The New York herald., 1865-06-09

THE sCHuETlENFEsT.

Three Days Sport at Jones' Wood
Closing scenes-Inaugurating the King.
&c., Sc. ~ IL
The three days. Schuetzenfest, which commenced on
Tuesday, was finished yesterday and, being the last
day. when the concluding ceremonies-the Inauguration
of the Schuetzen Kingwas to tke place. fhe attend
ancc was considerably larger than Of the previous
days and it Is estimated that Notwithstanding the rain,
which set in at four O'Clock the wood in the course Of
the day. was visited by eight nine thousand per-
sons Tho Schuetzen Corps whose commander Captain
Busch is composed exclusively Of Germans from the
northern portion of their fatherand Schuetzen organi
cations and prize shooting festivals are mainly Northern
German institutions.
The festival yesterday and the day previous was there
FORE mainly attended by the Northern German popaace
Of this city.
The members Of the schuetzen Corps about one hum
dred and twenty lve mostly merchants, and very
respectable class Of citizens, eleven Of whom fought
against the late rebellion Forty-hve members Of the
Schutzen Corps are ready leave the city for Bremen,
where they will participate in the great Bundles shuet-
zenfest which shortly to tako place. and it will tn
be the first time that New York company OF sharp
shooters in uniform and regularly drilled, will bear
through the old hansetown Of Bremen the American flag
side by side with the German coors The Bremen shoot
ing festival was to take place last year. when was
The the prizes concluded yesterday at
noon, when the body of the eagle fell, and MT Ehlers
is list of the prizes:-A Ehlers who shot down tho
body Of the eagle and consequently was nanguated as
tKng H. Barkham, right wing; II. Gras, right crown;
W Lemke, left crown; N. Stento, scepre; J. Reiss,
reichsapel Company tail F. Rcpper left flag H. Brock
ing right neck Company left neck; H. Brockng, right
head; Company left head; Company right ring; julius
Korn left ring The prizes awarded 10 the company are
those that fell down accidentally ,
The Inauguration of the sKng took place later in the
afternoon after festivities had been rather suddenly
interrupted by shower procession was formed On
the ground in which about three dozen young glris,
dressed in white appeared besides the members or the
Schuetzcn Corps and others In the centre OF the es
val ground, where tribune was erected MT Ehicrs the
"Kingr received from the hands OF one OF the DANES
honor Miss Schnackenbergwho, OF course, delivered
delivered by Messrs Kessmeyer the Fest President who
addressed those members Of the Schuetzen Corps VINO
will participate In the Schuctzenfest at Bremen enjoin-
ing them represent the Schuctzen Corps in proper
and commendable at the great national Sharp
shooting; then by Captain Busch Captain Luehrs and
Others
After these ceremonies had been concluded the
Schuezen Corps and its guests parook OF supper Mt the
hotel where several toasts offered and responded
to. toast offered by Captain Luehrs to the new
"King" aud properly responded to by the latter ana
Captain Busch offered toast to the press the New YORK
press having always warmly supported those bodies that
been created for the OF training the people
for handling properly in time OF wal, anu u had
been sufficiently shown by the late rebellion that 1t s
necessary for the safety Of the nation to sdncaes peo
pie for its defence. -
Dancing was continued on the festival grounds until
pretty hour Of the night though did not learn
those dsgrace repeated that occurred
Monday after the funniest had been closed when
lot Of thieves and pckpockets made their appearance
During the evening also prize distribution took place,
the prizes consisting of Watches ewery, money and
various articles. Captain Busch superintendent the dis
tributon OF prizes