New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-28
The Ncy-YO-k schnizfn Corps.


When the dawn began to shine into tie night Of
the middle ages aud the inhabitants, OF the medieval
cities began 10 form themselves into corporate
bodies for defense against feudal lords, number Of
citizens in various localities formed Themselves into
private companies, for mutual protection and mill
ary training. Before the invention of gtnpoW der,
or lie practical application, they were Accustomed TO
meet for exercise with the cross-bow. Aterward
they gathered for practice with the nile. This Gus
tom, long obsolete far as it, inst purrosewas con-
cerned, has been continued in the various cities o.
Europe, especially the German cities, a. Ahoday
pastiIne. On this yearly festival tie members of
the Sohuizen Corps, as the association iscnlled,
meet for the purpose Of shooting for prizss and
making merry with their wives, daughIen, aud
friends who are present with them.
The New.York Schuizen Corps, which began iis
festival yesterday has been IN existence Fix yeAs.
This wear II holds its festival in Jones Wool. An
Ausirian eagle, made OF wood fourteen icst by ten,
i the target, aud eghty-ivo members eo,tead for
the prizes This is all thai rcmausof iLres hundred
citizens who formerly belon FL 10 the association.
The rest have gone to tho wars OF have 'caucrcd
elsewhere.
The prizes are nineteen in number uni are dis
tribuled, 30 far as obiaiued Is Lero,iler si4ied.
TIE eagle hns two hends, two feet. two wiugs
aud body. In addition T. ILcse j. has Gown On
each head, Il flag passing out Of tie oru'ef "a each
eide rng in each mouth, and lumeFois other
en.bloms attached TO various la.ts Of to body
Each ono Of these pari' Of the body and ,ubIems
are ahoi at in Turn, pnze being given TO 30 one
a.. ...ftf.p fr...f
Wien the abdomen. Which !, ihs at pa -hoi ~
shoi away, the Iefsoa causing % 20 fall !. sownod
kiug for the following year. H. also reccscs 60,
AM 1. gold medal worth 49, a. the lrst pre-. lie
second Ir.ze = -. ard belong, 10 Aim 40 drops
tie righ' wing. The LEFT wing secures {: he third
Prize. $l5 is the fourth Irizc, and bclOg. 10 the
successinl a.,ailnut of middle crown. Which j.
placed On a pole rising seven Feet above l. middle
Of tie eagle The tai !. The hfh lfl, Of si5
Fourteen other pr4e'. Of sI0 each. ave diribuicd,
every rrze being tie reward Of some ne OF the
cubems shoi away. AZ tie close Of to-dgs sport,
eight Of the prizes bad been obtained. l. follow.
ing arc the names Of tie lucky competitors, with
tie r rewards:
G M,hrlun MAI. Crown. sls. T Reis, a., HAND
Finr slO. {. ncLou, bioottn. Len hsni a. -lni I
bse6r.p L.f Crown. 40. J0hn W-.ses Len ns -I1. /
A kuri,rL Bfonkyn stertr so, II. q. D-mps K.is.
claIpri Uu pofial Globe, Win cf.'s on 49, 30, hsef
Les Head. lv
Tie eagle which constitutes the target item feet
high and fifteen feet wide. It is elevated a polo |,
sixty feet high. Back OF THIS target ID fender, /
made q inch plank, thirty inches apart Terrified
with hay aud nag-r,ones, which cosi goo.
Growing out Of the Schutlen Corps is t. Schui-
zenbund, which holds its meeting every TO years, /
l. A
itr gathering in Frankfor-on.theM Maine, which /
.ixty thourand rihemen were present irolderent
pats of Europe. Next year they hold rouyoca-
ton at B,cmeD, at which they expect on'huudred
thousand Iiilomeu TO DO IN conclayc. The iw.fOrk
sehatzen Corps goes to this meeting.
Tie Germun Schuizcn Corps have polical sig
nGcance. They are in reality an orsnnaiion OF
Democrats, thoroughly mbued with libeh prinei-
pes who await u fittlug opportunity to Tolullon-
ze the governments OF the Old World, an 10 intro
Once republican institutions ia their sitd. The
reignng Duke Of Coburg Goiha pure emocrat,
is Precedent OF the European Schuzenbun
Tho New-Yoik organization IL comlod mostly
Of German merchants. ii. ID. Busch In {; Captain
Of the CORPS, and has been 10 since thenauoueA-
ton Of the company, in 1851. They shoowith the
ordinary rine caryiuga ball whore cailb' thirty.
two to the pound. The sports of thsSehutzen
CORPS are continued TO day aud Tomorrow