingra in Vilas Park, consin breaking into the 600-class with Madison, on September 4, to partici­ Walther Buchen’s second American cf pate in the third state tournament of 89-609. the Winconsin Archers.

A head wind prevented any Iona The r flight shots. Roy Case won the open open championship was won by Walther r Buchen of Winnetka, Illinois, prize for first, Mrs. Roy Case the open with a double American of 1199. The prize for women. Marie Klopsteg of state championship went to Roy I. Case Evanston won the women’s clout, and of Racine (1125), second prize Stark­ Roy Case the men’s. er Leopold of Madison (1080), third Next year’s tournament will include Forrest Nagler of Milwaukee (926). Mrs. a metropolitan round for men, and a Aldo Leopold retained her state title standard National and Columbia for and also won the open women’s cup women. A junior shoot wall be added. with a double Junior American of The tournament will be held at Fort 1015; second prize, Mrs. Roy Case of Atkinson under the direction of Frank Racine, 781; third, Mrs. W. J. Rhein­ R. Daniel, Wauwatosa, president, and gans of Milwaukee (740). The target W. D. Leonard, Fort Atkinson, secre­ events were chiefly notable for Wistary-treasurer.

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1st Am. 86-590 29-151 89-551 84-418 81-449 75-411 81-441 72-380 75-362 76-408 78-366 74-360 61- 317 69-329 66-317 62- 293

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Canadian National Exhibition

1932 — Toronto, n ”<ario, Canada Ontario, Reported by Olive H. Besco Hereford Name CJ. L. H Layer Bredbenner Geo. Offer F rank Hill Al Hutchinson C. Thorogood H. Maguire H Cluff William lllbury R. W. Banke A. R Knight Wm. Clendenning C. D. Magee W. A. MacMillan

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Greenwood Archers Invitationa Tournament

Hutchinson next in line. Mrs. Hendrix was Reported by C. B.. --Mrs- 456 and 427. high visiting lady with withday 456 were Llgv ‘’pnt of the in the opinAn invitational tournament was held day lunch m lUgix . this scribe was the served October 9th by the Greenwood Archer The high spot the Greenwood ladies.

Everything cf Oakland, Cal., with the Ahwahnes ion of salad t to cake and ice cream, coffArchers of San Francisco and the ac by the fee too, and all you could want. ramento Archery club as guests. from time.

These parties get better all the About 50 archers turned out. at tourlimit.

Some of us have been meeting or eight the capacity of the range to the the~ JA double American was shot by naments for the last seven 1 shoots with Colyears and these informal men and a single American an a fair, stake give a no championships at -'i «/.titionv anyone umbia by the women. Scores high chance for all the compe Jim Hendrix’s 605 and 623 e2IL’s 545 strain of ‘ a big can want without the L for the men and Miss M5 the American and 447 Colum m and tournament. women. Miss O’Connor w\ and 458 47G and Mrs. Perrine with

An Efficiency Shoot

By George J. Higgins President, The Michigan Archers’ Association Associate Professor in Aeronautical Engineering, University of Detroit Member, Society of Automotive Engineers The interest in flight shooting has waned considerably during the past few years. With the exception of those few who are physically able to pull a very heavy bow and who have time and money to experiment, few care to enter Hight shooting events particularly, since to be counted among the winners, one must shoot well over 350 yards.

To revive interest again and to im­ prove the design and the efficiency of our artillery, I have proposed for sev­ eral years that an efficiency shoot in­ clude the efficiency of the bow, the efficiency of the archer as an archer, and the efficiency of the arrow, all taken into consideration for determin­ ing the archer’s figure of merit, thus: Figure of Merit= Weight of Arrow X Distance Shot Length of Arrow X Draw Force of Bow where the weight of the arrow is in

Name Geo. J. Higgins.

Detroit, Mich.

H. B. Ingles ..

Flint, Mich.

Monroe Merrill Pontiac, Mich.

Mrs. H. H. Stroud Wayland, Mich.

W. E. 'Sherman ................

Eaton Rapids, Mich.

Mrs. M. Merrill . ..

Pontiac, Mich.

A. Sherman ......

Ohio City, Ohio

Wm. Mattox Toledo, Ohio

gi ains, the distance shot in yards, the length of the arrow or the draw h inches, and the drawing force r: pounds. This means the winning arcter would be the one who could shx: the heaviest arrow the greatest dista.".:with the shortest length of draw, ar.i the weakest bow.

At the annual business meeting cf the Michigan Archers’ Association, the question of flight shooting was argued pro and con. The efficiency shoot was then proposed and was adopted, f:r the coining year at least. To try 2 out, and to determine some idea of its success, a ti’ial was given it at the las fall meet of the Association held a: Eaton Rapids, Michigan. October 2nd.

Considerable interest was created ana this efficiency shoot promises to be one of our most popular events. In con­ ducting the shoot, all entries were re(Continued on page 22)

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grains ..343 344 344

inches, 25 25 25 27 27 27 26 26 26 28 26 26 28 28 25 25 25 26 26 26 28 28 28

.. 399 406 416 ..311 305 311 ...317 251 217 .. 325 311 . 333 324 327 327 328 326 272 262 259

Distance Figure c-f Merit Yards 721 205.

71-0 201.5 69.0 196.

56.4 141.2 61.1 150.4 61-2 147.2 52.3 157.5 49.3 151.0 49.3 148.3 50.0 168.

42.3 166.6 37.3 170.

50.6 218.

