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Table of Contents The National Tournament . .

The Eastern Archery Association ----

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Western Archery Association Tournament __________

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Deer Poses for Archer .

Pacific Northwest Tournament

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Making and Operating a Fletching Jig

By C. R. Passchi ..........

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Indoor Archer

By Earl Mead ............. .... ............

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Utah Archery Tournament

By Dean Green

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Making and Shooting Bows and Arrows in Boy Scout Camps By Frank Kindle - 16

Indiana State Tournament ...

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From a Louisiana Broadhead The Open California Meet

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Oregon State Tournament

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the t[ational tournament The fiftieth annual target meeting and the annual banquet at 6:30 p. m., of the National Archery association August 15. of the United States will be held Aug­ The usual trophies in all events ust 12, 13, 14 and 15, 1930, in Chi­ covering the Championships of the United States for Men and Women, cago, where the first meeting was Club Team Cham­ held. pionships, Indivi­ Officers in dual trophies for charge of this highest individ­ year’s t o u r n aual rounds, best ment arc as fol­ score at each yard lows: President, range, most Herman L Walkgolds,wand shoot, c r, Chicago; improve ment, first vice presi­ consolation, etc. dent, Homer S. Appropriate troT a y lo r, Green­ p h i e s will be field, Mass.; sec­ awarded in Jun­ ond vice presi­ ior and Interme­ dent. Dr. George diate events. De­ A. Cathey, Port­ -I. tail list of tro­ land, Ore.; secre­ phies will be giv­ tary - treasurer, en in program Louis C. Smith, distributed at the 616 Old South Tournament.

Bldg., Boston, Headquar te r s Mass.; board of for the tourna­ governors, Geo.F. ment will be at Weld, Santa Bar­ the Hotel Stev­ bara, Calif.; R.H. ens, Michigan and Middleton, Chica­ Seventh st r e e t, go; K. L. Harts­ facing Grant park horn, Chicago; and the range. captain of the The site of the green, James range in Grant Duff; Lady Para­ park is within 15 mount, Miss Har­ minutes walk of riet Case. headquarters a t The events will the Stevens Ho­ be the usual ev­ HERMAN L. WALKER tel. It is situated President National Archery ents held at the Association directly north national — the from the West Wing of the Field ■ double York and American rounds, Museum and commands a view of the the double National and Columbia high buildings at the North of the rounds the team, clout and wand park for points-of-aim for the 100 shoots. The annual business meeting yard shooting and overlooks Lake will be held at 8:00 p. m., August 14,

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Michigan to the East. Adjacent to the range are the Shedd Aquarium, the new Planetarium, Soldiers Field, the Field Museum already mentioned, the Buckingham Fountain and many oth­ er points of interest and beauty. The Stevens Hotel at Michigan avenue and Seventh street is at the South end of

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each day. During school days there are hours set aside for classes from the different schools. We also have a very nice municipal club which meets every other Wednesday eve­ ning. If any archers come this way I would be pleased to have them call at the field or at my home.”

RULES FOR SHOOTING RELAXED METHOD Prepared by W. C. Burgess of the

Maurice Thompson, First President of the National Archery Association Chicago’s “loop” where all the chief shopping and theater districts are centered. It is a fitting location for the celebration of 50 years of organ­ ized archery in the United States and will be, in the words of James Duff, “the greatest event in American Arch­ ery history up to the present time.”

MUNICIPAL ARCHERY FIELD AT SACRAMENTO Mr. Claude Lemka, instructor at the Sacramento archery field, reports as follows: “We have a very nice municipal archery field, which is 300 feet east and west and 530 feet north and south, in the center of William Curtis park. It is open to the public every day except Monday. The targets, equipment and instructions are free to any one who wishes to enjoy the sport.

We have from 40 to 100 on the field

Pacific Archery association, approved

by Chester Seay of the Southern Cal­ ifornia Archery association 1. Stand easily and naturally on both feet.

2. Let your muscles relax, Don't strain.

3. Spread your bow. Don't pull it.

4. Use both arms in spreading the bow. Avoid a rigid elbow. Knuckles of bow hand to be straight.

5. Keep your shoulders down — don’t hunch them up — but keep your elbows up. This is difficult.

6. Line up your arrow. Don’t squint.

Never' mind the range at first.

7. When the string is loosed, re­ laxed muscles will spring from the compression. Let ’em spring natural­ ly8. Grasp the bow lightly, Don't. grab.

9. Forget the “anchor.” Let your right arm go back naturally and eas­ ily and the string will lie close to youi' face.

10. Don’t think about the release.

Let the string just slip off the fin­ gers at the right time.

11. Keep your bow and string in a plane as close to the body as your bay shore line will permit.

12. If you shoot best standing on your head, for goodness sake, stand on your head and do your darnedest.

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The Eastern Archery Association (Secretary, Miss Ruth Brewer, Newton Center, Mass.)

The Annual Championship tourna­ Single York Round: Previous E. A. ment of The Eastern Archery Associ­ A. Record, 115-589 by P. W. Crouch, ation, which was held at Deerfield, 1897. N. A. A. Record, 129-655 by E. K. Roberts, 1929.

Mass., June 26, 27, 28, was made note­ worthy by the fact that at least six Deerfield again proved itself to be an ideal place to hold a tournament. new records for the E. A. A. were Located in the beautiful Deerfield established, some of which are Amer­ Valley and surrounded by hills and ican records. mountains, the setting is unsurpassed.

To Miss Dorothy Duggan, a sixAt the annual meeting it was vot­ teen-year old girl from Greenwich, ed to return to Deerfield in 1931 and Conn., and Carl G. Thompson of the following officers were elected: Pinehurst, N. C., belong the credit of President, P. H. Ball, Deerfield, making five of these new records and Mass. every one shooting had a hand in Vice presidents, C. G. Thompson, establishing the other record, that of Pinehurt, N. C., and W. I. Gay, Wina record attendance of 106 comprising sor Vt. 55 men, 32 ladies and 19 juniors and Secretary - treasurer, Miss Ruth Boy Scouts.

Brewer, 128 Institution Ave., Newton Here is the list of the new records: Center, Mass.

106 shooting. (Previous record at­ Winners and their scores follow: tendance 91 in 1929.)

Double York Round Single National Round, 68-434 by 1. Carl G. Thompson, Pinehurst, Miss Dorothy Duggan.

N. C. Double National Round, 134-744 by 58-278 43-203 24-126 125-607 Miss Dorothy Duggan.

45-181 41-173 28-164 110-518—1135 60-yard range in National Round, 2. P. W. Crouch, Providence, R. I. 45-267 by Miss Dorothy Duggan.

