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POPE’S OSAGE WINS AGAIN! Dr. L. D. Pfoutz, using a Pope “Supreme” Osage Bow, won flight shoot contest of Utah State Archery Association meet at Salt Lake City, June 3; distance 321 yards. This was in competition with Oregon Osage as well as Yew. My Osage Won flight shot at Na­ tional Archery meet of 1928.

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Table of Contents SANTA BARBARA AND THE FORTY-NINTH NATIONAL TOURNAMENT By Mrs. K. E. Bartel.................................. ...........

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MUNICIPAL ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

By D. ,W. Lott.............................................................................

PACIFIC ARCHERY ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT

By W. C. Burgess......................................................................

PASADENA MUNICIPAL ARCHERY TOURNAMENT

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SALT LAKE COUNTY ARCHERY TOURNAMENT By S. D. G.een

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...... 12 GOOD AND NOT SO GOOD By H. E. Nibler..............................................

CONVERSION TABLES FOR ARROW WEIGHTS By George J. Higgins..... 13 LIFE’S EXIT By J. D. Allen............................................... ................................................. 1-1

ARCHERY IN SCHOOL By Otis Crane.......................................................................1^ SOME CHEROKEE DRAWS By V. S. Starbuck..... ............................................... 10

LAMINATED ARROWS By A. E. Andrews................................................................. 1^ INDIANS AND ARCHERY FORM By .1. A. Beal.................................................. 18

OREGON ARCHERY TOURNAMENTS......................................................................... 19

UNEXPECTED GAME By John L. McCarty.................. ■...... ............................

A BOWMAN’S .SONG By Buck Burshears

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Santa Barbara and bhe Forth-ninbh Tournament

By Mr'S. K. E. Bartel Archers, traditional lovers of ro­ mance and the .glamor of the past, will find a splendid setting for the 49th National Archery Association tournament to be held on July 30, 31 and August 1, 2 at Santa Barbara, California. To Santa Barbara falls

covered by Juan Roderiguez Cabrillo in 1542. Many bold navigators of the sixteenth centuiy, including the redoubtable Sir Francis Drake, vis­ ited these shores, and on St. Bar­ bara’s Day, December 4, 1602, Sebas­ tian Vizcaino, heading an expedition

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the honor of being the first city west of Chicago to entertain the National Association and the fame of the FarWest is in safe hands. This city is world famous for its Spanish atmos­ phere, matchless scenery and as an all-year playground.

Santa Barbara perpetuates the ro­ mance, beauty and history of Spanish California. The sheltered channel on whose shores the city rises was dis-

for Phillip III of Spain, entered the roadstead. So it happened that St. Barbara, patron of mariners and architects, lent her name to the chan­ nel, the mission, the city and the county.

It was 150 years before the settle­ ment of Alta California was ordered.

Then came the founding of the twenty-one California missions by the Franciscan Fathers and the Presidios

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or military posts to guard them.

Mission Santa Barbara, founded St. Barbara’s Eve, 1786 and tenth of the famous missions now dotting the Padre Highway from San Diego to Sonoma, is the mecca of tourists.

Faithfully restored it proudly stands today just as it was 143 years ago.

In the city many historical and famous adobes like De La Guerra House or El Cuartel invite the visitor.

A walk through El Paseo, ”A street in Spain,” and you are in the heart of Santa Barbara’s romance—on the

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ica’s most colorful and scintillating events.

Santa Barba.a is just 100 miles north of Los Angeles and 370 south of San Francisco, on the scenic Pa­ cific Coast Highway. Situated on the slopes of the sunny Santa Ynez range it looks out over the blue and protected waters of the Santa Bar­ bara channel. Twenty-seven miles to seaward lie the ruggedly beautiful islands Santa Cruz, Anacapa ana Santa Rosa with San Miguel island in the distance.

Many beautiful, drives in and about the city may be enjoyed—San Marcoi Pass, Mountain Drive, Cliff Drive, and others. More than 200 miles of well kept mountain trails and 90 miles of beaches may lure the visitor farther afield.

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ground of a casa built by Jose de la Guerra, Spanish o . grandee.

All the public buildings in -1 Santa Barbara, notably the new county court house, are imposing edifices of distinctive Spanish architecture which is the pre­ vailing type throughout the city.

The city has retained and treasured the spirit of the early Spanish days in California. The “Old Spanish Days Fiesta,” to be held August 15, 16 and 17 this year, has become one of Amer-

.Santa Barbaia’s equable climate, due to the location in the sheltered spot between towering mountains and the calm Pacific, makes the city an outdoor recreation and sport center.

At Christmas the thermometer never averages lower than 55 degiees; mid­ summer heat means an average of 65 degrees only.

Every known sport not dependent on frosty weather is indulged in the year arounc*.

The National Archery Association tournament will be held on the well known Hope Ranch Club Polo field.

This field is 500 yards long and 200 yards wide. More contestants than ever before are expected to partici­ pate in the events here.

Before any one can compete in the tournament he must have paid the appropriate target fee (senior S4.00 and junior $2.00) and be a member of the National Archery Association dues for 1929 paid. Those who are not now members may join by mak­ ing application for membership ac(Continued on page 15)

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Municipal Archery Championship Tournament

By D. W. Lott, Los Angeles, Calif.

Supervisor of Municipal Sports The First Annual Municipal Arch­ press its gratitude to the members of ery Championship Tournament was the Tournament Committee for their held at Griffith Playground Range unselfish services. The Committee April 27 and 28, 1929, under the aus­ included Mr. Jay Plowe, Chairman, pices of the Los Angeles Department Mr. Chester Seay, Mr. Leon Carey, of Playground and Recreation.

