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DIAGRAM REFERRED TO ON PRECEDING PAGE. 
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This brief article is not a treatise on arch¬ 
ery, but only a few suggestions for the be¬ 
ginner. 
In the figures one of the white lines is 
drawn from the archer to the target, and the 
other at right angles to the first and parallel 
with the target. 
Figure i—The archer has taken his position 
(observe the position of the feet) and nocked 
his arrow. 
Figure 2—The left arm has been extended, 
the bow carried to the line running from the 
archer to the target, and turned to a nearly 
vertical position. 
Figure 3—The left hand has been raised. 
and the right hand drawn to its usual stopping 
place, both at the same time, and at the same 
time the point of the arrow has been brought 
as nearly as possible on to the point of aim. 
The aim is taken. Now comes the critical 
moment. 
With the arrow within one-half inch of 
full draw, the draw is completed, slowly and 
without a jerk, and the arrow loosed. 
Figure 4—This shows the archer’s left arm, 
right hand and elbow, as they should remain for 
about two seconds after the arrow has been 
loosed. 
Study the figures critically; they speak for 
themselves. 
June 7, 1913 
Old Scores of a Young Archer. 
Chicago, Ill., June i. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: In 1910 we had reason to believe that 
Mary ^Villiams would some day become one of 
the greatest archers in the world. She had been 
instructed by her father. Dr. Carver Williams. 
Though only twelve years old, she had already 
taken part in two National tournaments. 
On June ii, at a regular meeting of the 
Chicago Archery Club, she made the following 
National round score, the highest ever made by 
a Chicago woman archer: 
60yds. 50yds. Total, 
^tary Williams . 43 251 22 130 65 381 
In the six great public meetings in England, 
in the previous year, the following were the only 
Iiigher scores made: 
At the Grand National, Miss Legh scored 
70-396, and at the Leamington meeting, Mrs. 
Foster made 68-382. 
On the next day, June 12, she made a 
Columbia round of 69-437, and on June 15 she 
made a team round of 75-451. 
Since that year her time has been taken up 
with her school work, and her archery has been 
neglected. But we have no doubt that in the 
near future she and her sister Priscilla will re¬ 
turn to the sport regularly and astonish us with 
more high scores. She was a child wonder. 
Edward B. Weston. 
Ticks From the Ship’s Clock. 
Even the ever ready bellows of the genial 
Secretary Sinkinson couldn’t augment the air- 
supply sufficiently to make a sailing breeze for 
the Knickerbocker Y. C. regatta last Saturday. 
That lusty baby, now a year old, known as 
the Little Neck Y. C-, celebrated its onth birth¬ 
day last Saturday with a nautical talk by Com¬ 
modore Bill Parkinson. He says—and it’s there¬ 
fore true—that the fleet has doubled since last 
year. He even goes so far as to promise a re¬ 
gatta soon. 
Work of improving the channel in Paw- 
tuxet (R. I.) Cove may be postponed until after 
the present yachting season, as the result of 
objections entered at a hearing given by the 
commission in charge of the work at the Rhode 
Island Y. C. last week. 
There was an appropriation of $3,500 by the 
last session of the General Assembl}'’ to com¬ 
plete the work begun last year, when an appro¬ 
priation of $5,000 was spent. 
Pour of the one-design 17-footers building 
at Stearns & McKay’s for Buzzards Bay are 
finished and the keel of the fifth is out. 
John .\i.den has brought to New York the 
auxiliary yawl Polly, recently purchased by John 
W. Kendrick, of New York. A new auxiliary 
engine was installed in the yawl last week by 
Murray & Tregurtha. 
The tenth annual Block Island race of the 
New York Athletic Club will be started off 
Wortleberry Island, June 21. This is open to 
all decked or cabin yachts in cruising trim of 
20 to 35 feet waterline. Time allowance will 
be ten minutes per over all foot; yawls and 
auxiliaries will receive 5 per cent, additional. 
In addition to the sailing race the sixth annual 
power boat race to Block Island will also be 
started the same day. Boats taking part in this 
race will compete for the Day Cup and the Lip- 
ton Viking trophy. 
The Ponce, Philip P. du Pout's boat, was 
the real surprise in the Philadelphia-Overfalls 
Lightship race. The Ponce was not built for 
racing, but she finished third, not far behind 
Caliph and Dream, and beat out such heavily 
powered boats as the Marguerite II., Barbara H. 
and Black Duck 
The trial races for the selection of Ameri¬ 
can motor boats,to compete for the British in¬ 
ternational troph}'' in English waters in August 
will be held on IMonday. Tuesday and Wednes¬ 
day, July 7, 8 and 9. The course will be five 
miles, place not yet decided upon. 
Chicago Y. C. 
Chicago, Ill., May 31.— Giddy Gaddy won 
the second “pup” race of the season, sailed over 
the Chicago Y. C.’s course to-day, making her 
second win in two races. The next big race of 
the season is the Columbia Y. C.’s annual Michi¬ 
gan City contest, in which there are more than 
thirty boats already entered. This race is the 
banner event of the early part of the season, and 
more boats, power and sail, take part in it than 
in any other contest of the year. 
The challenge of the Manhasset Bay Y. C., 
received this week, makes the third challenge 
received from the East, and this big yacht race 
will be one of the most important ever sailed 
on Lake IMichigan, for it brings the East and 
the West together in conflict for the first time 
in history. The long discussed question of 
whether Eastern sailors are better than the men 
of the Great Lakes will be settled in this race, 
for there will be three Eastern craft and four 
Western boats in the going. Summary: 
Start, 3:00. 
Giddy Gaddy. A. P. Church. 
Fido, R. A. Liopincott . 
Opob, C. PI- Keogh. 
Seven-Seventy, America crew. 
Cisco, F. Betak . 
Finish. 
4 12 49 
4 14 10 
4 15 19 
4 16 22 
4 21 15 
F'ansed. 
1 12 49 
1 14 10 
1 15 19 
1 16 22 
1 21 15 
