The New York herald., 1878-08-09
CONCLUSION OF THE BROOKLYN scnulrzEs-


FEST "A KING AND NOT A KING.
Tho annual schueizcniest oil the Brookiyn Schue,-
Corps, under command Of Lieutenant H.. Fischer,
which commenced on Tuesday, concluded last
night The wet weather the lrst day interIered
with the shooting that It was concluded to allow
the second day in order 10 conclude tho festival
with the moro ecioa yesterday, that Wednesday
the grand targets double headed eagle--remai Md
untosched save the fow pIeces knocked of on Tues.
day. During both those days the attendance was
very sim aud great fears of dctci we're entertained
by the corps But yesterday with tho rsI
riis IN kc carly morn the people commenced I. noc9
park, that during the day thousand
participated IN tho sports The object tho shooting
the eagle target Is to sever 1t into sections oacn
piece being on by sccutive bulieis no
hnally KNOCKS Oil The fragment, such As leg, wing,
head, neck claw, crown, &c, beng entitled to an
amount OF money named as tho prize Tor that frag-
ment, the sam extending from So $50. Piece after
piece was thus brought down durIng the day, tho
corps itself paying the attention TO that work
the election II scbuetzeu King for the de-
pended on the winner oi the last fragmcnt-he body.
AMUSING THE LADiEs
Meanwhile the guests ana Visitors were otherwise
enjoying themselves. The ladies, wives and sweet
hearts OF the members shot N short range targets
nysix prizes. They Lred with guns and but very
few afraid to handle tho terrible instruments
The chiei prizes wcro won ny VI iss Gcrkcn Mrs. Man
aes, Mrs Heichcrs aud Miss Peters stu others OF
the ladies INDUCED in the delightful sport OF chicken
buntirg In his young rooster was placed under
upiurned pot, Tho young lazy placed at fifteen
PAGES distance WAS bnndfoldcd, given club, n nd
after bong turned around two three times
released TO feel Tor the poi. Ii sno
struck It with tho club and released tho
quicken within u gwen time she won a prize. OF
twenty or more who hunted but three succeeded
Mrs. JuIetta Allen, VINO received beautiful ian !;
Miss Freds Zcnk, u gold pcnholder, aud Mrs Hanna
Bsch, gold pcnci case / no band piayed lively
music during Inc game. aud tho whole thing caused
much merrIuent, so grotesque were tho efforts to
nnd the POI. the seeker sonnet mes going In exactly
the opposite directIon from the OBJECT sought
Bowling attracted the attention OF u large number
OF male visitors, as the przss we're very liberal RAT
ing from 81 so TO sl5 and SO numerous as to IN Ike
winning ea-y g. fcken carrying OF The honors with
with 40.
THE SHOOTING
Az the ring targets the Crccdinoor plan, out OF
possible IS poIn,s the mos, valuable prizes we're
tiKsn by--Cnsries Zettler, Win score OF IL; q.
Pauisen. 20; CbafL Zegler, GO; IL Mueller, Go: r.
Ferber 90: j. Rem 70; captain charles Hurniny 65
an so on down SCALE Al intervals throughout ne
uay otner Sciuzen COT ps IN Uniform
on the giound, anu each ~as formally welconiad and
esh,d until tue cniorms see moi as numerous
varied fancy dress ball a. tho afternoon drew
10 close IN crest all centred la the eagle
ing, the bo1y or deciuing fragment sth remaining
on tho bolt wnich hcld II Ia musir. Al was nearly
atc OF u kpg Anton Piaf STOOD ut tue butts and frod
Tho shot tolu, pu he remarked, "a little higher would
do ~ A gust OF wind came along and blow
down the bird. As Pat stepped OF William Zsnd,
who was to follow nred as II felL By the rules
neither won It, Piai had forfeited by leaving tho
butts before n TELL aud Zand reached alter the
the body the AIR and shooting IL down again. Pfaf
aud Zand To- shoot first aud then tile entire corps in
rotation Al nith shot Gevort pape brought down
tho body, mus winning the position OF King OF the
Fest ana Il money prize Of $50 Win becoming and
elaborate ceremonies he was formally crowned al tho
banGs of lair young miss, aud then tho royal ban.
ouet followed Az the cose OF the least the pr,zes
wcro distributed danciug following until midnight.
when the feat was brought to pleasant conclusion.