37- 149 41-197 21-129 99-475 Single York Round, 125-607 by Carl 33-137 34-148 22-106 89-391— 866 G. Thompson.

3. W. S. Gere, Syracuse, N. Y. .

100 yd. range in Single York, 5842-192 38-158 24-102 104-452 278 by Carl G. Thompson.

27-107 35-161 21-103 83-373— 825 For the sake of comparison we give 4. C. E. Rear, Bridgeport, Conn. below the previous E. A. A. records 33- 159 29-123 23-103 85-385 and the present N. A. A. records in 34- 128 40-198 22-106 96-432— 817 the National and York Rounds.

5. D. Fulton, Westport, Conn.

Single National Round: Previous E. 38- 158 39-157 22-106 99-421 A. A. Record, 70-376 by Mrs. Dorothy 34-134 36-138 23-105 93-377— 798 Cummings, 1929. N. A. A. Record, 68Double American Round 398 by Mrs. M. C. Howell, 1895.

1. P. W. Crouch, Providence, R. I. Double National Round: Previous E. A. Record, 136-732 by Mrs. Doro­ 29-173 30-188 29-215 88- 576 thy Cummings, 1929. N. A. A. Rec­ 29-167 30-188 30-220 89- 575—1151 2. C. G. Thompson, Pinehurst, ord, 132-756 by Mrs. M. C. Howell, 1895.

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88-554 28-162 30-182 30-210 90-566—1120 30-176 30-172 30-218 3. A. W. Dick, Worcester, Mass.

90-586 30-174 30-196 30-216 87-505—1091 28- 142 29-159 30-204

4. D. Fulton, Westport, Conn.

83-497 23-105 30-198 30-194 29- 159 30-204 30-190 89-553—1050 5. L. G. Chapin, Rockville Center, N. Y. 29-171 28-142 30-194 87-507 28-154 30-178 29-185 87-517—1024 Double National Round 1. Miss Dorothy Duggan, Greenwich, Conn.

42-194 24-116 66-310 23- 167 68-434 — 134-744 45-267 2. Mrs. Philip H. Ball, Deerfield, Mass.

41-177 23-125 23-125 64-302

45-225

23-133 23-133

68-358 — 132-660

3. Mrs. Elizabeth Rounsevelle, Pine­ hurst, N. C. 41-219 23-123 23-123 64-342

32-156

23-129 23-129

55-285 — 119-627

4. Miss Martha Wilson, Washing­ ton, D. C. 35-135 21-109 56-244 39-189 23-137 62-326 — 118-570 5. Miss Madeline Dutcher, South Egremont, Mass.

35-137 24- 112 I 59- 249 37-183 23-111 60- 294 — 119-543 Double Columbia Round 1. Miss Dorothy Duggan.

23-129 24-174 24-184 71-487 22- 118 24-178 24-180 70-476— 963 2. Mrs. Elizabeth Rounsevelle.

23- 149 24-154 24-166 71-469 21-123 24-166 24-162 69-451— 920 3. Mrs. Philip H. Ball.

23-111 22-118 22- 118 24-172 69-401 21-109 23-149 23- 149 24-180 68-438— 839 4. Miss Madeline Dutcher.

22-102 24-128 24-156 24-156 70-386 22-114 24-154 24-164 24-164 70-432— 818 5. Miss Martha Wilson.

22-106 23-127 22-154 67-387

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24-142 24-164 70-402— 789 Double National Round (Girls) 1. Eversley Childs, Greenwich, Conn.

25-115 18- 82 43-197 19- 93 19- 75 38-168 — 81-365 2. Margherita Childs, Greenwich, Conn.

13- 51 15- 69 28-120 25-111 18- 80 43-191 — 71-311 3. Ruth Yeaw, Greenfield, Conn.

2- 10 5- 11 7- 21 8- 26 8- 32 16- 58 — 23- 79 4. Mary Wood, Lynn, Mass.

8- 24 4- 12 12- 36 8- 28 2- 6 10- 34 — 22- 70 Double Columbia Round (Girls) 1. Eversley Childs.

18- 98 21-103 24-136 63-337 19- 63 23-125 24-152 66-340— 677 2. Margherita Childs.

20-100 21-121 ' 22-110 63-331 18- 90 19- 95 23-113 60-298— 629 3. Ruth Yeaw.

7- 21 8- 18 15- 67 30-106 5- 21 4- 14 14- 52 23- 87— 193 Double Junior American Round (Boys) 1. Dale Hallett, Syracuse, N. Y. 28-134 29-163 30-216 87-513 28-160 29-175 29-167 86-502—1015 2. Roy Jordan, Syracuse, N. Y. 25-121 29-175 30-200 84-496 25- 135 28-152 30-198 83-485— 981 3. John Adam, Worcester, Mass.

28-150 30-186 30-194 88-530 28-146 29-131 30-168 87-445— 975 4. Robert Sherry.

24-102 26-160 29-183 79-445 26- 118 29-145 30-170 85-433— 878 5. William Stover, Syracuse, N. Y. 24-124 28-156 30-182 82-462 21-107 26-136 30-166 77-409— 871 Single American Round (Boys) 1. Dale Hallet.

22-108 27-147 29-161 — 78-416 2. Stanley Richmond, West Hano(Continued on page 21)

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Western Archery Association tournament The first annual tournament of the Western Archery association was held at Sacramento, Calif., May 30, 31 and June 1, 1930, forty-four men, twelve women and four juniors taking part.

Portland, Oregon, was chosen as the place for the 1931 tournament. Dr. Cathey and George Weld will be pres­ ident and secretary, respectively, for the next year.

Those winning the honors in the various events were as follows: Double York and Double American Rounds:

1. E. K. Roberts, Ventura, Calif.

York 111-555 124-618 235-1173 American 86-594 80-594 89-633 175-1227 Total 410-2400 2. Douglas.

York 110-562 106-552 216-1114 American 90-626 90-650 180-1276 Total 396-2390 3. Seay.

York 9-415 82-368 173- 783 American 87-553 88-596 175-1149 Total 348-1932 4. Nulk.

York 72-351 100-458 172- 809 American 88-542 84-514 172-1056 Total 344-1865 5. Bitzenberger.

York 84-354 84- 354 94-437 94-437 178- 791 American 85-510 85- 510 87-525 87-525 172-1035 Total 350-1826 Double National and Double Colum­ bia Rounds: 1. Seay.

National 58-292 113- 559 55-267 Columbia 70-438 71-365 141- 803 Total 254-1362 2. Eberhard.

National 54-264 61-299 115- 563 Columbia 65-351 67-381 132- 732 Total .....

247-1295 3. Hendrix.

National 58-290 Columbia 69-429 Total 4. Higgins.

National 51-235 Columbia 72-408 Total

53-239 62-321

111- 529 131- 750 242-1279

56-220 60-343

107- 455 132- 751 239-1206

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Dr. Cathey, western flight cham­ pion, and E. K. (Dusty) Roberts, tar­ get champion.

5. Haggard.

47-197 102- 430 National 55-233 55-233 47-197 68-358 137- 751 Columbia 69-393 68-358 Total 239-1181 Double Junior American and Double Junior Metropolitan: 1. Selby.

American 89-561 Met 117-683

88-576 177-1137 124-707 241-1390

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Total 418-2527 2. Cameron, W. 56-256 121- 521 American 65-265 Met 65-269 42-152 107- 421 Total 228- 942 3. Cameron, F. W., Jr. American 35-135 35- 135 Met 31-117 31- 117 Total 66-252 Men’s Flight Shoot 1. Cathey, 354 yards, 2 feet, 7 inches.

2. Hendrix, 341 yards, 7 inches.

3. Easton, 327 yards, 2 feet. 8 inches.

Women’s Flight Shoot 1. Mrs. Cathey, 236 yards, 3’/a inches.

2. Mrs. Seay, 163 yards, 6 inches.

Men’s Team Shoot 1. Santa Barbara, club, 374-2216.

2. San Leandro club, 343-1751.

3. Sacramento club, 314-1525.

4. Greenwood Archers, 311-1492.

Women’s Team Shoot 1. Sacramento Archery club, 223902.

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DEER POSES FOR ARCHER George A. Smith of New York City reports an interesting incident as follows: “While shooting the bow and arrow on the sixty-yard line Mrs. Smith called me from where I was sitting to look her form over to see what was causing her to continually shoot to the right. While doing this my back was to the target and she stood facing it. She started to raise the bow to shoot when she brought it down quickly and shouted, “Look!

Look! Quick!”

I turned around at once and there on the forty-yard line stood a big buck deer which had jumped over a six-foot wire fence and stood looking at us about as startled as we were.

He stood for about ten seconds and then loped off down past my cabin and into the woods. If I had had a camera I could have taken a great picture of him.

“Now if that isn’t a most unusual incident to happen to an archer — York City—I do not know what is!

“My lodge is just opposite Yonkers, which is a suburb of New York City, and is located at the upper end of New York City. I am only a half mile back from the Hudson river in New Jersey and just a couple of hun­ dred yards off Sylvan boulevard, a very heavily traveled road, especially on Sunday.

“I have seen deer there every sum­ mer but never had them run in front of the target before and I do not be­ lieve this has happened to any other living archer. ‘Believe it or not,’ as Ripley puts it, but six people saw it so I have plenty of witnesses.”

“Stan” Spencer, ex-national cham­ pion, is visiting in Seattle.

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Pacific Northwest Archery Pournament

By Kore T. Duryee, Seattle, Wash.

Just four years ago the first arch­ ery tournament ever held in the Pa­ cific Northwest was held in Seattle and this was the beginning of the Pacific Northwest Archery associa­

tion.

At that meet Dr. George A. Cathey made a flight shot of 301 yards, one foot, two inches. This was the first time an arrow had been shot over 300 yards, regular style in a tournament.

This tournament at Longview wit­ nessed a still greater performance when Rev. L. L. Daily of Monmouth, Oregon, made a distance of 409 yards, two feet, 1114 inches, and Dr. George A. Cathey of Portland, Oregon, shot 406 yards, 2 feet, 14 inches, regular style. The record shots were made between 8 and 9 a. m., July 12, with­ out the assistance of any wind.

There were 66 archers entered and while this was not as large an at­ tendance as was anticipated it was a new record for us.

Wind was very strong Saturday

afternoon, blowing over several tar­ gets and it was raining slightly Sun­ day morning but everyone enjoyed the hospitality of Longview and the renewing of friendships among the archers. We were especially pleased in having three archers with us from California, one of them being the national champion for 1927, Stanley Spencer.

This year we started the custom of giving a gold, silver or bronze medal with each perpetual cup and medals to each member of the winning teams.

We used medals of our emblem and the idea made a big hit.

At the banquet Saturday evening it was decided to hold the next tour­ nament at Corvallis, Oregon, July 11 and 12.

The following officers were elected and appointed: President, B. G. Thompson, Corvallis,; regional vicepresident of Oregon, Homer Prouty, Portland; regional vice-president of Washington, Joseph Kerchen, Seattle;

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regional director of Oregon, J. E. Davis, Alsea; regional director of Washington, J. H. McCaughan, Olym­ pia; secretary-treasurer, Kore T. Dur­ yee, Seattle.

Sumner Osborne of Seattle, Wash., is the new northwest champion in the men’s target division and Mrs. D. Chase of Portland, Oregon, holds the women’s championship, winning over Mrs. Charles W. Traehsel of Sweet Home, Oregon, by one point in the totals for single national and double Columbia rounds. John H. Hobson of Lyons, Oregon, is the junior cham­ pion of the northwest; Jack Daily of Monmouth, Oregon, is the junior flight champion; Mrs. Homer Prouty still holds the women’s flight cham­ pionship with a new record of 298 yards, 1 foot, 2 inches.

The winners of the various events with scores are as follows: Single York and Double American rounds (39 entered): 1. Sumner Osborne, Seattle, Wash.

41-163 31-139 18- 88 90-390 29- 161 30-210 30-218 89-589 30- 186 30-208 30-224 90-618—1597 2. Hans Grage, Seattle, Wash.

30-100 35-133 22-134 87-367 28-170 30-196 30-232 88-598 27-179 30-190 30-200 87-569—1534 3. F. Zallinger, Seattle, Wash.

45-203 31-129 18- 68 94-400 30-176 30-164 30-206 90-546 29-169 30-192 30-224 89-585—1531 4. E. J. Partlow, Monmouth, Ore. 35-127 35-141 16- 66 86-334 30-178 30-194 30-224 90-596 30-166 30-192 30-192 90-550—1480 5. William Parsons, Seattle, Wash.

40-162 34-138 18- 96 92-396 27-120 29-173 30-194 86-487 29-123 30-154 30-180 89-457—1340 Double Junior American and Double Junior Metropolitan (4 entered): 1. John H. Hobson, Lyons, Ore.