Mrs. Ray Hodgson, Mr. F. X. Goulet, The success of this First Annual Mr. J. H. Reed, Mr. C. L. Douglas and Tournament was due in great meas­ Capt. O’Davoren, Field Captain. ure to the splendid interest and co­ Dr. E. K. Roberts of Ventura was operation which was manifested by awarded the gold medal in the Men’s the members of the Tournament Com­ Division, with 2854 points. mittee and the great enthusiasm ot Mrs. Ray Hodgson, Women’s Na­ those who participated. The large tional Champion, won the Women’s number of persons who witnessed the Division, with 1834 points. tournament as spectators evidenced Betty Jean Hunt won the Girls’ the keen interest that is being taken Division with 1892 points. in this sport, which is practically new Ernest Moore won the Boys’ Divi­ in Southern California. sion at 2268 points.

The scores of the winners follow: The Department is pleased to exMEN’S DIVISION Total Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Points

Dr. E. K. Roberts 1st. York 2nd. York 1st. Ameiican 2nd. American C. W. Douglas 1st. York 2nd York 1st. American 2nd American S. F. Spencer 1st. York 2nd. York 1st. American 2nd. American

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277 256 170 188

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207 223 204 200

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138 140 200 234

124 117 88 90

622 619 574 620

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192 184 184 192

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201 232 192 198

24 23 30 30

158 139 230 218

109 115 90 90

551 555 606 608

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244 232 175 168

40 41 30 30

172 185 188 200

24 24 30 30

146 142 220 226

116 121 89 90

562 559 583 594

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Total WOMEN’S DIVISION Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Points Mrs. Beatrice Hodgson 340 64 1st. National 40 202 24 138 373 2nd. National 69 142 231 24 45 422 70 1st. Columbia 160 24 129 23 23 133 1834 428 ■ 2nd. Columbia 68 168 24 114 24 20 146

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Total Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Points

Mrs. Audrey Grubbs 1st. National 2nd. National 1st. Columbia 2nd. Columbia

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193 179 122 132

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154 136 153 138

Mary Woodford 1st. National 2nd. National 1st. Columbia 2nd. Columbia

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206 132 100 113

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143 152 142 161

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63 59 69 72

347 315 451 440

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63 54 66 70

.349 284 376 428

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GIRLS’ DIVISION Betty Gene Hunt 1st. Junior Col. 2nd. Junior Col. 3rd. Junior Col. 4th. Junior Col.

21 22 21 22

105 106 111 112

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120 138 128 131

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186 156 170 158

69 70 69 69

411 .394 409 401

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Margaret Lindgren 1st. Jr. Columbia 2nd. Jr. Columbia 3rd. Jr. Columbia 4th. Jr. Columbia

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95 14 51 67

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120 92 87 49

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141 135 115 112

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Elizabeth Watson 1st. Jr. Columbia 2nd. Jr. Columbia 3rd. Jr. Columbia 4th. Jr. Columbia

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98 116 119 141

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200 264 211 283

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Ernest Moore 1st. Jr. Columbia 2nd. Jr. Columbia 3rd. Jr. Columbia 4th. Jr. Columbia

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135 142 150 144

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186 159 170 148

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190 190 184 184

71 71 72 72

511 491 504 476

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Thayer Brucker 1st. Jr. Columbia 2nd. Jr. Columbia 3rd. Jr. Columbia 4th. Jr. Columbia

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106 101 126 104

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128 126 156 142

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176 180 182 152

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410 407 464 398

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Bobby Wright 1st. Jr. Columbia 2nd. Jr. Columbia 3rd. Jr. Columbia 4th. Jr. Columbia

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95 103 113 123

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148 141 148 126

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168 161 172 170

69 67 67 70

411 405 433 420

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Pacific Archery Association Tournament <By W. C. Burgess, Berkeley, California

ture that made for success was the The Mid-Summer Tournament of new targets invented and manu­ the Pacific Archery Association was factured by John T. Potter. These held June 2, 1929, on Hilgard Field, are rectangles of compressed hay, University grounds, and was unques­ tied every six inches and are about 8 tionably the most successful meet inches thick. It was very comforting that has been held by the archers of to go along the line without healing Northern California. a single impatient exclamation about To begin with, the weather man “leaky” targets. woke up that The new targets morning feeling are unquestion­ fine, and reflected ably a success. his humor in the A third item day. It was ideal. that made this The whole event, tournament a n under the guid­ e x c e p t i o ning hand of that ally good one, experienced Cap­ was the encour­ tain of the Green, agement and sup­ C. B. Hutchison, port given the went like clock­ P. A. A. by the work. a group people of Berke­ of Boy Scouts, ley. The magnif­ from Troop 10 of icent cups award­ Oakland, acted as ed the winner? scorekeepers and were all gifts of pe.formed very good will to tne efficiently many association. The of the minor du­ three largest of ties that make these stand about for the success of 1G inches high. such a meet and The Champion­ for the comfort ! ship Cup was of the partici­ presented by H. pants. Donnan R. Morton & Sons Smith, Roy War­ of Berkeley. The ner and John T. American Round Potter acted as Cup was present­ assistant Cap­ ed by the Berke­ tains of the ley Builders Ex­ Green.

F. R. Harville, Vallejo, California, Champion change. The cup Another f e aArcher of Pacific Archery Association, 1929

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for the Team Round was presentee, by the Berkeley Clearing House As­ sociation. The Ladies Cup was piesented by the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, and the cup for High Score at 100 yards was presented by Captain C. H. Styles of Berkeley.

These cups are all “three year” cups and must be contested for three Annual Tournaments before being finally awarded in 1931. They will then go permanently to the person who has won them by the highest score.

There was a large and greatly in­ terested crowd to watch the contest and the educational feature of the tournament appeared to be a success, judging from the remarks. Those who came to laugh at the “sissy” game got a new idea of the bow.

Shooting began at ten o’clock as scheduled, the 100 yard and 80 yard ranges of the Metropolitan Round be­ ing run off in the morning. After­ lunch the remaining three ranges of the Metropolitan and American Rounds were shot simultaneously.

The two rounds were separate, how­ ever, as many of our members do not shoot the Metropolitan.

After the Metropolitan and American were ended, the Team Round for the Clear­ ing House Association Trophy was shot.

