Revival of Archery

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19106, 29 August 1936, Page 12

Revival of Archery

I After being in the doldrums lor some time, archery, one of the traditional pastimes of .England, seems to have taken a spurt forward. I More than 100 men and women took ! part in the Grand National Archery Society’s annual meeting recently in the gardens of Worcester College, Oxford, j Miss Browell won the Silver Plates, with 124 hits and a score of 624, and the Waldron Cup for women’s county teams went to Kent, with a score of . 2124. | On duly 24 the Jloyal Toxophilitc Society—the M.C.C. of Archery—held its international round. Then comes the Grand Wardmote mooting of the Woodmen of Arden at Meriden, Warwickshire,"Go be . followed at the end of August by the world's archery championships at Prague, The hows used in England are made of seasoned yew or larch wood—6ft. Jong for men; sft to sft. 6in. for women. I’.elgi uni .supplies the hemp strings for the bows. Recent, meetings have proved one very interesting point—women have shown themselves the equals, and sometimes the superiors of men at this sport.