The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-17
THE SWISS FESTIVAL.

THE SECOND DAYS sPoRr--TnE HARVEST
OVERWHELMING, TURNING, SHOOTING AND
BOWLING.
Lielveta's sons and daughters assembled in great
force yesterday ut the Jones' Wood Colosseum and the
adjoining Washington Park for tho second day of tho
Fourth Swiss National Festival
Tho features OF the day were the shooting, wrestling
Swiss national sports and the representation
OF harvest festival on the Alpine land. The
festival was opened ut nino A. NJ by salute
Of twenty-five guns in honor OF the hosting Of tho
Swiss national ensign Tho dancing start cd
shortly after o'clock by tho President Charles e.
Spocrry, with Hclvctia represented by Miss wesen-
danger, and Dir. Trcmpe with Columbia Miss Ginber)
Shooting for cash and other prizes commenced ut
nine o'clock in the morning ana lasted until seven
o'clock in the evening ana prize bowling took place
between nine and O'Clock. Tho Swiss Turn vorcin
gave an exhibition at eleven O'Clock.
HARVEST FESTIVAL
One OF the most Interesting events was tho repre-
sontation OF Swiss harvest festival the oideu time
This took place covered stage erected In tho mid
do Of the green, which decorated by lags and up
propratc inscriptons Among the characters who AS
sisted at this and the succeeding exercises Column
ba, Hclvetin Uncle SAM William Tell, Swiss peasants
OF various types, mountaineers, farmers, stu.
dents, and, better than all, SWISS peasant
girls In tho national costumos-broad brilnmed straw
hats, tight velvet bodces aud short skirts. The cos
tunes represented comprised those OF the twenty two
cantons The representation OF tho harvest festival
consisted in the threshng OF grain going through tho
various operations OF preparing hemp, making chloe 20
and other occupations. fhis was followed by u
dinner, at VIII CHI Swcitzer kasc ana other
national oatablcs took a prominent part AT two
O'Clock r. the assembled characters walked In pro
cession around the green aud up to the dancing hail
and rcopcned the ball which had cen kept steadily
a sim
was headed BY Uncle Sam, with Columbia followed
by William Toll aud the Goddess Of Liberty. The
characters opened the dance with tho naliJnal nlpep
tanz.
NATIONAL SPORTS
AT halfpast three O'CLOCK tho trials of stone hitting
ana throwing commenced, being followed by a series
OF exciting contests Swiss wrestling or s'zwingen'
US IL Is called Inc wresIers put on over Their suits
species o. canvass drawers, and the hrst holds
taken by tho right hand on tho back OF
these, and the left on the leg OF tho drawers,
just above the knec. The wrestling very
line, exciting much interest among the spectators.
II was finished at harnst SIX =. NJ. Judges, A. q.
Huber and Ferdinand Groseu Tho nrst prize
silver watch, was taken by Rudolf Giaeser, aud tho
second box OF winc by Edward Won All;
schmidt The winners In tho stone throwing and
lifting Rudolf Glacscr, VINO won u silver sugar
bowl, aud W. Pfannenschnidt. In the high jump
Wirthn was nrs ana IN tho long jump Rudolf Gocring
took the prizes Tor both running Jumping Dur,ng
tho afternoon the assemouec OF costumed characters
were photographed. Some Of tho costumes very
picturesque, and all were accurate in every detail
RIFLE
10 many the most interesting part OF the exercises
was the rillo shooting, which drew together many
representatives oil the shooting clubs New York
vciuity. The range was 100 yards at honor, union,
man aud bns-cye targets. The prizes wcre tor TIE
Honor target $50 gold piece, puu, spygiass,
case OF champagne, silver inkstand and many
others. For tho union target there were twenty
prizes, ranging from $40 10 81 The prizes tor The
target the same. For the bull's-cye target
the winner received 81. Tho following the highest
~ the honor target all beiLg out OF possible
15:-PhiIip Keinc, New York Seduction Gun, 81 J.
j. Tobler, Hcveta Schuetzeu cuD, Vi 4; a. Hellwcy
NAuu RI tInt. /pflu lltla ~. A. /.
Zctlar, Cellar Club %: 7. Meyer, nolvetia Club, %
At the union target The highest scores werc:J. r.
Groman, Zetlar Club, II rhlhp Klein, New YORK
schuo,zen Club, Il; N. Engel, Zctlar CLUB 20; H.
I.andoli, Helveia Club. Is.