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8.-LEWIN BRACER. 00 shot from the opposite target, and so on till the appointed number of arrows has been shot. The scoring-book is therefore divided into six spaces, the first four for the ends, and the last two for the total hits and score in the dozen. Supposing the first three arrows to have resulted in a blue, the next in a gold and red, the third in a black and white, and the last to have been missed, the dozen would be marked thus- 5--, 97, 31-, ---5-25.
A few words are necessary before trying to instruct the beginner how to use his or her newly-acquired weapons. Archery in many respects resembles rifle-shooting, and, as in the latter, position and aiming-drill are highly useful, but of themselves will not make every one a first-class shot; so in archery, assistance can be given by useful hints, but practice alone will enable archer to become a good shot. an First of all, it cannot be too strongly impressed on the mind of every beginner that deliberation and strict attention to every detail are absolutely necessary, and that undue haste is to be avoided. It is far better practice to shoot a few arrows carefully and well than a York Round against time. Losing one's temper, or giving up "because I can't shoot," is fatal. Few sports afford so many opportunities for losing one's temper as archery, and none exacts a greater penalty for its loss.
In archery, position is everything, and though everybody does not shoot in precisely the same attitude, still the difference among good shots will be slight. Some archers ARCHERY] succeed in making, for a time, good scores in indifferent fashion, but sooner or later they come to dire grief. Many names could