for Columbia round archery, 867. Her scores in the 1895 championship set records which were not broken until 1931 – 36 years later. As an archer, she was clearly a woman ahead of her time. In 1904 a reporter from the Cincinnati Times Star interviewed Mrs. Howell after winning her 15th championship. When asked why she preferred archery over other sports, she replied, "Archery is a picturesque game, the range with its smooth green and distant glowing target with its gold and radiating red, blue, black, and white, the white-garbed players, with graceful big bows and flying arrows, makes a beautiful picture." The reporter commented that the love of archery with her is surely inborn. She retired from National Competition in 1907. After the 1920 Olympics, archery was discontinued until 1972 due to a lack of standardized international rules. References External links Lida Scott Howell Career Summary at The Archer's Register.com 1859 births 1938 deaths American female archers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in archery Archers at the 1904 Summer Olympics People from Lebanon, Ohio Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics 19th-century sportswomen 20th-century American women Sportspeople from Ohio