The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-15
ARCHERY AS A SPORT.
THE IMPLEMENTS THAT ARE USED
IN THIS ANCIENT PAsTiMs.

1 Denidea how and Arrows Are o
Culver, Pouch, BELT, Taasel AID
Grease Pot. Arm Guard. Glove, Tar
set and Score card-The Rules.
The implements used in archery as a
pastime are bow, arrows, a CULVER. a
pouch, a belt, a tassel and grease pot.
nm arm guard. a shooting glove, tar
get and scoring card.
| The bow Is usually from ave to six
feet In length. the strength being reck.
1 oned by pounds, varying from twenty.
i've to eighty, those used by gentlemen
being In strength from fifty to eighty
pounds, those for ladies from twenty.
Ave to forty. The former are made Of
a 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 tnpercd, and Mt each end Is tip
of horn, the one ut the upper end be.
ing longer than the lower end, and one
side of the bow is flat called tho
back" the other being rounded and
called the belly" Near the center.
where the bow Is held, It Is bound with
velvet, which part Is called the "han-
de" and IN each tip of horn is n notch
for the string TO rest in, called the
mock"
The string of the bow is manufac-
turcd of hemp or fax. The hemp
strings wear the longest. though they
| stretch more at first, bur, being more
elastic. bear harder pull When 1t is
necessary to fix a fresh string to the
bow care must be taken not to break
| the composition. The tic 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 lady 1t may he, held from
two to two and half inches below
the mock; IL for gentleman, half an
inch lower, varying 1t 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 half inches
iiohi tuN htiS VI tht boMs u etntlt-
mans about half an inch more. The
part of the string opposite the handle
Is bound round With walked silk in
order to prevent Its being frayed by
the arrow, which Is sent from that
point.
AZ soon as string becomes too soft
and the flbers too straight It must be
rubbed with beeswax and n few turns
given to 1t to shorten II and twist Its
strands n little tighter. 4 spare string
should always be provided.
Arrows are variously formed. some
being OF uniform thickness through.
out, others thicker in the center or
larger ut the point than at the feather
end, the last shape being considered
the best form for shooting. Arrows
are made OF white pine, having ut one
emil points OF iron or brass firmly fixed
and usually n piece OF heavy wood
spliced on TO the pine between It and
the point, by which their flight Il i'm.
proved. At the other end Il piece of
horn Is Inserted. III which /, 4 ;,otcl ts-
the string, and they are armed With
three fe.::.',..---'s. onc Of which IL OF DIFF.
fercnt color from the others and Is n
tende! to mark tho proper position Of
the arrow when placed on the string
this one always pointing from the bow.
To string the bow take II by the
handle III the right baud and place Tie
bottom end upon the ground resting
against the hollow of the inside OF the
right foot, keeping the tiat side of the
bow Called the back toward you.
The left foot should be advanced Il lit
tic 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
yoH. 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. us the notch is termed.
Care must be taken to keep the three
outer fingers free from the string. for
IL the bow should slip from tile hand
and the string catch them they will be
severely pfnchcd.
If the bow has been lying by for
some time 1t 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 as before and as IL you wished
to place the eye Of the string in II
higher notch This will loosen the
string and liberatc the eye, when 1t
must be lifted out of the mock by the
forefinger and suffered to slip down
the limb. Before using the bow. hold
1t in perpendicular direction with the
,tring toward you and see II the line
| Of the string cuts the middle of the