The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-10
The Modem Sport Of Archery
By Frederic j. Haskin.

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The thirty-seyenth annual meetine
/ OF the NATIONAL Archery Association
lof the United States In Chicago this
month brings to the fore again this
sport, one Of the Oldest activities OF
man thus surviving as q popular
amusement.
$50 long as the new moon returns
In heaven bent beautiful bow 80 long
viii the fascination of archery Keep
Ihold of the hearts of men, writes
lone of fits modern devotees who has
ihad much to do with the revival OF
1.-THE sport in this country There e
! heId to be deep-seated fascination
about winging an arrow to its mark
For one thing, archery had Its be-
gfnnings In the long ago primitive.
and the man who loves the pull ana
ttwang of a good bow is but barking
back to the days when the race was
young.
AS modern sport archery has
many advantages. Men and women
may practice It together. 1t develops
suppleness and grace Of body ana
skill of hand and eye. 1t is pecultaT-
~ associated with the open and the
sunshine. II requires knowledge
of wind. an appreciation OF distance
To attain the CHEST skill.
IJnknown TO Many.
Desnite all ITS advantages, archery
remains a snort almost unknown to
tbe crreat majority. though zealous1y
pursued by its few devotees. Is
safe to say that few persons outside
of the circle Of its membership know
anything about the Archery Associa-
tfon If the United States. while the
informatfon that many of these still
hunt Wild game with the 1ong-bow.
me p obi,, 4ood ofs old. is not widely
L., ox,-n -
a nr;ona combination of the Old
sast s,eor+ 4, tho world and one of the
svo,,,, past ID that followed by the
- :, Sars ~ tha SnnfIower Archery
ri,,h ~ Afcbison Kan members OF
s,,,tct % bnntine with their bows
sa,,d arroy.ys In modern f1iRh-powered
to,,-ine oars They spin along the
co,,rtry roads until some squirrel In
stba ton NJ a fall tree. some rabbit
No nsine in tl,e middle OF the road, or
: = I've .s IN !, Head limb offers tempt
= =, 49, :. ,.oi- rrbs,, one Of the archers
d;s e ar and tries a shot. The pro-
1nrtton. If misses among the veteran
aSa,,s,s fs nv M means large There
90 a nnn,ha,. NJ cases ON record of
are aas,s.a l1.iiSd IN N the RIM. and even
or birds nm the wing. brought down
nv these expert bowmen.
NJ. =, ,,do,, ,say how 10 not Al
,,,,a ~, 70 ~ s,e desnised in the hands
=, = ,,,an wb n rows sno7vs how to use It.
r. e the rss,It of q steady improve
49, - t +broneh the ages. is vastly bet
4as. 49,, "a. a,,,, Indiaye weanon and is
80, 80. s,,,,srso,. IN the famous English
Sn 49, If tbs 4, fteenti1- century. TT
isas.s. n,,li e,f rom AZ to IS pounds,
80 s4r q t taLas : sion . nan to do good
sIn,.,- - viii, y The arrow IL long and
roIt q sd tern,inating In knob or a
staa1 noint accordine to the use II is
tntended for The pofnted arrow
49, m, veil to the head will penetrate
an inch of seasoned pine and VIII
a. ssr,va the f,,lI IenptI, of It's 28-tnch
sbaft +broneb the boflv Of an animal.
r. ~. 1,,,n+in . the arrows are carried in
= 1aatbaT n,,jyer al the belt. and the
tine cf tben1 ara painted red so that
ti,ay NAV he more easily found. for
tt,e ,,,,ntsnosn must recover his shaft.
S9eri-ins them down after a shot re-
a ,,,i, 81 e1naost "a mnch skin as the
sb a Comnared to hunting with
. sTot 11,n where even a. beginner
=, - ,,e :. Pair nercentape OF hits.
s,, a[y eama with a Iong-bow is
Observation-Disclosures q, the hfehest order.
for - eiyas the quarry rather more