The Championship for 1929, deter­ mined by the high score at the Met­ ropolitan, was won by F. R. Harville, Vallejo. Score 645.

The American Round was won by R. G. Knox, of Oakland, score 439.

The Team Round was won by me

Team representing the Archers, score 1425.

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The Columbia Round was won by Mrs. E. E. Hendrix, of Sacramento, score 405.

The Styles Cup (high score at 100 yards) went to S. E. Perrine of Oak­ land, score 69.

Dr. E. K. Roberts of Ventura and Mr. Austin, of Pasadena, came noun to shoot with us and these experi­ enced archers were a welcome addi tion to the gathering. Some of the men deliberately sacrificed their re­ cords so that they could study Dr. Roberts’ style. Dr. Roberts shot 822 at the Metropolitan.

It is the intention of the present management to have an open Cham­ pionship next year as well as the As­ sociation Championship.

Dr. George F. Weld, the President of the National Archery Association was an interested spectator of the afternoon shooting and was also the guest of honor at a dinner given by the P. A. A. during the evening.

Thirty-five, including Dr. Weld and Dr. and Mrs. Roberts, were present.

It was an enjoyable event.

The business meeting resulted in election of President, (W. C. Burgers, Berkeley; Vice President F. R. Har­ ville, Vallejo,-Vice President, Dr. Geo. T. Caen, Sacramento; Secretary Treasurer, S. E. Perrine, Oakland.

It was decided to hold the 1930 tournament at Berkeley, California.

The scores of the winning archers are as follows:

METROPOLITAN ROUND 100 80 60 50 1st. F. R. Harville 53 93 126 177 2nd. Capt. C. H. Styles 60 98 112 141 3rd. Gordon Bush • 56 66 117 150

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COLUMBIA ROUND 50 40 30 1st. Mrs. E. E. Hendrix 162 105 138 2nd. Mrs. E. J. Chase 129 141 73 133 70 3rd. Mrs. Leitch 108 AMERICAN ROUND 40 60 50 1st. R. G. Knox 122 136 181 2nd. J. A. Brennan 176 89 171 124 3rd. Dr. G. S. Pittock 180 95 TEAM ROUND 1st. Greenwood Archers, Oakland 2nd. Sacramento Archery Club 3rd. San Jose Club Southern California (Unofficial) Dr. E. K. Roberts 630 C. B. Hutchison Mr. Austin 380 G. T. Weld

Total 405 343 311 Total 439 436 399

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1425 1266 947

314 185 1509

Pasadena Municipal Archery Tournament (Ry H. O. Phillips, Pasadena, Calif.

Mr. Gilbert L. Skutt, head of the Pasadena Park Department, working with H. O. Phillips, ably assisted by the other Pasadena Archers and with the generosity of those good citizens who donated money, merchandise and time, produced a most beautiful arch­ ery green and an initial shoot that was apparently enjoyed by everyone there.

On Saturrday afternoon, the 6th, the novelty events entertained the on­ lookers and we believe the archers themselves. Mrs. E. Grubbs of Los Angeles won the “Red Ball Piercing”

event for ladies and H. O. Phillips was the lucky man in the “Live” tur­ key shoot.

Tea was served to over 165 archers and friends Saturday evening anil buns and coffee to over 285 Sunday noon so we had a good attendance.

Our heartfelt thanks are due to all who helped in any way to get uc started and space here won’t permit of our naming them, but please eacn take to himself the thanks due him and come out as often as you can to shoot or play or lunch in the Arroyo on Pasadena’s most beautiful green.

The winning scores are as follows:

Total MEN’S DIVISION Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Score C. W. Douglas York American

51 30

195 188

40 194 30 232

24 30

152 234

115 90

541 654

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S. F. .Spencer York American

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196 183

181 210

23 30

151 226

104 89

528 619

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Roy Lawhome York American

47 30

205 38 170 178 30 208

24 30

144 220

109 90

525 606

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208 114

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323 484

305 406

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185 109

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120 115

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61 70

38 21

178 113

24 22

128 130

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GIRLS’ DIVISION

Betty Gene Hunt 23

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142

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174

71

449

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125

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156

66

360

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98

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110

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BOYS’ DIVISION

E. Moore 22

184

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174

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200

70

508

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128

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146

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186

72

460

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174

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Dr. R. G. B. Marsh, Tecumseh, Michigan reports that for all archers living in Michigan there i^ a wonder­ ful Archery-Golf course at the Irish Hills Golf club about sixty miles form Detroit on U. S. 112. It is a public course and anyone is welcome to play for the payment of a small green fee.

The first annual championship tournament of the New York State

Archery Association will be held at Syracuse on August 30th and 31st.

G. W. Guyer, Court House, Rome,

New York, is the secretary.

The annual championship touinrament of the Pacific Northwest Arch­ ery Association will be held at Port­ land, Oregon, July 13th and 14th. The secretary is Kore T. Duryee, Liggett Building, Seattle, Washington.

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Salt Lake County Archery Tournament cBy S. (D. Green, Salt Lake City, Utah The Second Annual Spring Archery Tournament in conjunction with the Annual Salt Lake County Sports­ men’s Outing was held Sunday, June 2, at Saratoga Springs Resort, on the shores of Utah Lake. On account of a previous postponement the attend­ ance was not up to par, but a fair­ contingent of archers were present and marks made showed considerable improvement over- those of the pre­ vious spring. Chris Eggertz won the

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Gerald Thorne, Vice President Utah State Archery Association, illustrating the Ute Indian draw.

American Round and first leg on the All-Around Trophy, score 403, with Gerald Thorne a close second, score 400; Dr. L. D. Pfouts, with a Pope’s

74-lb. Osage bow and Hobson’s flight arrows, made 321 yards 2 feet in the flight shoot, shooting almost directly into a slight breeze. Chase Pace, also shooting a Pope’s Osage, was 2nd with 296 yards 2 feet 2 in., and Gerald Thorne placed 3rd with a home made Osage. The clout shoot was held for the first time, Dean Green winning with 34-176, Chris Eggertz 2nd with 30-152, and Wendell Nelson 3rd, 30-116.

