Archery In Gisborne

Archery—one of the world's oldest competitive sports—every week attracts new recruits in Gisborne. In its well-appointed range at the rear of McCullough's Buildings in Cobden Street, the singing flight of arrows is sweet music to three or four dozen archers on at least two nights a week. In the picture above, Miss Joy Leeming, Mrs Nora Wilson and Mrs Morion Williamson take aim.

Star of Gisborne archery is Jim Burton, who is regarded as the greatest short—range archer in the world. Thrice winner of the Seafab Cup for international competition, he has now won this trophy outright.

Taking aim.

This kind of marksmanship is commonplace to Jim.

Novices Harold Cole and John Gibbons in action on the range.

Club rooms in Cobden Street are weil-appointed to provide for members waiting their turn on the range. Here archers relax round cosy fire. From left, Basil Attewell, "Pop-eye" Walsh, Floyd Ormsby, Mrs McRae, Mrs Wallace, Joy Leeming, Peter Keiha. At rear, Mr Eade and Noel Williamson.

Members assembled in front of the target for a group photograph.

The assistant secretary of the club, Mrs Jean Potaka, seen here compiling the records, is known affectionately as "Maid Marian".

P. Underdown, Peter Wallace, Rees Waugh, and Gus Kwak, junior members, swap bows for table tennis bats.

David Baigent keeps his eye in at the shooting gallery.

Peter Wallace registers a good score at the dart board.

Don McCallum instructing a new member, Brian Franks.

A variation on the William Tell act. An arrow from Jim Burton's bow pierces an apple on the head of Kahu Bullivant, Maori All Black, who is one of the club's top marksmen—or does it? Maybe "Photo News" cameraman pinned apple to target first, and then persuaded Kahu to stand underneath.

Marksman and "victim" enjoy the joke.

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 13 : July 28, 1955

Archery In Gisborne