CAPTAIN "CAP" FRANK GREGORY
1890-1965
A DEDICATED ARCHER

"Cap" Gregory was a Captain in the U. S. Army in WW-l. He was a member of the USA Military Shooting Team and was well known as an expert marksman with both pistol and rifle. When he left the service Remington asked Cap if he would use Remington firearms in a traveling trick shooting show. This was in the early days of vaudeville. In I939 a good friend of "Cap's", Fred Bear, suggested that the bow arid arrow would fit very nicely in the act. It did.

"Cap's" trick shooting act took him around the world performing in many countries for many people including heads of state. Gaining worldwide recognition, "Cap" Gregory inspired young and old to take up the sport of archery. "Cap" hobnobbed with the likes of Iron Eye Cody, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, and Audie Murphy who he taught how to shoot the bow. He also taught many others, including his daughter, Gladys Ripple who became a two time California State archery champion and two time national archery champion. "Cap" was an outstanding instructor and coach.

"Cap" was instrumental in starting the Sierra Field Archers and the Sagittarius Archery clubs. "Cap's" shooting partners consisted of many famous archers including Fred Bear, Roy Hoff, Babe Bitzenberger, Nubby Pate, the Wilhelm Brothers and many more who are in the Archery Hall of Fame,

"Cap" was also an excellent bowyer and made many of his own bows. He was instrumental in the development of the Falcon broadhead in concert with Pete Warneki. "Cap" shot the long bow and the recurve, which were made mostly from yew or orange osage backed with sinew. In tournaments "Cap" shot two bows, one for short and one for long distance which he called his "artillery model". In those days you could shoot as many bows as you could carry.

"Cap" Gregory's love of archery inspired him to promote the sport around the world. And the sport of archery today is all the better for having "Cap" Gregory as part of its history.

Captain Frank "Cap" Gregory, a dedicated archer, more than worthy of membership in the California Archery Hall of Fame.

Inducted 1996