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“Bows and Arrows”

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Table of Contents Flight Shooting

By Dr. Geo. A. Cathey . ..

Archery Prospects

By Janies Duff A Short Bow for Hunting or for Target

By George J. Higgins .

A Rabbit Hunt

By Chief Miss’em Rabbi!

Geometric Bow Making

By G. M. Bowles ...

The Trilling Thills of a Lion Hunt

By J. D. Allen The Musical Arrow

By Norcll Hobson Workshop Hints

By K. R. Thompson .

Junior Page .. .......

Summer vs. Winter Cut Yew

By M. L. McKinney ... ..

What Do We Mean by Cast

By C. . Goodlier ___ Port Orford Cedar ________ The Hunt

By D. H. Sherman

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Flight Shooting

By DR. GEO. A. CATHEY Portland, Oregon.

Having received several letters since the National Tournament at Santa Barbara relative to flight shooting, I am taking advantage of space in the Sylvan Archer in order to answer some of the inquiries.

The bow I prefer and the one I used at Santa Barbara was a 5-foot 7-inch yew wood bow, made by Homer Prou­ ty of Portland, Oregon. He also made the bow which Mrs. Prouty shot when she established the new National flight record for women. The princi­ pal characteristics of these bows are a little different than the target bow in that they bend slightly in the handle and very little, if any, at the outer extermities of the upper and lower limbs. My pet idea is that the slight bend in the handle and the rigidity at the ends of the limbs give the arrow the final punch which means for distance. The bow other­ wise is of the conventional design, fairly flat on the back and the belly assuming the Roman arc. The nocks are cut into the ends of the limbs, no horn or other substance being used, thus eliminating as much weight and resistance from the ends of the bow as possible. The geographical center of the bow is an inch and a quarter below the arrow plate and two and three-quarters inches above the lower part of the grip. The bow weighs ninety-five pounds at twenty­ eight inches draw. While I have never broken a bow, I have my flight bows rawhide backed from a standpoint of safety only.

I use a forty-five strand, No. 12 linen thread string well waxed with equal parts of bees wax and rosin,

the string being five inches from the handle when braced.

I have experimented with various kinds of arrows and find that they are as temperamental as race horses.

An arrow made by Roy Case of Ra­ cine, Wisconsin, I shot 363 yards plus in Canada and again 400 yards before a tournament at Longview, Washing­ ton, and the next shot a feather came off which seemed to have carried the spirit of that particular shaft, for I have since refeathered that same arrow four times and 336 yards is the best I have been able to do with it since. The record arrow I shot at Santa Barbara was one that I had previously shot many times beyond the 380-yard mark, and boing severe­ ly cracked in practice the day before the National Tournament it flew to pieces on my first shot at this tour­ nament when the arrow struck the ground. I prefer an arrow made of stiff-spined Port Orford cedar, twen­ ty-nine inches long, weighing two hundred eighty-six grains with the largest diameter eight inches from the nock and tapering toward each end. I use a twenty-two high power casing for the pile and a strip of fiber glued in the end across the nock.

I have used both hollow arrows six strips glued together edge grain and have found no particular advantage.

I have also tried the stream line ef­ fect, but it is my opinion that the greatest strength of the arrow should be about eight inches from the nock, thus making it possible to preserve the strength and at the same time cutting down the weight. The feather should be very small, thin, about an

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inch from the nock and parallel to the shaft.

It has been my experience that onehalf dozen arrows made as nearly alike as possible from a standpoint of mechanical construction will vary greatly in their flight and that from a dozen to fifteen such arrows there will be only one real flight arrow in the group which will consistently out­ shoot the others. I have also found that an excellent flight arrow in one bow may be a poor flight arrow in another of the same weight, so from a standpoint of bow and flight arrow the situation resolves itself into one of cut and fit.

One of the most important requi­ sites in shooting flight is form, for I have demonstrated time and again that the same bow and arrow will give twenty-five to thirty yards more distance when properly shot than the same draw will when improperly shot.

The following points on form will greatly improve one’s flight shooting if correctly carried out. Forty-five degrees elevation, rigid body, firm grip of the bow, steady draw, release on draw with very slight forward thrust of the bow arm, and rapid slight flexing then extending and then flexing the left wrist from the time of release until the arrow leaves the string. This flexing and extend- . ing of the wrist permits the string to travel in a straight line during the cast, preventing the arrow from flip­ ping during the first part of its flight.

If this process is carried out, one need not use a bracer to prevent the string from slashing his forearm, the only protection necessary is at the wrist to take care of the final recall. Many times I have shot my best with ordi­ nary form and repeated the process with the above mentioned form and added twenty-five to thirty yards to the distance. I had the pleasure of

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coaching Mrs. Prouty on form prior to the 1929 National Tournament.

Good tackle and good form made her a National champion. Were it not for the excellent tackle and perfect form at the targets, Dr. Roberts would not have been able to score the great record he did during the Santa Barbara Tournament; so in flight shooting, good equipment is necessary but not sufficient to drive an arrow

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Dr. Cathey starts an arrow on a long journey. consistently beyond the 350-yard mark. Anyone may acquire good tac­ kle, but it takes study, time and pa­ tience to develop a technique which will assure a satisfactory distance shot.

It is my hope that everyone inter­ ested in archery will take up flight shooting and help to make it one of the principal tournament events, and that at the National tournament to be held in Chicago, four hundred yards will be required to take first place.

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^Archery Prospects

By James Duff, Jersey City New Jersey Replying to your request I am afraid that I am far removed from being a modern copy of the prophet Isiah, and so hesitate to prophecy what might or might not be the pros­ pects for a successful 1930 as far as archery is concerned.

As all lovers of the sport are aware this year brings to a conclusion 50 years of archery activities in America, that is as far as the National Archery Association is concerned, although we have records of archery in this country prior to 50 years ago.

To some of us who lived through the long years when the keeping of archery alive was a discouraging task, indeed almost a hopeless one. it should be easy to understand just how we feel about the game during the past decade. Makers and shooters alike, all as busy as bees, and our beloved sport flourishing, some claim boom­ ing and never a sign on the horizon of a let up.

A short time ago I made a claim that there were not less than one hun­ dred thousand archers practising in America today, and this claim has been quoted again and again. Some of the writers however, while not openly disputing the claim, made the statement with a kind of doubt thrown in. Today I am prepared to state that the number is under estimated rather than otherwise.

