The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-13

HAPPY SCHUETZEN.
How the Annual Fest of the
New Jersey Gese1lsChaft
Was Celebrated at
Greenville.
oXLEY CLUBS FREE FIELD DAY
The Programme Arranged for the
Labor Day acknowledgements
Annual Regatta.
.xLEY CLUBS FREE FIELD DAY

Armbruster's Schuetzen Park on the
Newark Bay shore. Greenville, proved
a very attractive resort yesterday on
the occasion Of the annua prize shoot
of the New Jersey Sehuetzen Gesellschaft
which took place there, drew to the
grounds several hundred people of Ger
man birth or descent. and of all kinds
and degrees. The parks was decorated
IN honor of the event with the German
colors, and all around were scattered
signs of rejoicing and festivity. At the
bowling alley prize bowling was INDUCED
in: a little further on was the dancing
platform with a rude bar. on which were
four kegs of beer on tap at one end,
and a balcony for the c~oatless and spec
tacled musician above. OF course there
was a merry-go-round, revolving to the
music OF a hand organ and the joyous
shouts of the youngsters. and there were
the fruit stands. ice cream saloon and
lager beer stations without number. The
inevitable photograph gallery was pres
emit and doing a good business, as was
the man with the scales to ascertain
your weight" s~..ss
The assemblage was very much of a
Bohemian character. consisting mainly
of small retail dealers and clerks. with
their wives and all their children. The
large number of babies and small boys
present was noticeable. The member
Of the various Sehuetzen vereins were
all attired in their blue uniforms, their
breasts being covered with medals, which
Ingled as they danced. There were
enough medals in evidence to pave the
path from the gate to the dancing plat
form. Time was passed pleasantly in
shooting. dancing, drinking and seeing
the sights. Everybody danced and most
of the men danced well, al with cigars
IN their mouths and some in their shirt
sleeves
The event of the day, of course, was the
prize shooting competition. There were
four targets. and each was kept busy
from the time the contest opened until
darkness called a halt. The targets
were designated as point target, media,
target. target of honor and public tar
get. The target of honor was the one
ION which the Schuetzens We're most anx-
11lious to score, for besides the first prize
sof a special medal and a crisp ten dollar
ubil the winner was crowned "Sehuetzen
SKeenig," IN honor that every SchuetZen
.,aspires tc. TIT lucky man was l.. P.
Hansen, who made the highest score, &C
points out of a possible 70. His nearest
competitor was August Peek, who
scored IS. On the point target Hermann
sof ~ out Of a possible %. Among the
who won medals were:-G,. w,
aPlaisted, c. Chavant. w. Collins, all of
5ths GreenyAle Rifle Club; President H.
5Behncks. J. Reban, @, Sehlieht and L.
Up. Hansen. On the medal target Mr.:
sNaabe won first place with a score OF
~. George Schiicht n J. tied
for first prize on the public target with
scores of 20, George Piaisted was next
.high with IS. C.. Ciavant. w. G. Collins
n S. Behncke also won medals m this
seompetition-
are as follows:-No. l, Jersey CITY Com
pany, Captain J. H. Miesegaes;, No. 2.
Concordia. CAPTAIN Henry Behncks; No.
3. Luetzcw, Captain Hermann Haase;
No. 4, William Tell, Captain LOUIS
Steieer; No. 5, George Washington, Cap
tain NJ. Luetten, and No 6, Lafayette,
Captain C.. Steiling.
At shutdown the numerous beer lba-
tons began to have their effect upon
was considerable romping and kissing,
not exactly CONNIE IL fault but no con-
duet beyond the bounds of deceney--
noisy singing and violent dancing ana
hove making, but not the least vicious
Tlesg in the gathering. On the contrary
the utmost good feeEng prevailed and
everybody seemed to feel good.