The morning call., 1894-04-02
ONE FINE SCORE.
AdOIpf1 Strecl<er Adds to
His Laurels.
QUIET DAY AT THE RANGES.
Excellent Totals by Members of
the First.
QUIET DAY AT THE RANGES
THE FAIR SEX TAKES A HAND.
Medal Matches by Rifle Clubs at
Schuetzen Park-Prize Shooting
by the Wing Club.

Inere were FEWER markSmen on the
range and the honors fell less thickly over
at Shell Mound yesterday than has been
recorded in a number of months. OF the
several military companies represented at
the Berkeley-shore targets not more than
two did any very meritorious shooting aud
only one of the various German organiZa-
lions was in attendance. Still the COM
paratively small gathering only served to
recall the fact that the first shooting tour
nament or international proportions ever
held in California had been concluded only
week before. The truth is that the ma
Jority of local Sharpshooters feel inclined
to lay aside their weapons for few weeks,
so excessively interesting and generally
straining on mind and body was the long
programme conducted under the auspices
of the San Francisco SehuetZen Verein.
Still the interest which has recently been
aroused in rifle ana revolver markSman-
ship gives no signs of abating. The ex-
traordlDary era OF popularity which rifle
practice is new experiencing is likely to
continue indefinitely from all Indications.
Even among the small number of tar
get-hitters who spent yesterday ON the
ranges, a gratifying and seemingly in
creasing enthusiasm was manifest. 1t is
everywhere conceded that besides being
eminently successful in other directions,
the San Francisco SchuetZen Verein
matches did more than almost anything
else to STIR rifemen to more notable
achievements. Certain it is that the tour
nament has left a marked i'm press upon
the rfie-iring societies and the military
organizations of the State. and develop
ments are looked for which may even sur
pass the remarkable achievements of Cali
fOrnia rlhemen some twenty years ago.
The most notable occurrence on the
ranges yesterday was the excellent score
made By Adolph Strecker of the California
Schuetzen Club at the monthly practice of
the members of that organization in the
club grounds near San Rafael. In a
twenty-shot competition at the twenty
fve-rlDg target Strecker piled up a total of
449 credits out of the possible 500
Although this score may appear TO lack
an unnecessarily large number of points
Of the possible total. the records are not
overburdened with scores less only fifty
one credits of equaling the desired aggre-
gate. Strecker Is conceded to be one of
the foremost shots in America. and even
he has not greatly overreached his score
of yesterday in the best of his perform
ances. 1t is of local record that Strecker
once made as high as 453. and few scores
have ever surpassed II.
The shooting in this contest was done at
200 yards with rifles of any description
and invariably with hair triggers. The
target is of the ordinary size, circular and
rnged at twenty-five different points, one
within the other, until the twenty-fifth or
smallest ring is OF the circumference of a
silver dollar. 1t can be easily imagined
that a dollar al 200 yards is Dot the easiest
of marks for even hair-trigger rifles, and
the merit of Strecker'S score can be realized
when it is known that many of his bullets
perforated this tiny disk. Strecker won a
contest in January by score of $50, and
another IN February with 434 points to
mis- credit. These three successive best
scores in the California Schuetzen Club
now enttle him to the possession OF the
championship medal. The following scores
were also made: First class. o. Burmeis-
Ter, 3S9; second class, n. Fredericks, All :;
third class, ID. c. Babin, 397; fourth class,
T. Acker $40. +. A. Kuhls scored the
best first shot and ID. c. Babin the last.
The best shooting done at She'll Mound
yesterday was by Company +. First Cali
forna Infantry. This organization takes
rank with the best shooting companies in
the National Guard Of the State. and sew
eral of the scores Yesterday were equal to
the best in the local brigade. Among the
top scores were the following: