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SKETCHES AND ANECDOTES OF ARCHERY.— No. I. 
Revival op Archer y.— A bout the year 177C, Mr. 
Waring, who then lived with Sir Aston Lever, at Leicester 
House, and who may be justly styled the father of modern 
archery, having by continual business contracted an oppres- 
sion upon his chest (arising principally from sitting too 
closely at his desk and pressing his breast too much against 
it), and which disorder the most eminent ot tho faculty had 
vainly endeavour to remove, resolved to try the e fleet of the 
bow in affording relief. Ho accordingly made it a regular 
exercise, and in a short time derived great benefit from the 
u*o of it, ascribing bis cure, which wus perfect, solely to tho 
practice of archery. Sir Aston Lever, perceiving the good 
effects which so engaging an amusemout had upon the con- 
stitution, followed Mr. Woring’s example, nnd took up the 
bow : he was soon joined by several of his friends, w ho, in 
the year 1780, formed thomsdves into a society under the 
title of Toxopholites, and mot regularly at Leicester House, 
having butt* erected in the gardens belonging to it. Ibis 
society was the parent of tho present “ Royal Toxopliolito 
Society ’’—the most influential archery club iu England at 
the present day. 
Improvement in Arciif. ry. — The great and rapid 
improvement in modern archery will be best shown by tho 
following statement of thonverugo scores inado by the twenty 
best competitors lit tho National Archery Meetings from 1845 
to 1853, as published by tho Committee of Management in 
their lastunnual report : — 
Averages op the Twenty Best Scores in each 
Year, Fivb Scores in each Average. 
A 
BAB. 
100 
k'DS 
80 1 
DS. 
001 
ns. 
Total. 
Hits 
Val. 
mi* 
Vul. 
Hits 
Vul. 
Hiu|Val. 
1845 
3b 
140 
40 
176 
32 
140 
110 
456 
1840 
35 
141 
48 
108 
81 
130 
114 
478 
1847 
42 
160 
60 
208 
30 
189 
131 
557 
1848 
44 
168 
44 
178 
32 
192 
140 
478 
Average of Five Beit . . 
1849 
58 
210 
54 
238 
38 
170 
160 
024 
18511 
00 
230 
54 
232 
38 
170 
152 
038 
1 851 
(10 
200 
02 
202 
41 
207 
1(19 
735 
1852 
Oil 
205 
111 
239 
38 
17(1 
108 
090 
[1853 
50 
225 
00 
264 
42 
190 
101 
085 
1845 
20 
90 
37 
147 
30 
124 
03 
301 
1840 
35 
121 
43 
161 
20 
133 
107 
415 
1847 
40 
160 
44 
100 
35 
141 
110 
457 
Average of Five Second 
31 
109 
40 
100 
.80 
112 
101 
381 
1849 
30 
123 
51 
100 
33 
139 
120 
401 
Best 
1850 
48 
100 
43 
173 
34 
130 
125 
501 
1851 
44 
100 
53 
223 
37 
101 
134 
544 
1852 
45 
103 
40 
201 
32 
154 
120 
518 
(.1853 
40 
100 
60 
230 
30 
157 
187 
659 
[1845 
20 
94 
28 
118 
27 
111 
81 
323 
1840 
31 
103 
37 
133 
28 
114 
05 
350 
1847 
20 
101 
4(» 
140 
31 
130 
100 
380 
Average of Five Third 
32 
114 
30 
124 
28 
110 
00 
348 
1849 
34 
130 
40 
142 
80 
120 
104 
398 
Best 
1850 
39 
140 
45 
101 
20 
123 
112 
430 
1951 
40 
148 
48 
190 
30 
150 
124 
404 
1852 
30 
138 
45 
177 
34 
143 
115 
458 
(1853 
30 
134 
51 
203 
38 
172 
180 
509 
[1845 
24 
92 
34 
114 
25 
03 1 
83 
299 
1840 
27 
97 
20 
119 
24 
78 
80 
204 
1847 
28 
112 
33 
117 
20 
120 
87 
340 
Average of Five Fourth 
92 
30 
114 
20 
100 
84 
312 
1849 
34 
110 
85 
137 
23 
95 
04 
342 
Best 
1850 
83 
127 
37 
137 
07 
107 
07 
37) 
1851 
42 
15(1 
41 
157 
20 
121 
1)8 
431 
1852 
30 
132 
30 
131 
34 
150 
100 
422 
1853 
30 
135 
43 
17) 
32 
154 
1 ' 1 
440 
Novel adaptation of “ the Cloth Yard Shaft” 
as an Ornament.— On tho occasion of the last match 
between the archers of York and Leeds upon Knavesmire 
racecourse at York, shooting at the elevated target took 
place after the match, and one of the competitors, (Benjamin 
Williamson, Esq . of Leeds,) having struck the iron rim of 
the target at a height of thirty feet from the ground, his 
arrow glanced off and lodged in a prominent part of the 
dress of an elegantly attired female, who at the time had her 
back towards the target. Mr. W.’s feathers being scarlet 
and white, and the lady’s dress a pale blue, her novel orna- 
ment was rendered doubly attractive to tlie eyes of the 
*< many-headed ” of York, who greeted the unsuspecting fair 
one with loud cheers and shouts of laughter as she 6uiled 
« majestically slow" along the course. Her attention having 
been poliiely'dirccted to her unusual appendage by a gentle- 
man standing near her, she detached the wondering missile, 
and sent It as far as her delicate arm could throw it towards 
the archers, at the same time joining most heartily in the 
laugh which had been ruised at the “ fino feathers” so 
unexpectedly added to her plumage. 
Worthy of Imitation. — In the original rules and 
regulations for shooting for the Ancient Scorton Arrow, 
adopted in 1673, the following appears to us to be worthy 
of imitation by many societies : — Rule 7 . Item. — Forasmuch 
as the exercise of Archery is lawful, laudable, healthy and 
innocent, and to tho end that Hod’s holy name may not bo 
dishonoured by any of that society, it is agreed and hereby 
declared that if nny one of them shall that day curse oi 
swear in the hearing of any of tho company, and the same 
be proved before the captain and lieutenant, lie shall forth- 
with pay down one shilling, and so propovtionably for 
every oath, to be distributed by the captain to the use of 
the poor of that place or township where they shoot ; aud 
in case of refusal or neglect to pay the same, then such purty 
to he excluded from shooting any more until payment is 
made as aforesaid. . 
Lovino AND Likiso.— O f the French language, Canning is 
reported to have said in a dispute, ” Why wlmt on earth, sir, can 
bo expected of a language that has but one word for liking nnd 
loving, and puts a tine woman and n leg of mutton on u par, ns 
* J ' aime Julie ; J aime un gigot / ’ ” Our American women, 
however, are open to the brilliant Englishman s SMCMtn, con- 
founding as they do, the word*, to such an extent that their 
distinction is practically annihilated. To “ like,” ns a contemporary 
observes, is altogether too tame an expression for a indy s choice. 
Hbe “ loves” everything for which she has any affection, penchant, 
appetite, or fancy. “ Oh, I dearly love turnips!” exclaimed a 
lady the other day at the tublo, says the Pod, who merely 
meant to say that she liked the vegetable in question. “ Do you 
indeed?” exclaimed an ascetic old bachelor of bar acquaintance, 
who sat opposite. “ What more could you say of your husband ; 
or that beautiful child of yours, or even of your Redeemer, 
madam! Love turnips! I hope you mav find something more 
worthy of your affections '. "—Northern Farmer, U. States. 
THE FIELD. [Saturday, 
PISCATORIAL PROLUSIONS.— (Continoed from Paob 64.) 
By tup. Hampshire Flt-Fishbb. 
But when I am talking thus, do not suppose I want to 
convert my warin-lunrtcd and friendly angler iuto a so- 
culled scientific naturalist— a pedantic, dry classifier of fa- 
milies and orders— to bother him with the mysteries of 
comparative anatomy, or usk him to spend his whole life in 
collecting a mutuum of gnats and butterflies. Far from it. 
It is not necessary that a fisherman should have the scien- 
tific accomplishments of a Spence or Kirby, a Reabmulir or 
Linnfe ; but surely it will not be denied that a certain degree 
of more than mere popular knowledge of the natural history 
both of the fish ho is seeking to ensnare, as also of the 
rationale of tho system by which lie seeks to attain that 
object, is necessary for the more perfect attainment thereto. 
I have, in my Notes for the Month,” extracted from my 
diaries and memoranda, ns well as from tlie communications 
of many kind friends with whom I urn in correspondence, 
divers “ notandaet memoranda" as to the habits and nature 
both of trout and grayling, and indeed many other fish, both 
sea and river. To meddle with tho salmon after Yurrell, 
Andrew Young, Ephemera, Scroope, Davy, and the host ot 
scientific men who have discussed this tlie king of fishes, may 
seem to be presumptuous ; and yet, inayhup, I may here- 
after havo a word not altogether out of season to say even on 
this subject, and especially on tlie vexata quest to of the Par. 
But at present my attention is directed to the insect world, 
with a view to put my fly-fishing readers in possession of 
some of its more prominent and practically useful peculiari- 
ties, with a viow alike, in the first place, to direct them in 
the ’choice of their flies at different seasons of the your, aud 
next to their imitation. 
I need not tell my readers that the study of Entomology, 
or the history of insects, as connected with fly-fishing, is in 
its infancy. Until Mr. Ronalds gave to the angling com- 
munity his very valuable little work, “Tlie Fly-Fisher’s 
Entomology,” we lmd nothing on tho subject. Time after 
time, indeed, appeared lists of flics, by different authors, 
which were said to be destructive to both trout and grayling; 
but what was tho original fly which tho copy was intended 
to represent, what its properties or peculiarities, there were 
no means of ascertaining, even from the nomenclature. Ac- 
cording to this, one might be called after a Police Magis- 
trate or Sculptor, a Maltby or a Cliantrey, a Kingdon or 
Ilofiand’fl Fancy, a Coachman orGovernor, u Hare’s Ear or a 
Welshman’s Button ; but certainly such names had no con- 
nection with or reference to tho animals themselves, much 
less their nature or peculiarities. Still, the flies I have 
named now, one and all, ore good ; and inen used them, and 
caught fish— but that was all. It was all haphazard, hear- 
say work. Thcro was no principle— no system in anything 
they did. 
As I have already stated, Mr. Ronalds did right good 
service to the angler iu his little work. Modest ami unpre- 
tending as it is, he, nevertheless, laid in it tho first stone 
of a scientific arch, destined, I hope, to bo ere long com- 
pleted. He collected all, or, at least, a very large portion 
of English insects which serve os food for fishes; classed 
them both under their popular and scientific names; added 
brief notices of their nature and habits— accurate delineations 
of the natural insect— and precise instruction and copies for 
its imitation. Ephemera says “ these aro not always correct. 
If there is a mistuke, it is of rare occurrence.” Now, be- 
yond doubt, this is a great deal, aud fishermen (trout fisher- 
men at least) would be tlie most ungrateful of men were 
they insensible to or regardless of the value of such labour. 
But in one respect — we say it with all deference — the 
classification which Mr. Ronalds selected is not altogether 
well adapted for the purpose to which it is applied. The 
proficient in the study of Entomology would no doubt per- 
fectly appreciate tlie importance of distinguishing tlie order, 
Genus, and Family of an insect; and that would lend him to 
the knowledge of its nature, habits, nnd birth-place, &c. 
Not so with the augler. Mr. Ronalds’ words are there- 
fore, indeed, ordinary, clear aud intelligible to the ini- 
tialed; but, unfortunately, the majority of anglers to 
whom they were addressed do not possess the scientific 
accomplishments necessary for its comprehension. That 
which was wuntiog in Mr. Ronalds’ admirable work was a 
more popular and simpler classification. Lot me see if I 
cun supply it. 
Instead, then, of tlievariousdcfinitionswhichEntomologists 
have given of insects, borrowed principally from physical pe- 
culiarities, the grand primary classification which I, on the 
contrary, would suggest for the use of the fisher is tho simple 
division into Water and Laud Flies— if u learned name is 
needful, “ Aquatica ” and Terrcstria.” 
Now, of the forty-four Hies enumerated by Mr. Ronalds, 
thirty are water flies, and there is no season of the year in 
which BOIDO one or oilier of these, in some shape or other, is 
not on the water; and of these thirty flies, eleven, under 
different names, belong to the same Order, Genus, and 
Family — 
Order, Neuroptora; 
Family, Epbcmeridte; 
Genus, Baetis ; 
and ono of these eleven varieties, in one shape or other, is 
constantly on tho water. From these facts, tho first deduc- 
tion to ho drawn is, that instead of being eleven different 
flies, as tho soveial names given to these varieties would 
seem to import, there is, in fact, hut ono insect under dif- 
ferent appearances, aud consequently that one and tho same 
insect is on the water all the year round. In oilier words, 
it would point to the inference that the great Creator bad so 
arranged this particular department of the economy of 
animated nature, that the waters themselves should produce 
u never-coasing supply of food for the support of their 
inhabitants, as if to guard against a possiblo failure 
from other sources ; and then comes the corollary, that the 
fly-fisher will do wisely, on every occasion that ho trios his 
favourite art, to make trial at least of one of those flies, 
varying its colour according to the month, time of day, or 
even tomperaturo of day. According to Mr. Ronulds, this 
fly appears in 
March. 
1. Under the title of Cockwing — Blue Dun — Cocktail. 1 
am very much mistaken if It be not the same insect of 
which Ephemera lias given several imitations under the 
different names of tlie Dark Haro’s Ear, Hare’s Ear 
nnd Yellow (otherwise and more commonly called Dark 
nnd Light Haro’s Ear), Olive Fly, and Cuckoo Dun. 
The Carshalton Cocktuil is also meaut to represent tho 
same fly ; as also, I conceive, the fly known in Hamp- 
shire as tho Quill Gnat. 
2. March Brown. 
(To be continued.) 
HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE, 1854. 
JlOn.V. EVES. I SIORN. *T1». 
ii. u. ir. m. n. m. s. 11 . 
Feb. 4, Saturday 8 30 8S7 Feb. 8, Wednesday.... 10.90 11.7 
„ 8. Sunday 5.17 7.3'.' I „ i>, Thursday 11.46 0. 0 
„ fl, Monday 8 4 833 .. 10, Friday 0,99 0.80 
7, Tuesday U. U 0.48 ■ „ 11, Saturday 1.14 1.37 
To nxn Hir.n Water at the subjoined places, take the above time at London 
Bridge, and add or subtract the time in tlie following Table. 
SUBTRACT FROM LONDON 1IUIDOK. 
ADD TO LONDON DRIDOC. 
II. M. 
Brighton.... 3 0 
Boulogne. . ... 3 41 
Calais 2 l!i 
Chester Bar.. 3 37 
Cowes 3 32 
Dublin 2 65 
Dover Pier. . 2 57 
Dunnosc 4 29 
Sravcsend. .. 0 37 
Greenock 2 22 
Greenwich . . 0 20 
Havre 4 15 
n. m. 
Harwich 2 37 
Ipswich 2 7 
Lowestoft 3 37 
Margate 2 2 
Needles 4 32 
Norc 0 58 
(Intend... 1 12 
Portsmouth . . 2 27 
Itamsentv . .... 2 47 
fihorehnin 2 62 
Southampton 2 27 
Spitbead. 4 37 
O 11. 
Amsterdam.... c 53 
Antwerp 2 18 
Brest 1 39 
Dridport 3 53 
Cherbourg .... 5 23 
Cardigan. 4 53 
Cork 2 23 
Downs 3 38 
Ex mouth 4 18 
Fowsy 3 23 
Guernsey 4 23 
11 am burgh .... 3 63 
n. u. 
Humber, mth. 
of 3 33 
Lund’s End. . . 2 33 
Lei'h 0 1* 
MilfordltavcnS 39 
Plymouth — 3 2i 
Rotterdam.... o 61 
Torbay 3 5* 
Weymouth.... 4 23 
Whitby 1 38 
Wishcaoh 6 23 
Youghal 9 S3 
CLUB MEETINGS, 1854 
Feb. 6, Monday . ..Meeting of the London Model Yacht Club, nt tho 
Essex Head, Essex-street, Strand. 
„ 16, Wednesday .Annual Ball of the Royal Thames Yacht Club. 
„ 15, Wednesday .Monthly Meeting of the Liverpool Yacht Club. 
„ 17, Friday ... .Lecture before tlie Prince of Wales' Yacht Club. 
„ 20, Monday . . . .Meeting of the Royal London Yacht Club. 
Mar. 1, Wednesday .Meetings of the Royal Tnames Yaclit Club, and 
Birkenhead Model Yacht Club. 
„ 3, Friday ....Meeting of the Prince of Wales' Yacht Club. 
„ 4, Saturday . .Meeting of tho Royal Harwich Yacht Club. 
„ 7. Tuesday . . .Meeting of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club. 
„ 16, Wednesday .Monthly Meeting of the Liverpool Yacht Clnb. 
„ 10, Thursday . .Ball of tlie Royal London Yacht Club. 
„ 17, Friday . . . .Lecture before the Prince of Wales Yacht Club. 
„ 20, Monday ... .Meeting of the Royal London Yacht Club. 
April 1, Saturday . .Meeting of tho Royal Harwich Yacht Club. 
„ 5, Wednesday .Meeting of the Birkenhead Model Yacht Club. 
„ 10, Wednesday .Monthly Meeting of the Liverpool Yacht Club. 
May 24, Wednesday (Queen's Birthday), Annual Meeting of tho Royal 
Victoria Yacht Club, at tho Thatched House 
Tavern, St. Jumes's-sireet. 
SAILING MATCHES. 
March —. — Match between the Irresistible, Mr. Gardner, P.W.Y.C., and 
the Blue-eyed Maid, Commodore Tuckwell, L.M.Y. Club. Course, 
from Erlth to the Chapman and back. 
April —.—Match between the Idas, sailed by Mr. Gunner, and tho 
Albatross, sailed by Mr. Berncastlc. Courso, Blackwall to Graves, 
end and back. 
THE ROYAL YACHT CLUB SCHOONER WYYERN. 
ARRIVAL AT THE CAPE. 
An extract from a letter, bearing date 7th December, 
states : — 
“ Wo arrived here — Table Bay — on the 7th December, after a 
prosperous and quick voyage, 27 days from Falmouth to the 
Equator, aud 58 days in all from England, having on board 
Lord Alfred Churchill and Captain Cnthcart, nnd are happy to 
state all in good health. We met with some ugly weather in tho 
Bay of Biscay, after which our voyage was sufficiently pleasant; 
the beautiful little craft doing wonders, nnd even in tho Boy she 
was so easy ns to make us feel as secure os though we wero in a 
line of battle ship. She certainly docs old Camper credit in every 
respect. We very much astonished the natives, who on our 
arrival could scarcely credit that English noblemen would ven- 
ture their precious bodies such a distance from home — but when 
we explained to them that thoro were hundreds of such yachts 
amongst tlie Royal clubs, they no longer wondered at the 
supremacy of the English sailor, particularly when we told them 
that the several yacht clubs gave employment to upwards of 2,000 
able seamen, a sample of which wo havo on board. We leave 
here again on tho 12th for Melbourne. In the interim Lord 
Alfred and Captain Catlicart dine with the Governor- General 
Cathcart, who, I believe is a relative. We spoke tlie Ameri- 
can ship Racer on tho line, and I must tell you that a large 
schooner arrived nt Table Bay the same day as ourselves— 106 
days from England— so that w’e aro justly proud of our benuliful 
eriift, nnd I believe we might hero obtain any price for her, did 
Lord Alfred fed disposed to part with her." 
PRINCE OF WALES YACHT CLUB. 
The Monthly Meeting of this club took place yester- 
day, the 3rd instant, at the Freemasons’ Tavern, when a full 
assemblage of members was present. The seven gentlemen 
proposed at the last meeting were ballotted for and elected, 
and several proposed for the next ballot. Mr. Ditch burn 
announced the continuation of Ins interesting lectures on 
the next conversazione night, 17th February. At the con- 
clusion of this course, Mr. S. D. Skillett will interest the 
members by “ a superficial inquiry into tlie principle of 
beauty in sailing vessels.” Mr. Skillett’s lectures will be 
followed with one on ” Flag Signals” by Mr. W. Knight, 
R.H.Y.C. The sailing committee met at 7 lost ovening, for 
the purpose, amongst other business, of selecting a gentleman 
to propose to the club to fill the vacancy in their body 
occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Gordon ; and Mr. J. 
P. Dormay, of tho yacht Mystery, was subsequently elected 
to the vacant office. All communications must now bo 
directed, and subscriptions paid, to Mr. C. F. Chubb, bon. 
secretary, Myrtle-villa, Battersea. Tho two private sailing 
matches, in which members of this club are concerned, for 
March and April, will bo found registered above. 
BIRKENHEAD MODEL YACHT CLUB. 
The usual monthly meetiug, held on Wednesday evening 
last, was very numerously attended. Six now members wore 
elected, and seven names proposed for ballot ut the March 
meeting. Mr. Hanriay brought forward his motion for the 
exclusion from the club of the six-foot models, on the ground 
of their inutility, of the great expense and trouble attending 
them, and of tho want of interest shown in their sailing 
matches, not only by the members of the club, but even by 
ilio owners of the boats. Mr. Clarke seconded tho motion, 
[ which was carried unanimously. Mr. Hicks proposed, and 
Mr. Brown seconded, “ that a new clussof yachts be formed, 
not to exceed two tons,” which was also carried, it being 
