The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-09
THE sCHUTzENF e S II,
THIRD DAY. {.

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duties of life, they do not walk through
dance. they do not fear to laugh and quaf, they
do not cling to strong waters and despise the
filing lager. What they do they do with all
their might; and at the schutsenplatz yester-
day hundreds, perhaps thousands, of sturdy
men, handsome women, and frolicsome chill
dren were piling in amusement and good fel-
lowship with an appetite that knew no sa'
| tiety.
Bymidday the sports had commenced, and
those who survived the dangers of ride on an
omnibus roof over no-plsnk road, or who
did not evaporate in the railroad carriages, or
on the dusty paths and lanes, found upon tnelr
i arrival that the rifles we're cracking Sharply
| and that the grand and glorious sports OF the
day were about to open.
The greasy pole, rather less greasy than on
the previous day, was explored by many an ur-
chin, but at last, two prizes, the tambourlne ana
bow and arrows, were carried of by little Doy
named Thee. This boy climbed like mon
kew. and was as adhesive as sealing wax, and
later in the day he carried off the grand prize,
9 gold watch.
At the revolving pole there was the usual
crowd of ambitious seekers for glory and hve-
cent pieces. Most Of those who escaped the
-four fell into the,charcoal, and but few gained
the prize.
| When this sport was over a Siamese-twlns
race was tried. Two boys stand eide by side.
the left leg Of the one tied to the right leg OF
the other. In this condition they run race
| against other couples similarly connected.
This race seemed to prove that the whites can
| not Jump together as well as the colored people
can, for the little darkeys bore away all the
laurels.
THE molssses dish was then called into requi-
sition, and many white, black and yellow
l,face was made food for flies. But the boys dld
not stick SO tenacioualy as the molasses,
land but few FIVE cents were brought from
the sugary deep. The sugar race had also
its champions, but one little boy nearly choked
,hinsef, so great was his love for sugar.
Another game was blindfolding two boys, each
of whom had before him . spoon and bowl OF
clsber. Each boy then fed the other, . or
attempted to do SO; and the feeding ended ina
general scattershon Of spoons, diahes, milk,
and little boys. Tipping the bucket was also
tried, and the wagon-load Of youngsters who
attempted to touch the bucket without over.
turning it, were soundly ducked for their
pains. ,,.i.,Sf. -. .s.sg
& lAt about three p N. the blind bear race be-
gun, and the fun was most exciting. More than
,one poor mortal had wandered with his barrow
Ito the ropes, when he thought he clutched the
bear, and many d sanguine hunter found that
when bears are bout some evil is a-bruin.
The bear was won by Messrs. Fritz Buse and
N. Fehrenbach.
Later in the afternoon the German Juvenile
Turner's, IN charge Of Turn-Meister Koester,
.paraded and went through their exercises on
the single bar. These boys have no bones.
They are as elastic as india-rubber, and could
tiethemselyes into the figure eight, and jump
into the middle Of next week as easily as an or
binary human could arrange his Sunday neck
tie. s One ofthe boys turned sixty-fve conse-'
|cutive sumersaults on the single bar, and all
khe boys showed.the agility and nimbleness Of
genuine unadulterated Turner's. The follow
iing took the, prizes: First prize, Master
.sprecken; second prize, Master Rooster; third
prize, Master, Claussen, and fourth prize, Mas
|ter Reichardt. - xI{5t.7
i! The shooting booths we're crowded all day
long, and the gallant marksmen never Tired OF
taking cracks at the bird. This same bird WAS
somewhat dilapidated, having lost its left wing,
head and tail, but it stuck to it's post with
scommendable obstinacy, and though riddled
like sieve SSou,d not give up the game. The
bird was made Of tough and stern stuff, and
this threw great difficulties in the way of the;
shooters Only an eternal pepperins could
bring down the prize, and then twas not GER
tain that gun would do the business, as the
left wing on Thursday was blown down by the
wind when nearly shot away. On yesterday
the shooting was very good, and but very few
failed 10 hit the bird Late in the afternoon the
right wing VAS blown down by the wind, which
left onlyithe body to shoot for. This was
knocked off it's perch by Mr.. L. Dunnaman, the
same skilful fellow who on the previous day
had won the prizes attached to the neck, left
claw, right claw, and the tail
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cellent, and many fine shots were made. Seve-
raj gentlemen lodged their bullets within an
inch Of the. centre, and evidently drew their
bead particularly 6ne.
In the dancing hall the fun was huge and
orderly. 1t was crowded, jammed, packed
with merry dancers. Gentlemen with the en-
blematic white ribbon in their button-holes
fitted to and fro, and the ladies, young and
old, denced with grace and persistency
worthy Of their name.
The lager flowed freely, but there was not
man on the ground who had taken one drop
more than the law allowed, or who was in the
least intoxicated. An hall to our German
fellow-citizens.
When the sports of the day had concluded,
the schutzen Glide and Turner'S were formed
in q circle in front of headquarters for the pur-
pose of receiving the prizes they had won. A
fatherland song was sung by the Turner Sing
verein, of which Professor Deden is the leader.
Gen. WAGNER, e1-president of the club. adj
dressed them and thanked the visitors for their
attendance, and expressed his gratitude that
after SO many years Of misfortune the club had
the happiness of meeting together again. He
also specially addressed the members OF the
Schutzen Club, assuring them that he was still