June 28, 1913 
FOREST AND STREAM 
819 
That Record Breaking Score. 
Lake Forest, Ill., June 9 . —Editor Forest 
and Stream: Your letter pertaining to my 
American round score of 90-682, made on Mon¬ 
day, June 2, while shooting with Prof. Thomas, 
is at hand. Had I shot the round alone I would 
under no circumstances have divulged the score, 
and even now hesitate giving the matter pub¬ 
licity. I will let you know the details on con¬ 
dition that it be kept secret until Prof. Thomas 
himself writes to you, and confirms the various 
items. Whatever he may write, you may use 
as you please, but I am not axious for more 
notoriety than has fallen to my share during 
the last year. Following are the details: 
Prof. Thomas came to my grounds at 3 p. m. 
on Monday afternoon, and we started to shoot 
the team round. We counted our first end of 
arrows. The first thirty arrows at 60 yards 
scored as follows: 
Total. 
G 44 6 44 G 44 G 4G G 4G 30 224 
This was ten better than I had ever shot 
before, and as I felt free from my almost 
chronic nervousness and in good form I got the 
idea that if I would ever equal Maxson’s score 
of 90-666, then was the time to do so. I there¬ 
fore asked Prof. Thomas to change the in¬ 
tended round from the team to the American, 
which he kindly consented to do. At 50 yards 
my scores were: 
Total. 
G 46 6 50 6 40 6 40 G 52 30 228 
After shooting the fourth end I became 
aware that the chance to win was slipping away, 
so I forced myself to take a brace and got 6-52 
for the fifth end. My score for the 40 yards 
distance was: 
Total. 
6 46 6 48 6 50 6 44 G 42 3o 1:30 
The last two ends at 40 yards are compara¬ 
tively poor. I knew I had the record beaten, 
and the strain broke the camel’s back. Conse¬ 
quently the poor work in the last two ends. 
The final scores was 90-682. 
I do not imagine that I could ever again 
duplicate this score; it was simply a flash and 
away ahead of my true form. 
The light was fair; that is, not too strong, 
and the wind moderate; rather below our Lake 
Forest average. I had distinctly seen no point 
of aim at 60 yards, but judged its location sub¬ 
consciously. At 50 yards a small space of bare 
ground helped me, while at 40 yards a darker 
patch of grass proved of assistance. In every 
case I had my direct vision on the gold and 
the indirect or secondary vision on the point 
of aim, which I need for elevation purposes 
only and not for lateral alignment. It is but 
fair to say that I had a good idea of the loca¬ 
tion of the required points of aim from previous 
shooting on the same range, though these vary 
from day to day, depending upon various con¬ 
ditions, such as the condition of my bow, the 
release, the height of the grass, wind and illumi¬ 
nation. 
I did not get any arrows in the white circle, 
and but one in the black, at one of the ends at 
60 yards. The number of golds I do not know, 
as I failed to score each separate arrow. I 
suppose forty would be a fair average, as I do 
not remember having less than two at any end. 
The best end was at 50 yards, viz.: 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 
7, 6-52. At 50 yards and also at 40 yards the 
next best ends were 9, 9, 9, 9, 7, 6-50. 
E. J. Rendtorff. 
The following letter is from Prof. Thomas, 
of Lake Forest College: 
Lake Forest, Ilk, June 10, 1913. 
I have intended for some time to send the 
inclosed scores made by Mr. Rendtorff, on June 
2, and this is in reply to your note of inquiry 
to him. It was magnificent shooting. My score 
was but little more than half of his. 
(Signed) M. Bross Thomas. 
The practice score which Mr. Rendtorff dis¬ 
places was made by Louis W. Maxson, of Wash¬ 
ington, D. C., July II, 1890: 
Mr. Maxson was one of the greatest arch¬ 
ers we have ever had, and his score which has 
withstood all attacks for twenty-three years 
was: 
GOyds. 
50yds. 
40yds. 