45.2 203.5 48.4 123.7 48.9 128.3 48.6 . 126.3 40.3 167.3 45.6 188.0 45.8 190.0 37.0 316.0 32.0 284.0 44.6 • 400.34

Weight of Bow 39 39 39 ?7

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NOVEMBER, 1932.

The Utah Tournament Reported by Dean Green The Fifth Annual Championship Tournament of the Utah State Archery Association, held Sunday, September 25. 1932, on Cummings Field, Univer­ sity of Utah, Salt Lake City, was the culmination of our most noteworthy season. In spite of the so-called “de­ pression/’ 49 archers faced the shooting line, only a few less than last year’s recoid-breaking turnout. Eleven new State records were established for fu­ ture competitors to shoot at during the day’s festivities, which were only marred by a brief shower in mid-afternoon.

New champions were crowned in every event except the men’s flight s&oot. in wmeh which cevent Paul ~ —m J. Davies, Salt Lake City, extended City, extended his his present mark to a new record of 388 yards.

Miss Jeannette Herron, Salt Lake City, matched his effort by setting a new feminine flight record of 271 yards 1 Lot 6 inches.

Shooting in their first State tourna­ ment, Mrs. E. 1. Henninger, Salt Lake «ty and Max Cook, Syracuse, sprang

startling surprises by winning the Wo­ men’s and Junior Championships, re­ spectively. Mrs. Henninger established new marks in the American and Col­ umbia Rounds, and Max Cook did like­ wise in the American Round for Jun­ iors. Miss Shelah Woodland, Salt Lake City, another newcomer, raised the women’s clout mark to- 36-214.

The feature of the tournament, how­ ever, was the shooting of three young Salt Lake archers competing in the senior division for the first time. Shir­ ley Peterson, National Intermediate Champion, Mardee Robinson, National runner-up, and Elton Larsen, last year’s State Junior champion, practi­ cally walked away with the senior events. Young Peterson captured the York round with a fine score of 115511, but Mardee Robinson came back with an American of 516 in the after­ noon to nose him out for the cham­ pionship. Conrad Johnson, Logan, fin­ ished strong in the American to place third, preventing a junior clean-up, but Elton Larsen out-lasted the de­

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UTAH’S THREE CHAMPIONS 1. Mardee Robinson; 2. Mrs. E. I. Henninger; 3. Max Cook.

12 Ending title-holder, Dean Green, to finish fourth. The showing of these youthful archers will give much en­ couragement to other Utah juniors, and will cause much concern and more diligent efforts among the senior group.

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Utah, with a distance of 241 yards, us­ ing a yew bow made by Harry Hobson.

To quote Mr. Pace’s description, “The bow is 5 feet 11 inches long, tapered from width 1 inch to % inch, thickness Robinson also made a fine shot of 3521/3 yards to place second in the flight % to % inch, ends reflexed Hi inches, weight at 27 inches draw 39 pounds. shoot, and won the Clout Shoot with The arrow used was 26V’ inches long." a new record mark of 35-193, thereby gaining the special “all-around” prize.

At the annual business meeting fol­ Mrs. Henninger and Elliott Airmet an­ lowing the shoot, plans were made to hold the 1933 Tournament at Logan or nexed similar awards in their respec­ Provo, to hold an official Indoor Meet tive divisions. in December, and to sponsor the Ye Sylvan Archer was solicited for Western Association Meet at Salt Lake cooperation in helping to make the City.

The following officers were elect­ tournament a success, and offered as ed for the ensuing year: President, Dr a trophy “Ye Sylvan Archer Flight L. D. Pfouts, Payson; Vice-PresidenMedal in Bronze,” to be given to the Gerald Thorne, Salt Lake City; Secre­ archer making the longest flight shot tary-Treasurer, Dean Green, Salt Lake with a bow of not over forty pounds City, and Directors, Dr. B. L. Richards. weight, no shot under 200 yards to be Logan; Chas.

A. Pace, Payson; Ora L considered.

Smith, Ogden; Roy E. Lundquist, Salt This Sylvan Archer flight event was Lake City; Jeannette Herron, Salt Lake won by Mr. Chas. ’ A. Pace, of Payson, City, and Max Cook, Syracuse.

Official Scores Men—York and American Rounds Mardee Robinson 88-516 •195-1013 107-497 Shirley Peterson 198-950 83- 449 Conrad Johnson *115-511 165-825 86-498 79-327 Elton Larson 169-311 78- 426 Dean Green ..... 91-385 171-803 85-465 Chas. A. Pace 86-338 165-789 82428 Horace Alder 83-361 155-781 84- 456 G. A. Jump 71-325 160-720 79415 Paul J. Davies 81-305 145-681 E. I. Henniner 83- 411 ...................... 62-270 137635 Lysle Ranck 83-413 54-222 138622 Seymour Scofield 71- 373 67-249 123- 587 Manly Thompson 72- 390 51-197 125-579 J. W. Stevenson 76-388 . 49-191 124- 574 Lorin Richards 79-379 45-165 116-538 Ora L. Smith 75-393 41-145 115-4*3 Women67-309 44-164 1. Mrs. E. i.—American and Counibia Rounds I. Henninger 2. Katherine ................................................ *85-497 *69-417 *154-914 3. Shelah T-~ Rauch 129-639 Woodland 58-282 ................................................ ...77-389 4. Jeannette 133-635 to Herron ...................................................

61-305 56246 Juniors —A* American and tors — ” "5 — I 118-613 57- 313 1. Max Cook Junior American R°und,s84_47o 2. Elliott .* Aimet ............................................ ",83-469 3. Glen Willi.

