The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
SHOT FOR THE MEDALS.
Remarkable Scores for the Schumanl
Prizes at Schuetzen.

BrfzeS at Schuetzen.
1t rained some at Schuetzen Yesterday
In fact the heavens split more water owe,
the ranges than ever leaked in the recollec.
ton of Philo Jacoby. Philo himself stood
aghast at the overwhelming abundance Of
liquid and not alone because it was merely
water, but 1t was the most notable down.
pour of which the annals of Marin County
craftsmanship have any record.
Still the riflemen made an event of il.
There was large crowd of target-hitters
on the ground during the entire day. 1t
was the occasion on which the Schumann
gold medals were to be shot for and the
crack canvas breakers from all of the big
shooting clubs in town were ready to
make try for the prizes. Even the ladies
were not daunted by the food They
came early and stayed until the latest
train, incidentally ripping the bullseyes
and nearly running off with the gold
badges.
The Utschig girls did some of the shoot
ing and Miss LANCER landed the lead
close to the center on a numb Der of occa-
sions. Taking the weather and the ladies
and the scores and Jacoby together it was
great event in the early part of the year s
shooting programme.
The firing began at 10 o'clock. There
was a fair light on the targets and some of
the best work was done before H. About
noon it began raining and by 2 O'Clock
the markers were reported drowned.
LANCER and Jacoby managed to reach the
butts and after delay of about an hour
the markers and their targets were put in
shape again. During the entire afternoon
the wind and rain interfered with every
bullet that was fired. Sights and wind
nf la
storm.
The results of the competition are rather
remarka BILE. In all of the fierce wind and
binding rain Otto Burmeister scored 231
points out of possible $50. John Utschig
was only one point behind him, and as a
rule the scores were of very high order.
Philo Jacoby IS authority for the state
ment that scores of such merit were never
made before in such handicapping
weather. In his thirty years experience
on the range he recalled no instance in
which weather and scores were both OF
such notable character.
The shooting was generally done from
rests. The target was the twenty five ring
German affair, and 200 yards was the dis
lance. Burmeister won the first gold
medal and Utschlg was the winner of the
second. The scores were as follows:
Burmeister 231. John Utschig $50. Miss
Lizzie Utsehig 220, Glindermann 219, Nolte
212, John Stanton 2O9, Babin 2O8, Strecker
2O8, A. Utschig 206, Reubold 2O2, Jacoby 2OI
Mrs Utschig 194, LANCER 1914, Miss A. Langel
191, Archer Isl, Miss Kate Utschig lS5
Eging 1853.
When the match was finished the sue.
cessful marksmen were awarded the prizes
with appropriate ceremonies. They vii
wear the medals for one month and ther
another match will be held. This will &c
on during the year and the rifiemen scor.
ing the best seven strings will keep the
prizes. Captain Schumann has given
badges of beautiful design aad there i:
great enthusiasm among marksmen to sue
alike in pattern, with the exception thai
the champion prize has q diamond sci
in the center of the target.