The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-03

and prospective champions were as thick
as beer glasses in the annex. Powder
smoke. assisted by hundreds of Havanas.
hung about the shed in clouds; the sharp
cracking of rifles was almost deafening
and the babble of loud voices confusing
But still the SchuetZens reeled off bulls
eyes as though nothing on earth could up
set their nerves.
That hero of many contests, PhiIo
+Jacoby, fitted about, wearing more dec
orations on his left breast than all his
friends com Dned, and in spite of the dead
weight he labored under still managed to
give the Young idea few points Oh target
shooting. And D. b. Fax tor was on hand
bright and early. He had his eagle eye
with him from the start and managed to
Keep 1t with him until the sinking sun put
r51.soOp to his operations. Some of the less
rcGessful oil the trigger-pulliDg fraternity
Openly blamed the committee for not hav-
ing made arrangements 10 have old Sol
pE2lOng his stay in the vicinity of the
paT6 but the band broke IN with 1.-TWO
Little Girls in Blue" and of course bar
mony was restored at once.
. To one wholly unacQuainted with the
manners and habits Of tue SchuetZens it is
really remarkable the versatility they dis
play on al occasion of this snrI. There is
irregular committee of arrangements to
be sure, and flour manager chief scorer
= and guardian OF stray minors; but expert
rence has shown beyond the peradventure
of doubt that it is impossible TO keep
any one committeeman on any one task
e for more than fifteen minutes conseeu-
lively. The floor manager of fifteen min
u1es ago will bob up sereuely in the ex-
: alted chair of the weary scorer of
bullseyes. and, to the surprise of every
. one in the park, the watchful doorkeeDnr
will be seen gliding through the may
waltz arrayed in a huge siIken badge and
Ivory police whistle, the insignia of au-
~thorlty.
~ But there is, happily, NJ such thing as
clashing of authority in the Schuelzen
VeTeim They are perhaps the best
natured and merriest set of men in exist
ence.. especially, al one OF their annual
shooting festivals. Hence, the lnvaria5le
success which attends them. So far as
yesterdays shooting was concerned 1t was
fully up 70 the SchueiZen standard, while
not phenomenal, SO far as points were con-
ceTned. There were so many marksmen
entered that the task of footing up ac-
curatelv The scores on the SPOT was well
. nigh impossible, and will be compeie ed
before the distribution of prizes takes
place, one week hence. The basket full
OF bullseyes we're conveyed 10 some
secluded spot. where the experts will have
an opportunity 10 figure them down to
fractions of an inch.
In The company prize-shooting, how
ever, the ten highest scores were as
follows:
Charles Rapp 20, D. b. Faktor 81, j. Tiede-
man &C. J.. Bendel Sc. n. Ahfeus So A. n
. Pape 60, }. Uischig 60, II. Sizzling 81, j.
Horstman 63, l.. Haake 60.
In the public pTiZe-shootng for best
cehterS there were fifteen cash prizes
ranging from S25 to 81, and a like mum Der
OF awards tor most points. The names of
the winners and the diStrlb Of prizes
will be made the occasion of social gath
eriug at California Hall. $40 Bush street.
Thursday evening. the 18th inst.