Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-01
Good Report from. Anoka County.
THE soRUETzENFEsF.
Arrival Of Number of the Contes ants
and Preparations for. the Tournament.

Arrival of Number 6f the Contes ants
and Preparations for the Tournament.
The GLOBE yesterday morning gave an out
line of the festivities which will take place at
the st. Paul Rifle park, in this city, during
the present week, upon the occasion of the
biennial tournament of the Northwestern
Schuetzenfest Union. A number of the con-
testants have already arrived, and were look
ing about the city yesterday. Among those
already In the city are ten members of the
rifle club from Bloomington, ILL.,, four from
Highland, ILL.,, and scattering members from
clubs in Iowa, Wisconsin and other States.
Nearly all Of them are accompanied by their
wives, who take almost as keen an interest in
the forthcoming contest as their husbands.
The interest felt in this contest has reached
all portions of the United States. A special
telegram to the Chicago Tribune, dated New
York, July 90, In referring to the event, says:
ern Schtetzenbund, to commence there oai
Augusta, is exciting considerable interest
among rlfiemen Of this city. The Germans,
especially, regard the forthcoming match as
one of the best arranged tests of skill with the
rifle ever projected in the Northwest, and the
Manhattan club are enthusiastic over the
team that will compete for the prizes. The
Team selecteu comprises tue IOuOWiuS mclH-
bers of the club: Maj. George Aery, in
charge; William Hayes, Mr.. Farrow, Charles
Zettler, Mr.. Brown, Walter B Overbaugh,
Mr.. Nolger, and Mr.. Joiner, while Maj. Aery
and young Mr.. Overbaugh go as reserves.
The former was crowned king of the North
western Schuetzenbund, at Jones Wood. in
1871. Mr.. Hayes carried off the same
prize in 1876 at Philadelphia,
and the same year received the prize for the
best individual score of all the teams at the
Chicago festival. At the Union Hill con-
test of the Sharpshooters' union of the Uni
ted States in 1878, MIR. Farrow carried off the
principal prize. Altogether, the team is be-
lieved to be the best that could have been Sc
lected from the club, and there is manifest q
strong belief thati will carry off the chief
honors from the field at st. Paul"
Mr.. Farrow, the gentleman mentioned in
the above telegram, has already arrived in the
city, and Yesterday, in company with the
Bloomington and Highland shots, visited the
Rifle park yesterday, to look over the arrange
ments for the coming trial. Mr.. Earrow was
more than delighted with the situation of
things and said that there was not rifle park
in all his knowledge, land he has been all over
the world,) where the preparations were more
complete. The targets, which are twenty-six
in number. are all operated by the new elee-
trio battery, displacing the old wire system,
WORKED ike cudrH. LII OTQeI 10 test Lle.n
trial was had between Mr.. Farrow and Mr..
Arthur Koenig yesterday afternoon, in which
Mr.. Farrow made ip ten shots forty-seven
rings. This score was tried by
Mr.. Koenig, and another trial resulted also in
tie, both reaching forty three rings on the
same target. Neither gentleman will give up,
and they will have third trial during the
festival.
A number of shots will arrive to day, but
the largest proportion will not reach st. Paul
until the arrival Of the excursion train on
Tuesday noon.