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28- 118 28- 138 30-200 86- 456 26- 134 29- 181 30-194 85-509 29- 133 30- 164 30-230 89-547 27- 143 30-199 30-222 87- 564—2076 2. R. Zallinger, Seattle, Wash.

18- 92 25-117 28- 173 71-382 23-192 27- 148 30-151 80-401 20- 82 28- 158 30-196 78-436 26-128 28-146 29- 161 83-435—1654 Double National and Double Colum­ bia (20 entered): 1. Mrs. D. Chase, Portland. Ore. 42- 194 22- 118 64-312 64-302 41-183 23- 119 21- 85 23- 133 24-150 68-368 20- 88 24- 146 23-163 67-397—1379 2. Mrs. Chas. W. Trachsel, Sweet Home, Ore. 59-299 37- 167 22- 132 47-263 38- 172 19- 91 19- 78 23- 133 24-158 66-370 22- 122 24- 152 24-172 70-446—1378 3. Miss Adele Hodges, Portland, Ore. 67-333 43- 195 24-138 66-296 43-183 23- 113 20- 90 7- 19 23- 117 50-226 24-152 24- 160 24- 166 72-478—1333 4. Mrs. Gertrude West, Seattle.

Wash.

50-246 29-149 21- 97 57-253 37-159 20- 94 17- 91 23-133 24-124 64-348 21-111 22- 116 24-138 67-365—1212 5. Mrs. Lorna Haggard, Seattle, Wash.

52-250 32-126 20- 124 52-226 23-143 19- 83 20- 108 21- 107 24-146 65-361 21- 92 22- 122 20-109 63-323—1160

Men’s Team Shoot 1. Locksley Archers, Seattle, 3431771.

2. Seattle Archery club, Seattle, 350-1706.

3. Corvallis Archery club, Corval­ lis, 299-1377.

4. Longview Archery club, Long-

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view, 225-1051.

Women’s Team Shoot Won by Seattle Robinettes by de­ fault.

Men’s Flight Shoot 1. Rev. L. L. Daily, Monmouth, Ore., 409 yards, 2 feet, 1114 inches.

2. Dr. George A. Cathey, Portland, 406 yards, 2 feet, 14 inches.

358 3. Finch Haggard, Seattle, yardsfi 2 feet, 10 inches.

Women’s Flight Shoot 1. Mrs. Homer Prouty, Portland, 298 yards, 1 foot, 2 inches.

2. Mrs. II. D. Hobson, Lyons, Ore., 284 yards, 2 feet, 1 inch.

3. Mrs. L. L. Daily, Monmouth, Ore., 272 yards, 2 inches.

Junior Flight Shoot 1. Jack Daily, not measured.

2. Ralph Cathey, not measured.

Men’s Clout 1. I. M. Stamps, Seattle, 45-233.

2. Finch Haggard, Seattle, 41-225.

3. Kore T. Duryee, Seattle, 41-223.

Women’s Clout 1. Miss Edith Hansen, Sweet Home, Ore., 48-336.

2. Mrs. C. W. Trachsel, Sweet Home, Ore., 48-322.

3. Mrs. D. Chase, Portland, Ore., 38-202.

Junior Clout 1. R. Zallinger, Seattle, 42-184.

2. John Hobson, Lyons, 40-184.

3. Ralph Cathey, Portland, 28-158.

The Pine Tree Archers’ association will hold the first state of Maine archery tournament on August 8, 9 and 10. There will be nine different events, 19 different matches and 86 prizes awarded. Results will be re­ ported in the next issue of Ye Sylvan Archer.

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WANTS MORE INFORMATION Mr. W. F. Borgerd of Riverside, Ill., desires more information regarding subjects recently discussed in Ye Syl­ van Archer and we hope that our con­ tributors can answer his questions.

Mr. Borgerd says: “Dr. Rawling’s article in the MayJune issue expressed a thought that is well worthy of the support of ev­ ery one interested in archery. Pro­ gress in every branch of the sport is essential to insure growth and sus­ tain interest. We feel that a standard method of expressing the spine of an arrow should be worked out by a committee appointed by the National Archery association. Dr. Rawling’s proposal may well be taken as a ground work for such a committee to start with. His figures: namely, that force in grains required to deflect an arrow .480 of an inch when supported 24" apart and loaded in the center, seems like a logical choice for 28" arrows.

“The article by George J. Higgins of resistance of arrows in flight touched on a very interesting subject.

We feel it was too brief, however. To be real valuable such an article should describe in detail how the various constants in his equation were deter­ mined. Did he make wind tunnel tests for each case or did he compute the constants from remotely related data? We were greatly surprised to note that the resistance of balloon feathers is 50% greater than the re­ sistance of triangular feathers of the same length and height. Judging from just shooting experience we would hardly expect this to be the case. We would like more data on this point.”

The Pacific Archery association holds its annual tournament on Aug­ ust 2 and 3.

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Making and Operating a Fletching ]ig

By C. R. Passehl, Philadephia, Pa.

Of all the operations in making archery tackle, fletching is the most tedious and rather conducive to the usual alibi after a poor shot. One is always prone to blame his ammuni­ tion for a miss. Straight well fletched arrows shoot fairly well with an in­ different bow or string and better than bent wobble-feathered arrows with a good bow. Therefore as straight, balanced arrows of nearly equal weight may easily be had, they deserve to be evenly and equally fletched and in the best possible man­ ner. This can be done by hand by James Duff, but—there’s only one Jim Duff and we can’t all get a half century experience and practice from him, willing to show and courteous as he is.

The jig here shown is designed for one purpose only, that of placing fea­ thers on the shaftment, and if done with waterproof or celluloid cement

they will stay put and guide your ar­ row in a straight flight.

The author having jig number 1, showed it to a hypercritical friend with the idea of getting an opinion on how it would go in an article for Archery magazine. He countered with an upper cut which I took on the chin.

“How many archers or kids ‘mak­ ing their own’ do you think have a machine shop handy to build one?

Why not design it so the radio junk box and kindling wood pile may be drawn on to build that trap?”

That started the thought that if the Boy Scout, school boy or fairly handy man with other and differing materials might make himself one out of cellar junk, I therefore determined to try it on the dog, built one of wood and it works just as well.