In the Columbia Round Ellen Steele was first with 206, Van Cunningham second with 185 and Katherine Rauch third with 128. These three ladies placed the same in the Clout shoot with respective scores of 98, 95, and 49.

Ethel Pace was first in the ladies flight event with 208 yards, Van Cun­ ningham was second and Katherine Rauch third.

Fred Nelson was high in the Junior­ round with a score of 250. Willard Gismo re followed with 235 and Elmer Holmgren with 228. Nelson won the Clout with 93 points, Holmgren sec­ ond with 82 and Russell Hoss third with 69. Nelson was also first in the flight, shooting 221 yards and 2 feet, Hoss took second place.

H. S. Rogers, secretary of the Chi­ cago Archery Club announces the an­ nual championship tournament of that club to be held in Chicago on September 14.

The Lincoln Park Archery Club of Chicago issues an interesting little booklet giving the schedule of events, club officers, members and notes.

This is a live club with a full schedule for the season.

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Good and Not So Good

By H. E. Nibler, Gervais, Ore. I am writing of my experience with various woods in the hope that I may thus start a discussion in Ye Sylvan Archer that will prove of value to all archers.

I have done a little expeiimenting with different woods besides yew and osage and so far have found dogwood to be an excellent bow wood, nearly the equal of yew though like osage it is hard to find a good clear piece.

There is a wood growing along our fence rows in Oregon, very common in this vicinity, which I think will n.ake up a very good bow. It bears clusters of small black berries in June and I think it is closely related to our apple trees. 1 I believe this wood will make up well as it is very tough when dry and very heavy.

I have also found there is a great difference in yew. The shape makes some difference but there is a great variation in the wood itself.

Osage 'is difficult to work and it is hard to find a good piece but if one will go to the trouble of cutting an osage tree at the ground there ■will spring up about ten new shoots.

These will grow rapidly and if four or five of the straightest ones are left standing and the thorns are trimmed off carefully in six or seven years you will be repaid by getting four or five beautiful staves from each stump. I have a few two year old ones growing here now. Four years more seems terribly long to wait but osage is worth waiting for.

I have in mind a little 35 pound 5 foot osage bow I made up for my boy. He shot 190 yards with it. The bow itself isn’t much bigger than one of my % inch hunting shafts.

Personally, for target work, I am

not in favor of a harsh bow. Yew seems to be a softer, easier wood for shooting. A nice white yew, left to season for about one year, if made up rather flat and not too much wood left on the belly, will make the best bow with regard to being easy on the archer.

Of course in a bow for hunting and only shot occasionally, kick will not make any difference; but to shoot a harsh, kicking bow 150 or 200 times will be more than the average archer can stand.

Another bow which I detest is one which is very easy to draw the first 24 or 26 inches and then nearly double in weight the last few inches of draw. A bow of this kind will discourage any archer as well as wreck his nerves.

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Conversion CTabl.es for Arrow Weights

By George J. Higgins, Associate Professor of Aeronautical Engineering TABLE I Grams to to English Wt. Grains 3 shilling, 6 pence, plus 20 308.6 21 3 shilling, 9 pence, minus 324.0 22 3 shilling, 11 pence, minus 339.5 4 shilling, 1 pence, minus 23 354.9 4 shilling, 0 pence, minus 24 370.3 4 shilling, 5 pence, plus 25 385.7 4 shilling, 7 pence, plus 26 401.2 4 shilling, 9 pence, plus 27 416.6 5 shilling, 0 pence, minus 28 432.0 29 5 shilling, 1 pence, plus 447.4 30 462.9 5 shilling, 4 pence, minus TABLE II to English Wt. Grains to Grams 200 2 shilling, 5 pence .

12.97 210 2 shilling, 5 pence, minus 13.60 220 2 shilling, 6 pence, plus 14.25 230 14.90 2 hsilling, 8 pence, minus 240 2 shilling, 9 pence, .

15.54 2 shilling, 10 pence, plus 250 16.18 260 3 shilling, 0 pence, minus 16.83 270 3 shilling, 1 pence, plus 17.48 3 shilling, 3 pence, minus 280 18.12 290 3 shilling, 4 pence .

18.78 3 shilling, 5 pence, plus 300 19.42 3 shilling, 7 pence, minus 310 20.08 320 3 shilling, 8 pence, minus 20.72 330 3 shilling, 9 pence, plus 21.36 3 shilling, 11 pence, minus 340 22.02 4 shilling, 0 pence .

350 22.64 4 shilling, 2 pence, minus 360 23.32 4 shilling, 3 pence .

370 23.94 380 4 shilling, 4 pence, plus 24.60 390 4 shilling, 6 pence, minus 25.24 400 4 shilling, 7 pence .

25.90 410 4 shilling, 8 pence, plus 26.56 4 shilling, 10 pence, minus 420 27.20 4 shilling, 11 pence, plus 430 27.82 5 shilling, 1 pence, minus 440 28.48 5 shilling, 2 pence .

450 29.12 5 shilling, 3 pence, plus 460 29.78 5 shilling, 4 pence, minus 470 30.42 480 5 shilling, 6 pence .

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Life’s Exit

0.177 shilling equals 2.12 pence 0.0115 shilling equals 0.138 pence.

87.27 grains.

437.5 grains equals 5.01 shillings.

Butterflies, Archery, painting divine, To leave all now would be a crime!

By J. T). Allen, Mandan. N. CD.

The good Springtime is here again, And though I’m old enough “to go,” I’d rather much right here remain Till winter comes with ice and snow.

A day like this in Sunny June Holds more for me, I’m free to say Than strum of harp in sweetest tune, And crown of gold so far away.

The birds in song, the flowers in bloom, The fish longing my hook to bite,— How better these than gloomy tomb, Or hypothetic skyward flight?

