Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-04
THE ARCHERY MEET.
The Potomac Bowmen to Gather at the
Highlands Tomorrow.

The Potomac archsrs and their guests will
60 to Highland club house Saturday afternoon.
Several ranges have been laid off on the lawn,
and on these the archers will pitch the targets
for their fall meet Special invitations were
| sent to Sandy Spring and Baltimore, Nd,
archers, who have so often made merry with
our local bowmen, but word comes back that
both clubs have deserted the gree sward.
Though the tournament must be largely To-
cal the contests for the various prizes will be
close and interesting. Five of the ladies are
quite evenly matched for first place in the
club this year, and as the leading round to be
shot by them is the same that at which
they weekly contest for the club championship
it would take a Yankee guesser to name the
winner. Among the bowmen Messrs.
a Ia5as EVEN Meeus CT .h and Ford rank
and as they have not been
pitted against each other at any meeting since
midsummer their friends will watch their
scoring with interest. Several old-tIme Poto-
macs have promised to once more enter the
lists and their presence will be doubly agree
able to the present members of the club, as it
Will revive pleasant memories of former days,
when they were active bowmen. Trains leave
for Highlands at 1910 and 1926 p.m., and lovers
OF the pastime are assured Of hearty well
come.
includes the double American round for the
gentlemen and double Columbia for the ladies;
also flight, turtle-back and unknown distance
shooting.
The Potomac meets are peculiar in that they
are not confined to contests at the stated
ranges, but varied b. certain odd matches. At
turtle-back shooting, copied from the South
American way OF capturing turtles, the archers
stand two or three score yards away from o
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their shafts high into the air. Curving over
they drop all about the target and sometimes
In. This is a most interesting form of archery,
but is little practiced owing to the danger Of
breaking arrows by striking hidden stone.
The championship contests are close this
year and will not be decided till the close of
the season, November /.
TIE EASTERN MEETING.
Notice has just been received of the date of
the annual meet of the Eastern archery asso-
citation. This will occur at Brooklyn, MY,
about the oath and 25th of October. At present
several of the Potomacs expect to attend this
meet and the OUTLOOK is that next year the East
ern association tournament will be held at
Washington.
Interest in archery has quickensd little lately
In the District. but the difficulty of securing
ranges for private practice has hindersd many
from actively engaging in the sport.
Since the national meet at Dayton. Ohio, in
August new clubs have been forming in that
section and unusual activity prevails. Next
week the Dayton club holds its first tourna-
ment on its new grounds.
A club has Just been started at Frederick,
Md. Small bands of bowmen are shooting at
segregated points in that state and little
united effort should again make this noted
archery center.
SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN BALTIMORE AND
WASHINGTON VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILRoAD.-For
the better accommodation of the travel between
Baltimore and Washington on the occasion Of
the great knights IempIar conclave, the Penn.
sylvanta railroad company WILL in addition to
the regular trains, run special trains between
the two cities as follows: Monday. October T.
a special train will leave Calvert station $40 a.
M, Union 9:15 am. Pennsylvania avenue 900
q. M, arriving in Washington 1920 am. Re-
turning. leave Washington IL o'clock midnight,
stopping At the three Baltimore stations. Tues
day, October 8, the day Of the parade, specials
will leave Calvert station 7:40, and $50 In,
Union 7:45, sos and S:35 am, Pennsylvania
avenue 7:50, $40 and $40 am, arriving in
Washington $50, $40 and $40 am, respect
lively. Returning, leave Washington for the
above stations at 5:15, 1890 pm. and II night.
On Wednesday. October o. a special will leave
Calvert 9:10, Union 9:15 and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. 9:20 am. for Washington. and leave Wash
ington on the return trip for Baltimore at II
O'Clock midnight. This amplifcation OF the
regular service will abundantly meet all the re-
quirsments of travel. Excursion tickets will
be sold to Washington on October 5, 6, Z and 8, |
valid for return until October 81, at 81. 90 On
October 2, !, 9, 10 and IL round-trip tickets
will be sold from Washington to Baltimore at
the same low rate.