The New York herald., 1870-06-14
TIE GREAT SCauETzEAFEST.
Annual Shooting Festival Of the New Yorker
schactzen corps-Prsliminary Review by
the Mayor-An Afternoon Of Magnia-
cent Shooting aud Multifarious
Sports at Jones Wood.


cent Shooting aud Multifarious
Sports at Jones Wood.
YESTERDAY mornings darkly overcast sky and re.
petition Of frequent showers did not augur very
favorable day for the opening or the thirteenth an.
nual festival OF the New York Schuetzen corps. Hap
pity for the participants In these yearly recurring
sports, the showers soon ceased and the clouds
disappeared, giving most brilliant aud en-
joyable day to the military festivities, and
which was made additionally more pleasant by
most delightful breeze. The festivities are to con-
tlnue through three days, and as thus FAR fnaugura
TED certainly far exceed any previous festival. not
only in the numoer or rine corps entered contest
ants for the various priaes but in the multiplicity OF
other sports ana large number In attendance.
MAxsnALING OF THE RIFLE CORPS.
Though the annual festival OF the New York
Schuetzen Corps OF which some $50 turned out under
their popular commandant, Captain Gerdes. six
other Schuetzen corps, the New Haven Schuetzen
Corps Captain Plegger, numbering fifty men; the
Brooklyn Schuetzen Corps. Captain Alsguth. num-
bering the same number; the Williamsburg 6chuet-
zen Corps, Captain Dirks, numbering thirty men;
the Helyetia Shooting Club, Captain Ben
necke, numbering fifty men; the New York
Turner'S, Captain Munich, numbering hny men,
tain Raschen, OF the same number OF men,
accepted the invitation OF the New York Schuetzen
Corps to unite with them In trials OF skill with tue
rifle. All these companies, in their neat and trim
uniforms Of green biouses black pants and jaunty
hats with green feathers, and nearly every one car
rying q rifle, at half.past eight O'Clock yesterday
forenoon met at the corner of Canal and Chrystie
Streets the headquarters OF the New York Schuetzen
Corps. Assembling with them were also two
bands of music. Here some one hundred and fifty
open barouches were in waiting for them, which
they speedily entered. 1t was brilliant well as
unusual ana enliyenng turnout and was
garded, as abundanty shown by the cheers they
which, after forming in line, they subsequently
passed. With banners gaily nying and the bands
st Street 70 Broadway, and thece turning down the
latter tnoroughfare, turned into the City Hall Park
in front OF the City Hail. where they were
REVIEWED By THE MAYOR
The various marshais--0f whom Captain John E.
Meyer is chef-and officers were introduced to the
the appearance OF the men. the latter saluting him
as they passed. The review lasted but few mo-
street the line Of carriages. with such speed a. this
crowded thorOughlare would admit, drove at rat
ting pace through the Bowery and Third avenue to
the
SCENE OF FESTIVITIES AT JONES' WOOD
Thousands of people had preceded them. the most
being Germans. They were q lively party, and the
national beverage was being drunk in Lively quantt
Ties and the woods resounded with lively national
fervor OF enthusiasm Characteristic Of our German
population on ell holiday occasions me nveliness
20 iver eS on sVs or w n"w
eleven O'Clock A. M.-began In earnest and with it
SHOOTING FOR THE PRIZES. .slvS
FOremostly began shooting at the 'prze target"
This target Is divided into eighteen equal circles.
| and the greatest number OF polats IN these SHOTS
count. For tile best shots on this target
THlRTY-FIvE PRIZES,
from fifty dollars to five dollars are to be given and
$3.50 being the liberal sum OF money set apart FOR
L q
inenes on islse centre q six inches; TN. The
prZes from TWENTY-FIVE dollars TO three dollars
| to he distributed to those making the best
centres Of six inches and the 5ulseyes each two
are wa se essi
then there Is the shooting. as 1t is termed In the
technical Language Of the ride CORPS at the double
hand, with open sght, and the distance 300
feet. 1t was an animated spectacle, and the
I and discharged betrayed liveuness OF activity in
| nothing else excepting drinking lager beer reveal
Ing itself in the German character. The continuous
reports OF the rifles, haf dozen together ana
now following In quick, sharp sequence was PAIN
@ % s U ree ors sonhern ON nG ane
few years ago. There was great variety OF rifles,
but 1t was expressly prohibited to use rifles with
spy glasses, telescopes .dOpters. We have alluded
to the nal prizes for the best shooting There s also
OTHER DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS,
l ID,
| bullseye made each morning and afternoon pre-.
yi0usly; ten dollars in gold for the greatest number
Of ad
thalers for the third greatest number OF bullseyes
made zach day: Besides this are 10 be given twenty
dollars in gold FOR the greatest number made in
the three days. ten Prusslan thalers for the second
greatest number, eight for the third, five for the
fourth, three for the NTH and two for the sixth
greatest number Of bulseyes made in the three days.
Bat the shooting, absorbing as 1t was to the indt-
Haf
the targets SO located and made secure as TO
preclude the possibility OF danger to any one--did
for other amusements presented themselves In
| VARIOUS OTHER DIVERSIONS
gotten up with special purpose OF pleasing the as
semb ed multitude. We WIN not stop to specify
| them ati but an arrangement for entlcng boys to
to walk over r @ pSs
the most unbounded merriment. Falling
from one side Of the pole the juvenile contestants
from the otner side tumbled into some puverized
the boys presented can, as reporters stereotypey
say, be better imagined than described. There was
ck caea ns waier m he home eaek 81
ary rewards for being successful got pals Of water
capsized over their youthful capputs, young
! man.whOse name was announced as SeIgrlSt, but
the fact not stated whether lie was any relation to
the exalderman Of that name, attempted to wheel
lance OF 21O feet from the ground and, once fall
ing did so. He attempted however, to carry young
girl over on his Dack, Dat aiter accomplishing tWo-
thirds Of the distance met with the fate Of the baby
Graded in the tree top that Is to say down came
young man, velocpede, girl and oil. Happily no one
| was hurt. Another outside diversion was seeing one
George r. Nixon go through what Was sUblimey
| termed. and possibly with the idea Of making
MIN out star, aerial contOrtions He simply
tand it Is not very simple etherl put him.
self through series OF most surprising,
| turning himself into a bow-knot. Accompanying
him was Herr HoIturn, announced on the pro-
cIuD performer Of the world" who per.
formed most astonishing ieats in his way aud
showed a development OF brachia muscle one
state In dark alley on dark night And then
there was dancing In the large hail and music all the
while, and drinking lager ditto. Ihere was tnc
the fun and frolic and everything but the shooting =