With friends and health and leisure mine And joys of good old Summer time—

Hobbies are these I love to ride; The joys of earth are all I know.

By Nature’s ways we must abide— No life complete until we “go.”

Seventy years and several more Are quite enough; I’m satisfied.

So let me rest when life is o’er; In no Spookland would I abide.

JVith some November’s chilling blast, And leafless woods, no birds in sight, The sky with leaden clouds o’ercast,— Quite welcome then the peaceful night.

With the joys of Sunny June galore All tucked away in memory’s sleeve, As winter’s blasts howl round the door,— ’Tis then I’d smiling, take my leave.

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Archery in School Otis Crane, Marion, Indiana About a year ago I attended a 4 H. Club camp and heard a Boy Scout leader- give a talk on Archery. He showed the boys how to make arrows and sold us a book on making bows.

He also shot a few rounds at a target.

From this introduction to archery I, (a school teacher, over fifty yeais of age) took up this fascinating sport.

I made a bow, interested some friends of about my own age and younger in archery, put up a target in the woods where we were wont to go for weiner roasts, and thus the age old sport was made new in our community.

When my school began last fall I found some country boys who could

not get on the football or basketball teams that wanted to have some rec­ reation so I proposed archery. Now we have fifty or more boys in the Marion schools who love this sport.

We have a night school, during the winter months, in which most any subject can be taught if as many as twelve persons elect to take a subject.

We had no trouble in forming a class of twenty-five who wanted to take archery. I taught this class through the term and when the school closed the class continued to meet each Mon­ day evening to shoot.

We found there were archery clubs in other cities so we have staged several contests with these clubs.

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Santa Barbara and the Forty-Ninth (Tournament (Continued from page 4) Weld at Santa Barara after July 10.

George F. Weld, Mission Canyon, Santa Barbara, is president of the National Association and Louis C. Smith, 616 Old South Building, Boston, is secretary.

Entry blanks may be obtained from either of these officers but should be mailed to Mr.

companied by $5.00 ($3.00 for mem­ bership fee and $2.00 for 1929 dues) if not a member of an archery club affiliated with U. A. A., or $2.00 if a member of an affiliated club.

The targets for the first round will will be assigned in the order in which target fees are received. The archers who register early will therefore be sure of a target assignment.

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Some Cherokee CDraws ^By V. S. Starbuck, Asheville, N. C.

For some years our Archery As­ sociation has shot occasional matches with the Cherokee Indians, There are some excellent archers among them, and at our last shoot (Ameri­ can round) their lowest score was 431 and their highest 448.

Their technique is somewhat dif­ ferent from ours. For one thing, they draw to the side of the face in­ stead of the chin or jaw. For another, they loose almost instantaneously, with no appreciable pause at the end of the draw, which makes their arrows fly very flat. But the greatest dif­ ference I have noted is in the finger­ ing of the bow-string. None of them, I believe, use the English loose, but they vary considerably among them­ selves. I have observed three types of draw, and I pass these on to the readers of Ye Sylvan Archer.

Chief .Standingdeer, who is proba­ bly their best and steadiest shooter, uses a pinch, taking the shank of the arrow between the ball of his thumb and the side of his forefinger, and slightly hooking the knuckle back of the string, just above the nock. An old Indian named Goingbird used the same pinch, aided by the tips of two fingers below the arrow. A third type was shown me by an Indian named Welch. It is a slight varia­ tion of the English draw, aided by the thumb. .1 have experimented with all three of these draws, and it is my opinion that Standingdeer’s is the best pos­ sible, for anyone who can use it, since it gives a perfectly smooth and very sharp release; but I cannot draw a bow six inches with it. It requires a hide like that of a rhinocerous on the side of the first finger, and I

should suppose that it also required enormous strength, were it not that I once saw the Chief try to string my bow (a 42 pounder) and give it up, with the explanation that it was too strong for him. Anyhow, it requires something that I haven’t got.

Goingbird’s draw appears to have little to recommend it. I can draw a bow with it, but it is hard work, and the position of the fingers is extreme­ ly uncomfortable for me. Welch’s draw strikes me as the best adapted to one accustomed to the English loose, and as having some advantages.

The position of the fingers seems a bit awkward at first, but, if this dif­ ficulty can be overcome, it will be found almost as easy to manage as the English draw, and to give a much sharper and smoother loose. More­ over, because only the tough-skinned tips of the fingers are applied to the string, and because of the additional traction of the thumb, it can be used without tabs. While I am not con­ vinced that it is better than the Eng­ lish loose, it certainly is worth having in ones bag of tricks. Several times it has pulled me out of a hole, and my tendency is to use it more and more.

I have spoken of tliis draw as a variation of the English, aided by the thumb. For the benefit of anyone who wishes to try it, let me describe it in a little more detail. The position of the first finger is exactly as in the English draw, (that is, just above the arrow) but the finger is more con­ tracted, and the tip, not the ball, is on the string. Welch himself applied his thumb almost opposite this finger, but I have found it better to lay the whole ball of the thumb on the shank

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of the arrow, almost up to the feath­ ers. The tips of the second and third fingers are applied to the string be­ low the arrow—not immediately be­ low, but turned down at a long- angle, so that the tip of the second finger is about an inch below the nocking point, and the third finger just below that.

Laminated Arrows (By A. E. Andrews, Huntington, Ind.

When an archer has won third place in a hot contest with three men entered, when he has shot a few rab­ bits, punctured uncounted dozens of tin cans and shot up the hills with blunts and broadheads, he begins to smile at the enthusiasm that some men develop for things toxophilistic.

(Don’t look that last word up in the dictionary!)

That explains why I smiled down my sleeve when a friend stopped me repeatedly and insisted on telling me about what he was going to do with laminated arrows. He declared that yellow poplar and walnut would make them to perfection. He told me how he could get the material sawed and glued. I doubted that you could pro­ duce a good arrow by that method.

