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Table of Contents Plea for Standard Method of Gauging the Spine of an Arrow 3

By B. L. Rawlings, Al. D. Western Archery Association

By Dr. Geo. A. Catbey

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Pacific Northwest Archcry Association

By James II. Denison

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Self Arrow Making for the Beginner

By Janies M. Redfield

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Indoor Tournament at St. Louis

By A. H. Wyman ..........

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What Is a Correct Bow

By H. S. Rogers ..

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Winter-cut or Summer-cut Yew

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More Summer vs. Winter-cut Yew

By W. O. Robinson . ...

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A Plea for a Standard Method ofGuaging the Spine of an Arroiv

By B. L. RAWLINGS, M.D., Chicago, Ill. Presumably every maker, and for that matter almost every serious user of arrows has bis way of determining this factor. If he doesn’t arrive at some cabalistic number that satisfies him by instrumental means he has to rely on his experience with the feel of the wood or on the way the arrow shoots—which of course is the ulti­ mate knowledge to be gained.

But there seems to be lack of any method of synchronizing the results obtained by any two individuals on any given stick unless they may have worked out the matter together and come to a definite understanding.

When you come to speak of “spine” everybody knows all about it of course, but each one talks his own way and no two speak the same language.

Take for instance the significance of any term used in electricity, as Watt, Ohm, Volt, Ampere, Henry, etc., or any term used in physics. Each is a definite combination of factors and when used means one thing and one thing only. Why should not terms used in archery be dignified with defi­ nitions that carry something more than vague suggestions? If this one, ‘spine” or its equivalent in some oth­ er expression has been so defined. I am not aware of it. It is understood to mean a measure of weight or force required to bend an arrow, but how long the arrow is supposed to be or how much it is bent are left to the imagination or the discretion of the one who is talking about it.

Any standard is arbitrary, but here is the one I propose for adoption,

based on the following argument: If it were not for the slight bend the arrow must take in leaving the bow, which Dr. Elmer has called “the arch­ er’s paradox,” where it has to readjust its course to make up for this side­ sweep, I take it that “spine” wouldn’t cut much of a figure. The arrow would begin its journey like a dart shot from a straight barrel. But as it leaves the bow it has to right itself, and if it be either too whippy or too rigid it is not going to do this grace­ fully and land where you expect it to.

On account of its spine it has its limitations with the strength of the bow it does its best work with.

Now, it is safe to say an arrow of proper stiffness is not subjected to more than a lateral bend of one-half of an inch in its takeoff, so there seems to be no reason for bending it any more than that in giving it a rating for spine. Of course, quick­ ness of recovery, another important factor- in the wood of the shaft, is an­ other thing and to judge of that you must give an arrow a much greaterbend to watch the results than it would normally get in performing its legitimate function; but we are not talking about recovery, and if an arrow has enough of spine it is not going to bend more than half an inch from the straight and the question of recovery is practically nil. So, in determining the spine, we would fix the arrow at both ends and exert pressure at the middle till it bent to the specified degree. A convenient distance apart of the supports would

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be 24 inches, and if it is made to bend one-half inch you have practi­ cally a two percent bend. (24 inches and 0.48 inches, accurately.) The ex­ pression of the force exerted may con­ veniently be in 1000 grain units, and the significant number used in desig­ nating it. Thus, (1 pound equals 7000 grains) spine 15, means that a force of 15,000 grains (two pounds two oz.) is required to bend an arrow support­ ed at two ends 24 inches apart, onehalf inch (0.48) from the straight.

This arrow is satisfactory for use with a 45-pound bow, other things being correct. I would therefore de­ fine the spine of an arrow to be “the weight in thousands of grains re­ quired to bend it two percent of its length.” I have not experimented with the same ratio applied to an arrow an inch or two longer or shorter, but do not believe it would make any difference.

To anyone mechanically inclined, the construction of this scale is easier than it is for me to describe it. It consists of a base, which may be a plain one inch board, 26 inches long by 2% inches wide. At either end is a block of wood a little more than half an inch in height, with exact dis­ tance on top to take the form of the arrow, the grooves centering one inch edge of the board and in its center is attached a thin metal stirrup which consists of a square hole % inches by % inches, cut in a strip of metal (galvanized iron as good as anything), the top of which hole should come about an inch above the surface of the board, its position being exactly determined by experiment. The object of this stirrup is to fix one end of a lever presently to be described, so that it may lay across and rest on the arrow suspended between the blocks. With a movable weight with a square loop at the top of it which

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will slide along this stick of wood, it is obvious that you may with the same weight apply a varying amount of pressure and cause the arrow being measured to bend one-half inch from the under side of the arrow when at rest. The height of notches in end blocks will be such that their vertical distance from your stop will be .18 inches.” This stop may conveniently be a round headed screw sunk to its head in end to end center of the board and directly under the arrow.

Now, as to the lever or arm of your scale: An arrow billet in the square is about right for it, and it should be as rigid as possible. A small notch is cut close to one end on top side of stick. The purpose of this is to engage in the stirrup above re­ ferred to, and this will form the ful­ crum of your lever. On the opposite side of the stick, one inch forward is cut a small groove. This groove will fit the form of the arrow and hold it in place as well as determine the point of leverage. If the center to center distance of these notches is exactly an inch, your calibrated scale divisions will be an inch apart and can be laid out with a foot rule. This graduation and the weight expression belonging to each mark may be done mathematically, or experimentally in two or three ways which I will not attempt to describe, but if you make your first'mark of graduation an inch and a half from the under groove and call it “7” you will not be far wrong, and successive numbers an inch apart until you have “21” (3 pounds). The weight placed at any of these num­ bers will give approximately correct results and will at least allow you to compare, for your own satisfaction, any two arrows you may choose. The principle is capable of being carried out to any required degree of accur­ acy by one who has the patience and

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mechanical knack. If the demand for an accurate instrument and one com­ parable to any other such be great enough any tackle maker should be able to supply the scale at a cost of two or three dollars. It is worth the trouble or expense to any one who is at all fussy about his ar­ rows, and while some of the makers of arrows may not highly approve of the device, some of them have noth­ ing to fear and the more refined methods the archer has for assaying his tackle, the more certain is he to get what he wants and know where to get it.

Probably nobody knows now accurately, within what limits of spine an arrow functions properly, but I am convinced that difference in spine means a lot more than differ­ ence in weight of a few grains. The straightest, best balanced, best fletched, most beautifully finished arrow in the world is worthless if it hasn’t the

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spine. In that respect an arrow re­ sembles a human being, with the dif­ ference that it is easier to chart faults in the one than in the other.

