The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-18
THE SCHUETZENFEST.
The Last Day-Naines Of the Principal Wiu-
ners-The Ladies' shooting-A Banquet 10


The Last Dny-Naines Of the Principal VIM
ners-The Ladies' Shooting-A Banquet TO
close.
The third and last day OF the eleventh annual fes
tiva Of the New York Schuetzen Corps went Off bet
ter than was expected. larger number OF persons
came there yesterday than on any previous day.
The proceedings We're about the same as on
auy other day. consisting In target shoot
ing bird shooting, star shooting and the
ike; banquet, at which some nine hundred persons
sat at the table, and a ball afterwards. At the
ladies' target Mrs. H. Hummer received the first prize,
and there were forty nina more prizes, varying from
$40 TO fifty cents, which the best shot among the
ladies had to select Tho king IF the Schuezen corps
was declared to be Mr.. Henry Huesenberg, and he
received gold medal The medal Is worth about 800
and standing rod from winch depends a pink
ribbon. On this is fastened circle within which is
the shield OF the American Union, surmounted by
the head of "A deer and supported by two sharpshoot-
ers. Above it the name appears in enam.
ell OF the New York schgetzen Corps"
cabity.n The New York Saengermunde sung
several songs under the direction of their instructor
a Mr. Pinckert, and then the whole company re-
paired to q pavilion where, TO the establishment OF
all, Miss Ellen SchOrkenberg, scarce fifteen years
OF age delivered beautiful speech, beautiful In de-
livery as well in dicon. to the assembled multi
tude, which could not have been less than two
thousand.
In addition to the prizes won and heretofore pub.
lished in the HERALD 1t should be stated that the
tail OF the eagle was brought down by Covert
Menken, the right leg by Charles Rabe, and the left
leg by Charles H. Meyer. The following other prizes
were shot during the day:-Ihe first BULBS eye in
morning, Mr.. Ed. Brehm; the last in the forenoon,
Mr.. Philip Klein: the first In the afternoon,
Mr.. ID. Deetjen, ana the last in the after
noon, Mr. j. G. Becker For twenty BULBS eyes
there were awarded silver watch and medal to the
folOwng:-Messrs. John Becker, Charles Aevy, G.
Luersen, d. Deetjen. A. Mueller, OF New York and
A. ZetZ, Of Newark and for ten centre shots silver
medal to the foOwmg:-N. Crusus, j. Kneesy, J.
Kelly, g. Werham and j. Knocht, OF Newark. The
highest prize received on the targets proper, Mr..
John Becker, OF Newark, for thirty-nne bulls
eye shots, and the next, Mr.. Ed. Brehm of
Hudson City, for twenty tve centre shots. On the stick
or ring target the following received prizes:-knee C.
sy and Becker, each 49, Philip Klein As; c. II, Schac
fermann and J. Maeller, each AZ: E. Brehm 80; Au-
gust Mueder, Charles Kabe, Captain J. +. Gerdes,
and Ii. Rachen, each As; Carl Klein "A; J. Heintz g.
Huebner, Il. Knecht and &. +. Decker, each 43; W.
Gerler nd G Ohrt AZ, ana ii. Reneen, +. krutina
and r. Raab, each IL rings.
After the distribution OF prizes 1t was announced
that those who had won prizes and had failed TO
answer may call on Captain Gerdes the chief OF the
festival where they may receive whatever comes to
them, in accordance with the rules Of the company
The dancing well attended, and the eleventh
annual SchuetZenfest OF this company, composed rs
1t Is OF the most substantial citizens OF the city,
closed with the general remark that, had the great
American festival been in their. exclusive charge,
they would have had more satisfactory results.