87-555 ♦171-10^5 4. Heber ’Kplliams .................. .............

170- 992 87- 523 . 83-407 5. Hubert Hadlock 171- 9*3 ...................................... ..82-452 88566 Zimbeaux 6. Thai 75-351164-956 inam Carlisle ..................... ..............................................

82-504 7. Vauhn Pond 159-785 ..................................... ". "...76-376 84-434 8. Don 158-744 Hunter ........................

9. T" 82-468 Philip Thompson 148-712 66-262 ’.

74-324 82-442

74-382 74-374 (Continued on page 18)

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The New York State Tournament Letchworth State Park —August 9, 10, 11, 1932 Reported by R. L. Rimer

With fifty-eight contestants, the fourth annual tournament of the New York State Archery Association was by e largest state shoot in the history Of the association, and was very successM, financially and otherwise.

Officers elected are as follows: Presidem, R. L. Riimer, Silver Springs, New York; Vice- :Presidents, W. S. Gere,

G. A. Mang, G. C. Baker, John Shir­ ley, S. W. Worthington. The secre­ tary-treasurer will be appointed by the president.

The tournament also included team and novelty shoots. Because of rain, the wand shoot was cancelled.

The 1933 tournament will also be held in Letchworth Park.

Men

York Dbl. Am. 113-559 179- 1189 ..102-486 180- 1206 92-392 176- 1174 75-321 177- 1177 173-1024 72-310 ........... 67-283 173- 1025 L Graeh°n’ n iagara Falls .................

71-287169-1019 Gordon Dean N- Y 76-304 174- 986 Orville Parkes aRgle, Bay> N- Y................

164-959 ??-???

Parkes, Rochester .'. " “ward R°-Chester ..........

168- 842 Syaouse / / hit ■» 169- 894 Dr R ocar£>dale, N. Y. on oqo 156- 814 Y. 161-843 157- 815 MaSS/ ........................................ 55-239 153- 751 155-847 John ShiHCClur®’ Buffalo ; ............... 35Z137 155-819 J A- Eliason Brad^R n ."''^36-140 154- 788 152-782 * ...................................... 53-239 ?• C- Baker pniJradford, Pa.* 134- 680 152-764 135- 619 132-574 125-595 102-471 96-380 £ P- Piersinbe£-tS’ Kennard. Pa.*................... ............... ** 111-470 Ray Rimlr i-’i Kennard. Pa.* ............................................ ** 118-458 Wm. S. GerpS1pVei Sprin§s ......... ........................................16-64 ***51-221 .N L,ere> Syracuse .............................................................. 59-225 for state championship awards.

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Total 292-1748 282-1692 268-1566 252-1498 245-1334 240-1308 240-1306 250-1290 232-1259 240-1152 225-1114 236-1112 205-1015 207- 991 208- 990 190-982 190-956 190-928 184-920 187-919 196-910 183-794 198-782 133-627 132-580 122-480 111-470 118-458 67-285 59-225

*F»rst American only.

Fiora1narieLGraeber- Buffalo ....

Mrs t °^hue- Buffalo .............

Mrs Ta Marshall, Scarsdale Mrs' Lda McClure, Buffalo 'J- M. Dean, Eagle Bay

Women Nat’l .54-260 61-288 49-212 .44-197 .47-187

Col. 70-414 54-350 62- 344 61-369 63- 303

Dbl. Am. 166-944 164-834 150-804 137-687 142-718

Total 290-1618 289-1472 261-1361 242-1253 252-1208

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.26-100 52-218 24-110 24-104

Elizabeth Gloor, Rochester Mrs. C. J. Ginder, Boston’ Ruth Van Kerkhove, Rochester Mary Sutherland, Canandaigua Mrs. R. L. Rimer, Silver Springs Mrs. G. O. Spaulding, Silver Springs Mrs. Homer Strong, Rochester

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Girls

Elsie Mache, Buffalo Ginger Coville, Oneida Marylin Brown, Brooklyn Lou Griffith, Baltimore, Md.’ .

Betty Neisel, Forest Hills ........

Janet Orr, New York City Jean Rimer, Silver Springs’” ***2d Junior American only.

Boys

G. Schopfer, Syracuse Jack Babson, Syracuse Wm. Stover, Syracuse H. Geiger, Syracuse H. Collin, Syracuse R. Horack, N. Tonawanda W. Cox, Syracuse .....................

Craig Rover, Dansville Joe Babson, Syracuse*” ***2d Jr. American only.

Clout—Men Frank Horack W. S. Gere C. G. Thompson S. Johnson C. L. Layer E. Hickson A. Kleeburg G. M. Dean J. P. Piersall .........

H. J. Lee W. J. Graeber G. C. Baker W. M. Goring L. M. Roberts G. E. McClure P- C. Thurwachter F. W. Yeaw R. Van Valkenburgh G- A. Parkes "

Women Flora r Donohue Mrs. C. J • Ginder Mrs. Idai McClure Mrs- G. M.• Dean Dean .

