HARROLD C. MACQUARRIE

1893-1973

ARCHER - ORGANIZER

Harrold Macquarrie, was born in Stockton, California and passed away in Fairoaks, California, April 19, 1973, became interested in archery in 1928. He was Field Captain for several Flight and NAA Tournaments held in the late 1930's. "Mac" and his partner, John Potter, owned an archery shop in San Francisco from the mid '30s to early 1960. They made the Pomac Bow. (Po-Potter, Mac-Macquarrie). "Mac" also invented a dowel making machine and made cedar shafts. Pope and Young used Macquarrie arrows for their African hunt.

He was a prime mover in organizing archery clubs in Northern California in the '30s and '40s. The prime examples were : the White Company (Redwood Bowmen), San Francisco Archers and the Albany Archers (Tilden). He was an early President of the Northern California Division of California Archers Association, which later became the NCFAA Region. Assisted in organizing the California Bowmen Hunters in 1943. Together with Roy Hoff, he framed and presented to the California Legislature a bill, asking for a bowhunting pre-season of 10 days. After several years, the bill was signed into law giving California archers their first "special hunting season".

"Mac" was vice-president of CBH in 1954, 1955, 1956,and 1957.

He was awarded the Pomac perpetual trophy at a CBH Field Championship Tournament.

He received the POMAC "20" pin, one of the first medals to be awarded by an archery club (Redwood Bowmen) for shooting a "20" on an 18" or 24" target on a field round.

Harrold Macquarrie, an avid archer, who helped the birth of organized field archery in Northern California.

Inducted 1980