The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-10
FJN ON UNION HILL.
Three Thousand PertOns Enjoying the sights
the shooting and the Dancing.

The twenty-fith annual Jubilee OF the Hell
vctia Rife Club and its four days Of fun, which
was opened on Sunday by gathering Of sing
ing societies in the Union Hill Schuczen Park
was begun in earnest yesterday with the shoot
ing In prizes over ~ 900 were offered In Il
snowy pavilion with glass windows all around.
the prizes OF honor were exhibited. Around them
gathered the rnemen early in the morning to
see what they could gain He who could make
the highest score on the targets was to get the
first choice. Next the second best shooter was
to take his pick. and 80 on. There were no
prcliminarics. but each shooter uegcd his gun
and ammunition TO tho grand shooting stand.
and peppered away Mt tho targets. There were
two man targets with the head and breast Of "A
man. eleven bull s-eye targets two ring targets.
End two Targets Of Honor, one called Hell
Tetia and the other Columbia" For the
shooting at these two targets the prizes were
gifts presented by friends. Among tho gifts
there was q rifle and 100 cartridges sent by the
Frnerschuetzen Gesellschait in Basel Switzer-
lind. Its beautifully carved stock was admired.
There was also on exhibition as prizes silver
watches, set Of fure. gold cartridge breast
pin. gold lockets. silver goblet from the Swiss
toilet set, sivcr knives and forks. cases OF wine,
casks Of lager. cigars pedometer. silver and
gold -headed canes rifles and other presents.
Italian. The immense Capt Hermann d.
Busch was early on tho ground, While tho
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dozen Of his Italian Colombo Guard. The
IthliAus were In green hunting suits and. Oh
one side Of their slouched hats they wore gigan-
tie plumcs Of ROSTERS feathers. They came
not so much 10 shoot, for they tried and couldn't.
~ 70 lend rgQdhtd grace. TO the jubilee. They
Tcfe received BY Edward dc Cruz4t in a, com;
Elementary French speech. Capt. Bertini said
try il in Italian Italia And he lid. e"' Wv
Will" the shooting WAS being done. the wives,
sw"cthearts and daughters Of tho Jolly marks
men danced on IA platform so close TO tho tar
gets that lhe singing Of bullets could be heard
dancing and the couples whitfield around the
Moor in dizzy circles. About 5000 persons
were on the grounds. At & i. NJ. a brass hOwit-
T'r nn"une1d lhe, days shooting done, aud
f"k'rt land, u llobQken, marched with the
Wi"r-snlrchc1 shooters to the Castle when
NE prizes 10 be- distributed were given ont. and
N" scores On the targets whore the shooting
was 20 continue until tho end Of the Jubilee
which Is io-morroT night. were announced
IN Inc target llelvctla,' on which Fl 600 in
qhgSd Were; u Wrldmolnn z ,A Paul, 60; ~
T. Tnbln, 90. Only friend, or members II tho
nsspciation could compete. So with the target
columbia. On this target, out ~ possible
70 \ SPITE maze 90; 4. Paul, GO; T.. Tobin G5 ;
4. Bcn2igeI ii; D, Blumenhorg, co. John H.
Then President c. NINttmann made speech.
followed by President Arry, Of the SharI shoot
nrs' Union. Three chccrs were given for tho
Hcvetia Rne Club Those who won silver
dolt, Robert Faber and ID. Blumonberg- gath
cred on the green and drank imported rhine
wine out Of the cups with their friends. Several
won prlzcG in bowling.