The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-05
RIFLE SHOOTING.
Marksmen at Shell Mound and
Schuetzen Park.
Annual Festival Of the Gruetli Club-Good
Scores Made by Members of Companies A
and Of the First Independent Rifles.

The shooting range at SchuetZen ePark
was crowded with marksmen yesterday.
The weather was all that could be desired
for rifle shooting. The breeze at no time of
the day amounted to enough to affect the
trajectory of the bullet, and its force was
sufficient to keep the range free from the
annoyance of powder smoke.
The California Club as usual on the first
Sunday of the month, held their monthly
medal contest. The Eintracht Shooting Sec
ton also held their monthly medal shoot,
and the Gruetli Rife Club was present with
a large representation of members and
friends to take part ir the annual shooting
festival of this organization. The shooting
programme offered by the Gruetiis was
very liberal one. Thirty money prizes were
offered on tile public target. The first prize
was $50 cash. and the last prize 81. Four
shots we're allowed to the marksmen on
each ticket at this target, and the highest
possible for competitor to make was 100
rings.
TARGET OF LUCK.
A target of luck was also provided. The
marksmen who competed on this target
were limited to four shots. The tickets pro-
vded contained two shots each, and the
best ticket counted. No one knows the
value Of a shot on this target until after the
close of the contest, when the shots of each
contestant are measured and the lucky win
nrrs aseertained. Twenty prizes will be
distributed on This target.
An honorary target was also placed at
The disposal of the marksmen. On this
target an exceedingly liberal display of
prizes was made, and it is believed that
nearly every marksman who patronized
this target will be rewarded with a me-
mento of the occasion of tho annual festival
of the Gruetli Club.
The members of the club also had
target provided for their special benefit On
this target some good scores were made, and
1t was not until late in the day when the
good marksmen among the members COM
menceG to shoot their record, and as each
previous good score was broken the marks
man who proved the lucky one received
the cheers and congratulations OF his COM
rades.
THE CALIFORNIA CLUB.
Some very good shooting was done at the
medal shoot of the California Club. As
stated in THE CALL yesterdays determined
effort was made by the champion marks
men of this club to beat the high score of
40 rings made by Fred kuhnle last spring.
This score has stood high for many months,
and won the champion diamond medal of
frred by the club for the highest score OF the
year. Yesterday George Helm. who has
been doing some excellent shooting lately,
made the high score of AL rings in his
medal string OF twenty shots, and CAPTURED
tile coveted medal. Unless this record is
beaten during the next two months, he will
be the possessor of the champion yearly
medal. The winners in the different classes
are as follows:
Champion class. George Helm AL rings;
second class, A. Ehrenpfort 4O3; third class,
E. Kehrlein 3g6; fourth class, A. Mocker 81.
The OFT medal for the last best shot WAS
won by f. o. Young, who made dead
center
THE EINTRACHT CLUB.
The members of the Eintracht Club were
out in good numbers to participate in their
medal shoot, and try to carry off one OF the
trophies. The members in the different
classes shoot very close to each other and
consequently the excitement is always ut
keen pitch. The winners at yesterdays
contest are:
Champion class, F. A. Kuhls, 800 rings;
first class, F. c. Hagerup, 81; second class,
r. Stettin, 1898; third class. c. GumDel, $50.
The medal for the first best shot was won
by r. Stettin with % rings and the medal
for the last best shot by j. Mertens with p.
THE GRUETLI CLUB.
The shooting done at the different targets
at tile Grueii Club contest was very good.
The scores made at the members target are