The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-12
CRACK SHOTS MEET
Big Scores Made in the Prize
Tournament OF the Green
vile Rifle Club.
PURITAN TEAMS STRONG GAME
st. Francis College Defeated in an
Exciting Contest at Greenville
Gossip of the Ring.

The second annual prize tournament
of the Greenville Rifle Club, which
came to a close yesterday afternoon,
at the club range on Gator venue was
the most successful affair ever held by
the Celeryville marl6smen. The best
marksmeu of the Eastern States parti-
cipated, and the scores made by them
viii seldom be duplicated. The tourna-
ment opened at one o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon and was continued yesterday,
coming to a close at eleven o'clock last
night. on both days the Greenville
boys entertained their guests al a sup
per, and those who were present will
not soon forget the hospitality that was
extended to them. Although a great
man targets were peppered Saturday,
yesterday proved the gala day, and the
Committee of Arrangements made prep
arations in accordance. An excellent
entertainment was provided by the Key
stone Quartette, an aggregation of clever
vocalists, Mr.. Louis Horn, the cham
pion whistler, and Mr.. Max Newman,
a talented tenor. The event of yesterday,
however, was the meeting of Mix
Dorrler of the Greenville Rifle Club and
the champion rifle shot of the United
States, and Frank Ross of the Iettier
Rife Club of New York, who is the
only man in this ountry who can give
Dorrler a close chase. With these two
cracks present it was useless for the
first prize of $50 and the second prize
of a solid gold, diamond set charm,
valued at $40, for the greatest number
of points made during THE tournament,
SO they fell in behind and hustled after
the other prizes. The target used was
the German ring target, the bulrs-eye
or Is ring, Of which is but a quarter OF
an inch in diameter. The highest posi-
bic score three shots being 70, Ross,
for the first time on the Greenville range,
made this score, but he fell one point
five cash prizes the three highest tar
gets were taken, the highest totals be-
ing winners. Ross in his other two hign
targets secured but q, while Dorrier
We're 900 and Ross PIG. Ross secured
second prize, SIS. Dorrler in the compe--
tition for the watch chain made a total
of $3.50 points. The other scores fol-
Third prize, sls-w. Rosenbaum, En-
Fourth, s15.Flack. zettler R. c., Y,
Fifth, $l5-L. Buss, Empire R. c., ~,
sixth. ao-Wiiliam G; Collins, Green,
tie, Y, 20; total. 142. Both prizes were
divided.
Eighth and ninth, Sc and IS, respective
ly-W. Robidoux, Greenville R. c., and
Mr.. Vogel, Miller R. c., tied, 70 and So;
total, 13s. Both prizes divided.
Tenth and eleventh, IS and $4, respee-
tively-C. Boag, Greenville r. c., and
James Dodds, Greenville R. c., tied,
SO and So; total. 1sS. Both prizes di-
vided.
Twelfth, SCI. P. Hansen, Excelsior
R. c., 81 and 68; total, 1877.
Thirteenth. SS-Horn, Heidenrich r. c.,
So and e.; total, 1876.
Fourteenth, $2-George Purkess, Green
vile R. c., s. and 81; total, 1S5.
Fifteenth, S2-Mr. Gotthardt, Greenville
r. c., 70 and So; total, 1873.
Sixteenth, s2-Joseph Filoramo. Green
vile R. c., IS and s.; total, 1873.
Seventeenth, S2-Mr. Agneau, Green
Vile R. c., S. and 66; total, 1872.
Eighteenth, S1-Mr. Scheelein, Green
willie R. c.; Mr.. Chavant, Greenville R.
c., tie with 6S and 81; total, 129. Prize di-
vided.
In the special prize competition Rose
baum won second prize, IS, with 2.S42
points; Frank Ross, third, 50, with 2,253
points; James Dodds, fourth, 81, with 2,2S7
points, and Flack, fifth, 81, with 2,079
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