April 19, 1913 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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the Newton Archers are planning to hold an 
archery tournament on that date at the Newton 
Center Playground. 
There are several members of the Newton 
Archers who have just secured their tackle and 
who have never shot before, and an especial 
effort is being made to encourage these to take 
part in the tournament. A special round at the 
40 and 30-yard ranges for these novices will be 
one feature of the tournament. 
Louis C. Cmith, 
Secretary The Newton Archers. 
Dr. Coles* Fine Shooting. 
Chicago, Ill., April 5. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: Archers rarely indulge in target prac¬ 
tice at twenty yards. I remember an im¬ 
promptu match shot at this distance at the 
national tournament in 1908. The regular pro¬ 
gram for the day had been finished, and all the 
archers and spectators gathered near the con¬ 
testants. The interest manifested was tense, and 
held to the end. Hardly a word was spoken, 
nor a sound heard save that of the arrows 
striking the targets. Scarcely a person moved 
until the shooting was finished. Why were they 
so spell-bound? Because the distance was so 
short that they not only saw the target hit, but 
hit near its center, nearly all the arows find¬ 
ing the gold or red. 
To onlookers it is not interesting to watch 
archers shooting at targets placed so far away 
that they make as many misses as hits. 
A rifleman expects to strike the bullseye 
with every shot, no matter what distance he is 
shooting, and he comes near doing it. What 
would we think of him if he placed the target 
so far away that he did not hit it half the time? 
I did not start out to write about short 
range shooting; but it is certainly interesting 
to see one accomplish what he is trying to—in 
this case, hit the gold. 
I recently received a card from Rev. E. I. 
Cole, of Ossining, N. Y., who will be remem¬ 
bered as a novice at the national meeting last 
August. He reported a wonderful score, which 
he had just made with thirty arrows at twenty 
yards. I can find no record of any finer target 
shooting at this range, save a score by Will H. 
Thompson, when he made 29 golds and a red 
out of 30 shots. 
I give Adr. Coles’ score in the order in 
which the hits were made: 999, 999, 999, 999, 799, 
999 . 999 . 997 . 999 . 977=30—262. 
Don’t look with contempt on a fine score, 
even though made at short range. 
The National Association does not recog¬ 
nize the twenty yards range; and few archers 
even practice it, except occasionally, “just for 
fun.” 
If any of the archers, even the best of 
them, think it easy to duplicate Mr. Coles’ 
score, I suggest that they try to do it; and when 
they succeed, report it to the Forest and 
Stream, and also state how many trials they 
made before they accomplished the feat. 
Edward B. Weston, 
The Happy Investor. 
He never clipped a coupon for he never owned a stock; 
He never had a bank account—not even in a sock; 
He never was mistaken for a putter-by of wealth— 
His int’rest came in sunshine and his dividends in health. 
—Cleveland Plain Dealer. 
Fixtures. 
If you want your shoot to be announced 
here, send a notice like the following: 
REGISTERED TOURNAMENTS. 
April 19.—Lawrence (Mass.) Fish and Game Protective 
Association. A. C. Gray, Sec’y. 
April 23.—Grundy Center (la.) G.C. F. W. Callaway, Sec*y. 
April 23-24.—Wellington, Mass.—Paleface Shooting Asso¬ 
ciation. Walter F. Clarke, Pres. 
April 23-24.—Brantley (Ala.) G. C. A. H. Hill, Pres. 
Aprd 24.—Maysville, Ky.—Mason Co. G.C. W. H. Hall,Mgr. 
April 26.—Pottstown (Pa.) G. C. C. A. Fries, Sec’y- 
April 29.—Guernsey, la.—Du Pont G.C. T.W.Dobbins, Pres. 
April 29-30.—Moberly (Mo.) G. C. J. A. Melton, Sec’y. 
April 29-May 1.—Pond Creek, (Dkla.-^klahoma State tour- 
ment, auspices Pond Creek G. C. Wm. H. Hite, Mgr. 
May 1-2.—Philadelphia.—Keystone S.L. G. F. Hamlin, Sec. 
May 3.—Rittersville, Pa.—Lehigh R. and G. C. H. F. 
Koch, Sec’y. 
May 3.—Bethel, Conn.—Western Connecticut T.S.L. tour¬ 
nament, auspices of Bethel G. C. C. K. Bailey, Sec’y. 
May 4-5.—San Diego, Cal.—Pastime G. C. George P. 
Muchmore, Sec’y. 
May 5-6.—Laramie,Wyo.—Gem City G.C. T. A. Rogers,Pres. 
May 6.—Vicksburg (Miss.) G. C. J. J. Bradfield, Mgr. 
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