It is easy to understand why there should be a doubt, as only the man who is able to take archery from every angle can possibly have an idea of what archery means today. The club member knows of his club and

probably one or two tournaments that he or she may attend each year. He may receive regularly the National bulletin and study the list of archers competing in the many tournaments, Ye Sly van Archer takes care of many, other papers do the same, and then they only touch a frayed edge. We hear at times of the deeds of the in­ dividual hunter archer; not a mention of the thousands who are following along the same lines. A college group appears in picture occasionally, but I know that there are not enough papers on archery in print to contain one half of the college groups. The Boy Scouts movement no one could estimate not even the heads of that organization itself; and of course we have what is after all the greater number, to wit, the archer who pre­ fers his own private company, on the lawns on private estates, hotels, coun­ try clubs, etc. Thing of all these things and rest assured this list does not cover every possibility.

The best that I can say is that as far as I can see 1930 will excell all other years. Each day, or rather each night, I have to devote considerable time to answering letters to hundreds of budding archers entirely new at the game. The influx of new blood at this time more than merely offsets the few who tire and drop out of archery, and if it were not that space must necessarily be restricted somewhat one could write at considerable length on this side of archery. I do not attempt to act the part of a seer I only speak of that which I know and that’is that archery looks more firmly established today than ever before.

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Short Bouo for Hunting or for Target

By George J. Higgins, Associate Professor in Aeronautical Engineer­ ing, University of Detroit The classic long bow of old Eng­ about 28 inches length. Here then the land has been the pattern from which arrow would be approximately GO per the bows of today are made. During cent the length of the bow. the heyday of the bow and arrow as In the present day target shoot­ weapons, the long bow was used ing the general lengths prevalent are primarily by England and, as history six feet for the bow and 28 inches tells, was very successful. Yet, in for the arrow; this giving an arrow the hands of the Turks, the Persians, 39 per cent of the length of the bow. and others of the Near East, the short Therefore, by merely maintaining the composite bow was equally' success­ proportions of the English war bow, ful, if not even superior. a 28 inch arrow should only require One must consider, however, the a five foot bow. This latter fact is general circumstances under which borne out by the fact that in all but each was employed. The Turk bow­ the very fast hand made bows there man was usually mounted and in his is usually a section, other than the hands a long bow would necessarily’ handle, of approximately one foot in have been awkward. His nature was length that is stiff and bends but lit­ such that he was willing to spend tle, and might as well not be there many hours in fashioning and glue­ for all the work it does. It must be ing together his wonderful composite remembered though that the very best bow. The climate was very dry and of hand tillering is required in mak­ the glued parts consequently would ing such a bow. stay together.

The Englishman, a The composite bow does not only foot soldier, could handle the longer owe its success to the employment of weapon more easily. The damp, foggy horn and sinew but also to its highly climate of north-western Europe reflexed shape and in particular the would have soon softened the glue of stiff angular tips. By making a short the composite bow. Consequently, wooden self bow patterned somewhat the English yoeman shot a self bow of after the shape of the composite type, yew. a very satisfactory bow can be made.

Wood cannot be stressed as highly I personally have made six of an as horn or sinew. Therefore as the average length of 54 inches which will stress is directed proportional to the take arrows up to 28 inches success­ curvature of the limbs (of the bow) fully. Two were osage orange (65 the one of wood must be longer for pound pull,) two were yew (60 pound the equivalent deflection oi' draw. and 46 pound), and two were iron­ The English war arrow was up to wood (65 pound and 54 pound). None 3 inches in length and the war bow of these were backed, though I would probably 72 to80 inches. The arrow recommend the use of thin fibre. would therefore be approximately 48 Originally they were made for hunt­ per cent the length of the bow. The ing bows, for which purpose they are composite bow of the horn and sinew, particularly suited because of their four feet in length shot arrows of short length. However, the flat tra-

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jectory obtained has made them excellent target bows, I use the 56 pound (at 28 inches) yew with 25 inch arrows for the York round and find the combination very nice. The 60 pound yew has sent a flight arrow up in the 300 yard range.

Good handiwork and strict at­ tention to tillering are required. The short overall length makes the limbs bend about a small “compass.” The upper limb bends approximately in a 14 inch arc and the lower limb in a 13 inch arc, joined by an eight inch straight rigid handle. It is pos­ sible to utilize some of the poorer yew or osage “full length” billets as a foot and a half can be cut off the poor end of the six foot pieces. Ex­ treme care must be taken in regard to raising for pins, to plugging knots, and to allowing for a bad run of grain.

After selecting a suitable billet of yew (osage, lemonwood), straight and at least two inches wide, one and

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a half inches through and 54 inches long, shave off the bark and excess sapwood. Then lay out on the white surface of the approximate shape, symmetrical with chosen center lines.

Hew the excess material off by means of a hand axe, leaving about % to 14 inches for finishing. A plane spoke shave, file, and scraper will soon bring the piece down to the re­ quired dimensions. It seems best to scrape the handle after roughing out and then allow a day or two rest be­ fore finishing; a cast will sometimes occur and can be taken care of before it is too late.

Continual tillering must be done to keep an even distri­ bution of bend along the limbs as one does the fnishing.

After complete tillering to 28 inches and the bow is down to the required weight, it is ready for the steaming of the tips. Prepare a form as shown and after steaming place in the form and leave until cold. Yew and osage can be steamed and will be pliable

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after one half to one hour. Lemon­ wood and ironwood have to be boiled in order to bend without breaking.

Care must be taken to heat only the tips to be bent. Keep the rest of the bow cool by letting an electric fan blow on it, particularly up close to the bend. After both ends are bent

The short bow at full draw. in the same form and are cold, the bow is ready for retillering and sur­ face finishing. A suitable handle comes next and then the bow is ready for the limbering up. It is advisable to go through a process of limbering up each time before beginning to shoot.

And above all, take your time and in the end your bow will be your prize.

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WASHINGTON STATE ARCHERS TO MEET IN TACOMA More than three-score archers will assemble in Tacoma, June 7 and 8, to enter the Washington state archery tournament, to be put on by the Ta­ coma club, it has been announced.

