Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-07
SHOOTING ON THE RANGE.
TIE GERMAN VOLUNTEERS AT
THE SCHUETZEN PLATZ.

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A Gala Day for the BIue-COated Mill
/ tary on the salts-PrIvate j. ID. Helm
ken and SerRt. Jaugstetter the Win
ners of the Prizes in the Active Mem
bers' Class-Rxempt Member Marin
Carries on the Silver Pitcher-The
Social Festivities.
Pretty Schuetzen Park was alive with
visitors yesterday afternoOn-guests and
members of the German Volunteers. 1t
was the day selected for their annual
prize shooting and picnic. The weather
looked threatening and unpropitious in
the morning, butby the time the first cars
were ready to leave the city the clouds
had cleared and the sun shOne out bright
ly. Many drove out in private carriages,
and every car that arrived was crowded.
At , O'Clock the shooting over 2O0-yard
range began.
The first match was for active members,
who had five shots each with j0-calibre
Springfield rifles. The possible score of
each man was % points. Two prizes We're
offered for this class. The contestant
making the best score was TO receive
handsome clock and one Of the company's
gold medals. The second prize was an
elegant gold-headed cane. There were
twenty-five GuLTIeS. rs IOllOWSs
Capt. John Derst, Leuts. Kuck and
Kolshorn, Sergeants Jaugstetter, Rocker
and Diers, COrpl. II. f. Kuck, Privates
Asendorf Ehrlicher, Elskamp, Fischer,
GcertZ, j. d. Helmken, KOeneman, Rie-
deman, j. +. Schroeder, ID. Schroeder,
Schwarz, Struck, Steinbach, Stem and
Umbach.
The best scores were: J. D. Helmken,
Is points, and Messrs. Kolshorn, Jaug-
stetter, KOeneman and Riedeman rs each.
The last five having each made the same
number of points it was necessary for
them to shoot over again. The second
time they had but three shots apiece,
with a possible 10. In this contest
Messrs. Jaugstetter and Riedeman each
made IL points, a second tie. On the
third trial Jaugstetter made II and Riede-
man Q. The first prize WAS accordingly
awarded to Private Helmken and the
second to Sergt. Jaugstetter. The
clOseness of the contest for the second
place, and the three trials that were neces-
sary to decide it, created considerable in
terest, and the building in which the
marksmen stood was constantly crowded.
Another match had been arranged for
exempt members" There were nine
entries, with three shots apiece. The
prize, silver pitcher, was won by n.
Marin, who made y points. After this
WAS over Il uuuBcI Teams were Indu6 ups
and the firing was kept up until sunset.
The best score last year was 10 points.
There did not seem to be much allure
ment in the sharp crack Of the rifles for
the fair-faced and white-dressed mGd-
chens. They preferred the music
OF the band, and the most of the
time were gliding over the smooth floor
of the pavilion. The building was rather
gaily decked out with bunting and green
branches that waved in the breeze, fam
ming the faces of the dancers, Others
strolled about the shady grounds, or, dis
persing in picturesque groups at the foot
of some great tree, were photographed by
an enterprising artist. The smallbOy got
in his work at the bowling alley, which
was also well patrOniZed by the men. The
older folks grew impatient as it grew
dark. The first car was crowded almost
an hour before the time it was announced
to return. When 1t did leave at 1880
the young folks were just getting inter-
ested in the dancing, which they kept up
two or three hours longer. The commit
tee in charge of the arrangements was
composed of Lieut.. j. II. Helmken, Chair
man, Sergt. John Rocker, Private II.
Renken, Private j. d. Helmken, Private
IL. /. Seeman.