The New York herald., 1870-06-15
THE scHEUTzENFEsr.

secoud Day Of tho Grand Shooting Festival nc
Homes, WOod-IucreasinR Attendance and
Iucreusing Interest I'm the SpOrts-l.iss of
Those Taking the Second Days Prices.
A much larger crowd assembled yesterday at
Jones' Wood than on the day previous TO witness
the second days contests In ride shooting H
the members OF The New Yorker ScheutAen
Corps and the various other corps entering 'he
lists as competitors for the various prizes ODE ei to
the best shooters more beautiful day could not
be desired for outdoor sports OF this kind, and IN
addition 10 being well attended notwithstanding
the opposing attractions of the Beethoven jubilee,
and especially 10 our musicloving Germans, was
most thoroughly enjoyed ny all present.
To describe the shooting and the other sports
would be repetition of the opening days festivities
or course from eleven A. M. to sixP NJ. during
which time the shooting was continued, the main In
terest centred about the shooters, The incessant
crack of whose rifles filed the air with
their rafting clangor-a rafting that sounded
to one entering the woods like lively
work on a closely contested skirmish line. 1t was
lively work, too the yeliest sort OF work, and the
expert rinemen-for all are adopts ~ snooting-cn.
loved the eXhllarating sport with the keeneSt zest
IMAGINABLE. Nearly all tried their skill IN shooting
at the different kinds OF targets, and as tho
double e-headed Austrian eagle was hit IN central
pomt as builseye was penetrated or as one Oh the
pendants on the star target was 100 ened from us
place BY an Snsrg ycg na ts PREVIOUS
contests nc these annual festivals there has not
been such spirit OF emulation ana vHai-
zinQ ie given to the sport. most
pleasing characteristic was the agreeable
yielding to defeat and, in fact, 1t was dlcult 10 tell
which to admire most the modesty OF the VICTOR OF
the amablllsy OF the vanquished. The following ss
| list OF those to whom were awarded the prizes
yesterday for best shots at the Auslrn eagle tne
| count continuing from the day prey.ous:-
T. Left ring by George Werhan
g. Right head by George w. Scholernan,l.
| g. Lett head by Hermann Bathrau,
I TO- Scepter by John II. Br0ckino.
IL. ReichsApfel BY Philip Klein.
While the shooting VIZ, continued a variety OF
other SPORTS similar t those described in yesterday
| HERALD, found ABUNDANT patrons There was, In
| fact, DO lack OF enjoyment In the evening dancing
| was again renewed III the large dancing saloon
| and kept, UP with unwearei vlgor til near
| midnight Captain Gerdes, who commands the New
| Yorker Schuetzen Corps was omnipresent and
| spared no efforts to make the """'-'0-
-""' ANA Z! csarv5ody ne was largely aDeSted h.
| this by cxAlderman sepuer, one Of tie best shots
| in the corps, and by Alderman Voitnan, who can
draw as straight bead with rifle as tie next man.
Vannemachers band Of thirty pieces furnished the
| music which was Of the best. A good many pr0m-
| nent citizens visited the grounds during the
| day to witnes; The shooting and the other
festivities. Among these were Sheriff O'Bren and
| eX-Street Commissioner Mclean, who seemed t.
relish rs Keeny as any one tie shooting the lager
beer and tho exiilaiating spectacle OF the ruddy-
checked German and the stalwart Young rife
men whrling through the multifarious mazes Oh Vua
| glddy dance.
| To-day which closes the festival, VIII be the most
| exciting aud interesting OF all. The cullninatiDg
point OF interest OF course, will be the announce
ment OF the 'king" OF the shooters and his subSe.
| quent crowning by fifty young ladies'.