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so that the swinging feather vises may drop below the screw and the spring hold it down while placing and gluing the feather. Referring to the parts—E may be of wood or metal, the jaws E2 of cigar box wood, and the springs E3 represented by rubber bands. Instead of E4 and E10 a rub­ ber band around the jaw, and kept in place by notching the light wood, will work very well. An important item is to have the notch in C, exactly perpendicular to the arrow rest Fl of which two ideas are shown. This will assist in lining the feather vise edges. Another thing to be careful of is to align the edges of blocks “D” the same distance beyond the 120 degree line as is the thickness of the arm El. E8 in jig 1 are :!/io steel balls and in jig 2 are cal. 29 buck shot. The line of the vises may be off center if stripped feathers are used but then one is restricted to us­ ing either right of left wing feathers and not both, as in the case of cut feathers where the back bone is left square by sand papering in a “book.”

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center of the jig and the pin F2 so arranged that when the nock is on it the cock feather will be directly in front of the operator and square across the nock.

The technique is, select three fea­ thers, trimmed and prepared, each off the same wing, fasten them in the vise jaws so that they will all be the same distance from the nock, say an inch and a quarter, then apply the ce­ ment, glue or what have you and gently turn up the vises and feathers and press them against the shaftment. If the jaws have been waxed, glue will not stick; but don’t put on enough to run into the vise. Set your job aside until dry and then remove the arrow by first opening latch C2 and then opening the jaws and swing­ ing El back and down. Waiting for the adhesive to dry delays production, it is better to have two jigs and by using household cement one will be dry enough to handle while feathers are being stuck on the second ar­ row. Be advised that celluloid ce­ ment should not be applied to an oil painted surface. Duco paints are

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cheap and make a good base for ce­ ment fletching. You may, however, oil paint over duco.

To make a uniform job of fletching induce friend blacksmith to make you a chisel shaped tool which will with one blow of a mallet cut a feather to the exact form of balloon shaped vane, %ths to a half inch high, in outline like one-half of a long narrow oval 2% inches long. It doesn’t take much to keep a light target arrow in straight flight. Hunting arrows should have higher feathers so they may be easier to find and do not travel so far.

An end wood or sole leather block is best on which to cut feathers.

INDOOR ARCHERY

By EARL MEAD, Cleveland Heights, Ohio Indoor- Archery is primarily a win­ ter game that is played when the weather prohibits outdoor shooting.

And no doubt it would be a good game in summer at the Country Clubs, es­ pecially on rainy days when golf can­ not be played. Attempts to shoot the outdoor rounds inside have proven to be rather impractical and unsatisfac­ tory since they require a very large hall and expensive lighting. As an outdoor game in summer we believe the Indoor Round would be ideal foiladies.

The Indoor American Round seems to be the one that is most likely to be adopted as the standard indoor round.

It is just the same as the outdoor American Round except that the dis­ tances are in feet instead of yards, and that the target is one-third the diameter of the regulation four-foot outdoor target. A two-hundred watt bulb in a reflector above and fifteen feet in front of the target provides ample lighting at the target.

Ladies as a rule use their outdoor

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bows for the indoor shooting, but the men usually do better with lighter bows than they use outside. When the bow is more than forty-five pounds perhaps the arrow does not have time to straighten out before it strikes the target.

Though the indoor shooting lacks the zest of the outdoors, yet it has proven to be a better place to teach archers, and since a heavy bow is of no advantage, those archers who are not physically able to master a heavy bow find themselves on nearly equal shooting terms indoors with those who stand far ahead outside. Yet the steadiest kind of shooting is re­ quired to place the arrows consistent­ ly in or near the tiny bull’s-eye.

In the indoor shooting, the arrows cluster close together and much dam­ age is done to the nocks of the ar­ rows when in the target by other ar­ rows striking them. The streamline arrows with their pointed nocks offer nothing for the on-rushing arrows to hit and have proven invulnerable while in the target. This clustering of the arrows in the target causes the center to be soon shot away. Targets having a removable center which can be easily replaced are desirable on this account.

Richard Lowell of San Jose, Calif., informs us that they are reorganiz­ ing the San Jose club and trying to get all their archers to subscribe for Ye Sylvan Archer. We wish them much success and hope other clubs will follow suit.

The Coos Bay Archers will hold an invitational shoot at Coquille, Oregon, on Labor day. The events will be the York, American, clout and flight for men and the National, Columbia, clout and flight for women.

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Third Annual Salt Lake County Archery Tournament

By Dean Green, Salt Lake City, Utah The third annual Spring Archery tournament, a feature of the Salt Lake County Sportsmen’s association annual outing, was held Sunday, May 25, 1930, at Lagoon resort. Clearly outshooting the largest entry list to date, Charles A. Pace, of Payson, Utah, captured both the target and flight titles, scoring 923 in the Dou­ ble American Round, and making 306 yards, 1 foot, 6 inches in the flight shoot. Mr. Pace scored 501 in his sec­ ond American Round, this being the first 500 ever made in Utah tourna­ ment competition. Thirty-five archers were on hand to display their wares, thus giving evidence of the substan­ tial growth of this sport in Utah.

Pace’s fellow townsman, Dr. L. D.

Pfouts, placed second in both events, though he was closely pursued by Jack Wheelwright of Ogden and Paul Davies of Salt Lake.

Katherine Rauch and Jeannette Herron staged a close battle for the women’s target honors, Miss Rauch winning by virtue of a much improved second Columbia Round. Mrs. Vida Davies nosed out the field to annex the flight title with a cast of 205 yards.

Maurice Scanlon dominated the boys’ events, although Paul Thomas pressed him closely in both target rounds, and Willard Grismore was only four feet behind in the flight shoot.

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imp Making and Shooting Bows and Arrows at Boy Scout Camps

By Frank Kindle, Anderson, Indiana

Officials of Boy Scout camps who a steel scraper and finishes with sand­ paper. The draw knife, so often spok­ do not include “Archery” in their en of in bow making, is a very poor activities in camp are missing one of the most interesting parts of the work tool to work with.

After a class of boys have finished for boys. In a camp in Indiana we their tackle they are taken to the have two officers, one to help the range by the assistant instructor of hoys make their tackle and one to woodcraft and taught to shoot. In instruct them in shooting. We have one camp four hundred bows and one an average of 70 boys at each period of 10 days for six periods. Ten boys thousand arrows were made in seven work on their bows and arrows at a weeks. The bows were made of light staves of lemonwood. One of the time in the woodcraft shop. The in most discouraging things is giving a structor lays out the bows. The boy uses as his first tool on the stave a boy a piece of hickory or ash for bow large plane, next a spoke shave, then making and when he has finished and

Boys Scouts at Camp Horse-shoe-bend, Indiana.

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strung his bow it breaks at the first draw.

After summer camps are closed the interest of shooting is kept up by hav­ ing two tournaments in the fall. Each troop has elimination contests. The three scouts shooting the highest scores go to the final tournament as

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a team. Prizes and medals are given to the team making the best score and an extra prize, or medal, given the boy making individual high score.

