The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09

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field, Mass. Savannah, South Bend, st.
Louis. Syracuse, Omnhn, Toledo, Trcu-
ton, Troy, Washington, Wilmington,
Wilkosbure, Winona, etc.
Arrangements All Completed.
Under tho auspices of the officers.
with whom aro notably associated Mr.
h A Dittriph, editor Of the New York
Schuotzen Zeitung, and Edwin Hots, one
OF tho most noted sharpshooter kings in
tho eastern states, every preparation
down to tho minutest details have been
arranged for the national Schuetzen bind
festival, to tHke place ia June and July,
and which, 1t is confidently expected, to
use thoir own words, twill add leaf
III the crown Of glory Of German achieve
ments."
Special committees on finance, amuse-
mcnt, reception, etc, including one ON
nlncpins, us vol as the 90 judges select
ed, arc all ready for tho rifle totu ma
mont at Glendale park, for which all
over tho United Skates it's best shots arc
now praoticins for the numerous prizes.
Tho place selected for the festival is II
beautifully wooded pnrk Of somo 30
acres already covered with the numerous
buildings necessary for the entertain
mont of the thousands of visitors who
arc expected from MI parts of tho coun-
try. Glendale pnrk liz some Is minutes
ride by rail from Long Island City, the
New York ferry for which in at Thirty
fourth street. Tho most essential feature
of the shooting festival grounds arc nat
h'ally the ranges, Of which there are
two, both 600 feet long, the main one
having IL targets and tho smaller one
II. The first named will he for tho use
OF tho members OF tho association only
and tho other for tho general public. At
tho bund, or main shooting range thcre
arc two kinds Of targets respectively
styled the Columbia and the Germania.
Money. Cups md Medals.
Any quantity Of money prizes us we'll
as cups and medals will be competed for.
and for the exhibition Of these Il special
building has been erected ut Glendale
park The principal money prizes to BIZ
contested for at the Columbia targets
are for 5000. $500 and 5000 respective
ly. No lGfs than III different money
prizes will await tho successful ones at
the Gcrmania targets. These aggregate
1000, the highest prize being ono of
$500. The general visitors targets are
Tour kinds, these being specially de.
nominated the ring, Imam, "Alneri-
can standard and point targets. For
contestants successful III making 26 rings
ut the ring targets there have been allot-
tod 100 prizes Amounting to Isl 300 One
hundred. worth ST 200, will DO shot for
at tho man targets, and 80, worth 81
nj
which are similar in every respect To
those used by the United States army
and the state militias. The point target,
which is tho familiar bullScye with ont.
er rings. will be- the scene of some OF
tho most spirited rivalry, for although
tho principal prizes are money ones
VIZ, 100 amounting to 81 ,200-still or
cry shooter who makes 20 points is en-
titled to silver medal those scoring
100 points gold medal, and those still
moro fortunate, making 300, n silver
cup
But the greatest competition Of all
Will naturally be for tho kingship of tie
national festival, for it will give the
victor the right to be called hcnceiurth
tho shooting king of all tho world He
who succeeds III making the most points
in his first 900 shots will be proclaimed
the king of the feast, in addition to his
receiving a splendid medal and cash
prize. All those Of his unsuccessful
rivals who mako 200 points and over
VIII receive money prizes, ranging ac-
cording to the score made by them.
The Loving Cups.
Numerous arc the loving cups that
Will begiven away but the most notice
able of those TO be contested for mt the
festival are three III number The first
of those is naturally that of the National
Seduction bund itself. This handsome
work of art is beautifully chased and
engraved with synbolical designs, the
principal ono being the New York and
Brooklyn bridge and tho armorial bear
lngs of the state of New York Next in
importance is The Schuctzcn Zcitung
cup, which has somewhat fantastic lid,
representing German peasant maiden
poised on ono foot and holding in her
ontstrctchcd hands stems of lager. On
tho emp proper is naturally exhibited
tho standard target, surrouudcd by rifles
and German and American flags. The
Stats Zcitung cup is one of the old
fashioned loving cups, with horn han
dies, to enable tho drinkcr to toast his
comrades deep and long.
In addition to the prizes for the shoot