The New York herald., 1869-06-23
NEW YORKER SCHUETZESFEST.

The sport Mt jones' Wood Yesterday-The
Crowds and the Prizes.
The twelfth annual festival OF the New Yorker
Schuetzenfest was commenced on Monday by the
procession Of the members Of the corps attred
In their green uniforms through the principal streets
OF the city. De procession was reviewed by the
Mayor and Common Council at the City Hall, and
afterwards proceeded up Broadway to Twelfth
street and thence through Third avenue to jones'
Wood. Owing to the miserable state OF the weather
on Monday afternoon, although the shooting
was inauguraIed shortly after the arrival OF the
corps on the ground the first days proceed
ings were not of the most interesting character;
but yesterday, despite the occasional showers which
fell from time to time, much to the disgust Of the
enthusiastic Teutons, the festivities carried
quite merrily. OF course every member Of the corps
and every friend Of every member who was not
totally lost to all sense Of honor brought his wife to
the sights, and every wife brought all her chill
dren and the children brought all their young
quaintances who could take OF themselves,
speak German and drink plenty of lager without
seeing double ten minutes afterwards. AS matter
of course the professional beggar, with
but one visible leg, and the poor SOL
dier who had his left arm shot of
In trying to whip a dozen rebels sngle-handed and
the forlorn woman with "seven children at home,
life o. me-" all OF whom turn right side up with care
at every public gathering, mingled In the crowds
that gathered in the woods or lined the avenues
leading to the gateways asking to be cared Tor to the
extent OF cent or two Then there was the rrepressl
BILE little man with his galvanic battery, VINO talked
people out OF their stray pennies and induced every
body, with the sweetest paaver this side the barney
stone, to test the pleasure to be found In what
doctors call 'sudden snOck. to the system;" and
close by him the boy with the dirty face and lots OF
take his "Aifred David" that no one can pitch the
ring on his nail board without w1Dnng-that Is, II
he knows how to pitch well; and lastly, though by
no means least, there mutton pie men and pea
nut girls by the score who drove thrifty business
the strength OF their wares and the emptiness Of
The enjoyment OF the old folks who couldn't shoot
for prizes not overlooked by the committees in
was abundance OF amusement for the little Ones the
peais Of laughter which rang out through the woods
nscexed w ensernS the I gate amply
| and foremost there was an ingenious arrangement
Tor the special delight Of yonng .'piccannies, by
which many youngster was made to go home wet
thrashing for his conditions sake staring him out OF
countenance all the afternoon before he could make
up his mind mind to face the Governor 1t consisted
above the ground, with sort OF wooden railroad
track, down which small four wheeled wagon was
pail full OF water, from which danged o small ring,
was suspended about three feet above the level OF
winning full.blown ten cent currency had to run
| stick through the ring as they whizzed by,
without spllling the water great many
| adventuresome youngsters essayed the feat
but every one, with one or two exceptions much to
the amusement Of the lockers on, got free and pub
| subject. Close by the "waterfalp'-as the ducKing
| arrangement Is sacregiousy called-a huge roller
Containing charcoal dust and the other white sand
To win prize 1t was necessary that the roller should
be traversed from end to end but the confounded
thing rolled so rapidly when once fellow got IL
that he forced into either the sand char
COAL despite himself; and the frantic efforts
certain OF the victims made 70 fall into the sand
drop they felt the balance of their fate weighing
towards the dark side OF the dilemma laugh
s as roy ey s were b hv ys m
evening nine out o every ten boys under twelve years
OF age were either az black negro minstrel
| wet an unwrung dshcloth.
The amusement part OF the festival yesterday,
| however, did not seem TO have much attraction
shooting, which was indulged IN all day. The bird
| prizes which are twenty-one In number and val ued
seaG we're so ros Sss o & as
placed 400 feet distant from the shooting stand and
was composed OF twenty.one pieces, each piece rep
resenting prize, and the marksman who succeeded
In knocking of any one piece became entitled TO a
certain prize. However, In the firing, it was made
an agreement between the rnemen that whenever
anv certain piece not being fired at at the time
should be Knocked of by shot the prize marked on
oeock when the ng ceasea the coWnS
prizes had been won:-Second prize. central crown,
John G. =. Deecken; seventh right crown, A.
Ehlers; eighth. left crown Henry Dettner; NINTH
fell to company; tenth, left ring Henry Brummerhop
twelfth right head, Chris. Roes; thirteenth, fell to
company: twentieth, right nag, Theodore Kronke
twenty-first, left nag, Herman Bachran.
The following prizes were won at the target shoot
ing:-Phil Klein, gold medal, for twenty nine buli
eyes: George Scholermann, two Prussian dollars
for twenty bulls eyes; George enitz, one Prussiar
dollar for eghteen BULLS eyes Each OF these three
marksmen were awarded ten Prussan dollars OF
making an extra BULBS eye.
The shooting win be continued tomorrow, wher
the ladies' prizes, seventy-two In number, will b
competed for, and on Thursday the lucky rinemai
who VIII have won the prize OF the Schuctezenk 0n
will be crowned king. Fifty young ladies dressc,
In white will participate In the crownng cercmo
MES.