The morning call., 1894-07-02
FEW SHOTS FIRED.
Little Target-Hitting at
the Ranges.
California Schuetzen Club Members
Try for Monthly Honors.
Military Shooting.

There was lull In the filing line yester-
day. Militiamen apparently had something
else TO think of and Ihe very meager gathering
OF society sharpsbooterS at the San Rafael
ranges might have portended something serious
il Carnot were not being buried and the Elm.
trachI people were not at a cornerstone cele-
bration. However, the cracks of few clubs
found their way TO the California Schuetzen
Club Park near San Rafael, and contrived to
make things rather interesting The autumn
shooting festival OF the California SchuetZen
Club is being considerably talked of at this
time and anticipatiOns OF record. breaking are
running wild riot In the upper structures OF
he club members who know the black part OF
a target when they see II. This autumn festival
Is going to be something more than merely
ordinary and hopes are entertained that IL will
De OF an ecipsing magnitude as far as former
noticeabl already and IL the general good pur-
pose b. realized there will be some extremely
creditabe scores recorded.
John Utschig the silk-hatted champion of
the San Rafael range. scored total OF 433
rings In his rifie-firing as member of the
champion class in The California Club. In the
first class the h0nOrs went 10 c. Heeth for a
score of 4o1 rings. A. Gehret did the most
shining In the second class and led the list with
410 points. Among the third class men L.. G.
Babn made himself more conspicuous than
the others, with 293 rings as his score. |.
Mertens rolled up 3S1 points In the fourth
class shooting aud won whatever OF honor goes
With tn0 championship tnerc: 1ne pest OF the
shots first fired was credited to &. Heeth. and
counted "a credits. f. Hans II ended the days
programme with a shot equally meritorious.
There was a goodly representation from Com.
pany OF the Third Infantry at the San Rafael
grounds. This very excellent organization,
captained by Z. II. Kennedy, leads The COM
panies of The Third In craftsmanship. the
position IL occupies is enviable and In the 81.
meEt should be encouraging. AT the practice
yesterday these scores were made:
K. H. Kennedy ............4 4 4-43
y. NJ. Holmes. ............. 3 3-4l
e. p Shea. 40
Il. j. Carroll i...... ........6 = a 40
W. f. Oestrch 80. G. b. Richardson 80, l.. j.
Renbold 80. w. r. Robertson 80, j. NJ. FurnanZ
80. c. J. Walden 3S. j. A. Carroll 30, Z. w.
Stephens 80, j. w. O'Neil 80.
The members of Company ID OF the Fifth,
Captain Elliott, were as usual at the range and
did considerable practice. Like In the third,
ID Is champion in the Fifth. Captain Ellotts
young men take an extremely commend able III.
tereSt In rifle practice and have made them
selves prominent in the service. At the en-
campmeut of the Fifth Infantry at Santa Cruz,
which Is TO begin on Saturday next. Company
has been booked sure favOrite 10 the trophy
contests in skirmish and range firing.
Among other interesting features at the San
Rafael range was a contest between Utschig
and Gindermann, two marksmen Of wide repu-
tation. One hundred shots apiece were fired,
and the results showed Uischlg with 2118
points and Gllndermann with 20S4.