Mrs. G. O. Spaulding Mrs, Marie Graeber

129- 575 130- 619 97-434

63-315 63-351 52-256 47-241 46-174 37-159 30-124

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Dbl. Jr. Am. 170-970 142-684 128-594 124-583 .135-576 114-463 77-277

218-990 245-1183 173-SCO 71-345 46-174 37-153 30-124

Dbl. Jr. Col Total 312-1870 142-900 278-1459 136-775 255-125-1 127-656 254-1239 130-356 253-1144 118-568 237-1053 123-605 138-594 61-317

Dbl. Am. Dbb Jr. Am. 175-1020 .112-919 149-776 169-980 165-806 94-452 83- 293 132-609 84- 342 121-583 81-305 73-305 37-135 8-24 66-235

Total 287-1939 323-1824 334-1786 222-1061 220-10W 216-951 202-883 110-449 74-259

21-85 Mrs. R. L. Rimer

35-209 31-179 30-168 27-139

29-135 23-105 ......... 22-92 22-78 ......... 23-65 19-57 10-50 12-46 11-31 9-31 10-28 6-22 7-19 5-15

.36-224 30-154 •30-142 .29-133 .27-131 28-128

Girls Elsie Mache Jean Rimer Janet Orr Betty Neisel Ginger Coville 22-100 Marylin Brown Lou Griffith

34-190 26-144 29-131 20-100 18-84 17-77 14-34

Boys William Stover G. Schopfer Jack Babson W. Cox ....

Joe Babson H. Geiger Craig Rover H. Collin R. Horack

30-18’ .28-174 29-121

28-11°

17-79 17-59 15-59 12-46 9-25

Flight—Seniors 334 yds. 8'.'t >n234 yds. 4% 1IK

Win. S. Gere Mrs. Gordon Dean

Wni. Stover Ginger Coville

Juniors 175 yds. 1 ft. 1 in186 yds. 2 ft.

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NOVEMBER, 1932.

British Columbia News Just Strings His Game On

Slender Cedar Arrows (From The Vancouver Daily Prov­ ince, Vancouver, B. C., Monday, Octo­ ber 24th, 1932.)

to however, is a a drawback of game, noweve., is .. out the bow hunter. He must single He must his and get get within within easy easy range. .... prey ------ and This is difficult when game is in large This is difficult when game cariherds. The lone bull moose or bou, in a spot where brush will not interfere with the arrow’s flight,, is the

ideal game for the archer.

If the average hunter who takes to Spring Grizzly Hunt the bush at this time of the year, prayerful that he will gel a deer and Ye Sylvan Archer: not a boy friend, got away five shots It occurred to me that you should be with his rifle and hit a living target acquainted with some archers who with two of them — all in forty-seven are on the lookout for suitable grounds seconds — he would probably congrat­ for a hunt. Owing to the nature of the ulate himself. ground on my territory, and the great To duplicate the feat with cedar ar­ amount of game I can guarantee to rows shot from a five-foot yew bow show an archer, I am planning to only from and have a black bear stone dead at take out bow and arrow hunters his feet sixteen seconds after the final now on. I would like to specialize; in shots hit, is all in a day’s hunting for Mr. this and can guarantee many sh Forrest Nagler, who hunts British Col­ each trip at moose and cariboo. umbia woods without rifle when he ■ov has completed Mr. Forrest Nagler can get away from his work as a hydro successful hunt here. He his second s engineer at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. five grizzly, and also had his chance at rtin and secured The black bear fell to the arrows of could have used my he will never get Mr. Nagler when he was in Northern ,. a trophy, butwith he says again a gun. Fie> missed' the v* British Columbia last year. On Satur­ game ; „ " ’ - —• thrill of his day he returned from another hunt, , ‘ 3 he got the I bear, but says of 46 car­ this time a bull moose to his credit. within bowshot life. He was fifteen days.

The moose was shot twice, and died ;cse in iboo and over 40 moose ' • r hunt within 200 feet of the spot where he spring grizzly I am open for a l, of 15th, a lovely ' *time ’■ was hit. to June 15.1., May 1st Mr. Nagler is decidedly modest to be above timber line, be above year about his bow and arrow hunting, and bear are very very iplentiful, my thirty on a two is far prouder of the fact that he was counted over I having able to stalk a bull moose with his I will take out a trap line party from days ’ trip. camera and “shoot” him within fifty be November 1stl on. "... This trip trip will feet. on snowshoes, with with a great opportun ­ a great o;.

Four years ago, after twenty years ity for game. My charges will be rearea­ rifle shooting, Mr. Nagler came to the sonable.. II can can supply ­ supply ponies ponies for for pack 1 conclusion that hunting was more of ing or : J also arrange a l riding, and can also a mathematical certainty than a spoil , can for one who is an expert rifle shot. So party.

'■■'-’Indian National Railway back 1packing give y°u he made himself a bow and went hunt­ The Canadian Also I can give B truly. ing as did his forefathers many cen­ give references, Yours very rEEDother names.

ARTHUR E. turies ago.

Northern British Columbia, Mr. Nag­ Longworth, British Columbia. ler believes, is the finest game co do an the continent. The very P

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Hunting Gray Squirrels

By T. R. Mace We arrived at a goodly sized patch or oak woods 1 than a glimpse as he slipt around the mound nine one mom}ng. About eight trunk. Then help came and with it acres were c°ntained m this piece piece anH and dCleS] Were success, for while I stood and watched, ' would give us s we £e.3udged that this the other fellow moved around and us sufficient hunting for the day when the squirrel came on my side I made a lucky shot and got him neatly through the head.

