New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-07
TURNER'S AT THE "FENI."
THEY WIN PRIZES BY THEIR SKILL AT
GLENDALE PARK.
GOOD SHOOTING BY ZIMMERMANN AND NoNoNOn

coon SHOOTING By ZIMMERMANN AND voRBACH
5000 PEOPLE on THE GROUNDS.
The attendance at the first National schuetzen-
fes, At Glendale Park Long Island. yesterday. was
LARGER than for the two preceding days ABOUT
eight thousand people being present. Inc "ea'he'
was better and the conditions for Rood shoot'"s
consequently improved There were few SENSATIONS
in the shooting contests. Turner compenuons 'ooh
Mace and the results OF Fridays bowling were
orc,alIv announced There was plenty OF good
music and dancing and the various side SHOWS
al the park nourshed like the green bay Tree
The turner competitions took place In the after
noon They consisted OF exercises on gymnasuc
appsratus weight-lift rope-climoing ana hish
tumlang Turn-vereins there from this CITY,
Newark Greenpoint Brooklyn and Jersey CITY
The judges William Flech Ludwig Trenn' NJ
Winter A. Bischof W. Hesse. G. Stehr carr
S,ahl and G. Schweppenstck. The medals went 10
the following winners: Paul Wenert Gus Ali and
Emil PECAN.
The first prize won in Fridays bowling contests
for individual scores will be decided to-day Charles
Boettjer J. Tetjen and j. Wiegenfeld being tied for
first prize and the honor Of being king bowler
L. Schultz. who had a score OF lol. withdrew. on
account of protest made against him and his
club. The first prize for team bowling was awarded
to the Linden Grove Club whose team had score
OF 49, Among the other competitors. the Apollo
Club had a Of 424. the Stuyvesant CIup 40
and the Excelsior Club 400
During the day the variety actors. the 1yroieah
yodlers and the 'orignal African dodger' helped
to the crowd. Beer and wine were drunk.
and the dancing pavilion was crowded with people.
Interest centred In the Schuetzen Hall. where the
crack crack" Of the rifles continued from early
in the morning until O'Clock last night Most OF
the prominent competitors were present. although
the majority OF the Californians were absent on a
pleasure trip to Connecticut. w. Hoyes and Gus"
Zimmerman have been shooting at the various tar
gets but they busy with their duties as
shooting masters that they have 10 suffer many
interruptions One notable incident OF the day
among the marksmen occurred shortly after s
O'Clock last evening when william F. Norsbach.
of the Williamsburg Schuetzen Nerein. and second
shooting master OF the Elite Schuetzen Club Of
Brooklyn made p out OF possible Is a, the target
Columbia" beating the previous record OF +. i.
Schuester. the California expert. who had record
OF H. Vorsbach's fractions 23-ot2. The
next frst-cass made by Shooting Master
Gus Zimmerman. who made ~ out Of possible
80 the American Standard Target The record
had been made before by F. c. Ross. at Chicago.
two years ago. and Zimmerman says he himself
once eQualled it In France. ". NJ. Farrow. OF
Morgantown W. Va. who belonged 10 the
old American Rife team. scored e. the Column
bia, and cup and gold medal at the point
target. George Homryhausen got the first red fiag
and L. P. Hanson got the last one Of the day. J.
F. Kelly OF Springfield. Mass and Captain Gindele.
Of Cincinnati. made three ''Germanla" bulls-eyes
apiece. +. G. Ross. OF Brooklyn. still retains his
apparent lead for the Shooting King medal.
Scores reported yesterday follows: