The San Francisco call., 1895-05-20
THE SCHUETzEN FESTIVAL,
Opening Day of the San Fran
cisco Verein's Annual
May Contest.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM EvINCED.
Eagle Shooting and CroWning Of the
Schuetzen King VIII Be
Features To-Day.

/ Opening day of the thirty y-sixth annual
May festival of the San Francisco Schuetzen
Verein occurred yesterday, and was genu
inc success.
Shell Mound Park was crowded with the
relatives of the members, and while the
wives and daughters enjoyed the mselves
in the dance hall and pavilion, the fathers
and sons were engaged at the targets, con-
testing with great earnestness for the glory
of Schuetzen King.
The final test takes place to-day. The
eagle will be hung on pole seventy five
| feet high ana the man who shoots away
| the last portion of the wooden image will
be hailed as "KenigI" 1t will be snap
shooting and as each contestant will be
seventy-ive yards or more away from the
eagle, it must be good shot that will
bring down the last piece, which will prob.
ably not be larg er than the palm of a
mans hand.
The various committees having the festi-
val in charge deserve great credit for the
manner in which the affair has been con-
Quoted. They are as follows:
Shooting-N. Ahrens, L. Bendel, A. Hage-
dorm, R. Finking, V. Peters, ]. Thode, f. Schus-
ter and ]. Gefken.
Eagle-shooting-J. Getken and F. Schuster.
Printing--Captain John Bolts, K. Vert
BowlingNM Wreden. ". Platt and Max
Hottie.
The chairman of the celebration commit
tee is D. B. Faktor, the secretary Kauf-
man Wertheimer and the treasurer II.
Roster.
The members of the verein left Califor-
MIA Hall, 620 Bush street, in the morning
about 250 strong and marched to the
ferries. On arriving at Shell Mound
everything was in readiness and no time
was lost making start. The bowling and
public target contests will not be finished
until this evening, but the prize winners
and scores in the company's shoot were as
follows:
Pape SO, L. Bendel Sc, John Utschig 66, II.
Hellberg 65, A. Browning "a, z. Finking 81,
F Attinger g. D B Faktor * 81 F. sehqstsr SCI
Ritzau go, John Medemsn SO, A. L. OFT SO, K.
Wertheimer SO, A. Mocker 81, Charles Rapp
81, Captain L, I; siebe 81, Judge George q Bahrs
56, John Horstman So, John Gefken Sc, C. T.
Rust st, Charles Thierbach Sc.
There were 113 entries, but the scores were
| below the verein average. This was prin-
cipally due to the fact that a 20-mile breeze
was blowing across the range, and it took
Juc udJ hstDtA SOmC tliu6 TO gauge 1CS
velocity. Another thing, the contestant
could only make one effort to win the prize,
instead of half dozen or a dozen, as on
other occasions. Three shots were allowed,
and the possible is IS. The top score OF
| the day was as follows:
H. Thode. ............ .................24 % $40
| It was made shortly after noon, and
when the last shot was marked the mem
bers of the verein carried him on their
shoulders around the grounds.
The first and last bullseyes in the morn
noon by Philo Jacoby and J. Utsch1g.
| The Red Mems Schuetzen Section had a
| private bullseye contest, which resulted
as follows:
Champion class, E. Bloedan, Alb; first class,
third Class, ' IT. s Fuetscher soa rst best best
shot, P. II. Will, %; last best shot, NJ. Fuet-
| scher, "a.
The members of the San Francisco
Schuetzen Verein were not the only marks
men, at the targets yesterday. Battery G
of the Second Artillery and Company F OF
| the First Infantry had a match shoot,
| trophy, which resulted as follows:
! Battery c, Second Artillery--Moor 43, stip-
| pie AZ, W. Tobin Al, Petri 40, II. Huber 40
Boxton 40, Ruegin 80, sauer 3s, Golly 80, Ahl-
| oorn 3S, Akman 80, u. Corcoran 81, De Ber-
Schwartz SO, ellis SO, ]. 81. Meyer 36, O. F.
Huber SO, Sheehan 35, Wollert "a, w Meyer
Lsyde 81 GTDope1 g. Hem Helns g. Ryan
Company F, First Infantry = Isaksen a.
Eggsart Al, Pendleton Al, Roney 80, McMenomy
g 49, a ss Suze9s 49, adler
35, souther "a, Lee "a, Pinkham "a, Nolte SO
Noriega 81, Erickson 81. A. Jordan 90 Robin
son as, seebserg 27, Perry Pc 2a Robertson q
II, Creig II. Total 921.
Company f, Fifth Infantry, held its
monthly medal shoot, and the result was
as follows:
Mitchell 36, o. Wilson 80, welch 80, A. d
| Wilson %, Covatt AZ, Atchison 10, Scott Is
Hunter 10, Wethen "a, P. Johnson 90, Thomp
Johnson 3s, AK Is, W. Blakely s, Nickerscr
80, Bennett 32, Riley 10, Maginnis AZ, Rich
ards 3s, w. ]. Wilson "a, Williamson 3, Par
Griffin 36, Blakely IL, Hansen 81, Peterson 80
Clark 80, Hintermeyer 81, Medan "a, Nuda sc
and Rosewarnt4.
Company A of the Fifth's medal shoe,
resulted as follows:
Championship class-C. 7. Poulton Al, w. J
Donnie A; F. Poulter At, G. Maker 81, S. A
First class-C. Brier AZ, w. d. Kirkman 40
]. W. Vaughn Al, c. A. Taggart AZ, C. H. ELI
39, g. w PICKETT 81, G. Cunningham Al, ]. v
M. Cormie SO.
Second class. c. Ellis 81, W. Summers Sc
J. Stewart Il, p I. Hopkins 39, F. Peterson %
Third class-R. Robinson 81, r. Littlefield SO
J. Taggart 33, J. w. Peck %, William Dicken
son Is, s. P. Rodwell, SO, ]. s. Forbes 10, w. ]
Peterson 20, j L. Lotter 21, E. D. Donahoo IL
w. D. Miller 80.
There has been considerable discussion
among the men composing the Fifth In
fantry of late as to who is the best shot il
the regiment. In order to settle the mat
ter once for ALL Company A has issued
challenge to all the other companies tt
produce man who will shoot against it.
champion. The challenge was sent ou
yesterday afternoon and an interesting
and exciting contest may be expected
about the second Sunday of next month.
Battery FL of the Second Artillery wa.
to have held prize shoot, but owing tx
the strong wind the contest was postponed
and a practice shoot held with the follow
ing result:
Lieutenant Hogan IS, Corporal Carol 81
| Corporal Casey 80, Corporal Olmstead 81
Corporal Maher 80, Captain Brewer 80, Ser
geant Warren 33, Private Martin %, Private
Noyes %, Private F. L. Kelly %, Private Spill
man 20, Private Taylor z, Private Campbell IS
Sergeant Wall %.
The members of the Red Branch Rifles
| held thoir monthly co0foSt h1f lika ol1 hs