6 
36 
6 
52 
6 
52 
6 
46 
6 
36 
6 
52 
6 
4() 
6 
42 
6 
46 
6 
36 
6 
44 
6 
42 
6 
46 
6 
42 
6 
48 
30 
210 
30 
216 
30 
240 
Total, 90 666 
Once at the 50-yard range and twice at the 
40 yard, he made ends of five golds and a red. 
This score was the third made on the same 
day; the others were 90-630 and 90-648. 
He used a horseman’s yew, backed with a 
hickory 48-pound bow. Pie also had a positive 
point of aim. At 60 yards it was at the top 
of the target, at 50 yards at the lower edge of 
the target, and at 40 yards at the bottom of 
the rear leg of the stand. He drew to the corner 
of the mouth. At full draw his fingers rested 
firmly at the same spot on his chin, and he 
“released with a sharp straightening of the 
fingers from that absolute rest.’’ 
It seems almost too bad that the shooting 
was changed from the team to the American 
round, for although as far as we know the best 
American score was beaten, there was a fine 
chance to surpass any 60-yard shooting yet done 
in this country. 
The score of Mr. Rendtorff’s first twenty- 
four arrows at 60 yards was 24-178. It is not 
probable that he would have kept up this rate 
for ninety-six arrows. But could he have done 
so, he would have made a team round of 96-712. 
We like to day-dream of these things. 
Other high scores made in this country with 
twenty-four arrows at 60 yards are given below: 
M. Thompson. 24 176 W. A. Clark .24 176 
Col. Williams, Jr... 24 176 F. C. Havens.24 168 
The following English scores are reported 
in the Archery Guide, by Will H. Thompson: 
H. A. Ford . 24 188 C. E. Nesham .... 24 160 
H. A. Ford . 24 164 VV. Butt . 24 160 
C. H. Fisher .24 1G6 
Should any errors in these figures be 
noticed, or if any high scores have been 
omitted, we trust that we shall be notified of 
the same. 
Send in Your Scores. 
Chicago, Ilk, June g.—Editor Forest and 
Stream: Thompson wrote years ago: “To the 
earnest and thoughtful toxophilite, the study of 
the fine performances of his brother archers is 
always a source of pleasure, and is not without 
valuable results. It is said that ‘we grow like 
that we contemplate,’ and the careful examina¬ 
tion of the records left us by the veterans of 
our craft reveals to us the wonderful possibili¬ 
ties of the bow when wielded by the trained 
hand of the finished archer.” 
Why is it that archers are so backward 
about sending in their scores? I believe they 
make as interesting reading as anything pub¬ 
lished, and yet in your two last issues there was 
not a score, which was made this year. 
It seems to me that it is a duty which every 
club owes to the sport, to send in the complete 
scores made in all club meetings. I should not 
expect one who went out alone, and made a 
poor score, to report it; but if in practice an 
unusually high score should be made, neither 
modesty nor the fear that an equally high one 
might not be made in a subsequent public meet¬ 
ing should prevent its being published. 
I have been requested not to makq public 
some of the scores, which I am sending you, 
but I am breaking no promise in doing so. 
E. J. Rendtorff has recently made the fol¬ 
lowing scores: 
Double American round: 
60vds. 
50yds. 
40yds. 
Total. 
30 178 
30 204 
30 
222 
90 604 
30 180 
30 206 
30 
240 
90 626 
Double 
lOOvds. 
York round: 
80yds. 
GOyds. 
180 1230 
Total. 
57 269 
47 255 
24 
134 
128 658 
56 260 
40 208 
24 
136 
120 604 
Team round, 9G arrows 
, 60yds.: 
248 1262 
i 166 
24 148 24 
130 
24 144 
Total. 
96 588 
In this round, shot in the Chicago Archery 
Club weekly meet, there was one end of five 
golds and a blue, and another of five golds and 
a black. 
In Forest and Stream for April 19 there 
was published a wonderfully fine 20-yard score, 
30 arrows, 30 hits, 262 score, made by the Rev. 
{Continued on page 835). 