Experts in the sport are expected from Seattle, Olympia, Bellingham, Longview and Spokane. Tentative plans also call for holding the Pa­ cific Northwest meet in Tacoma in 1931.—Tacoma Times.

NORWAY PINE NOW AVAILABLE Mr. Maurice E. Rich of Franklin Park, Massachusetts, writes us as fol­ lows: It might be of interest to archers to know that Norway Pine (of the right kind for the best arrows) is now coming into this country. Several ship loads have arrived here from Soviate, Russia. It is known to the trade as White Sea Pine coming from the White Sea in Archangle. Its presence is not generally known among archers even in this section for we did not get wind of it until late in the summer. From now on the archers of U. S. should push archery to new heights for with the best yew in the world and now this arrow wood which equals the ideal in an arrow wood, what more can they ask tor?

The “movie,” the Bishop Murder Case, from S. S. VanDines’ novel is of special interest to archers as it fea­ tures a mysterious murder commit­ ted with bow and arrow.

The La Fontaine Archery club of Huntington, Indiana, will hold an American Round Tournament early in June.

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"Rabbit Hunt

By Chief Miss’em Rabbit A short time ago I spent a night in Corvallis, Oregon, and when I awak­ ened the next morning the landscape was covered with a heavy fall of snow.

While standing at my bedroom win­ dow admiring the blanket of white­ ness the phone range and I was de­ lighted to hear “B. G.,” sometimes known as Mr. Thompson, at the other end of the line inviting me to a rab­ bit hunt.

The idea appealed to me and the spirit greatly tempted me but there were two good reasons why I could not go. First, I had no bow with me and, second, I had no boots with which to wade in the snow. B. G. assured me that these were not hindrances as he could furnish both bow and boots; so out to his house I went.

The bow part was easy as B. G. has enough tackle to have licked Sit­ ting Bull. Footwear was different as I wear size 11 and B. G. takes a six.

He wrinkled his brow, scratched his head, gazed at my feet, and sat in deep thought for a few moments. All at once he made a bee line for the wood shed and came back dragging two large pieces of burlap, each piece large enough to cover a bale of hops.

Next he searched Junior’s pockets and found about a mile of good strong cord. When we finally got the bur­ lap wrapped about my feet the tracks I made were something fearful to be­ hold.

We were soon at the hunting grounds and as soon as we entered the woods we were filled with great fear. The ground was covered with tracks of monstrous big jack rabbits.

We were afraid they had grown des­

perate for want of food as everything was covered with snow.

A frontal attack did not worry us as we could form a barricade with one of my burlapped feet and make the Greeks at the pass of Thermopolae look like pikers.

After going a short distance B. G. glanced over his shouldder to see if we were being followed. Greatly to his amazement a great man-eating jack was high tailing it in the oppo­ site direction. This puzzled us as we knew that these beasts usually at­ tack with great ferocity and without warning.

The cause of the great haste fin­ ally dawned upon us. He had seen my tracks. That jack was cocksure.

He could say with the Israelites of old, “There are giants in the land.”

He spread such great fear through­ out the forest that not a shot did we get at a jack.

Finally, however, B. G. spied a cot­ ton tail dozing at the foot of a tree.

He seemed neither inclined to attack nor to run away. An almost wellaimed shot sent him into the ground instead of to the happy hunting ground.

I cut a stick, sat down on the ground, and proceeded to poke him out. Sure enough up he came. I had made the mistake of leaving one of my feet in sight. Upon seeing this fearsome looking object, he sat para­ lyzed with fright. I could have picked him up in my hands but far be it from two sterling sportsmen like B. G. or myself to catch a rabbit or a BEAR in our hands when we can shoot him with a bow.

B. G. stepped back three long paces,

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took the stance he uses when top­ pling the mighty eagle from the air or when dropping the lordly grizzly from the top of a giant fir tree.

Twang went the bow and another well-directed shot flew wide of the mark.

Mr. Rabbit gave one mighty leap over my foot, scooted between B. G.’s legs and dived into a brush pile. We

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probed, stamped, and coaxed but as far as that rabbit was concerned it was a case of “quoth the Raven ‘never more’.”

The hunt -was over but B. G. and I were happy in the discovery that we had learned how to protect our­ selves against every danger of the wild.

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By G. M. Bowles, San Francisco, California

One of the greatest problems of the amateur archer in the making of a good bow is to obtain an even bend in both limbs. That a good arc is one of the prime requisites of a well made bow, is stressed by all good bowyers but is passed over so casually by all writers on bow making that I have come to the conclusion that it must be a “knack” that is acquired only by much practice.

I have seen several good bows broken and the cause attributed to the wood that went into the bow when in all probability the bow was bend­ ing too much at the location of the fracture. I have also known pieces of knotty, gnarled wood made into bows that one would expect to break at the first releast of an arrow but to the surprise of even their makers have withstood the stress and shown not the least strain after many a hard days shooting. If a good clear piece of well seasoned wood is used and the bow made to ben in a perfect arc slightly flattened in the handle at a full draw there is no reason, provided the bow be properly handled, that it should not serve its master for many a day in the fields or at the butts.

One day while meditating over a

gnarled piece of Osage that I was making up into a bow, the back of ■which resembled a sketch of the ocean drawn by a small boy, I recalled Dr. Pope’s reference to laying out an arc and then fitting the back of the bow to it. Several arcs were then laid out but the main difficulty seemed to be that any number could be laid out with a length of six feet or the length of the bow. After pon­ dering for several days on how to find the correct radius for the arc I came across an old text book on Plane Geometry that had reposed in an old trunk since school days.

Upon reviewing the theorems on on circles and redii I was unable to find one where a circle could be laid out and the bow fitted to it nor have I yet found out just how Dr. Pope went about it. The theorem that I used was the one where it is required to find the radius of a given arc.

The first step in this method is to get a stiff piece of wrapping paper about seven feet long by a yard wide and tack it to the floor with thumb tacks so that it lies quite flat. The bow is then strung up and drawn up on the tiller as far as it is safe. Place the drawn bow' flat on the wrapping

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paper and with a pencil quickly out­ line the back of the bow on the paper.