—J my OsTo know what to look for and how beautiful weapon, to look is a problem that confronts all and weighbeginners at squirrel hunting. It of my comseems well nigh impossible when you the bn1 Se jn any hunting first try to locate one of these ani­ J tnb i?' and arrow and tooay 1 hoped mals. Many times I have passed them them What great sport it could be up only to have the fellow on my The L right or left point one out to me. gray squirrel was Same for the day. We all to be our To the experienced, one who knows return r,;-~ to . with our ]bags/iHeci,expected what to look for, it is easy. A paw or for information , from received? this two, a feathery tip of gray tail, a little the greatest of' e-- “““ Spot gave us black nose is all that is necessary. _ expectations, “i had out <-- ■ «mes before"^" 61 hunting --I One should not look over the tree several yet had not been as a whole, but should start with the able to Ibring any as down. trunk and follow up and out the main The branches to the smaller■ ones, looking ienced hZ Sq,uirrel> as the expernunter knows, is at all the crotches for :a bit of gray. a wary little animal, oo c— After several trips one soon becomes sons - •. J perexpert enough to locate one’s own The hunting him.

• soon squirrel. There is a thrill in being able comes in . c' ■’ S18ht, hide cto look over a tree and spotting your °n the other —‘ °r branch, happranimal crouched and flattened on a '° be »biehev„ it on. if t° get limb or in noticing a few gray hairs circle , same side, he , ”• hanging down behind a branch. Half will also tbe two ’ the enjoyment of hunting the gray tbat two of you. That ; tree between squirrel is in finding him.

Persons are ls why I say one However, to get back to this latest trip, the tree,■ TheatCheS’ ^e necessary, for I had no sooner stepped out of the car other circles moving | when I spied a gray at the base of a watching the large tree a short distance away. I was J on the all eager to rush over and get a shot ls given a ut my partners were calm and cooly first trips assured me that we had plenty of time and wou’d see sufficient game to keep CouMes°e ‘about us busy the rest of the day. was a Peeked a„ st °on we were ready. My bow was -’to bear°und rung; my quiver at my side contained decided jbot. shot- Mr Mr' ged the■treesa’°^ b<*ween ^^tly ass°rted bunch of arrows, some Gently a^el, h'J, woulJ>r>^inary target heads so that they ana cllased tree nd could ; small h stick in trees, some with not catcharound fust in r°adheads and some with large, h more UP. ^ase s°me bigger game turned Prepared for all kinds of game,

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NOVEMBER, 1932. should be the motto of all who hunt with the bow and arrow.

We started out, keeping about sev­ enty-five feet apart so that each could help the other if assistance was needed.

I was trying my hardest to locate a gray when a shot rang out on my right. And, as if an echo, another on left Howard, on my right, had drawn first blood; George, on my left, had been right behind him.

----- - — Each complacently picked up his game and shoved it in his pocket.

I looked harder than ever now.

“My turn next,” I told mself.

Something in the tree ahead caught my eye. I looked again, closer. A few gray hairs had moved in the breeze. A gray tail was hanging down behind a branch.

“I see one!” I called out, “but I’ll need some help.”

Howard walked over Where is he?” he asked. toward me.

I pointed. “Right up there by that that broken branch.”

TH circle on tthe other side and le on you watch himi when he mo moves around. when he “And,” he added, added, “now is our chance to show me what that I kept my eyes on weapon will do.” the squirrel and watched him ; ' as he moved to keep the tree between himself —.ven himself and the moving figure.

Using an arrow with an ordinary target head, I drew it full and released.

The arrow hit the tree just beside the gray and caused him to start running and jumping. Missed! Well, a close shot and only my —x my first.

George had luck next -—1 come over now. “Better time, “but that ;was a ” he said, then added, mighty close shot.”

"Til show I answered.

But I didnyou ’t. yet,”________ —— -’i. A half a dozen more misses just as close followed. An inter­ vening branch, a quick movement on tbe part of the squirrel caused them al' to go astray.

Then, just as we had decided to go back to the car for lunch and a smo e, ? spied another. This time he was ° in the leafy part of a branch. yrow with a small broadhead, it back until the barb touc

17 hand, and then let it go. A hit! That familiar “chuck” as the arrow struck home came as music to my ears. The arrow hit just behind the shoulder and penetrated to the feathers. As the squirrel started to fall the barb caught on a branch and would not drop no matter how hard I shook the tree.

There was nothing for it but to climb up after it. I unbuckled my quiver and went up. Reaching out I dislodged the animal and down it dropped. It was a fairly good sized one and, I felt, would make fine eating.

I was lucky enough during the after­ noon to bring down several more, The day, to all of us, was a success.

I believe, also, that I succeeded in showing to my friends that the bow and arrow is not a plaything, but a weapon that contains real sport.

GIVE ARCHERY A BREAK! The mounting popularity of bow and arrow hunting prompts a suggestion which may bear fruit.

Why not set aside a few wilderness areas as semi-game refuges, allowing huntin only by means of the ancient and time honored bow? This would be a means of encouraging that most fas­ cinating hunting sport and would be a means of providing certain patrol of the protected areas through the volunteer efforts of archers.

Pacific Sportsman would appreciate reader comment on this suggestion. — Pacific Sportsman, San Francisco.

YE OLDEN TYME SPORT

To those who are vitally interested in the progress of the sport, it is en­ couraging to note an increasing num­ ber of inquiries about archery. Some of these are from would-be hunters and sellers of raw materials for the making of tackle, others from students and instructors. However, business and professional men and women compose -r number of those who exthe greater awakened interest in press a newly 1— these weapons of Ye Olden Tyme.

