The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-19

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mans bf BafffitioSe tiatis p,ft s1fsb III abeir
energies md exercised soil their ABILITY TO
4 make. It d. successful experiment, he felt
iespectally soiicitons that oil. when they take
their departure from the fest, should ieaye
with the CONSCIOUSNESS expressed in their
looks as well as " ords that they had spent
| happy week, brimming over with enjoy,
menls. (Applause.l 81
He was sure Baltimore was behind no
other city on this continent IN the posses.
sion Of means and capacities for the holding
of q grandv successful Schuetzenfest on the
largest scale, and he hoped the experience OF
the week would prove it to them all. APP
planse.l Ue joined with President Lemkuhl
in giving them warm, heartfelt welcome,
and expressed an ardent wish for the hzppl-
ness Of all their visitors. [Great applause
and cheers.l
The company then dispersed over the
grounds of the park, each enjoying himself
according to his bent. The warlike distant
thunder of the bowling alleys, and the crack
ing of rifles fred at the targets then began to-
be heard. and for the balan ice OF the day there
was one inccssant round OF e1plosions-a
ftu de jot of rifles. Near the targets the
balls could be heard rattling against hem as
they struck every second, while in the shoot.
ing hall the sounds were almost deafening TO
those unused 10 the noise.
THE PARK AT NIGHT.
At night the park presented beautiful
scene, hundreds of paper lanterns of many
colors lighting it up in every part,
making it as light almost as midday. The
scores of booths, restaurants, confectionery
stands, cigar stands, &C., which cover the
park grounds, in semi-circular rows in part,
were also brightly lighted. adding to the ro-
mantle beauty and picturesqueness OF the
grounds, through which strolled huutsmen
IN Lincoln green, or guerilas in Confederate
gray. as one might easily have imagined the
ScheutZrn folk to be IN their different uni
forms of green or gray, intermingled AS they
were with an occasional band in military
uniform.
SHOOTING GALLERY AND GIFT-TSNrLR.
The shooting-gallery was the scene of \
great deal of animation yesterday, and VIII
he today, with rifles cracking from the forty
windows at the corresponding number OF
targets. Two of the principal targets are
STYLED respectively America and Germany,
aud it will be here that the $1,000 prize Will
he won by the best markSman. over this
gallery door is q buffalo head, and inside a
shop TO repair rifles, a magazine for powder,
&c. Flags and te>toonS and shields decorate
the interior, rot 10 speak of fine collection
| of antlers and other trophies Of the happy
| h,nliug-ground" Numerous inscriptions,
patriotic and unitarian, are displayed con-
| Spicuously with the universal " w elkemeD.
Of equal interest with the shooting gallery
! is the gift temple, in the centre of the park,
Il pagoda where the prizes are to be dls'
played.
The Washington Schuetzen Society yes.
terday brought on with them handsome
shield, about twenty.four inches long by the
same in width, painted in the nations c2lors
Of red, white, and blue, in which are set
seyenty-tiye silver trade dollars.
| PRIZES FOR TARGET SHOOTING AND BOWLING.
The target shooting began at ?. NJ, and
from that time until dark incesSant firing
was kept up. The targets bear various
names, those upon which the largest prizes
are dependent being called "America " and
" Germauy;'' the next MARY land" and
e." Baltimore" Only members of the East.
ern Shooting Association are allowed TO
shoot Tor the highest prizes, and they have
but three shots each. The President Of the
limited States, Governor of Maryland, and
other guests of honor, if introduced by n
member, are excepted from the rule eXcu-
ding all but members from shooting at the
highest prize targets. For shots at the other
targets twenty-five cents each are paid, and
must Weld very good revenue if the shoot
ing Is kept up with the same arGor as it has
begun.
The prizes are announced by a. Won Leh-
man, of Philadelphia, chief secretary Of the
Eastern Shooting Bund, and were as follows:
First bulrs-eye shots, Martin Hacfte, Of Mil
Yankee first medal for y bulPS-cye shots,
HID. JUST, of Philadelphia; first premium
for % bulls eyes, William Hayes, Of New
ark. n. j.; most bull's-eye shots, 30, 81. D.
JUST, of Philadelphia, and A. Strecker, oil
San francisco; for 81 bul's.cye shots, ".
HAYES, of Newark {; for 30 bulPs-eye shots.
Martin Grau. of Chicago for 50, VIM. Hahn.
Jr., OF New York; for %, Conrad Meyer,
| Of New York; for 90, Jacob Heintz, OF New
| York; for 10, Fred. StretZ, Of New York ;
for Is, George EhrenfOrt, OF San Francisco ;
for Il, Charles Miersbach, East st. Louis.
Medals for y bull'>.eye shots were awarded
TO II. d. JUST, W. Hayes. Jacob Heinz,
William Hahn, George HaeinIz, Of Colum.
hia Rife Association, New York; Martin
| Grau, John Ii. Mueller, William Starke, OF
Cnicaoo: Charles Hcinel, Frederick Blnden-
wa!d, Henry KnebeI, John Pennington, E.
+. Gibson, and John Pcist.
The bowling prizes were awarded as fol-
lows: First prize, $50, II. Ho6clmann; sec
ond prize, $50, A. Richster A; third prize, go
| B. Decker; fourth prize, $40, John klirker
fifth prize, SIS, John HeIsler; sixth prize
$40. W. Rolling; seventh prize, IS, G. StruIh
| eighth prize, 81, Ernst Heissner; ninth
prize, Sc, August Biechhold +; tenth prize
s.. II, johannes. For the most ten.strikes
SlO'in gold, Ernest Heissner.