I say quickly because I do not think it well to draw the bow for any length of time. The bow should be taken off the tiller as soon as possible in order to relieve the tension on the wood. One should also use precaution in drawing the bow up not to draw it too far until the arc is nearly trued up as it is likely to be weak in one spot and snap or fracture. While sketching the outline of the back on the paper, the center of the bow and each end should also be marked.

Now for the application of Geom­ etry.. For simplicity’s sake we will call the two ends of the bow A and C and the center of the bow B. It can now be seen that the outline of the bow is divided into two small arcs AB and BC. If we now draw per­ pendicular bisectors of these arcs AB and BC and extend these bisectors until they meet at a point we will call 0 we will find that 0 is the cen­ ter of a circle that will pass through the three points AB and C. This bi­ section is performed by taking a string approximately two feet long and tying a small loop in each end.

Next take three nails and drive them at points AB and C. Slip one loop of the string over the nail at A and, plac­ ing a pencil in the other loop, draw an arc that will intersect an arc drawn in a similar way with B as the cen­ ter. Now do the same with B and C. Thus we find we have four arcs that will intersect at points M, N, X and Y. Now with a long straight edge draw a line through M and N and another through X and Y and extend these lines till they meet at O. Thus, as the three points A, B and C are equally distant from the point 0, if we draw an arc with 0 as a center through these points we will have the

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arc that the bow should be fitted to.

I might add that if we use a colored pencil in drawing the second arc A, B, C, it will facilitate matters as we can easily tell which is the outline of the bow and which the arc. It is also desirable to mark the top or bottom of the bow on the paper and the number of inches draw when the bask was laid out.

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lies outside of the arc are the weak spots that lie on the inside of the arc.

I do not know whether this method is used extensively but am inclined to believe that it would be looked upon with scorn by a professional bow­ maker. However, I have found it an invaluable experient and resort to it when trueing up a bow whose arc meets the visual requirements but which intentively suggests itself to me as being untrue. However, I will pass it on as a help to the amateur bow­ maker and not as a method to be fol­ lowed by the professionals.

The Huns, the Goths, the Vandals, and the Gauls, With arrows made great Rome their several thralls.

—Author unknown, 1627.

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The Thrilling Thrills of a Lion Hunt

By J. D. Allen, Mandan, N. D. Excitement ran high! Something awful! A monster mountain lion sud­ denly made his appearance in the vi­ cinity of Huff, a prosperous little hamlet on the banks of the historic but muddy Missouri, 15 miles south of our city. Livestock was being killed off at a frightful rate, This terrible cattle-killing brute was seen by' the tall, the short, the fat and lean, by saint and sinner alike. Terrorreigned! Something must be done without delay to save the country from utter ruin. Eager to do my bit, I, a modest taxidermist, offered to mount the monster in thrilling and lifelike pose, or make his skin into a rug, without money’ and without price for any one who would slay the brute, and bring to me his tawney hide and cruel jaws. Honor and fame would be my ample reward. But alas, no takers. A public meeting was then called and the city hall was packed to overflowing. Our sheriff, with careful coaching, volunteered to lead an army against the enemy if as­ sured of ample support and protec­ tion. Instantly a hundred volunteers arose as one man, and swore to fol­ low him to victory—or, to death! The following Sabbath was agreed upon as the most favorable and auspicious day in which to give the enemy bat­ tle. But, (once more that handy word) Alas!

Providence, or the weather bureau at Bismarck planned otherwise. Sunday dawned with low­ ering nimbus clouds and drizzling rain, so the hundred brave lads with honor and valor untarnished, could re­ main at home in the same bosom of their families and attend divine ser-

vices as usual, instead of facing this stock-swallowing lion, and possibly cruel death, in the lowlands and un­ derbrush at Huff.

With this rude background, the de­ tails regarding this great calamity, can, perhaps, better be told in rime.

And while I, personally, lost no calves, and suffered no scare, I feel certain that every archer friend whose eye scans this terrible tale, will share in my disappointment, and extend to me his (or her) heartfelt sympathy, without reserve.

THE LAIR OF THE LION Great earthquake shocks on western coast!

Tornadoes rip and tear the east!

Sunspots swallow the sun, almost!

A lion at Huff, last, but not least!

Thousands or less have seen the cat, Thousands or less, have heard him roar.

Thousands of cattle slick and fat, Soon, they’ fear, will be no more.

Should once get taste of human flesh, They scarcely dare to speculate; He might at once start in afresh And our whole Slope depopulate!

To tragedy avert like this, The sheriff with a Hundred men, Someone’s wife good bye must kiss And “brave the lion in his den!”

One hundred wives; a handsome sight.

And then this thought, solemn,—sad!

Should all these hunters die of fright, For half their wives—too bad, too bad.

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I’d save the town from such great sorrow.

I’d spend an hour in the bottomland, Armed, of course, with bow and ar­ row.

But first of all I gleaned the facts, Yet that not easily was done: As difficult as shooting cats In tangled woods where there arc none.

Stories from which this big scare grew, This dire, blood-curdling lion stuff, Faded away like morning dew, When rounded up, down there near Huff.

What proof is this, that lions abound?

A man told me—’twould make one laugh, His cow came fresh but no veal found, So a lion must have swallowed the calf Then one as learned as e’er drew breath, A lion met in the moonlight pale; But speed saved him from instant death: He reached the town and spread the tale!

A farmer friend as meek and mild As ever loved a bossy cow, Sports whiskers started when a child: No Hercules could mow them now.

Beside the road in sunflower shade This friend sat down to rest, it seems.

His conscience clear and debts all paid, Soon drifted off in pleasant dreams.

A snoring roar from the sunflowers came!

A beard, manelike, waved in the breeze!

No passer-by seemed one bit lame, With chattering teeth and shaking knees!

Alas, here ends the lion chase.

Prowess with bow must go unsung.

How better far a lion face And send a shaft through heart and lung.

Disappointment great, but I’ll survive.

Suppose they told with bated breath The hundred lads I kept alive, In the woodland lay, now cold in death!

With lion traced from A to Z, The truth I’ll now confide to you: No man can tell what they don’t see,— Outside a quart of Huff’s Home Brew.

—J.D.A.

GOOD SHOOTING Practice American Round Shot at Needles, Nov. 28, 1929, by C. C. Goodner.

999775—46 997777—46 .997755—42 GO yds.

997777—46 224 997775—44

50 yds.

40 yds.

997777—46 977777—44 .997777—46 977777—44 999777—48

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997777—46 999777—48 .997777—46 997777—46 999777—48

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There’s nothing but merit can thrive by the bow.—Heber.

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The Musical Arrow

By Novell Hobson, Lyons, Oregon.

Like a great wave archery has slowly seeped through the years, and like a wave it has been irrepressible, leaving a definite mark on the pages of history. Sometimes blurred with blood from its pierced wounds, some­ times immersed in the dust of fallen empires, but always there.

While reading that chapter of his­ tory made by archers fifteen hundred years before Christ, we come upon the brief story of the Mighty King Tao, who grew tired of his queen, so tired in fact that he ask no questions, nor spent any time grieving when she was killed by a musical arrow one night while standing with him on a balcony of their palace. We imme­ diately say “a sad story” for it is natural to feel in sympathy with the queen. But had we delved deeper into the story perhaps we too would have rejoiced when the unique singing arrow pierced the heart of the queen.

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For instance perhaps she did not keep the buttons sewed on King Taos’ tunica or even might have fried the eggs for his morning repast too hard to enrage any man. But nevertheless we are curious to know who it was that shot that fatal arrow, and what their object was for doing so.

At the time of King Tao there dwelt in the land of old Egypt a slender enchantress of beauty Teti-sheri.

(Little Teti). Her father the hon­ orable Tennand, was a learned man well schooled in the technic of wood and skilled in the art of arrow mak­ ing. He did not even hesitate when Teti came to him and asked that he invent an arrow that would make music on its flight through the air.

But set to work and soon completed such an arrow. A three foot shaft with a large blunt head pierced with holes.

Teti-sheri wanted to win King Tao

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and his throne, but she knew it must be done by careful planning.

King Tao was an idle one, longing for amusement, and it is not surpris­ ing that he was charmed by a musical arrow that passed him each night, as he stood outside his castle, nor is it strange that one night as he and his queen stood on the balcony, waiting for the singing arrow. A more seri­ ous type of arrow ceased its flight by burying its head deep into the heart of the queen, and was followed by several whispering musical ones to soothe any irritation that the king might feel.

Thus the story ends, or perhaps not quite ends, for Tennand his wife and little Teti appeared and admitted that they made the musical arrows—but the king taking one look at little Teti forgot to question them about the death of the queen.

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There is a something in the very idea of an archer, and in the name of Robin Hood, particularly charming to most bosoms, coming as they do to us fraught with all delicious associ­ ations; the wild, free forest life, the sweet pastime, the adventures of bold outlaws amid the heaven of sylvan scenery, and the national renown of British bowmen which mingles with the records of our chivalry in history and romance.-—The Mirror, July 4, 1827.

Captain C. H. Styles, well known archer of Berkeley, California, has just returned from the North Umpqua country where he was hunting with bow and arrows. He succeeded in bagging two large panthers and a lynx cat. Ye Sylvan Archer is in re­ ceipt of a photograph of the captain and his skill, which we will reproduce in the next issue.

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WORKSHOP HINTS K. R. Thompson, Etna Green, Ind. Barbour’s six or seven strand linen is excellent for making bow strings if you find finer grades tedious. Nine strands makes a medium size string.

Good also for binding arrow footings while glue sets. Wax heavy and it is easy to tie tight. Also use it for whipping string when much smaller than arrow nocks.

To re-whip eye of string use an oldfashioned tatting needle from a de­ partment store.

Use round elastic cord for a “keep­ er.” If you can get it only in white, dip it in red or green ink over night.

Sew a loop which will pass over whole string loop attaching just below on string. Tie or sew in bow horn.

An old style razor with edge ground off square makes a wonderful scrap­ er for finishing bows and arrows.

When rye straw targets fail to hold arrows, sew two of them together with heavy twine. Use needle made of bam­ boo bent over flame. Bamboo or cane fish pole strips make excellent spatulas for glue. May be dressed thin for hardwood footings, etc.

If you make horn of fibre wedge nocks by hand, chisel a wedge-shaped trough in beefwood and dress to size with heavy file.

John Claude, advertising manager of the Industrial-Arts Magazine, says, “Thus far I have been back of everything from an old-fashioned muzzle-loading shotgun to aerial ma­ chine guns in France, but the biggest kick I ever got was on an archery range last summer in St. Paul.”

“Bend all your bows,” said Robin Hood; “And with the gray goose wing Such sport show now as you would do In presence of the King.”

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Question Department Edited by LITTLE JOHN 1001 10th Ave., South Birmingham, Alabama.

Feb. 27, 1930.

Ye Sylvan Archer Corvallis, Oregon.

Dear Sirs: I have a question I wish you would please answer. What is the differ­ ence in the shooting qualities of bows of fine and coarse grained osage ?

Very truly yours—Sterling P. Worth­ am.

ANSWER: Our experience has been that the coarse grained osage makes the hardest shooting bow while the fine grained wood has the “sweet­ est” cast.

Salem, Oregon.

Feb. 15, 1930.

Little John Dear Sir: Will you please tell me what is meant by the cast of a bow?—J. J. D. ANSWER: Roberts in “English Bowman” says:: “The word cast is used to express the operation or spring of a bow.” Also a bow is said to have a cast if it is warped later­ ally.

The modern definition of the word cast as applied to a bow is, “the co­ efficients of resilience” as a fast cast, slow cast, etc.

ONE BOY’S FANCIES

By Joseph M. Sandusky I am the poorest target shot in the state, but I am not discouraged, I love the bow too much to let a target wor­ ry me. I get a “kick” out of missing just as I do of hitting a bunny or any other animal, but I do love to kill snakes with an arrow. I try to shoot an arrow just about two inches below the head, so the arrow pins them to the ground, if they are not too big to pull the arrow out. At the State Archery Golf Tournament, at the Eagle Springs golf course in 1929, I was lucky enough to pin to the earth two cotton mouth moccasins and a copper-head.

At this tournament I made the 18 holes in 60 arrovs, taking second low­ est. First, was a tie of 58 in the 18 holes, and a toss-up between Mr. George Stoneman, of Milwaukee, Wis­ consin, and Mr. Clyff Dory, also of Milwaukee.

I like to read the Sylvan Archer. and only wish it was bigger. Mr. L. C. Thorne, of Vernal, Utah, writes in the December issue about going after the big buck. I hope he got his buck and lets us all all know about it in the next issue, and if I live till the year of Our Lord, and the fall of 1930, for then we may have an open season for deer, I, also, will want to go after buck.

I would like to read more articles

by Mr. A. J. Stover, of Los Angeles,

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California. If I could aim like Mr. Stover says, maybe I could shoot a little at target. The archers of the west are surely lucky to be able to shoot such high scores. Just try shooting when it is about zero and snow about 8 to 12 inches deep, Of course, we try indoor shooting. Thp an

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range at Racine, Wisconsin, of 35 yards, thanks to Mr. Roy I. Case, of Racine, and Mr. Ira Hansen, of the same place.

Now in regard to the particular kind of wood an archer prefers, it seems to me it is all a matter of taste or depends on the section of the coun­ try in which one lives, and the climatic conditions connected with it. For my­ self there is only one good wood, and that is Osage Orange. My target bow is an Osage 5 ft., G in., of 44 pounds pull, and my hunting bow is also an Osage of 75 pounds pull.

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SUMMER VS. WINTER CUT YEW

By M. L. McKinney, Albany, Ore. As there seems to be more or less controversy as to the advantages of winter cut wood over summer cut, I thought this would be a good time to relate our experiences in this line.

We have not been able to carry on as extensive experiments as we would have liked; but as far as we have been able to determine, there is no difference in quality due to the time of year the wood is cut. We have found the difference to lie rather in the individual stick, and in the way it has been seasoned.

We think that much of the apparent inferiority of the summer cut wood comes from improper seasoning.

Being somewhat heavier with sap as well as being cut in the hot dry part of the year, it is more liable to be damaged by being too rapidly sea­ soned; or else stored too close, in which case the wood has a tendency to sour; which is fatal to any wood.

Mr. Thurlow relates in a recent ar­ ticle, some experience he had with some long seasoned wood that was supposedly summer cut. Now in our opinion this wood was probably suf­ fering from over seasoning, as wood not handled carefully would be very apt to have become brash in this length of time; for while seasoning hardens wood it also tends to make it brittle.

We have a five foot, four inch, 41 pound bow from summer cut wood, that has been shot thousands of times with 28 inch arrows; which is conconsiderable of an over-draw for a bow of this length, when made in the conventional English type as this one is. This bow seems to be standing up perfectly, and has a very nice cast; and will shoot heavy, footed, target

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arrows 225 yards; which is good for a bow of this strength.

The grain of this bow is not so fine, nor is the color so very good, how­ ever it is our favorite bow. Having been taken on inumerable trips in all kinds of weather.

Contrasted with this bow we have another made of the finest winter cut wood we have ever seen, which will not out shoot the one of summer cut wood.

Now we do not claim, that the sum­ mer cut wood is superior to the win­ ter cut stuff; but our experience has led us to believe that the summer cut wood is not inferior to winter cut wood, if properly seasoned. We do think, though, that summer cut wood is more apt to be ruined in season­ ing than winter cut wood; and in fact often is.

Our collection of bows has been made about equally of summer and winter cut wood, as we were trying to see if there was any difference, and our experience has led us to be­ lieve that there is no difference due to the season of cutting.

In fact the sum of our experience has been that there is a vast amount of difference in individual sticks (even in sticks from the same tree and the same cut); but that the time of cut­ ting, color, or fineness of grain, has very little to do in determining a good stick. It lies rather in the very character of the wood itself, and is very hard to define, yet is fairly easy to discern by one that has had much experience with yew wood.

It is more a matter of density than any­ thing else.

In our opinion good wood can be told best at the time of splitting; good wood having a kind of hard, stringy appearance. (Not the stringy appearance caused by cross grain; but

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rather wood that splits straight and clear with little slivers of grain run­ ning for eight or ten inches to several feet along its length.)

We would like to read of the exper­ ience of other archers along this line, as our experiments in this have been temporarily brought to an end by the exhaustion of our small supply of ex­ perimental staves of summer cut wood; and if this prejudice against summer cut yew is a falacy, it would be of interest, and benefit, to all arch­ ers to prove it so; as some very fine yew must go uncut because of its in­ accessability in winter due to the ex­ ceptionally heavy snows of some parts of the high Cascade mountains.

Of course all commercial yew cut­ ters will undoubtedly have to do their cutting in the winter for some time to come; for even if it were found there was no difference there would con­ tinue to be prejudice against summer cut wood for a good many years, as old ideas die hard.

In closing I will quote B. G. Thomp­ son, a well known archer of Corvallis Oregon, as saying, “I have found no difference in quality between summer and winter cut yew.” And Hany Hob­ son a bowyer and fletcher of Lyons, Oregon, as follows: “While I favor winter cut yew, one of my best bows was made from summer cut weed."— M. L. McKinney. ctu yew, one of my best bows was made from summer cut wood.”—ML. McKinney.

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY CAST?

By Carl Curtis Goodner, Needles This article is not being written for the purpose of provoking an argu­ ment. My wife is the only person in the world with whom I’ll argue, and I do that merely to be polite and obliging —not with the expectation of

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settling any difference which may exist.

of opinion

If, however, my remarks elicit a friendly and helpful discussion among the readers of Ye Sylvan Archer, then the article will have served its purpose.

Just what do we mean when we speak of the “cast” of a bow ? Mr. Webster defines “cast” as distance an object is thrown, or the act of throw­ ing when we have the verb in mind.

So long as cast signifies distance, it is quite clear the meaning one intends when he speaks of “exceptional” cast, or “poor” cast; but when the ad­ jective “sweet” is employed, then the word takes on an entirely different meaning, and Mr. Cast seems to have lost his caste altogether!

Through correspondence with arch­ ers throughout the country, I have come to notice the striking elasticity of the word “cast,” and I have reached the conclusion that the English lan­ guage is sadly lacking in suitable ad­ jectives with which to describe the various attributes of a bow, or that cast is one of the most elastic words in our mother tongue. Like charity, it seems to cover a multitude of sins.

One correspondent makes the state­ ment that “stacking a bow adds to its cast.” If he has in mind the possi­ bilities of a greater mean range of the arrow, then I do not agree with him—not at all.

