The morning call., 1891-05-18
RIFLE SHOOTING.
Schueizen and Shell Mound Parks
Well PatrOnized.
Some Good Scores Made by the Contestants in
the Bulrs-Eye Shoots and by the
Military Marksmen.

Schuetzen Park, near San Rafael. was
crowded all day long yesterday with many
eager marksmen, who were anxious to make
good center shots.
The California Club held a bulPS-eye
shoot, as did the Gruetl Rife Club. The
Turner Club held their monthly medal shoot
and at the same time competed for about
twenty prizes which had been left over from
their recent spring festival The fact of SO
many prizes remaining after the large num-
Der of participants at their shooting ftsti-
val is evidence of the large number of
friends the Turner's possess.
The members of the Verein- Eintracht
also competed for medal which a commit
tee had placed in competition for the men,
Der making the best center shot In this
contest F. C. Hagerup proved to be the
lucky man. as he made dead center and
carried off the handsome trophy.
The California Cadets were also present
to compete for bull's-syes and at the same
time hold their monthly medal contest.
BULL S-EYE SHOOTING.
In the competition for bulPs-eyes it is nee
eSsary for the marksman to place his shot
within circumference of three inches from
the center of the target. All shots outside
of this circle are counted as misses. IL will
thus be seen that to be successful good
holding is a necessity. 1t does not make
any difference how many bulPs-eyes a rifle
man may make, as his best shot is the only
one that viii becOunted in his favor. Each
contestant is allowed twenty shots in the
California Club. and he eDdeavOrS to score
bull'S-eye at each shot 1t often happens
that competitor may make but one bull $
eye In his string of twenty shots, but stu
THIS very shot may prove 70 % tne pest cen
IA n "a do. h will rnnn fhn
first prize, although other marksmen have
scored dozen bull s-eyes IN their string
This IS the style of shooting where the
poorer shots often come in for FIRST prize,
aud goes long way toward encouraging all
classes Of shooters.
The Grueti Club allows its members to
blaze away at the target until they have
three bulls eyes to their credit. The CEN
tiers are then measured and the members
making the best shots are awarded their
prizes.
TIE CALIFORNIA CLUB.
The members of the California Club kept
SIX targets going all day long. The partcl-
pants were very enthusiastic and cheeTed
each cOmTade as soon as the red nag lndl-
Gated that be had scored bull s-eye. Sew
eTal side wageTS were made by the rltemen
ID order 10 serve as bracerS TO steady their
nerves. "A close observer on the outside
could easily detect by the cOuBtenance of a
marksman as soon as his shot was delivered
whether he had scored a bul's-eye or made
miss. When he retired with smile 1t was
sure the shot was good one, ana when ne
came from the shOOting-bOX and made
sneak TO The loading-tahle miss could al
ways be Teckoned on. The number of bulls
eyes made by some Of the marksmen are as
follows
A johnson IS, O Burmelster 8. F. o. Young
6; +; huhnle II. J. Utschlg 8. +. Fiukng Z. }.
Waller 8. +. Atlineer 6, ID. ". Mclaughlin s. A.
l. OFT 8, T. Jacoby 6. T. ). Carroll Z, George
Helm II, William Gndeman i, j. Stanton z,
A. Suecker 8, A. Ehrenpiort IL, A. MOcker 6.
The sue. essful competitors at the bulls