The morning call., 1891-08-16
AT THE BUTTS.
Fall Shooting Festival of the California
Club Near san Rafael.

Fall Shooting Festival of the California
Club Near san Rafael.
The Gruetli Rife Club will shoot at
Schuetzen Park to-day.
The cadets of the California Club will
compete for medals to-day at Schuetzen
Park.
The Turner's Shooting Section will hold
its monthly medal shoot to-day at Schuetzen
Park.
Inc UerInafi ru5triero coufp-ue
Shell Mound to-day Tor the medals of the
company.
The usual monthly bull s-eye shoot of the
California Schuetzen Climb will not be held
this month on account of the sem-annual
festival on Sunday
The fall shooting festival of the California
Schuetzen Club will be held at It's park
near San Rafael on Sunday and Monday
next. The programme offered is a liberal
one, and will meet the wishes OF the most
exacIing markSmen. There will be more
than $1,000 in cash prizes distributed on the
different targets, and, in addition to the
money prizes, jeweiry. silverWare and useful
household articles will be given On the
honorary targets.
The club intends to run sixteen point
targets for the accommodation of riHemeu
who wish to compete for points, and for
those DESTROYS of winning the handsome
the most points on his king ticket, and wins
the distinction OF being shooting king for
the year. On the point target, in addition
| to special prizes for The most points, there
| will also be forty prizes distributed for the
| best centers. The ri1ieman making the best
center Will receive $40 and the poorest
| center of the forty will receive 81.
On the man target forty prizes will be
| given ranging from $50 for the first prize to
| 81 for the last. These targets ale made to
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| body, and are divided into twenty per-
| pendicular lines, counting from the center.
On the honorary targets, where the iowelry
| ana silveIware are won, there are nearly
| these are very valuable, and it is expected
| that the keeHest competition will be the re-
| suit.
At the continuation of the shoot on the
| second day the point targets viii be dis
| pensed with and the markSmen will cOnfine
| themselves to the targets of luck, the mem-
! Deis targets, the honorary targets and the
| man targets. 1t is expected that marksmen
| from all parts of the State will be present
| at this contest, as invitations have been
sent out and many have signitied their in
tentiOn of taking part
All rifles not over 10 caliber and not
shooting more than 40 grains of powder
| will be allowed. No restriction will be
| placed upon the pull of trigger. The marks
| man can thus please himself whether he
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| shareholders delicate hair-trigger. 1t is
| safe 10 predict that the latter will predOm-
| mate, as very fine shooting will be required
| to carry off some Of the more valuable
| prizes.
The rifleman can also please his fancy n
! regard to sights. Any style of sight, with
the exception of telescope, will be per-
mitted. The globe. the peep and the open
| sights all have their Gevotees, and will be
| brought 20 the test on the day of the shoot
| N fac fiual nial tAriva ha
| given to the marksmen making the first and
last bulP s-eye in the morning, and also for
making the first and last bulP s-eye in the
| afternoon.