Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-09
SHOOTING STARS.
Contest Yesterday Among
the Turner Rifles.
A Day of Sport and Jollity at
VerdugO Park.
The Scores Made and the Winners
of Prizes.
The Ground Was Dry, but No one
Suffered from that Cause-Some
Good shooting-Mayor
Hazards Prize.

The prize-shooting contest of the
Turner Rifles, otherwise known as the
sharpshooting section OF the Turnverein
Germania, took place as announced yes
terday, at verdugo park, under the
management of Captain Glass. The jolly
marksmen with their families and the
usual accompaniment of lunch-baskets
and the essential national beverage,
together with an orchestra boarded the
10 O'Clock train at Downey-ayenue
bridge, and enjoyed brisk ride in
yesterdays refreshing morning air.
The grove at Verdugo park was hardly
at its best, for the ground through des-
siccation has been pulverized to dust,
and the vegetation looks anxious for the
autumn rains. Yet the genuine German
jollity prevailed, and the gem
eral informality-of affairs made every
body feel happy. The younger people
enjoyed themselves in the dancing pa
vilion while the crack shots were con-
testing for the prizes, and the children
were amusing themselves with games.
The range obtainable at the park
was unfortunately only short
one, the available shooting ground
affording distance only 100
yards. Still, range shooting was not the
order of the day, and the distance made
little difference. The principal contest
was the ''star-shooting, the problem in
which consists of knocking off small
glass disks placed at the ends of spokes
radiating from round metal target.
Each contestant has certain number OF
chances at one particular disk, and If he
misses, his disk becomes common prop
erty. The shooting in this instance was
generally speaking most excellent, al
though several of the apparently best
shots were hardly more than hukes.
After all the disks were shot off the
metal target became the object of attack,
the problem being to knock it off the
pole to which it was attached. This
seemed hardly fair contest, for the
target was finally shot away by the one
who had made the poorest record, be-
cause the better shots had already
loosened the metal plate. That, how
ever, was where the joke came in, for
the gentleman referred to, Mr.. Joseph
Maier, simultaneously won the highest
and the lowest prizes, the highest for
knocking down the target, the lowest for
making the worst score. Mayor Hazard
once again appeared as follower of this
sport, and managed to carry off one OF
the best prizes. The result of the star
shooting, which was only open to mem
bers, was as follows:
STAR SHOOTING.
"King" shot-Joseph Maier, hunting coat
First Observation-Disclosures, water set
Y,riza-T hUutiuO knife
Third prize-H. T. Hazard half dozen wine
Fourth prize-w. Guenther, silver spoons.
Fifth prize-Chas Gollmer. fancy cup.
Sixth prize-L. Winter. water set.
Seventh prize-Theodore Friese, fishing ROD
and creel.
Ninth prizs-E waldeck, hunting knife.
Tenth prize-H. Glass, inkstand.
Mss SscoS ss1yng
thirteenth PRICE, Harris, silver cup.
Fourteenth prize-Chris Krempel, silver cup
Fifteenth prize -Joseph Mayer, vases.
A free-for-all sweepstakes with added
prizes was then shot at the 100-yard
target, bulPs-eye ten inches in diame-
ter, in four bouts. Each bout allowed
each contestant two shots with posi-
bility of making fifty points. OF this the
winners were:
oPEN-FoR-ALL PRIZE CONTESTS.
First bout-1st prize, Wuudhammer, Is
points, case of beer: Cd prize, Hauerwaas; AZ
points, silver caster.
Second bout-1st prize, H. 7. Hazard, "A
points, box CIGARS; I'd prize, Wundhammer, Al
points, cigar case
Third bout-1st prize, Maier, AZ points
cigar case; I'd prize, Wundhammer, As points,
case of wine
Fourth bout--1st prize, Singer AS points,
hunting flask; I'd prize. Hauerwaas, 43 Points,
hunting hat.
Tomorrow evening the Turner rifles
will be presented by A. q. Rhein, the
photographer, with huge grouped pic
arranged, in gilt frame. This testi-
monial to the T1rnverein will probably
ornament the wall of the library and
reading room.