The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-26
ON THE RIFLE RANGE
Reports That Will Interest
the Marksmen Of
This City.
s~HUFFLEBoARD MATCHES
laAl4 II8TT
The Letter Carriers Carniyal-Val-
] eneia Boat Club Regatta
Bicycle and Base
ball Notes.
SWITCHBOARD MATCHES

The Schuetzen Corps of New York held
its first tournament of the spring season
Sunday at the Union Hill Schuetzen Park
and had a lively competition for The
numerous prizes. There were five separ-
ate contests, in each of which special
prizes and premiums were given. On
the ring target there were the largest
number of contestants and some of the
scores were very creditable, the possible
total being 125. There were many well
known marksmen in each Sheot.NOn the
ring w. SCHUYLER won with III. R. Basse
made 107; G. D. Rehm, 104; j. Facklow.
l04; G. G.. Zettler, 10S; H. Radloff, 101; G.
Zimmerman, 50; F. Gruneberg, 81; w
Grote, 81; H. kaufman. IS; r. Schwannen-
man, IS; A. Range, 81; f. Stohl, II; w.
Bochride, p: E. HAITI, So: j. Berger, 65.
Man target-C. ID. Rehm, So; w. Schulz
Ter. 81: r. Basse, 81; j. FackEamm, H.
RudloM, So; r. Range, 50; c.. Zimmerman,
81; G. G..Zettler, 81.
Point target-R. Basse. II; c. G. Zet-
Ter, 10; ]. Facklamm, 10; f. Gruneberg, 0;
H.. Radloff, s.; c.. D.. Rehm. Z; j.. Mole,
6; w. SCHUYLER, 6: F. Stohl, A.
Bullseye-R. Busse, s; C. Y. Zettler, 6;
J.. Mole, 5; J. Facklamm, A; w. SCHUYLER.
2; Gruneberg, 2; Rehm, 1; Radloff, 1.
Premiums for most red fags-R. Busse,
8; Facklamm, 3; Gruneberg 8; Radloff,
I; Rehm, l; R-nge, 1; SCHUYLER, 1.
The Greenville Rifle Club are dividing
their attention between wheeling and
rifle shooting and within a short time
the boys expect to become as proficient
in one as in the other.A bicycle corps
has been organized with these members:
Alderman Henry Gotthardt, Henry Lutz,
Edward Wuestner. Jr., w. Wuestner, G.
Renker, /. ~Goldenhorn, B. G~oldenhorn;
r. Zeiger, VIM. J. Charlock, James
Dodds, G. Scheeline, ]. Filoramo, c..
Herig, Mike Dorrler, j. O'Halloran,
George Purkess and Colin Boag. On
Sunday the first regular club run was
held through Staten Island. On Memorial
Day the members will ride to Plainfield.
with the Kaiser Coaching Club to the
number Of Races viii Be held. The mem
Boulevard. The rihemen are not inter
ested so strongly that they forget their
practice on the rife range The work
con tint I'm fSo a n3a the marksmen are keep
Ing these figures were counted:-Captain
Boag, 243: Robidoux, 241; Purkess, "a;
pnor rr s Collins. 2s7; Filoramo. 1885,;
lock, 291; Chase, 2s1; Chavant, 225.
The. Herman Rifle Club will begin a
two days tournament at the new quar-
ters. corner of Becker street and The
Boulevard, on Friday, which will end
MEMORIAL Day. The shooting will be on
the German ring target, three tickets
to count for the three first prizes, and the
two best tickets for the others. The
moneys will be:-Ffrst, S12: second, $40;
third. S.; and the others, ST, Sc, SIS, 81
81, 81, 81, 81, 81. The best ten tickets Will
draw a premium of So and the second Sc.
This committee will be in charge, H.
Dohman, r. Schmitt and A. Grosser.
At Cypress Hills Park, Sunday. the
fourth seasons long range contest was
held in which all of the crack shots Of
the Metropolis commended. The first prize
was won by H. Melville with a total of
227 out of a possible $50. Fred Ross was
second with 226, and Mike Dorrler Of the
Greenvine Club, third, with a total Of
"a. This was good shooting for 200
Miller Rifle Club will hold it's annual
shooting festival and prize bowling Me-
mortal Day at Kroebel's Boulevard Park.
formerly Flora Park. Extensive orange
ments have been made and the event
VIII no doubt be up to the success Of
previous years. There will be many
prizes and the shooting will be on the
German Ring, bullseye, target of honor
and judges targets. There win also be
q medal shoot for the ladies and bowling
for gold medals.