He told me how he was going to make a clamp for holding the light strips while he glued them.

I mentally crossed my fingers. Then one day he handed me a finished shaft.

The thing was only 9/32 of an inch in diameter but it seemed to have spine. He asked me to take it home and shoot it at anything; if I broke it, that was just an accident. I did take it home and I did try it and it was a remarkably good arrow. It flew straight and flat and it hit hard.

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With my 48 pound yew it seemed to go higher than anything I ever tried.

The next arrows he produced were quarter-inch shafts.

The core of yellow poplar gives way at the nock end for a piece of fiber. The bullet­ point pile is weighted as needed to bring the balance 12 inches from the end and the first half dozen produced were made to as exactly an even weight as scales will allow.

From my experience with these arrows, it seems to me that here is a shaft that should make good in the hunting field as well as at the target.

And, also, the idea of laminating shafts opens up a limitless field.

Many combinations will suggest themselves to the archer. Most cer­ tainly black walnut with 'an eighth inch of yellow poplar for a core gives good results according to the tests that have been made about Hunting­ ton. As far as my own limited ex­ perience goes, I should prefer the laminated sticks to the footed arrows

The annual championship tourna­ ment of the Metropolitan Archery Association was held June 1st and 2nd at Scarsdale, New York.

The Potomac Archers of Washing­ ton, D. C. held their annual tourna­ ment on May 30th and 31st.

The first annual Washington State Archery meet was held at Bremerton June 22 and 23. It was sponsored

by Bremerton Archery Club with B. Ingrams, Secretary. Through the courtesy of the commandant the lawns of the Navy Yard were used for the shoot.

The Sacramento, California, Arch­ ery club is planning another shoot for the State fair but the date has not yet been announced.

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Indians and Archery Form s

(By J. A. Beal, Asheville, North Carolina

Being one of the participants of the “Indian Paleface” competition so ably described by my friend and team­ mate Victor Starbuck in the May number of the Sylvan Archer, I am anxious to add to his story the last and to me the most interesting meet held between the two warring factions.

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Albert Beal, then leader of the Asheville Archers, gathered the band for his last assault on the Indian camps before he and his brother Jim left for parts unknown. A date was set early in May when we would take four men, each shooting a single American round, and meet the Chero­ kees on their own ground.

We rather pitied the Indians be­ cause of their most unfo.tunate position in the slaughter. We were about to begin when someone sug­ gested we abandon the use of the point of aim for the' more sportsman­ like method of shooting by instinct.

This, it was argued, would not only make a more interesting match but would .give our opponents an even break. However, some of us were not so sure of our scores at best and nobody knew what the chief and his warriors had been doing all winter.

Our team was made up of A. Beal who had just raised his single Ameri­ can round score to 550 by the careful use of a point of aim; J. Beal by his misuse of a point making 500 only occasionally; A. Myers, 13 year old boy scout credited with a recent 501 score; and Mr. Starbuck hammering around 400 to 450. Taking 400 points from this grand total to allow for

mental and nervous disorders so com­ mon in all matches, we figured ourselves for a 1600 team total. This team score would normally have brought bacon home in four large slabs. But! The Indians, using their old team and their new methods, ran us riot. Chief Standingdeer, Tooni, Jonah Welch and Tom Welch got even for all we had ever done to them. All, much to our surprise and chagrin, used points of aim with the single exception of their low scorer, the chief himself. The Welch boys used footed arrows such as one reads about in Dr. Elmer’s “Vade Mecum” and the other two used maple arrows beauti­ fully matched and feathered. The following scores were turned in by the unsportsmanlike Indians using points of aim, and we list our own for no good reason at all: A. Beal 410 Jonah Welch •148 446 379 Tom Welch J. Beal 438 334 Tooni Starbuck 323 Standingdeer 434 Myers 1766 1446 Compare the Indian score with any of their previous performances as listed by Mr. Starbuck and nothing can be found to match it. Surely we must conclude they are taking their archery seriously. They have come to realize the advantages of good

form and good tackle.

In this same meet, we also took second place in the flight shoot since the first was ably taken care of by one of their band. Incidentally we gave the Cherokee archery our target but we brought our bows and arrows home.

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on Archery Tournaments It is the policy of the Oregon State Archery Association to hold invita­ tional shoots, open to all archers, at various places throughout the year but one official state tournament is held each year to determine state championships.

The first shoot of the 1929 season was held at Alsea on May 4th.

Threatening rain clouds and light showers made the prospects for a pleasant archery shoot look dark in­ deed when 46 archers from nine lo­ calities througout the state gathered there Saturday morning. However, the sun shone most of the afternoon.

Rev. L. L. Daily of Monmoutn won the championship of the shoot by'

making the highest aggregate scores in the three men’s events. The win­ ners in the double American round were: First, N. E. Tyrrell, Portland, score 1070; second, Rev. L. L. Daily, Monmouth, score 1000; third, William Doughty, Aumsville, score 972.

The flight event was won by Dr. G. A. Cathey of Portland, who has made so many remarkable shots, with a distance of 334 yards. Winnie Ken­ nedy of Lyons was second and L. L. Daily third. The clout shoot winners were: First, Dr. Cathey, score 166; second, B. G. Thompson, Corvallis, score 146; third, Winnie Kennedy, score 138.

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Homer Prouty of Portland was first with a score of 248; Mrs- A. E. Cole­ man of Corvallis second with 190, and Miss Virginia Rodda of Alsea third with 162. Mrs. Prouty also won the ladies’ flight event, with Mrs. Coleman second and Mrs. Thompson of Corvallis third. Mrs. Charles W. Trachsel of Sweet Home was high in the ladies’ clout shoot with 98 points.

Mrs. C. W. Frost of Albany second with 92, and Mrs. Prouty third with 82.

The older boys, shooting the junior American round, placed as follows: First, Ross, Albany, 556; second, Weber, Sweet Home, 476; third, Ker­ mit Maass, Corvallis, 398.

