The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-03
Close MEDAL CONTESTS
SharpShooters and MiIitiamen
Crowd the SchuetZen Park
Ranges.
Some Excellent Scores Were Made
The County Monaghan Club
Picnic.

There was very large attendance at
Schuetzen Park, San Rafael, yesterday.
| The County Monaghan Social Club went
there in large numbers, and every target
on the spacious range was kept busy by the
various German organizations. Captain
| Fred Schumann had the grounds in beau
tiful order, and everybody spent a most
enjoyable day.
Toward the end of the shooting there
was considerable rivalry between Philo
Jacoby and A. Utschig as to who should
get the medal for the best first shot. Jacoby
came late to the grounds, and up to that
time Utschig was considered a sure winner
with score of % out of a possible 25- The
shooting for medals closes at 4:30 P. M, and
by the time Jacoby had got his gun in
order and his cartridges arranged, there
was just minutes left in which to shoot
out his string. His first shot was a "a,
and then it was race against time, as he
had only minutes left in which to fire
seven cartridges. He did it, and had 40
seconds to spare, but his score, which in
Guided three misses, was only 211, while
Utschig's was 425. Jacoby got the medal
for the best first shot of the day, never
theless.
The medal winners in the California
Schuetzen Club were as follows:
Champion class. Utschig ST., 425.
First class-F. Schuster, AIT.
Second class-A. Mocker, 374.
| Third class-L. Reubold, 800.
Judge George ii. Bahrs also made score of
| 1855, but as his last shot was only II and
| Reubold's was p, the latter won in his class.
Reubold has now won the medal the requisite
| number OF times and 1t became his absolutely
! yesterday.
| Fourth class-A Bruce, 36S Bruce also
wins the medal finally in his class.
| Best first shot-Philo Jacoby, "a.
| Best last shot. Utschig ST., 25.
The Verein Eintracht Schuetzen Section
| medal shoot resulted in the following
! scores:
Champion class-Charles Gambel 1896.
| First Glass;. Young 365.
| Second class-C. Reissing 305.
| Third class. F. Sperisen 311.
! First best shot-Herman Schroeder %; last
best shot, F. c. Hagerup22.
The San francisco Gruth Verein medal
shoot was as follows:
! Champion class-A Gehret 4O6.
| First class-U. Diethelm 4O3.
| Second class. Fret 374.
| Third class-Charles OFT 347.
| First best shot, A. Hindermann %; last best
| shot, A. Gehret %.
Company of the Third Infantry at the
Creedmoor targets scored:
Champion class-A. Ehrenpfort 49,
/ First class-Charles Novak AZ.
Second class-C. B. Shea 43.
Third class. C. O'Conner 80.
The members of Company 3 did not do
| as well as their captain expected and some
| OF the boys will have the riot act read to
them at next company's drill.
Company d of. the Fifth medal shoot
was postponed because all the members
were practicing at the 500 yard range to be
ready for the encampment contests, which
| take place at Petaluma on the 9th inst.
| The Union Musket Club at the Creed
| moor targets scored:
F. C. Muller 43, w. F. Oestrich 40. J. Dawson
40, J. Jones 43, T. F. Kelly AZ, E. Ehrenpfort
43, J. Utschig Sr. AZ, w. Robertson AZ C. ].
| Walton Al, Captain E. H. Kennedy AZ, and f.
! B. Moulton 46.
The latter, having made the seven best
| scores during the past month, won the
championship gold medal. During a prac-
| tice shoot at the ring target F. G. Muller
and another member of the musket club
made ID out of possible 125 with his first
five shots and 120 out OF lbs with the sec
ond five.
Cadets of the California Schuetzen Club
medal shoot were:
| First class-F. Rumpf 3oS
| Second clash Kuhls 329
| First best shot-F. Riehl, %.
| Last best shot-A. FetZ, 20.
The day was an exceptionally fine one
| for shooting, and in consequence some
/ very good scores were made.