If, on the other hand, he means a slower action, with a consequest lessening of the muzzle velocity of the arrow, then his state­ ment is correct. However, instead of adding to the cast he has taken from it, for cast, to me, means distance— the mean range a bow will throw an arrow. AND STACKING A BOW WILL NOT ADD TO ITS CAST, if that is what we mean!

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If by “sweet” cast we mean the lack of recoil or jar to the bow hand, then it is possible for the same bow to pos­ sess exceptional cast and sweet cast; poor cast and wonderful cast; great distance and little recoil, or the other way round. It has been my exper­ ience that cast — distance — is influ­ enced but little by the mere adding of weight to a bow. Two bows of exactly the same material and weight may be made to differ greatly in cast by a change in design or patters. Fur­ ther, a bow of, let us say, 42 pounds may have a greater cast than another made from the same tree, but ten pounds heavier. First of all, of course, quality of material determines the cast or lack of it; and the second most important factor is pattern or design, and not weight.

The impression appears general that a bow can be too fast for ac­ curate target work, although the rifle with a high muzzle velocity seems not to suffer in comparison with one of lesser velocity.

Something wrong there, gentlemen! Did I hear someone say: “Oh, yes!”

The writer has a couple of Yew bows of his own make—one of 42 pounds, the other of 45—both of ex­ treme high muzzle velocity, and he has made several practice American round scores well over 650. His best to date is a 686, with a second of 672 —all these are minus hits.

I might ad dthat the 42 pound bow, before it fractured, gave me a point of aim on the top of the target at 100 yards.

How’s that for cast?

Both these bows are slightly wider at the grip than the average English model bow, and the belly is stacked but slightly.

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whether it is sweet or otherwise, so long as it is cast—lots of it!

The American round score given herewith by ends deserves a bit of explanation, for two reasons: first, be­ cause I had my point of aim fixed before I began scoring, and second: because I broke my bow in the last end of the 50 yard range, and finished with a lighter one, and of different material. Both Yew and Osage played a part in this round.

That is another question I decline to argue—Yew versus Osage. I own and use both, and each possesses qual­ ities the other doesn’t have. There are those who cling steadfastly to the Yew tradition, and they have much in their favor; and there are others of us who recognize the equally won­ derfull properties of Osage, because we find them good, also. However, the two woods admit of little com­ parison, because they are so differ­ ent in substance, and as different in performance when made into bows.

To judge an Osage by comparing it ■with a Yew were like judging a lily by comparing it with a rose. Each must stand on its own merits, and the merits of each are radically dif­ ferent from the other.

Referring again to the American round given, I used a 45 pound Osage for the 60 and 50 yard ranges, or un­ til it fractured in the last end of the 50, then I used a 42 pound Yew to the finish. With this same Yew, how­ ever, I had previously shot a 672, us­ ing it exclusively. On the other hand, I have made scores equally as good with the Osage alone.

Two outstanding points in favor of the Osage are its insensibility to tem­ perature changes, and the excetpional toughness and resiliency of the wood which permits of a much shorter bow than is usual with Yew.

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Here in the desert where the mer­ cury sometimes goes up to 125 in the shade, a man’s efforts to maintain a sweet disposition are already taxed to the limit, and a constantly rising point of aim is not calculated to add to its sweetness. It is then that a good Osage can add a cooling sense of well-being to a rather- warm situ­ ation!

PORT ORFORD CEDAR Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Muri) Paralatore From Oregon State Forestry Bulletin No. 2 Port Orford cedar is variously call­ ed ginger pine, white cedar, Oregon cedar, and Lawson cypress. The tree is limited in general range to a nar­ row strip of the Pacific coast approxi­ mately 225 miles in general range mare than 10 miles wide. The north­ ernmost limit is in the vicinity of Ceos bay. The Coos bay region, in fact, practically includes the entire com­ mercial range of Port Orford cedar The botanical range extends south­ ward into California, where only a few trees are found here and there in scattered localities.

The southern limit of the range is Mad river, Hum­ boldt county, near Humboldt bay. It is not a true cedar.

The tree occurs in dense stands in Oregon only; in fact, its commercial range is restricted to that region north of the Rogue river along the coast. The best development is at­ tained about three miles from the shore and between the mouth of the Coquille river and Cape Arago, where it is the chief species in an almost unbroken belt about 20 miles long anil 12 miles wide. Here the tree aver­ ages 314> to 6 feet in diameter, and 125 to 180 feet in height, with the stem clear of limbs often for 150 feet. A

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maximum height of 200 feet and a miximum diameter of 12 feet near the ground have been recorded, but a tree of this size is extremely rare.

In quality, Port Orford cedar ranks among the most valuable woods in the United States. A rough estimate places the remaining stand at about 1,700,000,000 board feet, principally in Coos and Curry counties. The wood because of its strength and lightness and because of the possibility of se­ curing clear, straight-grained pieces, is suitable for airplane use. Japan takes a large proportion of the cut, either in the log or in squares, for use in house construction. It is excellent veneer stock, and is used in general interior finish, for tunnel work, for­ ties. boat construction, and pattern stock. It is remarkably durable wood, lumber having been cut from trees 40 years after they had been fire killed. A common trade name for this tree is white cedar.

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open, the Port Orford cedar has been widely used for ornamental planting.

It is a fairly rapid grower and the tree is especially adapted to forest planting under favorable moisture conditions.

A few copies of Volumes I and II of Ye Sylvan Archer are still avail­ able. Hereafter these will be sold only in complete volumes at $1.50 per vol­ ume. Address Ye Sylvan Archer, box 156, Corvallis, Oregon.

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The Hunt

By D. H. Sherman, Ohio City, Ohio

The archer would a-hunting go To test his stanch well-seasoned bow, And feel a thrill quite pleasant.

He hoped a cotton-tail to get, Or furthermore and better yet To bag a long-tailed pheasant.

Some men have killed the fiercest game With bow and arrow much the same As his, that he now carries; It all depends on marksmanship, So if he fails on this first trip He’ll blame it on the fairies.

No guns to frighten by their roar, Or clamoring dogs to add still more To all the noise and clatter; The timid game would be less wild, The hunter thought, and then he smiled, To stalk an easy matter.

