The morning call., 1893-05-16
HIS EAGLE EYE.
A Native Son the New
Shooting King.
Some Splendid Workmanship at the
Annual Fest OF the San Fran
cisco Schuetzen Verein.

For tie first time since its organization a
Native Son is Schuetzen King OF the San
Francisco Schuetzen Vkrein. That honor
was won Yesterday at the shooting fest OF
the club by Fred b. Schuster.
For the first time. too, since 1859, the
great wooden bird that formed the target
! was shot TO pieces bit by bit,- no two pieces
coming off together.
The bird at which the clnb shot in Shell
Mound Park yesterday measured feet
from tip to tip, and was perched on pole
70 feet high. 1t was made Of pieces OF
wood fastened together with wooden
pegs. These pegs were painted white to
make them conspicuous, and served as
targets. Whenever a peg was hit, the
member it held fell, and the shooter was
credited.
The breast of the bird was cast iron and
painted red, white and black, the German
| cOlOrs. The wings were outspread. On
the head was a crown and in the beak an
iron ring. In one foot it held scepter,
and in the other miter, which was spoken
of as rice apple"
Some parts of the bird are easier to hit
| than others. For that reason the man
| who shoots off the crown has hrst choice
| of the prizes. The rest rank as follows:
| Rice apple, scepter, ring, head, neck, rlght
HlHHs ltII hliR, Li1iI IClI IS = atAiN A"'i-
After the bird has been shot to pieces
the pole is lowered, the iron shield re-
moved, and when the pole Is raised the
| whole club shoots at the piece OF wood re-
| naming. 1t is fastened with three wooden
| pegs, and he who knocks il down Is hailed
| as king
The shooting began yesterday morning
| at 10 O'Clock Eighty-three men parIicl-
| pated. In the first round Charles Rapp
| knocked off the crown.
The second round was rather hard on
| the bird. Henry koester knocked the ring
| out of its mouth. Then Ernest Baruth hit
the apple and \. l.. OFT brought down the
Scepter.
There had been 2jo shots fired and The
| bird was fun Of h0ie-, but his wings were
| still spread in defiance. As it was noon
| the sho0ters rested and ate their lunches.
Promptly at the fun began again. The
| flying bullets bored great holes IN the bird
and the surrounding atmosphere. but only
George II. Bahrs brought down anything
i'll the third round. Everybody took
drink with him because he got the head.
In the fourth ronnd D. Won der Mehden
shot off the big birds left wing.
| There were now 200 more holes in the
bird. The left leg was pretty nearly shot
to pieces when B. +. Bruse hit the peg
that fastened it. Then K. Finking knocked
the neck into the air.
There wasn't much left of the bird.
| What was left was as holey as Il teredO-
bored pile. The tail wagged with the wind,
it was so nearly shot to pieces, when a.
| Jungblut shot No one knows whether
he hit it or not. At any rate il fell shortly
| before the next mans turn came and every
| one stopped work to drink congratulations
| 10 Mr. Jungblut.
In tie ninth round W. Glindeman shot
away the right wing.
There was only the right leg left. George
Seyden shot away such big piece of 1t
that the judges decided not 10 try at the
| small piece that was left.
Then the shield was removed and the
shooting for kingship began. In his first
shot ID. bunker got the left leg.
The remaining target was soon splin-
tered. 1t was only Il inches by 6 in the
first place.
There were some splendid shots made.
| The old-timers, '2J' on whose epaulets
| showed they had been in the Vereiu for
| that number OF years, did their share.
When it was reduced to a mere splinter,
smaller than any one in the club had ever
known ii to be before, it was brought down
by Fred Schusler.
He was carried on the shoulders of his
| comrades 10 tie hall and there crowned
| By pretty Lizzie Prien. She was rewarded
| by hearty kiss.
DR.. Gerlach, the retiring king, eoDgratu-
| lated his successor. When lie was pre-
sented with bouquet by Miss Lilkendey,
| he rewarded her with smack that could
be heard across the hall.
The ceremony was completed by the
new king receiving the Rdmoutians Of f.
| Hegeman,th Emperor of the Sehuelzen,"
and King Sehuster retired amidst the
shouts Of his comrades and the ''ta-ra-ra-
boom" of the band.
In Sundays bowling Charles Wieland
won the first prize. Yesterday w. Glinde-
mann and w. Meinkie both scored So,
aud the contest for the first prize will tie
between. them. The other prizes have not
been adjudged.
The prizes won at the fest will be be-
slowed on the victors at social TO be
given by the Veren Wednesday night May
| "a. in California Hall
| 10 builseyes. in Sundays shooting, not
Mr.. Burmeisier. as was reported.