An Archery contest at Heyst, Belgium. Archery is a favourite sport of the Flemings, especially in the towns of West Flanders. The archers shoot at small marks called vogels" which rest on cross-bars at the top of tall poles.

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An Archery contest at Heyst, Belgium. Archery is a favourite sport of the Flemings, especially in the towns of West Flanders. The archers shoot at small marks called "vogels" which rest on cross-bars at the top of tall poles.

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