The morning call., 1891-05-18
RIFLE SHOOTING.
Schuetzen and Shell Mound Parks
Well PatrOniZed.
Some Good Scores Made by the Contestants in
the Bulls-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 Gruetli Rifle 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 frSti-
val is evidence of the large number of
friends the Turner's possess.
The members of the Verein- Eintraeht
also competed for medal which a commit
fee had placed in competition for the mem
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-eyeS and at the same
time hold their monthly medal contest
BULL'S-EYE SHOOTING.
In the competition for bulis-eyes it is nee
essary for the marksman to place his shot
within a circumference of three inches from
the center OF the target. All shots outside
of this circle are counted as misses. Ii will
thus be seen that to be successful good
holding is a necessity. 1t does not make
any difference how many bul's-eyes a rifle
man may make, as his best shot is the only
one that will beeounted in his favor. Each
contestant is allowed twenty shots in the
California Club. and he endeavOrS to score
q bull'S-eye at each shot. 1t often happens
that competitor may make but one bull s.
eye IN his string of twenty shots, but sun
this very shot may prove to De the pest cen
ter OF the day, and he Will be awarded the
first prize, although other marksmen have
scored a dozen bulPs-eyes in their string.
This IS the style Of shooting where Tue
poorer shots often come in for first prize,
aud goes long way toward encouraging all
classes Of shooters.
The Gruetli 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.
THE CALIFORNIA CLUB.
The members of the California Club kept
six targets going all day long. The partlcl-
pants were very enthusiastic and cheeTed
each cOmTaQe as soon as the red nag lndl-
Gated that he had scored a bulls-eye. Sew
eral side wagerS were made by the rlhemen
m order TO serve as bracerS to steady their
nerves. a close observer on the outside
could easily detect by the COuBtenanee OF a
naTkSinan as soon as MS Shot was ueIlNtIeu
whether he had scored a buifS-eye or made
a miss. When he retired 18th smile it was
sure the shot was good one. ana when he
came from the shOOting-bOX and made a
sneak 10 The loading table a 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. Burmeister 8. +. o. Young
6, +. Kuhnle IL. J. Utsehig 8, II. FinkIng Z. j.
Waller 8, T. Atlineer 6, ID. ". Mclaughlin s, A.
/. OFT 8, 7. Jacnhy 6, +. ). Carroll Z, George
Helm il, William Giindeman l !, j. Stanton z,
A. Suecker 8, A. Ehrenpiort 10, A. MOeker 6.
The sue essful competitors at the bull s.
eve nrlZa shoot are as fnllOWS;