WASHINGTON ARCHERY Things are certainly looking up in archery in Washington. The Park Board of Seattle last week appropri­ ated $1,000 to put our wonderful tar­ get range at Maple Leaf Reservoir in A-l shape. There we have a field 500 feet east and west and 310 feet north and south shooting into a bank 40 feet high. The Park Board ap­ propriated the money to screen out the rocks in the bank for a distance of 25 feet up the bank and about 20 feet on the level. They will then put on a rich top soil 4 inches deep. This is to be ready by May 1st. This is a big step for us here in Seattle—K. T. D.

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Western Archery Association Br. DR. GEO. A. CATHEY, Portland, Oregon.

On May 30, 31 and June 1st the Western Archery association, the offi­ cial division of the National associa­ tion, will hold its annual tournament at Sacramento, California. This tour­ nament will be under the supervision of the national officers and all rec­ ords will be entered as national rec­ ords.

The officers of the Western asso­ ciation as well as the officers of the National are very desirous that this tournament be attended by every archer in the western division. The northern California clubs are sparing no effort in trying to make this tour­ nament a most successful event.

As president of the Western asso­ ciation I earnestly hope that the at­ tendance at Sacramento will surpass the attendance at the recent national tournament in Santa Barbara. From reports that I have I am quite sure that there will be several national rec­ ords broken. The friendly associations and good fellowship that prevail at these tournaments and the amount of information on archery technic gained is well worth attending such an event.

The program for the first western archery tournament follows: Friday, May 30 9:00 to 9:45—Registration and as­ signments.

10:00—Men—first American round; women, first national round; inter­ mediates, boys first American round; girls first Columbia round; juniors, first junior- metropolitan round.

11:30—Refreshments.

1:30—Men, first York round; wom­ en, first Columbia round; intermedi­ ates, boys, metropolitan round; girls, first national round; juniors, first

junior American round.

7:00‘—Annual business meeting and election of officers.

Saturday, Slay 31 9:30 a. m.—Same as for Friday.

7:00 p. m.—Annual banquet and presentation of prizes for events con­ cluded at this time.

Sunday, June 1 9:00 a. m.-—Flight shoot for men; flight shoot for women.

12:00—Refreshments.

2:00—Team shoots for men; team shoots for women.

Events for intermediates and jun­ iors to be suggested.

Prizes for Sunday events will be presented after the teams’ scores have been computed.

An American - Columbia Round Tournament sponsored by the La Fon­ taine Archery Club of Huntington, Indiana, is to be held in that city on June 7th and 8th. Besides the Amer­ ican and Columbia rounds, flight shooting will be featured. Hunting­ ton is located on the site of Flint Creek springs where Miami arrow head makers found their best arrow head material. Flints from these ------ used ----- I in the battles of springs were Fort Recovery, Tippecanoe, Haniar’s defeat at Wayne, battle of the Mississenewa, about Sackville at Vincennes, and the LeBalme massacre. Displays of archery tackle have been arranged for at this tournament. Many worth­ while prizes will be awarded to the winners.

A new club has been formed at Wenatchee.

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Pacific Northwest Archery Association

By JAMES H. DENISON Seattle, Washington.

Washington’s birthday, February 22nd, saw our Seattle party set out at 9:00 a. m. for the meeting con­ vened by the executives of the above association to be held at Longview, with the object of making plans for the summer tournament.

The automobile caravan consisted of Mr. Finch Haggard, president, P. N. W. A. A., and Mrs. Haggard; Jo­ seph Kerchen; Dr. Ralph E. and Mrs. West; Mr. and Mrs J. H. Adams; Kore T. Duryee, secretary-treasurer, P. N. W. A. A.; N. A. Pearson, regional vice-president; and James H. Denison. Good traveling time was made on the 150 odd miles trip from Seattle to Longview. We passed a pleasant luncheon hour at Chehalis, and reached our destination early in the afternoon. Driving to headquar­ ters at the Monticello hotel we were welcomed by Mr. C. F. Heath, presi­ dent of the Cowlitz County Archery club and regional director, and intro­ duced to his fellow members. Ar­ rangements were then made for our party’s accommodation at the hotel Saturday night. We were afterwards conducted by Mr. Heath to the ground on which it is proposed to hold our tournament, July 12th and 13th. This is a beautiful level enclosed space be­ longing to the school, at a short dis­ tance from the hotel. It is 400 yards E. and W. by 300 yards N. and S., ideally situated for our purpose.

We later had a most enjoyable hour’s practice with our Longview friends on a magnificent stretch of greensward adjoining the Monticello hotel. Our host at the latter place, who happens to be a devotee of the bow, went to considerable pains on

our account, accompanying us to the ground and looking after the trans­ portation to and fro of the targets.

Although the weather was quite cold and windy, we all had a good time, mentally noting that amongst other things that lend charm to archery at Longview there is no evidence of sub­ merged rocks—the terror of archers.

Instead, the grass is imbedded in nice dark loamy soil.

After partaking of supper our party went into conference with the Long­ view club, discussing all the main fea­ tures having to do with the launching of a successful archery tournament.

We are fortunate in that several of our Washington and Oregonian arch­ ers have not only had considerable experience in handling our western meetings, but have also been at a national tournament and closely fol­ lowed the essential details. One wel­ come feature will be a big board with the names of all contestants, on which will be exhibited the individual scores, as the events are shot off. Mr. Heath who, as president of the Longview club, will be in charge of tournament arrangements, is keenly interested and will seek and no doubt get full cooperation from his townsmen to make the forthcoming tournament a credit to the state of Washington and to Longview in particular.

Sunday morning opened with a visit by our party to the great new Colum­ bia river bridge at Longview, opened to traffic March 29th. The bridge was rapidly nearing completion, and to have obtained by the medium of Mr. Heath special permission to go upon it was much appreciated by us all.

The morning turned out cold and

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windy and was spent around the hotel meeting incoming delegates from the various archery sections. The new Tacoma club was well represented, also Olympia. Portland had a strong contingent, including the veterans, Dr. Cathey, N. E. Tyrrell, and H. Prouty.

