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Bow -Shooting. 



the thumb and forefinger of the 

 left hand. Your bow is strung, 

 and the cord stands about five 

 or six inches from the handle. 

 The accompanying cut shows the 

 archer in the act of shooting. 

 The arrow rests on the left hand, 

 and is drawn to the head. The 

 nock end of the shaft is held be- 

 tween the first and second fin- 

 gers of the right hand and upon 

 the string, which is drawn to the 

 right ear by all the fingers being 

 hooked stiffly over it. The re- 

 lease must be smart and clear, 

 giving the arrow a strong, even 

 flight. 



Archery as a game needs but 

 few words of description. Two 

 targets of straw, faced with can- 

 vas, upon which are painted four 

 concentric rings and a bull's-eye, 

 are placed at any desired dis- 

 tance apart, facing each other. 

 The competing archers stand by 

 one target and shoot three arrows each at the other target, then walk 

 forward and reverse the direction of their shots. By this method 

 the exercise of shooting is combined with that of walking. The 

 score is kept as follows : bull's-eye, 9 ; first ring, 7 ; second ring, 5 ; 

 third ring, 3 ; fourth, or outermost ring, 1. 



Archery clubs of from seven to fifteen members, both ladies and 

 gentlemen, could be formed all over the country more easily, at less 

 expense, and with far better results than cricket, croquet, or base- 

 ball clubs. The rules governing such organizations should be few 

 and simple, not unlike those of rifle clubs. Prizes could be offered 

 and medals of championship adopted. Once brought into public 

 notice and fairly established, no sport or game would be half so 

 popular or permanent. It has in it all the elements of desirable 



DRAWING THE BOW. 



