THE BOWMEN OF ENGLAND

Evening Star, Issue 17927, 24 March 1922, Page 1

THE BOWMEN OF ENGLAND

[From Ouu Own Coersspondeot.] LONDON, February 2. Coincident with tho loss to the toxophilites of Regent’s Park, I hear of a Movement which. may portend a revival f archery, not as the polite sport of tho favored few, but as a real popular pastime. A scoutmaster in the Homo Counties was faced with the problem which perplexes all those who have charge of tho young—namely, the primitive desire of the average boy to possess and use some weapon of precision, and, as qxpense alone rules out the miniature rifle, this man had the happy inspiration of "arming” his troops with bows and arrows. The action was taken up enthusiastically by the Boy Scouts of the neighborhood, and quite recently the matter was brought before the Chief Scout. Sir Robert BadenPoweli has always been at pains to safeguard his great movement against any charge of “militarism”; hence tho absence of weapons from the Scouts’ equipment; but ho was so impressed with the young bowmen of this troop that ho has given his blessing to tho bow as the Scout’s arm, and this year troops all over the country will take up tho royal and ancient pastime.