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Trapezoidal Bows

By N. A. Pearson and shoots a 440 grain arrow point cf Needing a new bow and desiring to aim at the top edge of the target at 100 make the most efficient weapon poss­ yards. The bow is six feet long and ible, I took with me on my vacation all the proportions are slightly larger than the Sylvan Archers of the past two riven by Prof. Klopteg in his article years. on the rectangular bow. However. I I studied carefully the deductions of believe that one gets better results by Hickman, Hodgson, Klopsteg and the diminishing the thickness gradually tests of Overacker at Stanford, all hav­ instead of from the handle to the bow, 1 ing to do with cross sections and to about 15 the same thickness up strengths of yew wood.

Prof. Klopr.cz inches from the tips as Hickman recommended a trapezoid recommends. which, roughly speaking, is a triangle mufactured The ttrapezoid bow ’I mam standing on its base with the top half r ordinary stove, removed. Overacker’s tests showed that was made out of a very c~—~' steady, even pull It has a very sapwood had average tensile strength . In fact, sevno rough or hard spots, of 15,000 pounds to the square inch and the Club oral of the boys at the —- did ** heart wood had an average compres­ believe it pulled 49 pounds until they sive strength of 8,500 pounds to the measured it. bow through a Seattle square inch. Thus the belly of the I shot this bow should be nearly twice as wide as tournament recently and it behaved the back to furnish enough resistance beautifully at all distances. Several of to overcome the crushing strength of our local members who have tried th-? the sap wood. bow have announced that the next bow I made such a bow and to say that sectionthey make will be of this cross section.

I was delighted with its performance is to put it mildly. It pulls 49 pounds 227 yd* Hubert Zimbeaux (Tied) UTAH TOURNAMENT Clout Shoot-Men (Continued from page 12) 36 at 180 yds) •35-193 Flight Shoot—Men 1.

Mardee Robinson 1. Paul Davies *388 yds 33-181 2. Mardee Robinson 2. Dean Green 32-118 352% yds 3. Shirley Peterson 3. G. A. Jump ...............

16-92 326% yds 4. Conrad Johnson 4. Shirley Peterson .12-62 yds .... 319 5. Dean Green .....................

5. Paul Davies .317 yds 20- 60 6. Charles A. Pace 6. Lorin Richards ' 13-59 yds 308 7. Royal Stone .....................

7. Roy Lundquist 300 yds .14-56 8. Roy E. Lundquist 8. G. A. Jump ...293 yds 21- 51 9. Elton Larsen ............ .. .271% yds 9. Chas. A. Pace .17-51 10. Ora L. Smith ..........

10. Charles Hooper ...270 yds 10-48 11. Conrad Johnson .............

11. Horace Alder ...268 yds 12-46 Women 12. Royal Stone 1. Jeannette .16-36 Herron 13. Elton Larsen 2. Mrs. Chas.

Cl.o; Pace ...... ........ *271% yds 8-32 14. Seymour Scofield . .234% yds 3. Mrs. E. I. Henninger ' . 8-28 .225 15. Grant Keaton 4. Shelah .Woodland yds .V; 8-20 .220 5. Katherine Kath»-;-o Rauch ... yds 16. Ora L. Smith .....

6-20 .218 yds 17.

Robert Arentson Juniors . 4-14 Glen Williams 18.

N. F. Nelson ...

2. Elliott 5-13 .239 19. Gerald Thorne yds Airmet ...

3. Max . 4-8 .236 —c Cook yds 20. Lysle Ranck . .227 yds (Continued on page 21)

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buck able to sec the outline of a fine Editor, Ye Sylvan Archer: 1 in the brush. moment, After reading many of the wonder­ —great At last here was my the deer, ful talcs of devotees of the bow and here was Believe it or not, i._ and only arrow, such as shooting two bears with still broadside on standing mental picture two arrows at night time, shooting of a thirty paces away, the .. Drawing my ’bow buck on the run with the arrow going I had had for years. line, clean through and sticking two inches I let fly an arrow straight as a inch into a tree beyond and many others Kerplunk in the center of a two body of the of a like nature, I have become in­ branch that lay across the head in the spired to emulate the example set by deer, the arrow burying its . hard luck these nimrods. hard wood. A beautiful but -----and it ran Being a follower of archery for sev­ shot. This startled the deer d_ eral years, I have had a mental pic­ into the bush out of sight. , out of the ture of myself out hunting and of hav­ While cutting the arrow ing the buck standing still, broadside that he saw tree, Goldie called to me ' ----- . I scouton about thirty paces away. 1 will ad1 two more some distance away, mit this is an impossible situation but ed around and■ in • l about about half half an an hour that is the picture I always have had, I saw the the hind hind quarters quarters of c. another ... so when out of a clear sky an initafine buck in the bushes. I crawled up hill a few feet and had a clear view of tion came to make up a party I was ready in a few minutes. the animal. I shot at about forty paces.

This arrow went close to it over its The party consisted of Golden D. back. It gave a little start at the noise Long, Secretary of the Fresno Archery of the arrow, but never moved a step.

Club. W. C. Burgess, President of the I tried one more, this time right un­ Pacific Coast Archery Association, and derneath, and the buck moved a few tnyself. Burgess being already in feet into the brush but I could see camp, Goldie picked me up and we the four legs and shot three times at. were off for the High Sierras at three - ■ a place that I judged the body to be, thirty Saturday afternoon, 24th of missing each time. Then the buck September, 1932. Goldie proving to be moved out into the open again, broad­ a fast and safe driver we arrived at side on and stopped with its head in ramp shortly after dark at an eleva­ the brush. I shot again over its back tion of about 5500 feet. and the buck ducked down but never After dinner and making plans for moved a step. I shot again, this time the morning we retired; Goldie findclose to its ear and missed again.

