The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-24

fife depended upon getting great number
of shots into the bull'S-eye. The powder
smoke that dTifted into the range did not
annoy them particle; in fact, they seemed
to enjoy it. Once in a while, when new
beginner was forced to cough out the smoke,
his discontinue was greeted by his fellow
marESmen with loud bursts of laughter,
after which they would cheer him on, and
coBfdentialy inform dim him that they
knew how il was themselves"
The guests OF the club, on entering the
shooting stand, were surprised at the
amount of good nature and pleasantly that
prevailed on all sides. With such large
number of men, all engaged in the closest
competition, it was expected that jealousy
and emnity would be shown, especially as
the prizes offered by the club are liberal
and costly. All VINO expected that ami
mostly would find place among the large
number of ritiemen present were greatly
disappointed. The best of good humOr pre-
vailed on all sides, and when a lucky marks
man scored a good shothl comrades cheered
him on to repeat the performance.
PLENTY OF TARGETS.
Tie club opened twenty targets to the
eager niarkSmen, and they were no sooner
declared open than q string of rifiemen pre-
scented themselves at each target for con-
test. Sixteen targets were given up to the
siarpshooters who wished to contest for the
honor Of being crowned "Shooting King of
g. the California Club" and winning the
handsome diamond medal which becomes
the property OF the king. The rihemen OF
The club also used these targets for the pur-
pose Of shooting for points. Two targets
Were used as honorary and two others were
used az man targets.
CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST.
The shooting began promptly at o'clock
in the morning and did not cease until $50
in the evening, with the exception of an in
PERMISSION OF thTee-quarters of an hour,
during which the marksmen and guests OF
the club partook of bountiful lunch which
had been prepared Tor them by the manager
Of The park. All shooting was off-hand, the dis
lance was 200 yards, and the black i inches
in diameter. All rifles not over 45 caliber and
shooting not more than 20 grains of powder
were allowed. The marksman was per-
mitted 10 use any sight he desired, with the
exception of the telescope. In regard to the
trigger, the competitor was at liberty to use
any kind or style he preferred. The military
man could march over with his siX-pouEd
pull and the sharpshOoter was welcomed
with his hair-trigger.
POINT TARGETS.
These were the targets at which all the
crack shots assembled. The king tickets
were disposed off at the point targets. All
members Of the club who had made up their
m!nd 10 spend two days at the butts were
busy rolling up points. These targets con-
sist Of I2-inrh black divided into three
points For instance, TO take the regular
25-ring target, the "a and and % rings three
inches in diameter count three points; the
- and % rings count two points, and the Is,
10, 20 and q rings count one point.
These targets occasioned great deal of
inquiry on the part Of visitors and guests.
Instead of the markers in the target-pit
using a disc to indicate the location OF the
bullet they signaled the result by waving a
flag. When marksman scored three points
red flag was shown, when two points were
made a blue flag waved and when one point
was,made white flag Indicated the result.
II was a pretty sight to see the constant
waving of red, white and blue flags, and
when some patriotic rifiemen would call out
tor three cheers for the red, white and blue
1t was readily taken up and given with wild
enthusiasm.
On these targets the following prizes are
given Tor points: For 90 points, 81 80; for
100 points, So; 175 points, 81 so; $50 points.
SO, and Tor $50 points the sum of SIS 90 in
addition TO laurel wreath and diploma as
" Master Sharpshooter." In addition to the
foregoing various amounts are added for
each 100 points additional 1t can thus be
seen that the marksmen at the targets had
good reasons Tor their busy activity.
The number of points made by some of
the contestants for king are as follows: A.
Slrecker 49, points, John Ut>chig 43a f. 0.
Young 426, George Helm 4l9, ID. W. Nc
Laughlin 4o5 A. johnson 37j.
In shooting for the greatest number of
points the following totals were made: f.
Attinger $50, K. Finking 1866, Philo Jacoby
$50, f. o. Young I'D, George Helm 797 John
Utschig 779, A. Ehrenpfnrt $50. T. J. Carroll
$50 A. Gehret Us. c. d. Ladd 109. Otto Bur-
meister IS5, Z. Kuhls 365, w. Glindeman
100 ii. Il. Brown $50, A. Strecker 53l, c.. f.
Waltham 104, j. Z. Klein 136, j. Stanton
359, a. Utschig 105.
SHOOTING KING.
Marksmen wishing to win the honor of
being Shooting King were required to take
out tickets containing three hundred shots.
The marksman scoring the greatest number
OF points on his ticket was declared the
victor. In addition he will receive a hand
some diamond medal, and obtain premiums
for his points shot.
Adolph Strecker, who, by making the
most points on his king ticket, has won the
title OF Shooting King, is one of the oldest
and most esteemed members of the Califor-
mia SchuetZen Club He has tor many years
been a champion. He was one of the
famous Centennial team who went from
this city 10 Philadelphia in 1876 and con-
tested against teams from all over the
world. On that occasion he made the high
est record of any individual marksman
The first shot he fired ON the day of that
contest was dead center. In Sacramento
he won the title of King on three different
occasions. He was also crowned Shooting
King in Baltimore.
BEST CENTERs.
Forty prizes were given to the particle
pants who made the best centers at the
point targets, in addition to their prizes
won for points made. The first prize " as
sac, the second $50, the third S2j, and so on
TO Inc fortieth. which was given 81.
The marksmen who won prizes for plae-
ing their shots nearest the center are as
follows:
!. T. j. Carroll. $40 90 T. John Utschig .si2 80
2 johnson. ...... 80 90 .. L. o. Young " il 90
g. George Helm. 20 90 8. A Ehrenpfort. 10 90
8, q. 6iindeman u 5oll1. G. Bahrs..... 5 90
D. A. Strecker..... Is 0Ull2. L. Barrere SO
MOST POINTS