The Greeley tribune. [volume] (Greeley, Colo.) 1870-1913, 1905-10-26
lRCHERY AS A SPORT
THE IMPLEMENTS THAT ARE USED
IN THIS ANCIENT pAST,mE.

IN THIS ANCIENT PASTIME.
Besides Bow and Arrows Are "a
QufNer, Pouch, Belt, Tasscl and
Grease Pot, Arm Guard, Glove, Tar
get ard Score Card-The Rules.
The implements used in archery as IL
pastime are bow. arrows, u CULVER, Il
pouch, n belt, tassel and grease not.
an arm guard. a shooting glove, tar
get and n scoring card.
The bow is usually from five to six
feet in length. the strength being reck-
oned by pounds. varying from twenty
five to eighty, those used by gentlemen
being in strength from fifty to eighty
pounds, those for ladies' from twenty
five to forty. The former are made of
single piece OF yew or ash. the latter
Of lancewood or hickory, glued back TO
back.
In forming the bow the wood is grad
ually tapered, and ut each end is tip
Of horn, the one at the upper end be-
Ing longer than the lower end, and one
side of the bow is fiat called the
"back," the other being rounded and
called the belly" Near the center,
where the bow Is held. 1t is bound with
velvet, which part Is called the .'han-
de" and in each tip of horn is notch
for the string to rest in, called the
mock"
The string Of the bow is manufac-
tured OF hemp or fax. The hemp
strings wear the longest, though they
stretch more at first, but. being more
elastic, bear a harder pull When it is
necessary to fix fresh string to the
bow care must be taken not to break
the composition. The tie should be cut,
the eye worked at one end, held. the
other part allowed to hang down and
the eye passed over the upper end of
the bow.
If for a lady 1t may be held from
two to two and half inches below
the mock; II for gentleman. half an
inch lower. varying it according to the
length and strength of the bow. The
hand Is then passed along the side Of
the bow and string to the bottom
mock, round which the string is
turned and fixed by the moose When
strung lady's bow will have the
string about five and a half inches
from the belly Of the bow, gentle
mans about half an inch more. The
part of the string opposite the handle
is bound round with waxed silk in
order to prevent its being frayed by
the arrow, which is sent from that
point.
AS soon as d string becomes too soft
and the flbers too straight it must be
rubbed with beeswaX and few turns
given to 1t to shorten it and twist Its
strands little tighter. A spare string
should always be provided.
Arrows are variously formed. some
being of uniform thickness through
out, others thicker in the center or
larger Mt the point than Mt the feather
end. the last shape being considered
the best form for shooting. Arrows
are made Of white pine, having at one
end points of iron or brass firmly fixed
and usually piece of heavy wood
spllced on to the pine between it and
the point. by which their flight is i'm
proved. At the other end piece Of
horn is inserted. in which is notch for
the string. and they are armed with
three feathers, one Of which is Of diff
ferent color from the others and Is In
tended to mark the proper position Of
the arrow when placed on the string
this one always pointing from the bow.
To string the bow take 1t by the
handle in the right hand and place the
bottom end upon the ground, resting
against the hollow of the inside Of the
right foot, keeping the fiat side of the
bow Called the back toward you.
The left foot should be advanced Il lit
tie to the right. so placed that the bow
cannot slip sideways. Place the heel
of the left hand upon the upper limb
of the bow, below the eye of the string.
Now, while the fingers and thumb of
the left hand slide this eye toward the
notch in the horn and the heel pushes
the limb away from the body. the
right hand pulls the handle toward
you. thus resisting the action of the
left, by which the bow is bent, and ut
the same time the string Is slipped into
the mock, rs tne nOtcn IS teTEIeu.
Care must be taken to keep the three
outer fingers free from the string, for
if the bow should slip from the hand
and the string catch them they will be
severely pinched.
II the bow has been lying by for
some time it should be well rubbed
with linseed oil before using 1t. To
unstring the bow hold 1t as in string
ing; then press down the upper limb
exactly us before and as II you wished
to place the eye of the string i'll Il
higher notch. This will loosen the
string and liberate the eye, when II
must be lifted out of the mock by the
foreiinger and suffered to slip down
the limb. Before using the bow hold
it in perpendicular direction with the