The morning call., 1892-02-08
RIFLE PRACTICE.
SchuetZen Park and Shell Mound
Well Attended.
q New Rife Club in the Fifth Regiment Com
panies and E CT the First Hold Medal
shoots-Good Scores Made.

The first Sunday of the month is always a
busy one for the ri1emen. On this day
most Of the rifle clubs and many companies
of the National Guard hold their medal COM
petitions. AS consequence the ranges are
well filed with markSmen.
The members Of the California SchuetZen
Club held their monthly medal contest at
their range in Schuetzen Park. There was
a large number of shooters in attendance,
and half dozen targets were kept in active
operation until darkness set in.
The Eintracht Shooting Section was also
present, aud did some good work at the
butts. The medals were earned by hard
work on the part of the marksmen, who
endeavOred to make top scores for the
trophies
The Grutl Rife Club was well repre-
sented. The members entered into the COM
petition with much ardor, aud all felt we'll
pleased at the outcome of the days work.
The weather was not good for rihe-shoOt-
ing. AT times the wind blew very strong
across the range, and at other times
there was considerable calmness. This diff
ference III tho movement Of the air caused
the shooting TO be quite variable In ad-
dition to this the cloudy cOndi ton OF the
sky caused the light 10 be az times quite
Clear and again very dark, which circum-
stance proved very annoying to those VINO
wished to make high scores.
CALIFORNIA CLUB.
The members of the California Club al
ways turn out strong when the handsome
gold medals Of the club are to be competed
for. The scores made yesterday were eX-
cellent ones, and a number Of the members
made over 400 rings on the German ring
target in twenty Shots. The club Is lncreaS-
ing so rapidly in membership that 1t Is
necessary 10 keep four targets gong Tor
greater portion Of the day On medal-shoot-
ing. Ed H0yey proved TO be top man again
at Yesterdays contest, thus carrying oil
the medal tor the most rings twice in sue
cession. He also won the medal for the
last best shot twice in succession. The
uledal-Winners yesterday were:
Champion class medal, Ed HOvPy, 433 rings;
hTst class medal, I. j. Carr oil, 303 rings second
class medal ID. Enge Ala TlUgsi thiId class
medal, r. {. Muller, 375 rings; fourth class
medal. j, Merens, 3G5 rings The Jaeoby
medal tor The first best shot was won by DR..
Rodgers with % rings, and The on medal Tor the
last best shot was won by Ed Hoyey with "a
rings.
STRINGS OF FIvEs.
In their medal shoots Yesterday many of
the marksneu made some very good strings
of i've shots. The scores of those making
100 or more are given as follows:
j. L. Klein 113. H. Enge Ill, P. AstheImer
1O1, G. Helm 112, a. Johnson 115, Ii: Heeth
1O2, il. Gumbel 1O4, l.. Babin 10l, X. Flnkng
100, +. htJlngrr 103, j. Utscbig 40, z. Jscoby
Jog, C. Hceth 101, f. C. Muller 100, A. Moeker
1O1, DR.. Rodgers 1O3, w Gndemau 10, A.
Ehrenpfort LOG, Ed HOVey 112, Otto BuTme lister
lOl, II. Slettlu 1U4.
THE EINTRACHTS.
The winners of the different class medals
in the ElntTaCht shooting section shot very
close to each others score. The champion
medal WAS won by F. A. kuhls with $50
second class, by i. RitZau, with BAG, and
The medal for the first best shot was won
by l.. Rilzau, and the medal for the last
best shot was won by E. Jessen.
THE GRUTLI CLUB.
The members of the Grutli Club are i'm
proving in craftsmanship, in consequence
Of their steady practice. The usual enthu-
siaSm prevailed among them yesterday, and
the members took pleasure in cheering each
other on to do good work at the target a.
Won Weyl won the frst-clasS medal with
342 rings; the second class was won by A.
Gehret, with $40; the Third class by j. Fret,
with 365, and tie fourth by j, AppenzeileT,
with 3I2.
TURNER'S PRACTICE.
The Turner's hal practice shooting. G..
Hickman made a string OF 90 shots, scoring
Of four 24s and che %; total, 121, A quick
firing match between a. l.. OFT and q. HeiZ-
man resulted in Hickman CTeedmoOIing OFT
with 16I points in ten shots, Hickman shoot
ing his string in l minute 40 seconds.