The morning call., 1894-03-05
WORLDS RECORD
Broken by George Helm
at Shell Mound.
HE MAKES A POSSIBLE e.
California Now Holds a Record
Impossible to Break.
EASTERN SHOTS IN THE SHADE.
The Opening Picnic at Shell Mound
Park-Good Scores Made at
the Schuetzen Ranges.
IE MAKES A POSSIBLE Is.
EASTERN SHOTS IN THE SHADE.

all its transient splendOr Mlrth and Der-
riment prevailed in all parts of the pretty
park Every one present was alive to the
occasion-the "0pening" of the season.
Captain Siebe "gct W" the attendant pic
mic and the large crowd that cOngregated
seemed TO be of one miDd in regard to
Captain Siebe's ability 20 make arrange
ments for the opening day.
Those that were fond OF dancing gath
cred in the large hall and Whired grace
fully around until they could dance no
longer. The younger ones sought the
pleasures afforded by the swings and gym
nasium in the Fairgrounds.
lie the meantime the ranges were not
idle; in fact one could hardly hear him.
self talk, as the steady crack Of the rifles
of the participants ia the shontiDg matches
and the steady rattle Of military muskets
predoDlnated.
A large and important chapter was
added Yesterday 10 the history and
triumphs OF the midwinter internatioua
shooting festival of The San Francisco
Schuetzen Nerein. The worlds record was
brokel-Smashed to pleces-and its relies
lie altered about as did those of the pa
gan images when destroyed by the Chris
tlans.
George Helm was the hero of the day,
and he had good reason TO be proud, for
his score cannot be defeated, no matter
how many may equal il in the future. it
has never been done in the past. His
score is IS out Of possible 70 on the Md
winter Fair target. The score IN full Is
25-25-25: 10.
The way in which the score was made is
al unique as the score. George Helm as
standing shooting of a ticket on The Mid
winter Fair target. The first shot proved
to be "a exact center, and William earns.
another contestant in the shoot, said: Say.
Helm, if YOU make two more of those dead
centeTs III treat the crowd" This was
only said IN jest. aud little did earns think
he would have TO pay for "set-up" for
the entire ''eruwd."
To his surprise and to the surprise of
every one the second shot was a bullseye.
At the third shot the spectators held their
breath, and When the marker showed the
bullets course TO have been through the
center aud almost in the exact place where
the other two had pierced it., there arose by
spontaneous consent three ringing cheers
Tor George Helm. Several strong men
erasped Helm and carried him upon their
shoulders and he was crowned the supreme
hero of the day.
Mr.. Helm is a very modest man and does
not like 10 make much ado about MOTH
Ing, put In speaking Of his remarkable
score 10 CALL reporter be did not try TO
conceal his happiness; in fact. he would
not have been a bic to d 10 so had he tried.
make such SCORE" be said. but at-
tribute 1t entirely 10 the new barrel Of my
rife that l received yesterday"
The following are the best scores made
Oh the festival targets yesterday:
Point target-F. o. Young 16, d. d. Fakfor
10, +. Schuster II, Mclaughlin 10, y. AhTens
10 and VI. Rosentbal of Milwaukee, Minn., 8.
Ring taTget-F. Scnuster So, f. Boeckmann
SO, I. TnOde 50. o. Lemke 80. A. JungbluE 10,
ii. HelIbeTg 10 and H. Heeth 10
Midwinier Fair taTget-G. Helm 10, D. B.
Faktor So. F. Sehuster 81, 4. Heeth 81, II.
Hellberg Ga
Man Target-G Helm 80. H. Heeth 81. A.
Mclaughlin so, Thlerbaeh "a, o. Lemke 81
On the Golden Gate target Jacob Meyer
of Sacramento finished his tickets 200
shots), making red, is blue and 81 white
flags.
Max Rosenthal. president of the Mil
waukee Sharps hooters Association of Mil
waukee. Wis. was at the range testing bis
skill. Mr. Rosenthal was heartily well
coined by the California marksmen. and
by the way 10 which he speaks OF his re-
ception in the Golden State he will return
home with a go0d Will for California and
her marksmeD.
The Krieger Verein Scbueizen section
held its regular monthly medal shoot. The
fallowiDg-Damed carried off the different
class medals: Champion class, not won.
First class-E. Nagel, 1917; second class
T. Won der Mshden, 1856; third class-A.
FRANKIE, 153. First best shot-E. Nagel,
%; last best shot-C Maritsen, "a
The ladies' branch of the Red Mems
SchnetZen Club held matinee shoot yes
terday, with the following results: Anna
Moser, 95; Mrs. Moser. SO; Mrs. S Elm, 63 /;
Freda Kruger 50, aud Miss VIII, AZ.
The best scores made by Companie c
and of the Nationals" are as follows:
G. Meyer IS, T. Eyre 46. o. z. Robertson &C.
q. 2. Taylor 46. +. Cumming 46, \. FreOericks
46, J. q. hult 40, j. Ritter As. c. Gelow As.
Q. NoiLe 45; A. Brod A, G. Waltham A, j.
BaiTecklo A, j. Smithson 43, j. ParkersOn AZ,
a. j. Ruddock 43. 7. Z. Bullivant 40, j. Bigsby
AZ, and L. Parmelee ~.
Company G's scores were as follows:
Maich---Povey ~. Larkins AZ, Fem AZ.
Subtitle Al, Anderson Il and Thompson 40.
Practice shoot-Johnson 46. p. Ders A.
Fem AZ, Larkin AZ, Subtitle AZ, McNally Al,
Koch Al, Norton Al, PoVey 40.
The following is the result of a match
between crack shots of Company c, Ma
Iionals":
P. RobertsOn.............45 40 AZ a. 46-22i
Total. .442
C. Meyer................48 az As as 4S-22i
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .485
The former winning by points.
The following scores were made by
Company B. First Regiment of Infantry !:
Sergeant Ramm 46. A. Shula 46. Captain
Cook 46, Perry A. Hayes a, A. HAeth a
II. Heeth 43. A. Gehret 43. Slurievant AZ,
Unger a., G. ClsussiDeus ~, f. Gehret AZ.
Rupp IL, Lieutenant Finer IL. Frech Al,
doc" Sleberst ii, H. Sullivan ii, 4.
Shula al, Cochran 40, Upgermanu 40,
Baumgariner 40. Osman 30. Bannan 80,
Crowley 80, NJ. Claussineus SO.
The best scores made by Company A,
Fifth Infantry, Oakland, are as follows
C. Maker 48. Poulter As. Captain Poulter
43. Pickett 43. Downing 43 KirKman 43,
Cunningham AZ, Vaughn AZ and McCor-
mack 40.
The following scores were made by
Company F. First Infantry: II. L. Pen
delton AZ. II. Mangels As. e. Isaksen 43.
Lieutenant Eggert Al. w. MCGOWAN 40
Il. Lee 80. F. Kelly 80, +. Pinkham 49,
Captain Margo 50. w. Landman 81, 81.
Gordon &c. A Kraig SO and X. Wood
house 35.
The following are the best scores made
by the men yesterday:
HI Pendelton.IO 9lOlO 5000 s10-s4
10 8 10 OlU 9 $50
10 10 $40 9 7-s4
9 8 8 1910 7lU1O $50
BIO $40 6 z 7-7s
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