The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22
RIFLE AND RANGE.
San Jose Turner's VIII Open Six
New Targets.

Sdn jose QfneFS VIII open SIX
New Targets.
The third annual prize shooting festival
of the San Jose Turn Verein Shooting Sec.
tion will be held on the 30th and 31st inst.
This marks an important event in the
history of the Verein, the opening of its
new park near the Garden City. The new
park is one of the finest on the coast, and
the shooting-range has been fitted with all
the modern appliances. There are six
targets in all.
The rules governing the opening event
are, that all shooting shall be off hand al
200 yards, and all rifles shall be allowed,
excepting those using the steel-coyered
bullets.
On the first day the shooting will begin
at 1880 A. NJ. and close at s P. NJ, with an
intermission at noon for lunch. On the
second day the shooting will begin at
A. NJ. and close at P. NJ.
On the point targets the black will be
divided into three points-tickets eight
shots for 81. The best centers will be
measured after the shoot.
There will be fifteen prizes for the best
centers, consisting of three cash prizes to
the amount OF $50 and twelve elegant
prizes valued at $175. For the most points
there will be fifteen prizes-three of cash
to the amount OF $50 and twelve merchan-
disc trophies worth $500. a silver enam-
eled medal will be given TO all marksmen
shooting over so points, 81 so for 100 points,
81 80 for 200 points and So for $50 points.
The San Jose Mercury has offered q
beautiful gold medal which will be pre-
sented TO the marksman who scores the
most points in both davs' shooting.
Seyenty-tve prizes, valued at $3.50, con-
sisting of silverware, jewelry, etc., will be
presented to those who make the best
scores on the honorary targets. Cash
prizes of 81 80 and 81 will be given for the
first and last bullseyes in the forenoon and
afternoon.
Sunday morning the Turner's will be at
the depot to meet the guests from San
Francisco and the other large cities of the
State. The San Francisco Turner'S will
attend the festival in full uniform. Rep
resentatives of nearly every rife CLUB in
the northern part of the State will partici-
pate. The guests will be escorted from
the depot through the principal streets OF
San Jose by the Turner's and the Turner
Schuetzen in uniform, and afterWard all
Will repair to the park.
Round trip tickets from this City to
San Jose, including admlttance to the
park, can be obtained for 81 50 at the busi-
ness places of all the weIl-known local
marksmen. Monday night the Turner'S
and their guests will hold grand ball and
distribution of prizes.
The officers and directors of the Turner's
are: Captain, Fred Schumacher; first
lieutenant, /. Henning; second Iieuten-
ant, l.. Ziegeler; treasurer, f. Posky. K.
Klein and George KeffeI have both served
as captains.
The second days shoot of the Califor-
mia Schuetzen Clubs annual festival will
be held tomorrow at SchuetZen Park,
near San Rafael. All twenty targets will
be IN use during the entire day, and it is
believed that there Will be many good rec
ords made. The shooting will be on the
man ana German 25-ring targets. The
events will be shooting for the honors OF
shooting king. for the highest honors, and
special cash prizes. ranging from So to 81.
The highest score on the king target will
entitle the marksman TO the king crown
and diamond medal.
The shooting on the honorary and man
targets will also be resumed. Forty casn
prizes are offered for the best scores on
the man target These range from $50 to
81. Several very good tickets were shot at
the honorary target last Sunday, but bet
ter scores will be made at tomorrow S
shoot. On this event seyenty-fYe mer-
chandise prizes will be given away. A
champion silver goblet will be presented
by A. L. OFT to the marksman making the
best average on all the targets. In addi-
tiou to the foregoing, the members OF the
club will shoot for prizes.
The prizes will be distributed on Thurs
day evening, August q, at Eintracht Hall,
Twelfth and Folsom streets, and the dis
tribution will be followed by social,
The attendance at the Shell Mound
range tomorrow will be large, as there are
several clubs and number OF military
companies there holding their monthly
medal contests. Among them will be the
Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club, the Nord-
deutschers and the San Francisco Schuet-
zen Club. The Colum bia Club has decided
10 move from the east end of the shooting
shed to the extreme west end and Captain
Siebe will put in the marking-wheels at
once. The reason for this is that the pis-
toI and rife ranges may be together. a
door will be cut through the wall so as to
connect the two shooting stands. A little
later nartition will be run through the
bip room SO as to shut off the draught.
Wardrobes. closets and rife racks will also
be constructed.
1t was feared for time that the two
west targets, A and b, would be too badly
exposed TO the wind for fine shooting, but
the members decided to change and make
more use OF their wind-gauges.
A ladies' auxiliary to the Columbi
Pistol and Rifle Club is about to be
formed. The wives and daughters of a
number of the mem bers are already very
expert in handling the 22-caliber rife and
nistol. A number nave entered the lists
for prizes and have proved themselves to
he fairIv accurate shots. From all ac-
counts the ladies will form club the early
mart of next month and make use of the
third target on the ffty-yard range.
NJ. ]. WHITE.