Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-28
THE SHOOTERS.
SECOND DAY OF THE sCHUETzEE.
BUND TOURNAMENT.
A Gloomy Morning Succeeded by Bright
List of the Prize Winners Yesterday-Gala
Night at the Athen@um-Program for
To-day.

1t is to be regretted that the weather was
not more propitious forithe Schuetzenbundhow
in progress in this city. The visiting clubs
were received in dismal, drizzling shower,
which of itself cast damper upon the spirits
of all. Were it not for the fact that one of
the marked characteristics of the German race
is the philosophic turn of mind which is equal
to all emergencies, this, the thirdiannual meet
ing, would have been failure As it was they
took the untoward weather as q matter of
course, kept their powder dry and made the
best Of what they could not control or change.
The visiting members all found comfortable
quarters on Thursday night, and
although drenching rain greeted.
them on awakening yesterday morning
they accommodated themselves to the circum-
stances. and proceeded to carry ont the pro-
gramme previously agreed upon as far as pos
the streets compelled an omission of the street
parade yesterday morning, but the members of
the various clubs found their way to the
grounds of the st. Paul Rife club, and at IL
o'clock A. ~. they were all ready to proceed
with the trial of skill at target shooting. The
Great Union band was on hand, and although
during the forenoon the attendance was not
large, to listen to them, their spirit stirring
strains rang out as clear and cheerily as usual.
It was announced that the day would be de-
voted to target, or bulls eye, shooting, open to
all competitOr's at i've cents per shot, the
prizes being silver goblets, eighteen in number.
The person who made the first thirty bulls
eye shots, won goblet, and those who
made sixty were emitted to q gold star badge.
Both the goblets and badges were appropriate
ly inscribed.
About noon the clouds broke away and the
regular Minnesota sun shone forth in all Its
splendor, and visitors began to arrive. Every
preparation had been made for the comfort
and convenience of guests. The GLOBE short
time ago gave full description of the grounds
and the buildings already erected, and il is
only necessary to say now that the shooting
hall had been tastefully, not to say elaborately
decorated with flags, evergreens, flowers, etc.
The ladies' gallery was well filled with the fair
seq, who took as much interest as the men In
the contest of skill.
At II o'clock shooting commenced, and from
that until p. NJ. there was a constant roar
of rifle shots, sounding very much like a
battalion of troops in hot engagement. Occa-
sionally single sharp crack would reverberate
among the surrounding hills, and then would
come several in quick succession, and anon
half dozen or more would make simultane-
GUS roar. The smell of powder was rank, and
the distant targets were popping up and down
with rapidity that was both interesting and
exciting.
THE wINNERs.
The first bulls eye shot YVES made by John
Buehler. of Alma. Wisconsin, which entitled
him to money prize. The following are the
names of those who won silver goblets, as be-
ing the first to make thirty bulls eye shots,