So off he trudged across a field, To where the tall grass might conceal A rabbit frisk and furry; But should he spy one sitting still He must ignore the dreamed-of thrill And check desire to hurry.

'Neath bramble cover within sight He hoped to see—to his delight A flock of ring-neck pheasants.

He thought that to approach near these Might be accomplished with great ease, And they’d not sense his presence.

The rabbit seen, he draws his bow, And aims deliberate and slow, And sends the arrow flying; But while the game is not yet dead The shot came close, for in the bed A tuft of hair is lying.

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

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

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SPORTSMEN try the takedown steel bow! It is a revelation in ar­ chery. The same is true of the spin­ ning arrow. Archery tackle of all kinds. Bows from $2.50 to $40.00.

Write for list. U. G. Sweeney, 1280 Arthur St., Fresno, Calif.

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Largest assortment of fancy and im­ ported wood bowstaves. Send im­ mediately for new Price List.

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THOMPSON’S TARGET TACKLE has made good. Order your 1930 tour­ nament tackle now. Write for pam­ phlet including “The Reasons,” “Osage Secrets,” “Our Charting Plan,” etc., Karl R. Thompson, Etna Green, Inddiana.

SPECIAL. 28 inch Port Orford Ce­ dar Arrow Shafts, sanded, nocked and pointed, with Bullet Points $1.50 doz­ en, with Parallel Pile Target Points $1.75. Plus postage.

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MORGAN’S SPECIAL. The smooth­ est drawing, sweetest shooting bow made today. J. M. Morgan, 4016 No. 27 St., Tacoma, Washington.

FLIGHT TACKLE made by a flight shooter. State record 373 yds., 5 in., practice shot this spring 412 yds., 14 in. Write for description and prices on men’s and women’s flight tackle.

L. L. “Flight” Daily, Monmouth, Ore. hi”, 9/32” and 5/16” sizes 90c a dozen, $6.00 a hundred; Parallel steel points hi”, 9/32” and 5/16” 50c a doz.; $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.

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STYLES YEW BOWS A National Champion wrote that my bows have such a smooth draw that, using them, he could shoot a weapon five pounds heavier than of any other make.

Another National Champion said of two yew bows I made him, “I can’t see how you could improve either of them.” One of these he has shot since 1925.

There is nothing unusual about my bows except the fine timber in them. Circular on request.

CASSIUS HAYWARD STYLES 75 Roble Road

Berkeley, Californa

Made by the Man Who Knows How I am selling bows and arrows within the reach of every man and woman who wants the best. My Osage and Yew target bows are marvels in every respect — you cannot afford to be on the target line without one of my beautiful bows. No. 1A Osage or Yew wood target bow, horn tipped, leather- grip ivory arrow plate, three coats of spar varnish yes and an extra string $20 each. No. 2B Osage or Yew wood target bow, same specifications as No. 1A, each $15.00; try one at once. State length and weight up to 50 pounds. Try a dozen of my P. O. cedar target arrows at $7 dozen; fiber nocks. ]Hunting arrows, beautiful broad head, best linen hickory shaft, cut feathers; state length; $9.00 dozen. My 1 string each 60c. My Belgium style string for $1 each, Satisfaction guaranteed. Dealers send for discounts.

Barnes Archery Shop . . . Sturgis, Michigan BUFFALO HORN NOCKS Are Hard and Durable—and Glue W ell They add beauty and distinction to any arrow.

The Old Masters used them and your best arrows deserve Genuine Horn Nocks. Per doz. wedges 60c BEEFWOOD FOOTINGS—planed four sides, slotted and matched for ■weight — per doz. $1.00. IMPORTED NORWAY PINE ARROW . SHAFTS, 11-32, carefully matched — per doz....................................... $3.00 Archery Supplies of all kinds. Send for price list.

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Mr. Richardson is a gunsmith of exceptional ability, a builder of the finest of precision tools, a craftsman who takes a great pride in his work and is satisfied with nothing that is not absolutely perfect.

Just as soon as he can install the machine we will be in a position to turn out the finest line of arrow dowells in the world. We will run your own footed shafts or make you any kind of a dowell to order after your own pattern. Write for our new sales policy.

SPECIALS—3 dozen Port Orford 5-16 arrow shafts by express $1.

A5-16 alumninum arrow knocks 75 cents the dozen, parallel steel points 35 cents the dozen; aluminum bow horns $1.00 the pair; bullet points for target arrows 55 cents for 25; select cedar dowells for flight arrows selected from over- 2000 dowells, 5 for $1. We cut and dowell our own cedar. We stamp our own hunting heads. We can make you anything in archery tackle—the finest of steel plates for broad heads 10c each; perfect bamboo shafts for flight arrows 25c each, $1.50 the dozen. Special outfits for bginners, schools or clubs.

No matter' what phase of archery you are interested in, I shall be glad to hear from you.

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.

ULLRICH YEWWOOD Not merely good, but the BEST. Used and RECOMMENDED by the MASTER BOWYERS, as the BEST YEWWOOD obtainable.

HIGH-ALTITUDE, air-seasoned, winter-cut staves and billets. Larg­ est stock in the country. Prices reasonable. Satisfaction guaranteed.

Port Orford cedar arrow squares $.05 each in small lots; $.04 each 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 strings, ordinary nocks; 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 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. Avail yourself of the Ullrich quality and service.

All prices F. O. B. Roseburg.

Yewwood (E. L.) Ullrich 204 Commercial Avenue

Roseburg

Oregon

STYLES YEW BOWS Used by Majority of the Leading American Archers,— Those Who Choose with Absolute Discrimination.

Dr. E. K. Roberts, national champion, broke Horace Ford’s 72year-old record with one of my yew bows. It was point blank at 100 yards, and during all the hot sun of the shooting at Santa Barbara it did not let down in strength or cast.

Will Palmer, twice American champion, has used my bows since they have been on the market. Dr. Elmer, many times American champion, is one of my patrons. Dr. E. K. Roberts who has broken all existing 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 one of yours.” Dr. George F. Weld and General ThordGray, presidents, past and present, of the National Archery Asso­ ciation, both use and recommend my bows. Mrs. George A. Smith, Runner-Up in the National, and Lady Champion of New York, shoots a lemonwood bow made by me.

Circulars sent upon request.

Cassius Hayward Styles

75 Roble Road

Berkeley, California