The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-16
THE SCMyETZENrEsT.
The Eleventh Annual Festival Of the Now
York schuetzen COrps-The Prizes Won
Yesterday-What Will be Done To-day and
T0.mOrrow-The Regnlntions for shooting.

The Eleventh Annual Festival Of the Now
York schuetzcn COrps-The Prizes Won
Yesterday-What Will be Done To-day and
To-mOrrow-The Regulations for Shooting.
The New York schuetzen Corps commenced their
eleventh annual Schuetzenfest yesterday. 1t will
continue to day and close tomorrow. jones' Wood
has been selected as the place, it being the most
accessible, and since the improvements made by the
committees of the great American schuetzenrest OF
last July, the most advantageous locality in the city
for such festival. Early in the morning the dele
CATION from New Haven, Conn., was received aud
later those from Baltimore, washington and Phila-
delpha. An honorary escort was detailed to receive
HalL on the Bowery, where Captain John
f.. Gerdes made the welcoming speech. AZ
procession marched to the residence OF Captain
Gerdes, when Mrs Gerdes pres ned the delegations
from abroad with handsome bouquets of flowers,
and then calling and taking in charge Mr.. Henry II.
Brumrnerhop on Forsyth street, the gentleman who
was made king at the last schuetzenfest, they
marched to the foot OF Market street, where they
embarked on a steamboat for Jones' Wood At
eleven A. NJ the shooting commenced. The reyula-
tons for the shooting are as follows-
I. Shooting on hand distance three hundred feet.
may be found member Of the eo@ i
coed e target . decide The point
n M % ss IN or any nS other fronting
the rife while yet on the front stand shelves shall DO
Il is expressly prohibited that the rife or body lean on
against support whatever load, discharge
anywhere but the stand: the targets aud
offer refreshments to the marker to rifles spy
glasses telescopes or diopter to smoke within the shooting
allowed on the ground
To proven, accidents gentlemen respectfully and ear.
nesty requested 20 all due keeping
the rnuzze of their rifles upwards.
s. The opening each day viii be ut eight o'clock A. NJ
except the frs; day at III ociock The closing will be
O'Clock L. NJ.
e. The measuring shots viii be by COMMITTEES
to that eject aided by OF the members shooter All
unforeseen not provided for the above regulations
Will be suomited TO the decision OF the committee thrcs
disintcreslcd members.
These regulations are for the targets. There IN
star shooting aud bird shooting besides. The latter
German imperial eagle. embelllshed with two nags,
ana the double headed representative OF imperial
Germaly. with iis three crowns pretty wei mu-
tated The following successful shots regis
tered:-The middle crown, Mr.. Christopher ROts
right CROWN George Aery; left crown Jonn H. Stcf-
fcns; right ring f. II. Enge; left ring, VIM. WUer6;
right head John Tuehrs; left head. Christian Disch:
sceptre, j. H. DieUen. The apple was next IN order,
and though many shots hit II and half OF IL was horna
away hy them, IL would not fall by the time the can
non announced the end OF tue shooting for the day.
IL shogd be noticed that at the opening OF the nr.
ing Captain Gerdcs in obedience 10 custom fred
three shots, one for the United states one for the
President and one for himself. and hit the bulls eve
each Tine The prizes to he shot 70. amount to about
$4,000 and the fortunate shot that brings down the
last piece O The body OF the bird win be crowned
King Az The target shooting yesterday Mr. O. w.
SchOllermann got the first and last bulls eve and the
largest number Of them during the day. This morn
ing the shooting will commence ut nine O'Clock aud
several harSno0ters IRON Charleston >. c.. who Ar
iiVea dte last night Will participate.