This Sunday meeting was looked for­ ward to as likely to yield fifteen or twenty participants, and the amazing thing is, that on a winter’s day, from far and near, there assembled and sat down to a turkey dinner, forty-two ardent archery fans of whom a good sprinkling were of the fair sex. This certainly augured well for the suc­ cess of our tournament, and when after dinner the meeting was called to order by President Finch Haggard and the various matters were put for­ ward for discussion and vote, every­ thing passed off so harmoniously that it gave the impression that we are likely to have a meeting more resem­ bling a N. A. A. tournament than one staged by an infant western organiza­ tion.

After the meeting adjourned, we betook ourselves to the out-of-doors for some practice, but unfortunately when we got started the weather grew worse and with no prospect of early improvement, the general opinion fav­ ored calling it a day and taking the road for home.

Longview, even in winter, looks in­ viting to the archer. Standing at the Monticello hotel and letting the eyes range at will, one has the impression of being in a beautiful park, level as a floor, with fine timber interspersed over the greensward, and a score of likely archery grounds all around.

What it will look like in summer one can easily surmise—a setting next to none in the United States for an archery tournament.

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ROBIN HOOD PAGEANT Fairies frolicking under the green­ wood tree were frightened away by Robin Hood and his men as they came tumbling into the Sherwood forest on the campus to entertain in honor of Mother’s day at the Spring Festival Saturday, May 10th, at Oregon State college.

Stories from the “Ballads of Robin Hood” were the inspiration for the scenes in the pageant, sponsored by the department of physical education for women.

The second scene showed the merry­ making of the outlaws in clogging and tumbling acts. Will Scarlet and his men in bright red costumes attcmptel to outdo Robin Hood in pyramids an 1 feats of strength. Robin Hood so ad­ mired their skill that they became friends and Will Scarlet joined the ba ml.

In the third scene, Robin Hood res­ cued the Fair Ellen from a marriage to the old squire and restored her to her true love, Alan-a-Dale.

After the wedding, Robin Hood and his men attended a festival at the Blue Boar Inn where the peasants and guests at the inn took part in the celebration. Folk dances from differ­ ent countries of the world made the scene colorful and varied.

Robin Hood was finally pardoned by “the good King Richard with the lions heart” who came to the forest in dis­ guise and was royally entertained. As the outlaw and his merry band left the forest, the fairies again held sway and danced in the greenwood.

Cassius Hayward Styles of Berke­ ley, California, got in “Miracles of Sport” by Robert Edgren when he killed a large cougar with one arrow through the heart.

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Self Arrow Making for the Beginner

By JAMES M. REDFIELD Marshall, Michigan

Self arrow means a single piece of wood as opposed to footed arrows which are composed of several pieces of wood. It will be better for the tyro to keep out of this as only the expert craftsman can make these arrows. In the following article I wish to show you how simple it is to make a self arrow and when you have become a good shot you will probably buy the best archery from the expert makers and try your hand in the fine tourna­ ments mentioned in YE SYLVAN ARCHER. The making of arrows by the begin­ ner sometimes presents a formidable barrier and undoubtedly archery has lost many recruits because this sub­ ject has been presented in a compli­ cated way, such, for instance, as the splitting of a feather with the hands, the result being a torn, curled, mussed up affair that he can do nothing with.

Then again the expert archer may try to get him to undertake the footed arrow, and no wonder the tyro gives the whole job up.

The tools needed by the arrow mak­ er are: first, a good sharp pocket jack knife with a small blade; next, a small rat tailed file, also a flat file, a small scroll saw, a pair of fairly large scis­ sors. (Most of these can be purchased at the ten cent stores, including a small vise.) Then a spring clamp— this clamp has to have flat, heavy tin or metal jaws about %in.x4in. and soldered at right angles to the jaws of the spring clamp, so that when pressed open the flat jaws open for insertion of the cut feather vanes.

Then by releasing the flat jaws hug the feather vane closely and the rib

can be worked on with the knife and the flat file. My clamp is made from an old battery radio clamp which has its jaws prepared and the two plates inserted, then soldered to the two jaws of the clamp, so when the clamp is opened the two parallel plates separ­ ate. It cost practically nothing and any smart boy who has dabbled in radio soldering can make one.

If the beginner will go to the near­ est lumber dealer or to some archery supply store, he can buy some ~'/ia in. dowels (don’t get any other sizes).

These dowels are cheap, perhaps about two for five cents. Get them as straight as possible, slight crooks can be straightened by heat and bending but I would not put too much depend­ ence in that. Next you will need some turkey wing feathers. At Thanksgiv­ ing time any butcher will give you a basket full, but you will probably buy these at the archery supply stores which also will sell you some casein cement which is quite waterproof.

Mix only a little at a time with water as needed. You will also need some 30 cal. metal jackets for your piles or points.

The dowels will be too long and by sighting down the length you will be able to see which end to cut off for the straight part of the arrow. Mea­ sure 28 inches, and cut the dowels to that length; place the dowels one at a time upright in the vise with about one inch showing; use the scroll saw and saw a notch in the end of the dowel! % inch deep and the size of an eight-penny nail (string size) the turning of the saw at the bottom of the two cuts will make the little piece

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of wood fly out of the notch (now sharp knife, the rib down as thin as arrow nock). Finish the bottom edges you dare. (Do not cut through or you slightly with the rat tailed file (to will ruin the feather.) Now take up prevent cutting of bow string). Take the flat file and run it up and down the dowel out of the vise and with a the rib until it is smooth and at right piece of sandpaper in one hand re­ angles to the vane. You will find a volve the dowel with the other hand rather broad edge to the inside of the so that the arrow nock will have a rib which by laying the scissors along nice finish; turn the dowel around and the edge of the clamp, you can snip roll the sharp knife edge 14 inch from the whole length of the rib at once, the end for the shoulder of the point which will straighten the feather. Pro­ to be fitted on; trim to this circular ceed with the other pieces of matched cut and make a snug fit with the feathers the same way. point or pile; place some ordinary You can, when you have leisure, glue on this wood end and force the make up a lot of cut feathers and point on. (I sometimes drop a B. B. store them away, but be sure to put shot in the point to add a little weight some moth balls in with them. Do to the arrow). Sand paper from end not trim your feathers to shape yet, to end and lay aside. but wait until the arrow is finished Now we are going to prepare the and all are glued on and dry. feathers the easy way so we will start Applying feathers is not the bug by cutting a little measuring stick 214 bear it seems, so take up your pre­ inches long. (All our feathers will be pared dowel and start by making a cut this length.) Lay a feather down circular pencil mark around the nock on its back and with your little stick end, 114 inches up; then slide the pen­ cut the feather into two or sometimes cil up the shaft, (on top of the shaft three sections, cut right through the from the lip, and at right angles to rib with a sharp knife, some feathers the string) for the cock feather, and will be broad enough to have two the others at equal distances around sides, save both sides, but use only the shaft, marking the location of matched feathers from one side for your feathers. Put on your casein your arrows. Split the ribs of the cement glue with one of your little sections down the middle of the rib brushes, on these lines, then apply and lay all of one side in an old cigar cement to the ribs of your feathers. box, and all of the others in another Allow the cement to dry a little until cigar box. (This is called using all it gets sticky and then apply one at a the feathers of the same wing side). time, on your lines. You will find Now save all the ends and quills in they will almost stay on of their own another cigar box, by cutting off the accord. (Archery tackle makers be­ ends of the quills and cleaning out come . so expert they apply feathers with a wire, you can insert the ends with. their hands without any marks of the feathers to form dandy little . or other assistance.) The beginner had brushes for use in applying glue, .better. use sqme 114, glass headed paint, etc. Make them up as needed. toilet, steel pointed pins. These are Take up three half sections,.match .long. enough to pin the. ends of the them in color, etc.; place one of them feathers .along the marked lines in the clamp with the rib resting on straight and true. Lay this aside to the edges of the clamp; trim, with a dry and take up the other prepared

