. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. 858 Bow-Shooting. the thumb and forcfinjfer of tho left hand. Your Ijow is strung;, and the cord stands about five or six inches from the handle. The accompanying cut shows the archer in the act of shootinjf. The arrow rests on the left hanil, 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, wiiich is drawn to the right ear b)' all the fingers being hooked
. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. 858 Bow-Shooting. the thumb and forcfinjfer of tho left hand. Your Ijow is strung;, and the cord stands about five or six inches from the handle. The accompanying cut shows the archer in the act of shootinjf. The arrow rests on the left hanil, 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, wiiich is drawn to the right ear b)' 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 cai'- vas, upon which are painted four concentric rings and a bull's-eye, are placed at any tiesired 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. Hy this method the 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, i. 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. DKAWINli I'HK Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may
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