New-York tribune., 1895-07-01
SHOOTING For PRIZES.
CONTEST AMONG THE sCHUETZEN CORPS
AT GLENDALE PARK.
.po,rns ATTEND THE OPENING WINNERS OF

THE MEDArs-THr: PARADE TO-DAY
-rh. shooting In the great contest of the hrs'
Sationa. Schuetzenfest at Eiend"le rAin' ,,"
Island began yesterday. and the PARK WAS 49,
uia.e all day In the morning 'he "ea'"'
H., ,,1 rho attendance somewhat Igh' put III '"s
a,,ernoon the clouds rolled by anu p''"''
o.. 49,, CIV ,housnnd people entered. by Two gates'
a., ,.losuro ~ thirty acres where the i-su'a' way
hid Hesldes the target shooting Ne'e ""'
bow.lng contest In progress, anu '"eSe
with We, and dry refreshments ana numerous ~
attractions furnished the 'ro"a Wc anus"
md comfort It had expected. hVeryoo's
10 have a folly time and. despite '"e 'a''' ''
ing the day vas n great success ,,.
rho u,r,t I. A weil-woodcd tract OF land III "''.
fonts booths and pay0ns nave been put uP
every suitable place II Is reached py "'e o
lvn trolley lines and the Long Isiahi hai""'
aide the iuclosIre are numerous refreshments
,h.re the uayfarer may stay hunger ana VI" %
n ~ .,.n.s the comforts IN the park Many
,oui,r,. I'm IN. neighborhood have been oe'o'"'e'
with luutlng In honor ~ the festival
Tie crowd at the Schuetzcnfcst yeS'er'aH 'o''
. ,ho i.as, interesting feature OF the oo'as'o''
Nary OF the men wore the uniforms oi "'e
,o,zcn corps TO which they belonged ana there
vera girls In peasant costumes SERVING w
Tvrolean yoliers and others ""0'o W
and variety 10 the scene A.,
Tho side attrac,ious' CT them .fee " '.'o
nesodsr o, heare--wcrc. In the language OF 'he
c.rrc,eer TOO numerous 20 mention '''o'e
,,er we're n dancing pavilion. vaudeville exhioi-
,n, I'm which the mae and female performers
worked FOR their salaries all the afternoon; mu-
.ouu, OF natura; history. the "ony origna. African
,,1yor" a hard-h,aied negro at whom bisepaI's
v,ere thrown nj "A charge OF six snots for ten cents
AMI beer booths at every turn.
A. one end OF the park was a detail OF queens
,.,rrtv norce They made no arrests although
,rev elected some 'thmbie-rlggers cary IN the
,,,.rlry A, the other end OF the park was an
ambulance station. IN charge ot surgeon from tne
IrooL'vn Eastern District Hospital Inc ampu-
lance was called ior Ave trivial accidents ana
case OF aporeNf A., -. -, . ,,-r. ..,r1
crrlos.I with glass. used 10 display the prizes
c,ntrlh,iel for the shooting at the targets or
honor They are guarded by policeman. and
win reason FOR they represent "A total cash value
Of thousands Of dollars.
The headquarters OF the National Schuetzen Bund,
which is press headquarters also was busy
r,,re Yesterday Several additional honor prizes
being so In gold-prcscnte1 by the Ncw-YorS
Schuctzen Corps, and q god watch and chain pre-
sented by the flrooklyn Schue'zen Corps
At the headquarters were many OF the men who
have ahored to make the Schuetzenfcst what Il
Is Among the officers OF the bunl who are prom
rent I'm this respect President William Won
Weber First Vicc-prcsldent Lorcnz Zcllcr. Sec
| President A. Richter and G. Zimmerman.
+, The shooting yesterday was at all targets except
the 'Cermania" and columbia" II was O'Clock
last night before the results OF the days contests
were computed and the winners announced fol
| lows