The record-union., 1895-07-11
They Capture the Lions Share of
the Shooting Prizes.
CASH AND VALUABLE TROPHIES
WON BY THEM
Sail-Chrlstian Endeavorers at Their
Labors-Six Lives Lost in a Hotel
Fire in Detroit - Yacht Race
Postponed.
Postponed.

NEW YORK, July 10. - Three first
prizes, worth $500; the magnificent silver
cup, thirty-six inches high and valued at
$1,000, presented by George Ehret, the
well-known brewer; the Rochester
Brewing Company's handsome 'RienZi"
silver cup, value $500, and the three New
York Times silver record wreaths, val
ued at 1925, were taken from the hands OF
President Weber by the Californian del
egation at the distribution of prizes to-
day at the close Of the first National
Sharpshooters' Tournament. This does
not include the smaller cash prizes, honor
ing the shooting.
George Holm took the lions share of
the cash from all competitors, totalin g
$685. and two record wreaths. The cheer
ing was loud and prolonged each time
this genial big fellow pushed his way
through the crowd to get his prizes. OF
course, Scheuster's second choice for the
Colum bia prize was the most valuable of
any of the donated prizes, excepting Vor-
backs choice. The Rupert silver service.
The cash value Of which (Sl,O00) is the
same as the EhreL cup, chosen by Scheu-
Ster. This cup is a most magnificent
piece of workmanship, standing thirty
six inches on an ebony pedestal and
beautifully engraved with the riheman's
paraphernalla.
ID. b. Facktor had sixth choice on the
Columbia target and took the "Rienzi"
cup. Pape had twenty third place, aud
chose set OF silver cups, presented by
Elite SchuetZen Corps of Brooklyn,
valued at Si50. Strecker had thirtythlrd
place, George Helm forty-eiRhth, G.. AL
pers ninety-fourth, +. Blondeau 1l4th
and Louis Bendel 10th, and each got a
fairly good prize, though of course the
valuable ones had been pretty we'll
Trimmed out by earlier choices.
George Helm took The first prize of $500
on the Germania target, his bullet being
almost a dead center, measuring just
o1-4O0ths OF an inch to the right. He also
netted $500 moro as first prize on the ring
target, and smaller prizes on other tar
gets. Strecker took fourth prize of 80 on
the ring.
Strecker's 81 on the main course took
first prize OF 500, Pape coming next with
tenth prize, and Helm twelfth on SO and
and 92 points each. Young got SS points
and thirty-third prize, Blondeau IS
points and thlrty-fourth. Bendel brought
up the rear OF the CalifornianS with
slXty-seventh prize and S3 points.
Strecker, Young and Pape were SOW
enth, fourteenth and eighteenth in the
king contest with 33S. 81 and 296 points,
respectively.
On the point target Blondeau got sew
enth prize with lS-400 of an inch measure
ments from his bullets striking place to
the center OF the bulls'-eye; Scheuster
eleventh prize with 23-400, and Pape fif-
teenth with 29-500. Facl1tor got twelfth
prize on the Germania with 3004 degrees,
Blondeau fiftieth with 5234, and Pape sew
enty-seventh with $50 degrees. Pape also
got prize of 50 for making three BULLS
eyes on the Germania.
The cash prizes received to-day by each
of the delegation total as follows: George
Holm $633, A. Strecker S3l7, A. H. Pape
$50, E; Blondeau SOS. D. b. Facktor S43,
+. 2. Scneuster 43, l.. Bendel $50, f. 0.
Young S25, and George Alpers S2. Total,
S1.240.
The aggregate amount of cash prizes
given by the Bund amount TO S665l, so
that the delegation actually took over
One-fifth OF the total cash prize money,
outside of honor prizes, cups and medals.
to the amount of perhaps $1,000. The fig
ures speak for themselves.