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shafts in the same way. When all are dry you can cut the vanes as you wish. At first it is probably best to cut with a single snip of your scissors, parallel to the shaft, at about % inch height of feather.

Every archer has some individual method for painting or marking his arrows, so paint them any way you wish.

Personally, I paint the nocks black for about H inch then red all the way up to two inches above the feathers, then three blue rings. I don’t know what is the best paint but I use water color, because it drys fast, and then to hold the color I varnish the entire arrow, which dries in four hours.

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ARCHERY NOTES We have the following report of archery activities from Rev. L. L. Dailey of Monmouth, Oregon: We’ve reorganized our club—now the Alibi Archers of Monmouth — (Dailey, president)—and have a lot of new archers coming in.

I organized a new club of 15 mem­ bers, the “Luckiamute Archers Guild” at Falls City last night.

Got a group together at Pacific University a while back and Mrs. Trachsell helped them get started. Will have a school May Day shoot with a visiting team from Willamette “U.” Also have a boys’ group of about 20 members going in our church try­ ing out for a shoot with the Corvallis Junior Hi bunch.

Captain C. H. Styles and Perry Wright with two panthers and a lynx cat killed by the captain with bow and arrows on the North Umpqua, Oregon. Captain Styles has killed every thing from deer to bear with bow and arrows. He is an excellent field archer as well as a bow maker. Perry Wright is a natural born hunter and guide having spent his entire life in this kind of work. During the past two seasons he has treed with his dogs more than 40 panthers, all within ten miles of his homestead.

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May-June, 1930

Indoor Tournament at St. Louis

By A. H. WYMAN, St. Louis, Mo. The Third Annual Indoor Archery Tournament for the Greater St. Louis district was held March 16th at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium, under the auspices of the Mound City District Archery Federation.

The target arrangement was ideal for both spacing and lighting. Twelve men were assigned to five targets and eight ladies to four targets. Enough floor space was available, due to a double gymnasium arrangement that permitted the men and women to shoot simultaneously in opposite di­ rections. National Archery associa­ tion rules regulated the tournament competition. Each Archer shot three arrows, alternating with the other target assignees.

Standard targets and stands were

used, target faces being one-third the standard size. The distances in both the Columbia and American rounds were one-third the outdoor standard distances. To eliminate breakage and nocking of arrows, the contestants were seeded according to known abil­ ity.It is interesting to note that not one arrow was nocked during the tourna­ ment, and only one arrow broken, due to piercing the canvas drop and hit­ ting the brick wall.

Promptly at 8:00 p. m., Field Cap­ tain J. H. Curd, president of the Fed­ eration, blew his whistle for the com­ petition to start. One hour and fortyfive minutes later the men’s American and women’s Columbia rounds were completed.

The first five in each event were:

MEN’S AMERICAN ROUND —60 feet— —50 feet— —40 feet— —Total— Name Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score Hits Score 552 Wm. Mahoney ....

88 29 206 30 164 181 30 552 Dr. E. S. Hodgson 29 88 206 165 28 181 30 533 88 J. L. Messing ......

29 29 158 177 30 198 509 A. H. Wyman ......

85 27 206 30 143 28 160 402 A. D. Walsh ........

80 114 147 26 27 141 27 LADIES’ COLUMBIA ROUND —50 feet— —40 feet— —30 feet— —Total397 67 Elizabeth Nicholson .... 20 108 172 23 117 24 372 69 Mrs. J. H. Curd............ 22 107 156 24 23 109 372 65 Mrs. Howard Spooner 19 23 88 149 135 23 357 65 Mrs. Wm. Mahoney ... 21 111 21 125 121 23 275 63 Shirley Snyder ............ 19 69 21 109 23 97

Tacoma, Wash., now has a dandy club of 25 to 30 active members. The park board there is also spending some money to fix a suitable out door range. The Washington State shoot is to be held in Tacoma, June 7 and 8.

The Pacific Telephone and Tele­ graph Co. of Seattle, find they have about 100 employees who are inter­ ested in archery. They have bought a target and will probably soon have an indoor range of their own.

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What is a Correct Bow?

By H. S. ROGERS Chicago, III, One sees in the hands of archers a great variety of bows, of all shapes and designs, or even with no design at all; a stick made thin enough to bend.

Nor will one find any uniformity of design or accepted ideas in the stores.

A beginner will scarcely be able to tell whether or not he has obtained a correct bow—until it breaks, and then will he know what was wrong? Sup­ pose he makes his own, how will he know what it should be like when finished ? Suppose the bow when shot kicks in the hand like a shot gun, what would then be wrong, and how should it be corrected ?

That there is such a thing as a cor­ rect bow is axiomatic. But what are its characteristics? Undeniably cer­ tain master bowyers do make very nearly perfect bows, hence an answer to the question seems possible. Such an answer is proposed herewith in the form of a score card for bows. Arch­ ers disagreeing with the points made should send in suggestions, to the end that finally correct tackle may be sold.

Score Card for Target Bows Action (25) A. Even draw: The bow should have a very posi­ tive, firm, action the first inch of draw and should require a smoothly increasing force up to the full draw.

A faulty bow has very little force the first inch and comes up hard at the full draw.