Evidently the deer thought that it had ms an alarm clock said, “Fine, this will wake us up at 3:30,” but it proved a been shot at sufficiently for one day, so it walked off into the brush and I alse alarm as it failed to ring and we lost sight of it. Seven shots at one deer were awake at 4:30 instead, but start­ ed for the great hunt. at forty paces and all misses.

—>ointed at After a few hours of climbing over While being greatly' disapp, had a wonmountains we stopped to rest awhile. not getting my Ibuck, ---- h. we with a httlc Goldie sat on a rock about 100 feet derful trip, and next time X expect * above me where he could view a great ---- equipment luck and better ” Portion of the country, and while lookthe meat. bring home Very truly yours, imt at the beautiful view, my attention CHARLES JENKINS was attracted by a flicker in the brush ClubPresident, Fresno Archery Club. which to my astonishment final_y woved to be the tail of a.deer brus^ing away flies, and gradu

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The following is a little history of our club, which may be of interest to readers of Ye Sylvan Archer.

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we have made in archery around Sag­ inaw.

I also want to invite any archers who are in Saginaw' at any time to look us up and get acquainted; also, we invite any other clubs to a mail match.

Yours respectfully JOHN S. GERSCHBACHER President, Saginaw (Mich.) Archery Club.

In January, 1932, I began looking around to see if there were any other archers in Saginaw. I heard there were a few, so I went to the sports editor of our local paper and asked him to place a little invitation in the sports sheet for any archers interested to Editor, Ye Sylvan Archer: come to my house and perhaps have I been wonderin’. *I wonder, for example, ------ some why cf a little shoot, and make plans for form­ these learned doctors of ballistics and ing a club. these learned <_____ bachelors of the philosophy of the toxThree attended this meeting. We de­ ophilic paradox don't consider the ar­ cided to find a location for indoor shooting until spring. A garage, about row contour.

I wonder what the difference would 100 feet long inside, was located, and we advertised again for archers to be, on the target, between an arrow that was 9-32 at the crest and 11-32 at come to our next Sunday shoot. We the pile and 11-32 at the crest and 9-32 had about eight that Sunday. 1 Five or six more Sunday shoots, and at the pile. would be the differour place got too small, for we had be­ I wonder what of these and an tween 25 and 30 archers shooting. We once between either 5-16 from right index located a larger place, and continued arrow that was shooting, We could only shoot three to left knuckle.

J that I don't arrows to an end, owing to the fact The reason I wonder is that we had only one target. We now know. But, Mr. Master• cof the Philoshave five targets. ophy of All Things 7.

About the first of May we began to do have suspicions. look around for a place to shoot the Back in 1930, in our Hoosier shootum. won a prize, consisting of a dozen American Round outdoors, and finally s icks all split from the same block of located a golf club that would let us wood by one Harry Hobson. It was the use part of their course for an arch­ only prize I ever won at an archery' ery range. and 1 didn’1 Reserve that. I took At this time we organized our club the bundle of sticks home and left it on a business basis. We elected tem­ porary president, vice-president, sec­ °r a year. My young sprout also> won retary and treasurer, and wrote up a a similar bundle of sticks, both ol,f Hob­ set of by-laws and a constitution. We son s bundles going in the same family’ *i a ,.ls earned and mine received with charged a membership fee of one two us . V/e were all rotten enough t' dollar and a fifteen cent target fee.

Our present membership is twentyseasoning a year, my sticks five.

Yearsezago. made up by K. R. Thompson and After seasoning When we first started shooting, we averaged 150 for the single American. were them I stepped up to the range Now we have several members who withhrst shoot of 1931 —first time at shoot 450 and better, most all of them the - and increased my shooting over 200. target that year —100 points, lacking score more than 1 We had a Michigan Archery Associa­ bust 400. only one hit in the blue toI am. What tion meet here in July, and will have Now you know how rotten llent target the Michigan Archery Association Archery Golf Championship meet next a shame it is that an exce They are year in August. shot did not win those sticks, waiting about gone now and are just We feel quite proud of the progress

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and it has What I'mnoujLj to get over to you over speaking. seme special dollin’ up cientific archers What I’m tryingis that there’s sorn Lu this arrow business them again. archers business besides some more S' Now I had K. R. make up andthis weight and all the wuzzleall the —: no, II didn thing to didn’’t. t. He He took took pity pity on on me me and - and have handed out. have ha spine a. gave me a set ething do with nd figures you to set for for Christmas.

Christmas. Those to do with it, by fuzzle an sticks are just about like Hobson So does point of gravity about like som' point of gravity — O1 Shape Thas . call it middle — or sticks, but a little heavier. They shoot middle of of gravity gravity — ginger! of gravitation i little heavier, — or something? ‘ » the left of the Hobson itation — or someth’” do you about a foot to 1 Why? I don’t know, it that my walnut hunting 30 yards.

Why is it that my walnut center sticks at I would fly clear off the roving arrows all go true to point and roving arrows all go true go left?