Our great sport of archery will have a greater following in the fu­ ture if it is encouraged in Boy Scout camps.

Indiana State Tournament Huntington, Indiana, entertained the first tournament held in that state of a state-wide nature. Archers from other states were invited and Michigan and Ohio were well represented. Shooting took place June 7 and 8, so that ministers could have an opportunity and those who could not be present on a week day also could shoot.

On the evening of June 7 a meet­ ing was held at the Hotel LaFontaine in Huntington, and the following were named officers of an Indiana associ-

ation, now being formed: President, L. A. Chaminade of South Bend; sec­ retary, George B. Jones, Y. M. C. A. secretary at Muncie; treasurer, Otto Hartt of Evansville; vice-president, A. E. Andrews, Huntington. General plans for the organization were made and annual dues for individual mem­ berships were fixed at $1.50. Affilia­ tion with the national organization was discussed.

The shoot was on the greens at the Miami Country club, named for the Miami Indians and occupying historic

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grounds. Across the street from the club house is the home of Chief La Fontaine, still standing, and on the other side of the Wabash river were the treaty grounds and the old Indian agency. The arrows that flew across the course were the first, probably, since the Indians shot there, and some of the Miami Indians were present to see the tournament and seemed much interested ' The tournament was a complete step in the dark for the Huntington club, known as the LaFontaine Arch­ ery club, and rain, June 7, made it impossible to begin the rounds on time, but Saturday afternoon and all of Sunday were fair and warm.

Dr. G. L. Hays, member of the club at Santa Barbara, Calif., was present and made an excellent score though not up to his acustomed form. J. M. Hoff of Muncie, Indiana, stood very high. R. Hoogerhyde of Grand Rapids, Mich., came within a point of the rec­ ord. Otto Hartt of Evansville was rated as champion of those not con­ nected directly or indirectly with the archery tackle business and won the award given in that class.

Some of the higher scores follow: Single American — First,. Hooger­ hyde, 89-596; second, Hoff, 88-500; third, Palmatier, 86-500.

Double American—First, Hooger­ hyde, 179-1254; second Hoff, 171-997; third, Hartt, 171-984.

Flight shoot — First, Snow, 279 yards, 27 inches; second Palmatier, 275 yards, 33 inches; third, Mayne, 272 yards, 33% inches.

Single Columbia — First, Mrs. Stroud, 67-393; second, Mrs. O.'A. Robinson, 41-173; third, Mrs. Cham­ inade, 45-169.

Double American—First, Mrs. Rob­ inson.

Junior round — First, Bob Thomp­ son; second, Jay Andrews, 28-96.

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FROM A LOUISIANA BROADHEAD Opelousas, La., July 27, 1930.

Dear Editor and Brother Sylvan Archers: May-June issue of our inestimable little magazine brings a welcomed message, indeed, to those archers who ire, by nature, fonder of wielding the English long bow in pursuit of wild game than at the target. It is to this clan of archers I wish to speak.

However, right here, let me stress the point that I am not endeavoring to create the impression that archery as practiced at the target is not great sport—undoubtedly it is “the king of sports and the sport of kings.”

Lor, but one can not help loving the silent woods, teeming with wild things, whether furred or feathered, together with the bird-song, cawing and barking of this inquisitive life; taking what little of this wonderful wild life you honorably deserve and not one hair or feather more. “The call of the wild” coupled with the call of the long bow is, without question, a revelation, a fascination without an equal. It is merely to those who are fairest to the bag they seek that the sport is delightful and flavored with keen pride.

Hunting with the bow and arrow is by no means new to the world but it is something new to the people of our time and civilization—a thing of the dead past older than history, recently brought back to a new life, strange to say, a vigorous new life — surely a very recent new life if we chase back into the many centuries of the bow and arrow’s service to man.

The wilderness archer knows, and admits, there is no sweeter music can fall to his ears than that made by a broadhead shaft sailing down some wooded aisle or in the lonesomeness of some light hunted forest, there

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singing whisper-like its death song; and fetching to our modern senses a medieval thrill which freezes the white-man archer- as hard as a block of ice.

One twang of the musical string of a trusty long bow, one solo by the feathered missile that wears a beard and you, a new-born to the charms of archery, will be gone forever; a fiend for this most enjoyable pastime.

In the initial, if you are not in ear­ nest and favorably impressed in the use of this weapon, take my advice and don’t mess with it, for it is a very dangerous weapon. First, it is in at least one respect similar to a fire-arm—it kills. In the second place, it may deprive you of chores at home, likely, with a spattering of the better half’s objection to your neglect, lack of attention to homely affairs and herself, lastly, of course.

We, children of the woods, are a strange bunch, anyway. Some people can never understand us, but we are here, and evidently here to stay.

Brother Sylvan Archers,I have drift­ ed from the true motive of this let­ ter to you and instead of coming abruptly to the point with what I wanted to say have choked you with a few words on that part of the game which most appeals to me.

What I have of importance to say to you is merely a rehearsal of Mr. E. L. Ullrich’s article May-June num­ ber (pages 20, 21) “Ye Sylvan Arch­ er.” This gentleman has asked us to join hands, and he has sensed the willingness of the editor of this mag­ azine to assist us and allot us space to voice ourselves fluently, to stimu­ late, foster and promote the move.

With this tool, only, in hand we must work and labor to mold some form of organization as suggested by Mr. Ull­ rich. We would love to meet and one

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good meeting ground could be in “the Sherwood Forest” of “Ye Sylvan Archer.”

There by the same campfire “Ye Broadhead Archers of America” can throw chips, sticks, logs and back­ logs to the glowing coals; certainly this fire will need no blowing or fan­ ning to keep it alive; we would natu­ rally have lots to say.

By-the-way, we could use this same fire and, throwing a liquid clique of archers into the same pot, boil them down to a solid mass; come into ex­ istence without guidance. We, “bro­ thers of the broad-head shaft” should have some one to captain our tribe— a leader—a chief; and emblematic of Mr. Ullrich’s efforts and invitation to form a better contact and respect for this branch of archery, I follow his lead. Support and elect Mr. Ull­ rich’s choosing: Mr. Arthur Young, the flower of our fanciful calling, standing on his record on the Dark Continent, in the Ice-Box of North America and the shadows of our western mountains, positively, we can choose no leadeimore worthy of the trust — and we should feel flattered should he ac­ cept.

