Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-31

| ,:rrn.., IF. i''' .l.t.l to hy rn!Itrstrd | .. I' t!.' ( .,UIi.ir,.! L.. ." re for 5000, | g. 'l '.lni E2ui r,~l.' ji,r.y. No less than | IF different t'"nr.' ':l,S will await the | slN,,. -ful u;,'s al tI,' Grrnu!nia targets. | Th,. &:s.:r,.;-,.,r Sl,;.,'', thr highest prize ] 'r'iI ole "f s:}ur. Ti,' general visitors
 ta", r;> gre rur hiu'l>, these Icing special. | ly l., r"n!il.Hi"d ti.r "riU;:" man. '' "A,,i riran standard" and point" tar, | s''t@. For contestants succt,., ful in making 25 rings at the ring ta:,,>,S there havc been | all t:rd loo l,riZrs am uiIting to $l, 800 Ou,' hundred, worth $l POO, will be shot for at th" man targets, and 5u, worth S1, 900, | at til" American standard targets which arc similar in every respect to those used by tho CnitCd states army and the state mliiti!s. The point target, which is the familiar hul: eye with outer rings will be the scene of some of the most spirited ri valry, for although the principal prizes are money 0nr~--Vi/. luh amounting to Sl. 20u-,rill every shoutrr who makes 25 points k rn' Hi"i tua silver medal. those scoring liN r. ints gold medal, and those still more fortunate. making BOO, a silver cup.
 Bul the greatest c.,luprtitiun of all will naturally T." for the king>hip of the ma tinnal festival, fur il will give the victor til" right tu hrcallrd hcurrfrrth the shoot ing king of all the world He who sue crcdS in making th" most points in his first 200 shutS will be proclaimed the king of the feast, iu addition to lis receiving d splendid medal and Il cash prize Ali those of lis unsuccessful rivals who make 2uu points and over will receive money prizes ranging NCuuriiIiL tn the SCnvv made by them
 Ihc Loving Cups.
 NrtI,lt'".,u ,us are tlr" I"NiuS cups that will h" ,,iN"n away. iut the most noticeable of th"~H tr h" contested for at the festival arc three in num'"r The first of these is naturally that nf the National Schurtzcn huud it-"f This handsome work of art is h"auljtullr ch1-,d and rn grlvttI with sym h'li'.l d.. i.-ll~, ti,r principal one being the Kew York and Rr 'ulllyn bridge and the arm"rial bearings of the state of New York. Next in importance is The Schuet- zen IVitunE cup. which has n sOmcwh hat fantastic lid, rpr,>rnting a German peas ant maiden poised on one foot and holding in her oUt.trrtrhvd hands stcins of lager. On tn" cup proper is naturally exhibited the standard target, surrounded by rifles and German and American flags The Staat$ Zcitung cup iS one of the old fash toned loving cups, with horn handles, to enable tlr thinker to toast his comrades deep and long.
 In addition to the prizes for the shooters proper there will hralSo distributed num- bcr ut others for the successful winners of the EymnaStiC exercises, such as running Jumping. lcaping and the like as well as many more for women and children. who will contest for the championship of tho different popular games that will be ar ranged for ly the amusement committcc wh" hay" also promised to surprise the guests of the festival by small edition of tn" Midway plnisancr, which was such a feature nt the Columbian exhibition at Chicago.
 The official programme agreed upon by tn" national officers and committees of arrangement hrEiuS with the reception on Saturday, June :!n, uf foreign visitors and of great "culnnrrs' or singing and drinking bout at Ihv national hcadquar-