The winners among the smaller boys, shooting the junior Metropoli­ tan round .were: First, Irvin Green­ wood, Corvallis, 382; second, Hershel Rycraft, Alsea, 284; third, Frank Ellis Jr., Alsea, 284.

John M. Earnest of Alsea was awarded a special prize consisting of a set of arrows presented by C. W. Frost of Albany for the highest score by a novice. The other prizes were presented by the Alsea Archery club, the Alsea merchants and B. G. Thompson and A. E. Coleman of Corvallis.

The second shoot was held at Sweet Home on June 8th at the invitation of the Santiam Archers.

Jupiter Pluvius again threatened to dampen the clothing if not the ardor of the archers but evidently the determina­ tion of the bowmen to go through with the shoot, rain or shine, caused him to withhold his watering job.

The men shot the York, American, Clout and Flight. York round win­ ners were Henry Burr, Coquille, score 504; second, John Stone, Coquille, 408; third Dr. Cathey, Portland, 352.

American round: First, John Stone, 583; second Henry Burr, 570; third

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Dr. Cathey, 566. Flight: First, Dr. Cathey; second L. L. Daily, Mon­ mouth; third, (W. C. Thurlow, Port­ land. Clout: First, Dr. Cathey; sec­ ond, J. A. Berry, Corvallis; third L. L. Daily.

The women shot the Columbia, Clout and Flight with the following results: Columbia round; first, Mrs. Perna Hams, Coquille, score 496; second, Mrs. C. W. Frost, Albany, 386; third Miss Opal Mespelt, Crab­ tree, 270. Clout; first, Mrs. Harris, 140; second, Mrs. C. W. Trachsel, Sweet Home, 120; third, Mrs. A. E. Coleman, Coivallis, 112. Flight, Mrs. Homer Prouty, Portland; second, Mrs. C W. Frost; third, Mrs. John Stone, Coquille.

The intermediates contested in the Junior American round and the flight.

Junior American; first, Robert McLaughlin, Corvallis, 508; second, Geo. Weddle, Sweet Home, 500; third, Donald Weber, Sweet Home, 420.

Weddle was first in the flight, Weber was second and McLaughlin third.

Among the smaller boys Irwin Greenwood of Corvallis was fi.st in the Junior Metropolitan round with a score of 404. Paul Quimby of Hal­ sey scored 344 and Clarence Thomp­ son of Corvallis 252.

Dr. Cathey was awarded a plaque for the highest aggregate standing in the four events.

Most of the credit for the success of the shoot goes to Chas. W. Trachsel

of Sweet Home.

The third shoot was held June 22nd on the Oregon State Normal School grounds at Monmouth with L. L. Daily in charge.

- a a complete report We do not have the of the shoot but t. winners in vari-----were -------- as .3 follows: American ous events round, L. L. Daily, Monmouth; Clout, Homer Prouty, Portland; Flight, Winnie Kennedy, Lyons; Team, Sher-

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wood Foresters of Corvallis; Col­ umbia, Mrs. C. W. Trachsel, Sweet Home; Columbia round (novice), Miss Virginia Rodda; Ladies’ clout, Mrs. A. E. Coleman, Corvallis; Ladies’ Flight, Mrs. Homer Prouty, Portland; Junior American, Robert McLaughlin, Corvallis; Junior Metropolitan, Irwin Greenwood, Corvallis.

The annual state tournament, held at Corvallis July 4th, will be reported in the next issue of Ye Sylvan Archer.

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snake and into the first landing of these little underground homes of “dogs”, owls, rabbits and rattlers.

We were able to fork our prize out of the hole only to have him slip out of the smooth-pointed target arrows and attack us in deadly earnest.

We had an exciting two minutes but in the end our friend Mr. Rattle­ snake was securely fastened to the ground, one arrow piercing his coiled body three times. .We cut his nine rattlers from his tail, sterilized our arrows over fire and continued our hunt.

(By John L. McCarty, Amarillo, Texas

Two hours of an eaily October morning had been spent by us in try­ ing to bag a prairie dog, that elusive, artful dodger and thief of the prai­ ries. We had spent the time in a dog town because we felt sure there we would be able to bag either a “dog,” owl, a small cotton-tail rabbit or a prairie dog. We were unprepared for what we did bag but nevertheless were proud of our kill.

There were three of us with two good strong hickory bows, the only kind used by beginners in this coun­ try. We were peering about .holes and around an occasional clump of se.ge brush in a careless, carefree manner with little regard for hunting tactics, It was more of a lark and a rest from the grind of the city than a hunt.

Suddenly I called aloud to my friends asking them to stop, Lying partially coiled with head extended on the mound of a dog hole was a vi­ cious diamond-back rattle snake. A target arrow was released and it bruised the head of the snake. Rat­ tling furiously the snake retreated into the hole. We were on top of the hole in a moment and two good ar­ rows sped downward through the

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cedar posts but they bruise so easily and at the nocks they seem to be un­ able to stand the strain of the string.

I made them very flat and find that they are the nicest, softest shooting of any. Limbs may be better.

Have any archers tried yew limbs?

I have so far only made up one but it was not a success. It seemed to follow the stJng and did not have much cast.

I was sure chittenr or cascara would make a good bow but it is too brittle. This is a hard wood and has much color. By the way, all the best bow woods seem to have much color.

Yew, osage, dogwood, greenheai-t, and even the best lemonwood are all high colored woods. Ash and light lemon­ wood both seem to be failures; as are hazel and vine maple.

I have about 200 osage trees on my farm and if any archer wants to select one free he is welcome to do so if he will write and let me know which Sunday afternoon he is com­ ing. ir,g. However I think billets three feet long will be all he will be able to get. These can be spliced and a good bow made from them.

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CA ‘Bowman’s Song, cBy Buck Burshears, La Junta, Colo.

A cool refrain has touched the air.

The autumn days are near.

The trees are decked in royal robes.

The Indian days are here.

