The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-10
RIFLE AND GUN.
Lively Contests at Shell
Mound Park.
WINNERS OF THE rIEDALS
Thierbach Wins His Medal Outright.
The Recreation Clubs Sport
With the Pigeons.

Some 'pretty tall scoring was done at
Shell Mound Park Yesterday. The day
was superb. and the slight breeze did not
hinder tho marksmen any. All the shoot
Ing clubs we're in full swing. and Company
B of the Third Regiment, n. &. c.. had
big prize-shoOt.
1t was the occasion of the monthly medal
shoot OF the San Francisco Schuetzen
Veren, and considerable interest WAS at
tached thereto, as President Charles Thier
bach had Won the medal for the champion
class twice in succession, and 1t was to be-
come his property ii he won it again. This
he did, with score of 423 out of possible
500, at a 200-yards range ut a 25-ring target.
A. Mocker took second prize with score
of 400. The rifles used in this club are
mostly hair-triggers, and the Winchester
is the favorite make.
In the second class G. Bahrs won the
medal with score of $50.
The winner Of the third class medal, d.
Won der Mehden, beat the second class rec
ord, for he made 403
ID. Z. Faktur won the medal for the
fourth class. with score Of $50. Like the
winner in the champion class, he keeps his
medal.
President Charles Thierbach won the
medal for the best first shot with a mark
of "a, and with % L. Bendel carried off the
medel for the best shot: Each medal is
valued at $50.
After the medal shooting was over a
friendly match was shot between {.
Thierbach and n. Ahrens. the former con-
ceding handicap of 90 rings. Thierbach
won easily, with score of 1861 20 his op-
ponent's 104l, including his handicap.
The Germania Schue'zcn Club held its
champion medal shoot. with the following
result: Cham pion medal, II. Heath, 427;
first class medal, {. Thlerbach, 1924 secord
class medal. F. Gehref, 1894; third class
medal, A. Heath Jr.. 4O5; fourth class
medal, II. Thiedemann, 351. The medal
for the first best shot was awarded to A.
Heath for score of "a. aud with 25 L.
Bendel won the medal for the last best
shot. The distance was 200 yards. and
hair triggers were used.
The NorGdeutscher Schuetzen Club had
bullseye shoot This resulted as follows:
/. j. Geiken .. 0. Lemcke; 3, d: Won der
Mehden; T. Ii. Hellberg; s. A. F. Meyer;
g. j. Peters Z. Ii. Heath; s, w. Glinde-
mann.
In the corner assigned TO the militia
there was an extensive shoot. Company
b of the Third Infantry, n. g. c.. blazed
away at the target all af.ernoo Don. The
shoot resulted as follows: Ii. r. Brown
AZ. F. c. Muller "A. Captain Kennedy 43,
F. G. Kinks Il, A. W. Mahon Al. F. Oes-
treich 40. Lieutenant Middle ton 40 F.
Pritchard 90. E. j. Deiling 40. L. F.
Davis 40, F. Mahoney 49, A. l.. OFT 80. 81.
Trskow 80, j. J. Noonan IS. j. Furnanz
IS, W. Robertson 81 w. Kennedy 81, l..
Reubold 81, w. Mcdonnell 81, j. Kroner
mann 81.
Other scores were J. O'Neill 35 Kirch-
ner So, Stevens 80, Pope 80, Tostern IS,
Welton 80, Broderck 80. Bernstein "a. w.
Broad SO, Walton 33. +. a. Wall SO, Fl.
Pope 33. Saftng 49, Moor 33. Lentbeold 30,
Hansen 25. Branstead %. Young %. Bell
%. Coulson d.
After the big shoot there was n friendly
match between Private Muller of Company
b. Third Regiment. n. 6. c., and Private
Rjngen. Company c. Second Regiment, N.
&. e. The match was for best of ten
shots at 200 yards. and the rifles used were
Springfield. with n pull of six pounds. The
score resulted as follows:
Muller. .............. 30 5 q 5-4S
Ringen. 4-46
The Recreation Gun Club held a shoot yes
terday forenoon at the Oakland racetrack.
For some reason or othef. hardly nybody
turned ED to shoot, consequently the sport
was very much below the average. The
most prominent members who took part
were: Messrs. Osborne, Robert Little and
DR.. Knowles.