The San Francisco call., 1896-04-06
Nevertheless the Crack Shots at
Schuetzen Park Found
the Black.
SPLENDID SCORES TAILED.
The Bad Weather DID Not Damp.n
the Enthusiasm at the
Spring Festival.

The annual spring festival of the Cali
fornia Schuetzen Club was not held under
blue spring skies. Nevertheless the shoot
ing stalls were kept warm all day long by
enthusiastic marksmen, competitors for the
splendid prizes of cash and of jewelry and
silverware.
Sights were taken through the rain
drops and red flags were waved afterward.
The light was far from being perfect,
while the black on the targets showed
dlmly through a mist that lasted all day
long. The weather had no depressing in
fiuence on the crack shots; they held their
usual nerve in their arms steadier, and
centers and high scores were jotted down
without nun ber.
Genial Captain Fred Schuman had made
extensive preparations, looking for sun
shine and quiet air. The band that was to
play for the dancing in the pavilion was
the only disheartened one. The wind
blew, but the band blew not, neither on the
French horn nor the trombone. So the
continual cracking of the rifles was the
only music, and the musicians went home
on the early afternoon boat.
Forty prizes, amounting in the aggre-
gate to $275 were awarded, and honorary
household articles to the amount of $1,000.
Shooting began at 9:30 A. NJ, lasting
until P. NJ. During the dinner DR.. Muffe,
president of the club, made brief address,
in the course of which he alluded to the
value of Workmanship, saying it was
worthy of much encouragement. He also
congratulated the club for its high stand
ing in the world for craftsmanship, and
exhorted the mem bers to keep their repu-
tatlon as high as it had been.
Among the celebrated shots present
We're:
Philo Jacoby, the conductor and leading
spirit OF the contest; Fred kunhle, the
well-known marksman, of Petaluma !;
Segommer OF Vienna, Austria, who has
done noted work in that city; Adolph
Strucker, President DR.. Muffe, John
U,schig, James Dornbiere and Shooting
master I. ]. Carroll, who holds the world s
record for SO score out OF a possible 100.
The event of the day was the scoring of
"a out of a possible rs by James Dornbiere
awarded Burteind, his shots averaging the
highest.
This is the first instance, with one excep-
tion. that score of "A has been made in
eight years. The exception being the score
of George Y. Helm during the shoot of the
Midwinter Fair.
A. Ehrenpfort early in the afternoon
oNS oI vi q AiHS eai SSo iOA VIC bOhOlaly
prize. This score was worked hard against
all the afternoon. L. Attinger started in
with big points, but fell off on the last
shot 1t remained for l.. o. Rogers to
come second service.
Prizes were awarded to the following in
their respective order: Cash, ring target,
four shots-A. Ehrenpfort 81, L. o. Rogers
80, +. Attinger SO, John Utschig 92. ID. w.
Mclaughlin 90, N. Ahrens 81 and John
Gefken 81.
Honorary, ring target three shots-H.
H. Burfeind "a, James Dornbiere "a,
Adoph Strucker II, Captain f. A. Kuhnle
1. john Utschig 20, D. w. Mclaughlin 70,
N. Ahrens TO- A. Gehret TO- Z. Ladd SO, w.
Glinndermann IS, d. B. Faktor SO.
John Utschig won a handsome silver
goblet, donated by A. l.. OFT, for the best
five tickets in each class.
A So hat was the press prize, the COM
petitors being Jessen AZ points, Naffen-
bach 81, Parker 81.
The first bullseye of the morning was
won by John Gefken, first twenty-five by
Captain +. Kuhnle, last bullseye by d. w.
McLaughlin; the first bullseye of the
afternoon by +. Attinger and the last
bullseye by T. J. Carroll, who scored two
in succession.
Owing to the failure of the picnic. caused
by the rain, Captain Schuman stated that
a grand opening picnic would be held at
the park some time during the month of
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