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There is a thrill that comes To your inmost fancy dear.

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To come and rove through the fields of hay, Or on the prairies soar.

Or in to the foiests of evergreen That swerve with a gentle roar.

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A thrill that comes to the bowman, To loose a shaft so free That lifts into the horizon’s glow, And gently rest on the lee.

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Oh to have your caies so flee And be a boy again!

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The third annual championship Uu.nament of the Midwestern Arch­ ery Association will be held at Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 13th and 14th.

F. A. Kibbe, Coldwater, Michigan is secretary of this association.

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FOOTINGS OF Lemonwood, fined for Target roving and hunting arrows I2X8 in. ,70c per dozen, $5.00 per hupdied. Additional change of 12c per dozen for slotting. Also other supplies for the discriminating Arch­ er. The LeBaron Archery Co. Ortega Fla. YEW STAVES—Oregon’s finest seasoned one and one-half years.

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Prices rea­ sonable. Yew bows to order. H. W. White, Route 4, Box 38, Portland, Oregon.

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

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IMPROVE YOUR RELEASE with Thurlows shooting or archer’s glove, colt or dog skin, smoothest release known for target or field work. $1.50 each; $3.00 per pair. Thurlow Glove Company, Portland, Oregon.

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9/32” and 5/16” sizes 90c a dozen. $6.00 a hundred Parallel steel points 14 ”, 9/32” and 5/16” 50c a dozen $3.25 a hundred.

Adjustable nocking tool 9/32” and 5/16” $1.50 or both for $2.50. Each size will fit both ; points and nocks. State size ;: wanted Satisfaction guaranteed or ; money refunded. ;; C. M. HUNTLEY 6555 19th Ave. N. E. Seattle Wash.

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GUIDE AND PACKER, FOR ARCHERY HUNTING PARTIES

Panther, Bear, Cat and Deer in season. During the past year my dogs have treed 17 cougars. The last three of these were killed with bow and arrows, A fine string of pack horses, Best hunting territory in the state. Write for prices.

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A light weight yet rugged all­ purpose hunting point. Satisfac­ tion guaranteed.

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HUGO BUCKNER 115 NN. Nth St., Hanford, Calif.

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Hunting, Target and Flight Bows and Arrows : EAGLE FEATHERS, PORT ORFORD CEDAR AND OK EGON PINE ARROW SQUARES ]; The hunting season will soon be here. We are making the finest line / of Hunting arrows in America, special hand made heads of finest temd pered steel, whale bone fiber knocks, Port Orford cedar footer. Price $1.50 and $1.75, give weight and length of your bow. If you have your s own favorite shafts we will feather and head them for you at $1.10 I; apiece. Last fall I sent Jim Browne, slayer of elk with the bow and I; arrow, a sample hunting arrow, I promptly forgot all about it. A few ;; days ago he wrote me: “I have been shooting the hunting arrow you sent ;• me every day. I have killed a lot of rabbits, used it playing golf and d rovers and it is just as good as it was the day I unpacked it and I say I; it is the finest hunting arrow I ever shot and I have shot a lot of them.” d The wand shoot at Bremerton, Washington, three arrows in the ]; wand at 100 yards won with Hobson anows, the 125 pound boy who ;; won the flight shoot at Monmouth, Oregon, with a shot of 363 yards and d one inch, was shooting a Hobson bow and flight arrows, and the flight d shoot at Corvallis was won with an arrow fletched with our eagle -1 feathers. d We have just cut out 2,000 Port Orford cedar 3/8” squares of the d finest cedar grain running full length of the squares. Special Port Or; ford cedar or Oregon pine squares 75c the dozen. ;; A fine yew hunting bow for $20.00.

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Bows unsurpassed for beauty and utility. Good arrows, and equipment, raw materials. Send for price list of goods made by master craftman.

EARL B. POWELL Box 728, Vernon Branch, Los Angeles, California

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YEW WOOD

Full-sized staves, seasoned 5 months, $3.75 each. Billets, $3.00 per pair.

High altitude wood, of nice quality.

Footed shafts, Sitka spruce and russet Phillipine hardwood (Apitong), with parallel points, matched in weight—$4.50 per 7. Nicely made. . Prices F. O. B. Corvallis .

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The attempt of the producers of other bow woods to disparge the Oregon Yew wood are odious, but if comparisons are in order we beg to submit a few of them.

Mrs. B. G. Thompson of Corvallis, Oregon, shooting a 42 pound bow ;■ of Ullrich yewwood, made 290 yards in competition.

Roy Case, Jr. of Racine, Wisconsin, a 15 year old boy, shooting a bow of Ullrich yewwood and arrows of Ullrich cedar made 338 yards in competition. Both bow and arrows were made by Roy Case, Sr. Mr.— (name on request) reports that a 6 foot bow of Ullrich yew­ wood outcast a 5 ft. 2 in. Osage bow, stave by Pope, weights equal. In addition, states that the yew bow has a pleasant action, something that ; cannot be said of the Osage bow. i Rev. L. L. Daily of Monmouth, Oregon, using a yewwood bow and arrows of Ullrich cedar made 375 yards, 6 inches in practice. Both bow and arrows were made by the shooter.

At the National Tournament at Santa Barbara we hope to convince ; all shifters and doubters of the qualities of Oregon Yewwood.

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r--;STYLES YEW BOWS Used by majority of the leading American Archers,—those who choose with absolute discrimination.

Will Palmer, twice American Champion, has used my bows since they have been on the market. Dr. Elmer, many times American Cham­ pion, is one of my patrons. Dr. E. K. Roberts, who has brorken all exiot|i®g records, and is a very successful hunter-archer as well, says, “Any other make of bow is just like a dish-rag when I shoot it after ono of yours.” Dr. George F. Weld and General Thord-Gray, Presidents, past and present, of the National Archery Association, both use and recom­ mend my bows. Mrs. George A. Smith, Runner-Up in the National, and Lady Champion of New York, shoots a lemonwoed bow made by me.

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