This Field Archers association to meet as seen fit and to provide ways and means for a freedom to its mem­ bers to ramble and hunt in strict ac­ cordance with the philosophic dic­ tates of the whole, et caeteri. The law may say two bucks a season, an archer is happy with one. Our creed is “Fairness”; more than an even break to the game hunted.

It would be in line. I am sure, with Mr. Ullrich’s wishes to have such men as Messrs. Thompson, Styles and Dr. Cathey express themselves and throw in their views.

In closing I wish to thank you for

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reading this letter and sincerely soli­ cit a meeting and general rejoicing beside a roaring campfire in “Sher­ wood Forest.”

Yours for clean and better sport, E. H. LeBLANC. ANTHOLOGY OF ARCHERY We acknowledge receipt of The Archer’s Chronicle and Greenwood Companion, edited by Kenneth Hare, and published by E. P. Dutton and company, incorporated. This anthol­ ogy of archery is a delightful addi­ tion to archery literature. Apparent­ ly every nook of archery history is explored in its 250 pages. Such names as Adam Bell, Phoebus, Saul and Jon­ athan, Bold Robin Hood, Charles II, Apollo, Royal British Bowmen, Flora, Wourali, Agincourt, and Flodden are noted in the table of contents. Not by any means the least interesting part of the book is the editor’s pre­ face which puts us in the proper mood to go with the English yeomen, “clad in cote and hood of green.”

“To see the dere draw to the dale, And leave the hilles hee, And shadow hem in the leves grene Under the grene wode tre.”

THE OPEN CALIFORNIA MEET The fourth annual California open archery championship meet was held at Fresno on July 4. 1930.

One of the features of the meet was a deer shoot. The deer used was made of straw, covered with a deer hide and a pair of horns placed on the head. H. A. Bitzenberger, shooting six arrows each at 40, 50 and 60 yards made 15 hits. H. O. Neal was second with nine hits.

Another feature was a rabbit shoot, six arrows each at 30, 40 and 50 yards. E. Nulk was high with six

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hits and J. K. Barrett second with four hits.

In the flight event Tom Wood of Fresno was first, shooting 307 yards.

J. D. Easton was second.

Sam Leandro won the team shoot.

The winners in the target events were as .follows: York and American Rounds (men): 1. E. Nulk, Visalia, 481—534—1015.

2. J. D. Easton, Los Angeles, 353— —462—815.

3. H. G. Clark, San Leandro, 295— 489—784.

4. H. A. Bitzenberger, Los Angeles, 282—477—759.

5. H. S. Eberhard, San Leandro, 298—414—712.

National and Columbia Rounds (Women): 1. H. G. Clarke, San Leandro, 255 — 375—630.

2. H. S. Eberhard, San Leandro, 264—344—608.

3. C. Jenkins, Fresno, 8—143—223.

Intermediates, Columbia Round (girls): 1. Phoebe Reaves, Fresno — 168.

2. Susan Reaves, Fresno — 135.

Intermediate, York and American Rounds (boys): 1. Olson Reaves, Fresno, 146—253 —399.

Junior Metropolitan Round: 1. Edward Dowie, Fresno — 227.

2. Paul Woof, Fresno — 218.

American Round for beginners: 1. A. Neal, Lemoore — 307.

2. J. L. Jamison, Fresno — 299.

3. D. Thomas, Fresno — 263.

4. E. Fries, Fresno — 259.

5. B. Thomas, Lemoore — 176.

6. P. Dowie, Fresno — 99.

Baby class (under 9 years): 1. Gordon Clark — 228.

2. J. L. Jamison — 202.

3. Golden Long, Jr., (5 years)—161.

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OREGON STATE SHOOT The fourth annual tournament of the Oregon State Archery association was held on the campus of the State College at Corvallis on July 4 and 5.

Former state records were broken in nearly every event The state target championship was won by E. J. Partlow of Monmouth with a total score of 1260 points in the Single York and Double American rounds. Miss Adele Hodges of Portland became the wo­ man champion with a total of 1340 points for the National and Double American Rounds. Erwin Greenwood won the intermediate championship and Clarence Thompson the junior.

Both are from Corvallis. Rev. L. L. Daily of Monmouth and Mrs. Homer Prouty of Portland, retained the flight championships.

The summary: Men’s York round—E. J. Partlow, 562; A. E. Coleman, Corvallis, 538; Grovei- Gouthier, Coquille, 504.

American round — Earl Partlow, 698; F. J. Becker, Portland, 672; Grover Gouthier, 619.

National round — Adele Hodges, 380; Mrs. C. W. Trachsel, Sweet Home, 336; Mrs. Perna Harris. 318.

Double Columbia round—Mrs. Per­ na Harris, 996; Adele Hodges, 960; Mrs. D. Chase, Portland, 914.

Double Junior American — Erwin Greenwood, 944; Jack Daily, Mon­ mouth, 933; Juan Oglesby, Corvallis, 806.

Double Junior Metropolitan—Clar­ ence Thompson, 834; Teddy Thomp­ son, 537; D. Peters, Salem, 376.

Women’s clout—Mrs. C. W. Trach­ sel, 234.

Men’s clout—Grover Gouthier, 186; James Beals, Klamath Falls, 170; Robert McLaughlin, Corvallis, 164.

Boys’ clout—Erwin Greenwood, 224;

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Sterling Chamberlain, Corvallis, 158; Jack Daily, 150.

At the annual business meeting the following officers were elected: Pres­ ident, Homer Prouty, Portland; vicepresident, A. E. Coleman, Coi-vallis; Grover Gouthier, Coquille; Dr. G. A. Cathey, Portland; secretary-treasur­ er, Charles W. Trachsel, Sweet Home. * Corvallis was chosen as the meet­ ing place for 1931.

Archery was one of the features of the Sportsmen’s Show held in St. Louis in the new $2,000,000 arena on May 12 to 18th. Mr. W. D. Walsh, representative of the Sportsmen’s Show, reports that archery is coming to the front in that section by leaps THE EASTERN ARCHERY ASSOCIATION (Continued from page 6) ver, Mass.

23- 91 27-131 28-152 — 78-374 3. Roy Jordan.

28-156 — 69-359 17- 83 24-120 4. Robert Sherry.

22- 86 25-115 28-156 — 75-357 5. John Adam.

25-105 20- 80 29-139 — 74-324 Team Shoot (Boys) 1. Syracuse Scouts ................ 309-1467 2. Cheshire Scouts ................ 235-1117

“Stan” Spencer, ex-national cham­ pion, is now visiting in Seattle.

Archery was a feature of the Utah Sportsmen’s Seventh Annual Outing.