B. Steadiness: 1. In shooting, the bow should not jar or vibrate in the hand. Lack of vibration comes from having the up­ per and lower limbs in proper bal­ ance (lower limb not weak) and no

superfluous wood in the tips. Bows of very heavy wood such as some tropical woods jar or “kick”. Bows bending in the handle jar. (And have a poor cast as well.)

2. The bow should not have a “jumpy” action, but should feel easy and flexible at the full draw. Jumpy action may be due to bow working too near the breaking point, possibly ex­ tremely stacked, possibly whip ended.

3. The bow should be light in the hand. Yew is the best wood in this respect. (An occasional sample of osage may make up as light in the hand, when finished as yew.)

Cast (20): A fine cast for a forty-two pound bow would put the point of aim on the target at one hundred yards, (the archer drawing to a point under the jaw and using a medium weight ar­ row.)

Design (55): A. Probable length of life as may be estimated from the design ...... ......................................... 25 points.

To be long lived the bow should show neither weak nor stiff spots, but every inch of wood should do its pro­ portionate work. The radius of curv­ ature of the lower limb should not be shorter than that of the upper at the full draw. The back should follow the grain well. The bow should not be extremely stacked nor whip ended. Its length should be suitable to the length of arrow used. (Varies with the bow wood.)

B. The bow should not be woody —10 points. No clubby tips; no sup­ erfluous wood. Contour showing a shape economical of wood, and grace-

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ful. The belly of the bow must be properly stacked, but a balance must be reached between this point and “A” above, for a bow stacked too high will be short lived. This factor, “B”, influences both action and cast.

C. Finish—5 points. Perfect fine rubbed finish of best varnish. Horns light and graceful, not adding any unnecessary weight.

D. Good “dip” and uniform bend­ ing—15 points. The handle of the bow must be strong and absolutely rigid and should taper abruptly (dip) to the working limb of the bow with­ in two to four inches. The bow should work from this point uniformly to within a few inches of the tip.

The most common “store bows” show no dip, but taper uniformly from handle to the tip. (machine made.)

Such a bow must necessarily either bend in the handle, having a poor cast, and jarring in the hand; or else be whip ended, having an abrupt ac­ tion and a short life.

Total points—100.

WINTER-CUT, OR SUMMER-CUT YEW?

By CASSIUS HAYWARD STYLES Berkeley, California With the war ended, I again took up my archery activities. I made a trip to Boston and went on “an arch­ ery jag”—to quote my friend, Edward W. Frentz, a writer and a dean of the American long bow.

My visit to that shrine, Mr. Frentz’s shop, was an enrichening experience. . There I saw a master bowyer making up a yew stave. The principal thing I learned was that faithful, minute, painstaking care is the most import­ ant secret in making these wonderful weapons.

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shaded light of the hanging electric bulb revealed a quiet, warm atmo­ sphere of happiness, much like Mr. Frentz’s own smile as he showed me an old spoke shave that had at one time belonged to his father.

At the National Tournament of 1928, in Boston, I shot on the same target with Homer Taylor, then the oldest of our active archers. To our mutual delight, he, forty-six years my senior, beat me in an American Round.

He was shooting a yew bow that Mr. Frentz had made him thirty years be­ fore. Il was a beautiful piece of craftsmanship, and shot as well as when new, showing no trace whatever of fatigue or wear.

Mr. Frentz’s ideal on summer-cut yew would be interesting, it seemed, so I asked for his opinion. He said that he preferred wood cut in sum­ mer, to no wood at all, but distinctly specified winter-cut logs if they were to be had.

In any craft in which wood is used, the preference is always for timber cut when the sap is not in circulation, i.e., in winter. A mining engineer al­ ways specifies that his tunnel props shall be winter-cut. Winter cut wood is better for any purpose.

If I may be pardoned, I should like to give as my opinion that winter-cut yew will stand about 30% more strain.

Occasionally a stave cut in summer makes a good bow. I find them treacherous, however, and now handle them not at all. I have worked three tons of staves into bows, and form my opinion from experience in that task.

The State Open Archery champion­ ships for California will he held at Fresno on the fourth of July and around eighty archers from various cities are expected.

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MORE SUMMER VS. WINTER CUT YEW

By W. O. ROBINSON, Washington, D. C. Regarding the merits of winter cut and summer cut yew raised by Mr. McKinney in the April issue of Ye Sylvan Archer I might add my small experience. On or about the first of July, 1927, a shipment of yew was freighted from Oregon to Washing­ ton, D. C. There were a dozen full length staves and six double billets in the lot. This yew was probably cut in May or the first part of June. The lot was immediately put in a shed with a dirt floor, out of the sun.When the staves were turned, some warping and checking was noted. In the win­ ter of 1927-28 I sawed the double bil­ lets in two pieces and every one warp­ ed so much as to be useless.

In the summer of 1929 I tried to work up a few staves; checking and warping were responsible for about half the lot being made into billets.

One fine looking stave presented a curious phenomenon.

On the first string up it came about as near- ex­ ploding as wood can. The wood seemed to separate along the annual rings and open up like leaves in a book.

Finally, two full length bows were made from the lot. Both are coarse grain, light colored yew, but they cast well. After one of these bows had been polished, five check marks com­ menced to appear on the belly and these have enlarged in the past two months.

With this experience I am “off” summer cut yew wood for life, I question if such stuff ever dries out.

Some evergreens are said to under­ go a dormant period in August. This may be a proper time to cut yew.

My explanation of the failure of this lot is that the wood was green and full of sap when shipped and that

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in coming across the dry places in the desert it checked, case-hardened and warped so that it can never be made into bows. Unless one can in­ spect the yew carefully or buy of thoroughly reliable dealers he should never buy anything but winter cut yew.

RESISTANCE OF ARROWS

By GEORGE J. HIGGINS Assoc. Prof, in Aero. Engineering, University of Detroit Shaft: R=0.000 000 156 d 1 VBalloon feathers: R=0.000 000 214 1' h VTriangular feathers: R=0.000 000 143 1' h VEntire arrow (balloon feathers): R=0.000 000 156 d 1 V- + .000 000 214 1' h V2 or R=(0.000 000 156dI + .000 000 214 1'h) Vor more exactly R=(.000 000 156 d 1+ .000 000 214 1'h) V1,85 where R=resistance in pounds V=velocity in feet per second d=diameter of arrow in inches l=length of arrow in inches l'=length of feather in inches h=height of feather in inches Example: ’/is"—28" arrow at 150 ft. per sec.

2%" long, :!/s" balloon feathers R— 000 000 156X.3125X28X 150X150 + .000 000 214X2.5X.375 X150X150 R=.0307+.0045 =.0352 pounds, or .5633 oz. .

3/ia" arrow—28" long—R=.O35 lb. %" arrow—28" long—R=.O41 lb.

5/ie" arrow—25" long—R=.O32 lb. ®/s2" arrow—25" long—R=..O39 lb. all at 150 ft. per seel velocity.

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Adventures With the ''Bow and Arrow

By GOLDEN D. LONG, Fresno, California.

On Thursday last a group of the Y. M. C. A. boys had a trip to Table Mountains about thirty miles from Fresno, in the Sierra Nevada moun­ tains. We started with the idea of an egg hunt, which is an annual event, but to be prepared for rabbits, we always take our bows and arrows with us.

From Fresno we traveled by truck to the Thornton ranch, left the truck and extra clothing and walked three miles to the top of Table Mountain, carrying our lunches, ropes and arch­ ery equipment.

We had no more than arrived when one of the boys spied a skunk running ' into a pile of rocks about fifteen feet down the side of the mountain. From above looking down we could see him in a crevice about five inches wide and two feet from the first rock. The first arrow I shot hit its mark, striking the skunk midway between the shoul­ ders. If you have never been present when a skunk defends himself, you have missed something. To make a long story short, the boys rolled away the rocks and the skunk was pinned by the arrow. The arrow is still out in the air drying.

Our next adventure was to let the boys over the edge of the cliff by ropes to the western horned owl and turkey buzzard nests. This was a great experience for the boys who

learned to trust their lives to the ones above.

The owl nests were some sixty feet down the side of the cliff, built on the ledges of the overhanging

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tiers and asked them to be on the look-out at all times. We were on our way back when I stepped within a foot of a rattler’s head. On giving the signal the boys stepped back. My bow was ready so I let fly with a hunting arrow, hitting a rock and

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The battle lasted about five minutes or so and the excitement was so great for the boys that no one said a word but myself until the snake was held up for a picture. He was four feet four inches long, the size of my fore­ arm and with nine rattles. I do not

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"Group of Y.M.C.A. boys on a trip into the Sierra Nevada mountains.” breaking the point off the arrow. This must have frightened the snake, for he started down a hole under a large rock before I could get another arrow ready. Grabbing the snake by the rattlers, I started pulling, but could not pull him out. Five rattlers came off and still the rattler- went into the hole farther. I did not want to lose the snake, so grabbed him around the tail, pulling on him like trying to lift a heavy weight, but still the snake held fast. One of the boys gave me a short stick and I started sticking him in the side, at each poke he re­ laxed and I pulled. Finally he gave way and out he came. Four feet and four inches and all snake. Giving him a whip swing I threw him on the ground. Before he could regain his senses I shot an arrow through his head from about three feet distance.

believe I care to pull snakes out of holes as a practice, but this time it was either pull or lose the snake.

Illian Casselman was the boy pho­ tographer for the trip. He did very good work.

A reader suggests the use of a small brass round headed tack ’A inch long placed just behind the cock feather so that the archer can place his arrow on the string without looking at the arrow. This is especially suitable for hunting arrows as often times if a hunter takes his eyes off his game even for the instant necessary to lo­ cate the cock feather he loses his shot.

Herbert Baslee of Mill Valley, Cali­ fornia is among the archers who are entitled to decoration as a “slayer of rattlesnakes.”

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NEW ARCHERY CLUB at FRESNO Organization of Fresno archers into a body to be called the Fresno Arch­ ery club was completed at a meetingheld at the Commercial club. Charles Jenkins was elected president.

Plans for expansion of archery ac­ tivities will be undertaken by the club, especally the location of a larger field for target practice than the one now­ being used at Roeding park.

Other officers and committee heads are: Walter A. Stevens, vice-presi­ dent; Golden D. Long, secretary;Wick Parsons, treasurer; J, A. Montgomery, membership committee, and Mrs. Charles Jenkins, women’s membership chairman.

The results of a recent shoot at Roeding park were as follows: Men—Golden D. Long, first, 334; E. Nulk of Visalia, second, 332; W. A. Stevens, third, 297; Charles Jenkins, fourth, 232.

Women—Mrs. Golden D. Long, first 142; Mrs. Charles Jenkins, second, 73; Mrs. 0. K. Owens, third, 71.

Intermediates—Boys. Ted Richard, 68; James Moore, 58. Girls: Phoebe Reeves, 139; Miss Grogan, second.

Juniors—Edward Dowie, first, 443; Theo Compton, second, 308.

Beginners—Perry Dowie, first, 206; Daniel Kjerulf, second, 193; Bobby Montgomery, third, 179.—Fresno Bee.

George J. Higgins of Detroit re­ ports that ArthurYoung recently con­ ducted an indoor- meet in conjunction with the Detroit Motorboat and Sports man show. A beautiful silver trophy of a Greek or Persian Archer (The Art Young Trophy) was won by I. G. Hawkins of Detroit, with Mr. Chas.

Bonar second.

Patronize our advertisers and you will receive good tackle at fair prices.

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EXTERIOR ARROW BALLISTICS Mr. F. L. English of Carney’s Point, New Jersey, submits the following: For the information of your Wash­ ington, D. C., correspondent and any others that may be interested, I may say that during the past winter, I have made a study of exterior arrow ballistics, using for the purpose an especially constructed ballistic pendu­ lum by means of which it is possible to determine arrow velocities with a high degree of precision. The initial velocity of a target arrow of 421 grains weight shot from a 50 pound yew bow is 172 ft.-sec. This value when substituted in the range for­ mula, which neglects air resistance, R= V- X sin 2A 32.2 gives 306 yards as the theoretical cast, whereas the actual value is about 200 yards. It is thus evident that the above formula is totally useless for the computation of arrow trajectories, being subject to errors as high as 50',1 because of the disregarded air resist­ ance. In fact, air resistance has a much greater effect upon the arrow than the rifle bullet because, although the velocity is much lower, the area subjected to friction, particularly the feathers, is vastly greater. A modi­ fied formula, taking into account air resistance, is being worked out but is not yet complete.

We have inquiries for archery tac­ kle dealers in Canada. Are there any?

If so, they would do well to advertise in Ye Sylvan Archer.

Stanley Spencer of Los Angeles is spending the summer in the Pacific Northwest.

Subscribe for Ye Sylvan Archer.

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REMARKABLE SCORES The following American round scores made by Ray Lawhorne of Santa Barbara, California, were reported to us by Earl L. Ullrich: Date 60 50 40 Total Nov. 5 . 236 238 258 732 Nov. 8 . 214 236 254 704 Nov. 9 . 233 228 240 701 Nov. 12 ... . 218 244 246 708 Nov. 13 .... .... 220 242 240 702 Nov. 15 .... . 224 236 244 704 Nov. 21 .... . 238 240 252 730 Nov. 22 ..... . 232 232 250 714 Nov. 28 . ...

222 232 246 700 Dec. 3 ...... ...... 224 230 248 702

Ten consecutive scores of 700 and over.

Scores are figured without hits in­ cluded and were made with yew bow and Port Orford cedar arrows.

Score by ends of his best effort was: 60 yds.

50 yds.

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48 48 52 44 52 50 52 50 52 44 42 50 48 48 52

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ROVERS By “PETIT JEAN” AXEL Lakewood, N. J.

Roving is the greatest game in the world for it appeals to the instincts of the target shooter, the hunter and the nature enthusiast.

No elaborate equipment is necessary for roving. A target bow of 45 pounds or lighter, a few blunt arrows, some old target shafts, a heavy hunting shaft or two, and a flight shaft or so may be taken.

The course may be a field, forest or a lakeside path; the latter is about the best. Thrills in plenty may be had in shots at frogs, peculiar stumps, trees or flight shots across the lake or down straight stretches of path.

This sport holds pleasure for Diana as well as yeoman. As a matter of fact,- the female archer seems to make a better rover than a target master or hunter.

Some clubs have put up novelty courses on which appear all forms of targets from wands to card board deer.

If any archer wants fun for the taking—go roving.

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OREGON STATE ARCHERY ASSOCIATION

By Earl L. Ullrich The first Oregon State Archery As­ sociation tournament of the season was held on May 3, at the rifle range in Roseburg. Due to inclement weath­ er, it was decided to postpone the meet to the following Saturday, but the archers kept on arriving in hip boots, galoshes and what not and in­ sisted on a shoot, regardless of conditions that old Jup Pluvius might pull off. The men shot a double American round, the women a double Columbia and intermediate and nov­ ices competed in a Junior American round.

The Coquille archers as usual shot in good form and Grover Gouthier took first place with a score of 110-1; Henry Burr, second with 1062;, and John Stone, 1014 for third “money.”

Competition was a bit keener in the Columbia round; Mrs. Trachsel of Sweet Home, barely nosing out Mrs. Beal of Portland .scores 874 and 866 respectively. Mrs. B. G. Thompson of Corvallis, n third, with ...i a mark of 734.

Men’s flight event went to Dr. Cathey with ra shot of „ 350 yards; Homer Prouty of Portland ..J second with 328 yards and John Stone, 322 yards and third place.

Mrs. B. G. Thompson won the ladies’ flight event with a shot of 238 yards; Mrs. Harris of Coquille sec­ ond; and Mrs. Ullrich of Roseburg, third.

Homer Prouty took the men’s clout shoot with a score of 158; Chas.

Trachsel second, 140; and Dr. Cathey, third, with 130.

Mrs. Harris won the honors in the ladies’ event with a score of 166; Mrs. Thompson, second with 138; and

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Mrs. Coleman of Corvallis third place with a score of 118.

Hammock of Coquille made first place in the target events in the nov­ ice class, with a score of 861.

McLaughlin of Corvallis shooting in the intermediate division made first place in all three events, target, flight and clout.

The field event held on Sunday morning, brought out a bit of com­ petition and was shot over a rover’s course. Targets were set up at var­ ious distances to represent deer, rab­ bits, digger squirrels, turtles, slip­ ping cats, etc., and contestants used hunting bows and arrows. Homer Prouty shot a score of 39 for first place, J. A. Beal of Portland, second with 35 and Chas. Trachsel third with 32 points.

Roseburg. Oregon.

Dear Editor and Fellow “Broadheads”: We learn from the pages of your magazine and from other sources, that there are many archers in the land. Also of the tournaments held, and scores made and records broken.

And of new clubs forming and asso­ ciations merged into one compact body.

But alas, of the field archer, no trumpet or press notice heralds his coming. He wends his way along lone­ ly trails or through the barbed wire fence, ever on the alert. His record, a close miss, there; here, a lucky hit; a broken shaft; the lost arrow. Or when lunching one day near the creek, a doe and fawn come down to drink.

All memories stored away and brought forth only when reminiscing with some fellow archer.

I believe the time is ripe for the formation of a field archers’ associa­ tion, composed of honorable men, who

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hunt and rove with the bow only. Per­ sonally, I have any number of cor­ respondents, whose pleasure lies in hunting with the bow and who never shoot in target events.

We have much in common. The making of tackle is always interest­ ing, as the field archer invariably makes his own bow. arrows and equip­ ment. All of us have our own ways and methods of making tackle and are only too pleased to be able to impart some new wrinkle to a fellow sportsman.

Most all of us have albums or a stack of snapshots of archers, and game killed with the bow and arrows.

The exchange of snapshots and in­ cidents of the trip would be welcome to other archers. T am sure. Utah “Charley” has a snapshot of a buck, that I know he would swap for one of a ground hog killed at 60 yards

by Pensylvania “Paul.”

Wyoming “Jim” and his elk will perhaps swap with Oregon “Ben” and his bear. The California pig hunters exchange snaps with the Florida archers, just returned from an alligator hunt. Ari­ zona “Ben” and Minnesota “Oscar” swap even bunny for luck.

We might even go so far as to have a gathering of the clan at some de­ sirable place during the hunting sea­ son. There, to shoot to our heart’s content, to hunt, rove, or swap ex­ periences during the inclement weather.

And who have we to lead this tribe of “Broad Heads”?

Might I sug­ gest that the great field archer, Art Young, be unanimously elected to the honor? And perhaps B. G. Thomp­ son might act as secretary.

So, archers, let us petition the Ed­ itor of the Sylvan Archer to give us a page of his magazine for our own

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uses. There to set forth our own views and to endeavor to stimulate and foster field archery in all of its phases.

Yours for sharp broadheads, Earl L. Ullrich.

LETCH WORTH PARK ARCHERY RANGE The most beautiful archery range in the east is being planned for Letchworth State park, according to Executive Secretary Charles A. Van Arsdale of Castile and R. L. Rimer of Silver Springs, pioneer archer of this region. A range 400 feet by 1000 feet has been reserved near Den­ ton Point, overlooking the 600 foot gorge and giving a wide vista of wooded hills and the silver flecked Genesee.

A supply of targets has already been ordered, ample for present needs and additional ground will later be reserved for flight shooting. There are a large number of archery en­ thusiasts in the region and Mr. Rim­ er plans to organize a Genesee Coun­ try Archery club which will begin to function within the next three weeks.

Mr. Rimer states that exhibitions of archery are planned and later on the Rochester club will come to the park.

Anyone interested in archery should communicate with Mr. Rimer or plan to visit Letchwork Park while some of the summer tournaments are on.

Mr. Rimer who is an expert archer and well informed in all its branches, will install the new equipment at the park soon as it arrives. Definite dates will be announced later.—Perry (N. Y.) Herald.

We have received some samples of feathers from a firm in Austria.

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NEW BOOKLET ON ARCHERY “Bows and Arrows for Boys,” a 50page booklet on the making of arch­ ery tackle, has recently been pub­ lished by the Bruce Publishing Co., of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The author is George C. Decker, head of indus­ trial arts department, Fairview high school, Dayton, Ohio. The booklet is well illustrated with half tones and is printed on high quality book paper.

It contains a chapter on each of the following subjects: Making a bow; making a bow string; making the ar­ row; accessories—arm guard, quiver, target, etc.; technique of shooting; summary of modern archery; and sug­ gestions for the organization of an archery club.

OREGON ARCHERS SHOOT AT ROSEBURG The Umpqua Archers of Roseburg held the first state shoot of the Ore­ gon tournament season on May 3rd.

Threatening rain clouds caused Earl L. Ullrich, who was managing the shoot, to send out notices of postpone­ ment the evening before but it takes more than rain to dampen the spirits of archers and bright and early Sat­ urday archers from various parts of Western Oregon who had not been notified of the postponement began to roll into Roseburg. The weather looked better- so telegraph and tele­ phone were again used and a goodly number of shooters were ready to shoot by one o’clock.

One of the features of the shoot was a roving course. This event was AXIS or ARROW AT PHYSICAL CENTER OF BOW X/

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hotly contested as the prize was one of Dr. Saxton Pope’s hunting arrows which was used in the African expedi­ tion.

ALUMINUM NOCKS 9/32” and 5/16” sizes 90c a dozen, $6.00 a hundred; Parallel steel points 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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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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Archery Supplies. Tool for feather­ ing arrows, easy to operate, all metal, and spaces feathers correctly, $1.50.

Flax bow strings 25c. Port Orford 5-16 shafts 50c dozen; matched for weight 75c dozen. Harry Wayte, 919 Hay’s Park, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

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

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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.

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Arrow Manufacturers interested in direct from factory prices on piles and arrow nocks write Geo. Brommers, Box 1164, San Pedro, California, for unusual special offer.

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Write for free pamphlet including “The Reason,” “Osage Secrets,” “Our Charting Plan” etc. Karl R. Thomp­ son, Etna Green, Indiana.

GEO. BROMMERS

Box 1161—San Pedro, Cal. Raw Materials Exclusively.

-— Write for new list of Specials! —

Polished Cow Horn Bow Tips 5-16, 60c; 3-8, 75c; 7-16, 90c per pair.

1 dozen pairs assorted sizes, postpaid ............... $8.00 Casein glue (waterproof) with 25c directions, 2 oz. pkg.

1 doz. pkgs., postpaid $2.00

Write for Price List J. M. HOFF Archery Equipment and Materials of All Kinds 1402 S. Walnut St., Muncie, Ind

YE SYLVAN ARCHER

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May-June, 1930 A

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

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

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

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

Price $1.00.

NATIONAL ARCHERY TACKLE CO.,

3142 West Tenth Street

Los Angeles. California

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, hickory shaft, cut feathers; state length; $9.00 dozen. 1My best linen string each 60e. 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 Well 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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JOHN P. EAGAN — 7 Thayer St — Waterville, Me.

Information Wanted on Tapered Dowels For the past two years we have been advertising and selling special tapered dowells, and as far as we had been able to find out, no dowells of this kind had been manufactured. These dowels were being made on a very, ingenious hand-made machine; a few persons were interested in these dowells and the machine was carefully guarded and no one permitted to see it, for its building had required almost two years of study and hand labor. However, last July some person, during the ab- ' sence of Mr. Richardson, broke into his house and removed all of the machine that they could carry through the door. But, like all crooks, the thief made some vital mistakes and an immediate careful survey by skilled investigators, a checking and re-checking for the past year, has establishd a chain of definite facts, and now we are asking for the co-operation of our fellow archers, and any information that you may have about any tapered dowell being manufactured or offered for sale will be held strictly confidential and with the information already gathered will assist the investigators in establishing definite proof.

Remember, we make anything in Archery tackle and Pacific coast archers interested in targets or target faces will do well to write us.

We have a special new sales plan that’ll interest archers or beginners.

Hobson’s Archery and Fishing Rod Shop, Lyons, Ore.

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 Yew-wood; 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. 0. D. or M. O. Avail yourself of the Ullrich quality and service.

All prices F. O. B. Roseburg.

Yewwood (Eo L.) Ullrich Roseburg

204 Commercial Avenue

Oregon

STYLES YEW BOWS

Used by the Leading American Archers

An experienced archer knows that cast is not the most important point in a bow — Dr. Roberts returnd one yew bow to me, saying that it was too fast. He, a very canny master of the bow, knows that action and reliability are most important, and has found these points most marked in my weapons.

Still, the cast that is inherent to 7-year-old, winter-cut yew, is unbelievable. Recently a customer wrote me that a 32-pound yew I made him of this timber has cast identical to that of a very good 42pound yew, using the same arrows. Nor was this bow built for speed.

From a letter Dr. Roberts wrote me: “Arrows, at about 30 yards from the target, would look as though they were going to fall short, but from there on the carry seemed to be perfecly flat, and they would be good hits. Every one noticed that peculiarity, and it is one I have never seen in another bow. What that quality is due to, I don’t know, I’m sure, so I’ll have to credit it to your skill as a bowyer. Frankly, if I could find any fault in the bow, I’d not hesitate to tell you. By the Black Rood, it is a good piece of yew, well nocked, well strung, well waxed, and very joyful to feel.” This from the greatest living archer.

My average price for a yew bow is $50.00. Circular on request.

CASSIUS HAYWARD STYLES 75 Roble Road

Berkeley, Californa