At 60 yards they these later target arrows —® the left. I can do ' 'better and these later target arrows go target all to C. without straining 11 Hunting arrows Why do my Layalloy hunting a than 300 with them y disposi’ : a chip­ dislocating my <. shoot straight enough to plunk my gizzard or but aim different. yards and don. They fly true 1— munk dead center at thirty ; ----- - ?“*! made up by Both sets of arrows are these othersI don Anyhow, don’’t? t know. And anyhow, both are the same man. Incidentally, ------" ; Hoogerhyde I wish a good shot got that little bundle cored; because both Russ of sticks that were the straightestkind and I use the same I.l. .2 of arrows — shooting things I ever aimed at a gold. of target archery — best the extremes What I’m trying to say is that I don’t and worst. know anything about it and I don’t Now comes the Master of Bowman’s think you do either. There’s something Huh, you poor Physics and says: know down deeper in this problem of spine, weak-minded runt, don’t you center of gravity, temperature, release, about the Archer’s Paradox?”

Hold on, Professor; I know about it. coniom, taper paradox, un-paradox, un-paradox, contour, all the rest of it that no profesIt bothered me so much that 1 ve been and all the rest of it that no of archery dope has handed out to cvercomin’ it by elimination. I ve got sor of archery. dope has ■ gullible benders of a yew bow that is made up so the either doubting j paradox is unparadoxed — string di­ and orsassafras.

Now you rectly over the shooting center. Still yew woodguys take that little tap on scientific take A. that the wrist.

E. ANDREWS those arrows fly left. Why? I unpar­ -- ----A. E adoxed the paradox and got a worse Huntington, Indiana. paradox than the original paradox, UTAH TOURNAMENT paradox is multiplied by eliminating 1 < (Continued from page 18) which is a worse paradox than w en contend had the original paradox to contenc Women with.

(36 at 120 yds.) *36-214 Maybe 1 can’t shoot. All right, 1 ad 1. Shelah Woodland ............... . ...35-19? mil 1 can’t. But I know when I Pol£ 30-192 2. Jeannette Herron .................

■;..i8-n2 straight. 1 used to shoot rabbits on t e 3. Mrs. E. I. Henninger 4. Katherine Rauch ................ run with a rifle and in 15 shots I Juniors a dozen bulls and three 4’s at (36 at 120 yds.)

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What I’m trying to drill into your 5. Max i Williams 33-175 paradoxing the consciousness is that unparadoxing 6. Glen Carlisle 22-116 that Paradox does not unparadox. it; 7- Thain .....

21-109 Zimbeaux there’s a difference in arrows^; that is 8. Hubert Hadlock .............. of spine 9. Heber not measured by any kin poker gives ♦New records. machine, because a stove machine the best test of all m a spl before 1 shoot

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his feathers and looked at me wildly I had twisted myself and was turned but half around. I saw that he was going to fly,— I must shoot instantly or not at all. It was an awkward sit­ uation. Then a new feature was add­ ed. Flying like a bullet came another cock and struck the first, whereupon the two fought like savages, tumbling ON THE KANKAKEE on the grass, striking with their wings, (Continued from page 6) pecking, kicking, chattering. Evident­ sad clouds all over the sky. One ly they were bent upon killing each of my subordinates in office had prom­ other if possible. I let drive an arrow ised to meet me here, where a railroad at them and missed. Shot again ard crosses the river, and I was expecting knocked one over. The other flew important mail. The place looked for­ away in crazy haste. On my way back lorn; something in its air impressed to camp I passed through a scrub-cak me gloomily.

Under the building, grove on a low, sandy ridge lying at which stood upon stilt-like posts, was right angles to the river, and in the a fair shelter. But But the the clouds clouds went midst of it found a pond literally away before the east wind with little swarming with ducks of different rain, and now it is cold, I am ten species. 'They must have sought the miles below the■ clubhouse, camping sheltered place to avoid the chill and on the edge of a prairie. Reached here worry of the wind. It was deep water at four o’clock.. tChickens (grouse) on and the birds kept well out from a dry swell of wild i prairie southward. shore, so I did not shoot, as every Went after them,,— —a a nungry hungry man re­ arrow would have been lost.” gards not the game law of Indiana,— Next morning the sky was clear, the and had a breezy time shooting. They weather calm, with a delightful fresh­ were not very wild; ness in every breath, and I rowed - 22; or possibly the stiff, piercing, east east wind numbed . back up the river to the clubhouse, them. I tramped around uL. after them where I found my clerk just arrived and shot perhaps fifty times; perhaps fifty times; but the from the little town nearby with my wind caught my arrows and tossed arrows and mail, in which I discovered that them up, down, sidewise, It was al­ should have to go to Indianapolis on most impossibh p__ILIe to foretell the drift of the next train.So goodby o „ to the trail a shot in extent c of La Salle, and farewell to the birds or direction, and the wily birds3 somehow would manage of the Kanakee. not to t be down the wind much of the time..1I killed but one, and that AN EFFICIENCY SHOOT in a remarkable ’ way. The wind every moment increased in velocity, finally (Continued from page 10) becoming quired to have their arrows numbered gusty, changeful, as if about to shift southward, and weighed, their bows calibrated, (jt is now blowing hard from tl, and their maximum length of draw de­ the southeast, and still growing colder.) termined. This was done during the hope of bagging I had nbarly lost noon hour. Each contestant was al­ a chicken and had turned a shoulder t< lowed three arrows. ter to the breeze, when something whistled, In addition to establishing a repre­ behind me. At tleH the or chirped, close sentative series of figures of merit, the fluttered, and upon same time wings turning I saw a record of The Michigan Archers’ As­ cock grouse in the act of alighting beside a tuft of prairie sociation for Flight was broken. The than six feet from grass not prevlous record o{ 352 yards made by more struck the ground he me. When t Bawkins, Detroit, was advanced he erected all of Tala yarc's I foot by William Mattox, 1 °iedo, Ohio.

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