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To Whom It May Concern Assuming that you shoot right handed, that is, with your bow in the left hand, is your point of aim to the right of an imaginary line between your right, or aiming-eye and the center of the target?

Does your bow hand move to the right of this imaginary line when you shoot? Does your bow string strike your arm guard? (You can easily tell by removing the guard.) Does your arrow slap on the bow as it passes? Is the paint worn from your arrow on the side opposite the cock feather? Are your arrows inclined to fly to the left?

If you have any, or all, of the above faults, your shooting can be improved, and the pleasure of archery increased, by understanding and applying the principles laid down in our new booklet “SHOOT­ ING THE LONG BOW,” on a phase of archery but vaguely touched upon heretofore, and still more vaguely understood—relaxed control.

The booklet contains sixteen charts and drawings, illustrating the method, and is endorsed by many of our foremost archers; archers who are making phenomenal scores. Chester Seay is the author and he has handled the subject in a manner entirely different from anything you have read.

Price $1.00.

NATIONAL ARCHERY TACKLE CO.,

3142 West Tenth Street

Los Angeles, California

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“Flight Daily’s Flight Tackle Gets Distance Pacific Northwest Record — 409 yards, 2 feet, 11’4 inches.

Recent Practice Shoot — 418 yards.

It takes real bows and arrows to do this. New line of 70 to 85 pound bows, shooting over 380 yards, $25.00. Four hundred yard bows, $40.

Distance certified. Regular stock flight arrows, 3 for $5.00. Ex­ ceptional arrows, $5.00 Flight shafts of my own model, hand turned, pointed and nocked, at 75c each.

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File Sharpened Spring Steel Blade Seamless Ferrule Actual Size

$3.00 per Doz. Sample, 25c for 5/ic" or %" Shaft

Used and Recommended by Dr.G.A.Cathey and B. G. Thompson. Big Game Hunters.

YE GOLDEN ARROW SHOP

434 E. Wash., Portland, Ore.

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Hunting Bows, Arrows, Alumiun Nocks, Bow Linen Tiny Port Orford cedar flight arrows will stand up under 100 pound flight bows; then wouldn’t you expect a hunting shaft more than three times as big to make the ideal hunting arrow? A Port Orford cedar hunting arrow will enable the archer to use a hunting bow several pounds lighter, yet give the same results, or it will increase the efficiency of the heavier bow many times. Our Thompson pattern, Oregon style, broad head is made of the finest steel. Deer, bear and mountain lions have been killed with this head and I honestly believe it the finest head built in America today. Complete head with aluminum nock for 35 cents.

Special tapered Port Orford cedar hunting arrow, waterproof fletching, beautifully crested, $1.25 each. Bamboo reed hunting arrow, stiff and straight, $1.00 each. Special tapered footed hunting arrow $2.00. Tem­ pered steel plates and points for making your own hunting head, ten cents each; with a dozen plates add 25 cents for a completed head.

Special selected cedar tapered hunting shafts with aluminum nocks fitted 20 cents each; aluminum nocked and nine bark footed, 75 cents each.

Beautiful straight grained, cedar tested, Osage hunting bow with one dozen arrows, $35.00. Flat, short, Indian type, Oregon Yew hunting bows with eight selected cedar hunting arrows to match, $25.00.

SIXTY DAY SPECIALS — SIXTY DAYS ONLY Matched spine, Port Orford cedar, target arrows, single samples or complete sets, spine matched to a pin point, an arrow that you would pay $1.00 for, plain or crested, 50c each. Parallel points, 35 cents the dozen, 5-16 aluminum nocks, 40 cents the dozen. Bullet points, 25 cents the dozen. Select cedar dowels, 50 cents the dozen. Regular run, three dozen for $1.00. Some perfectly seasoned Yew billets and staves. Write for list. Any kind of cedar dowell made to order. We will run your own squares into dowels.

HARRY D. HOBSON, Lyons, Oregon.

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

Retail Only 130 Zabriskie Street

Jersey City, N. J.

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ULLRICH YEWWOOD 1

Not merely good, but the best. In target work and in flight shoot­ ing the ULLRICH YEWWOOD IS LEADING THE FIELD. The bow used by “Dusty” (Dr. E. K.) Roberts of Ventura, Cali­ fornia in breaking Horace Ford’s record, was of a stave of my pro­ duction.

Dr. Cathey, National Flight Champion, made a distance of 403 yards plus, at the Portland, Oregon, meet, May 17, 1930, using a bow of the ULLRICH YEWWOOD. In practice the doctor has made up to 440 yards, using this same bow.

High altitude, air seasoned winter cut staves and billets. Largest stock in the country. Prices reasonable, satisfaction guaranteed.

Port Orford cedar arrow squares, 5c each in small lots; 4c in quantity. Select white turkey feathers, at $1.50 per pound.

Ishi bows of select air seasoned yewwood, patterned after Ishi’s hunting weapon. Have wrapped cord handles, leather arrow plates, linen string, ordinary nocks. Are 4'6" to 5'3" in length, built to any weight desired to 60 pounds. Priced at from $9.00 to $12.00 each.

C.O.D. or M.O. Archery golf drivers, of select air seasoned yewwood, have cord grips, linen strings, horn nocks, leather' arrow plates, built to any weight to 60 pounds, 5' to 5'4" in length. Priced at $15.00 each, C.O.D. or M.O. (All Prices F.O|B. Roseburg)

Yewwood (E. L.) Ullrich Roseburg, Oregon

204 Commercial Avenue

U?TIF^E? YEW BOWS it was too fast. He a vervS* . °ne yew bow to me’ sayin^ that and reliability are’ mne f master of the bow, knows that action marked in my weapons. ^°rtant’ and has f°^d these points most

unbelievable. °Recently 1 7-year-old’ winter-cut yew, is I made him of this timhn k omer wrote me that a 32-pound yew pound yew, using1 the s-er has cast identical to that of a very good 42From a’letter Dr ariows- Nor was this bow built for speed, from the target wouMlonk me: ‘ Arrows, at about 30 yards but from there bn the ? aS though th?y WGre W to fal1 short, be good hits. Everv on +eei^ed to be perfecly flat, and they would never seen in another h n°w^ Peculiarity, and it is one I have I’m sure, so I’ll have f °W’ J^bat tkat quality is due to, I don’t know, if I could find any£u,1? in th t0 £Ur Ski11 as a bowyer. Fraakly’ Black Rood, it is^a good niect b°fW’ 1 d nOt hesitate to tel1 y°u- By the waxed, and very joyful to feel ” ThiT-f Wel1 aocked’ weI1 strung, well MP average price for a yew bo^LX^S"^

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