The San Francisco call., 1896-10-05
MCLAUGHLIN MADE
A FINE SCORE
Almost Reached a Possible
Of-Hand With a
Rifle.
Three Bullets Punctured the
Bullseye Within a Two.
Inch Circle.
GERMAN SHOOTING FESTIVAL
Four Sharpshooting Clubs Meet and
Compete for Prizes at the
Schuetzen Range.

The German sharpshooters were out in
full force at Schuetzen Park near San
Rafael yesterday. The occasion was q
shooting festival bv the German military
com panies of San Francisco. consisting of
the Eintracht shooting section, Captain
Fred A. Kuhls; the San Francisco Turner
shooting section, Captain f. Attinger. and
the German Krieger Verin. Captain R.
Weineke. The San Francisco Schuetzen
Club also took prominent part, forming
an escort to the other clubs. The men,
bers of all four clubs assem- bled in uni
form at B'nai Birth Hall on Eddy street
and marched to Powell, TO Ellis. to Mar
ket. to Kearny, to California street, TO the
ferry.
At least 345 men were in line headed by
Marshals William Garms Jr. and John
Lankenau and band. at the ferry the
rihemen met their families and friends
ana the next boat and train carried hun
reds to the park. There each amused
himself or herself according to fancy.
1t is easy to state where the men with
the target rifles went, for in very short
time perfect shower of lead was flying
over the range. The shooting committee
consisted of Captain F. A. Kuhls, Captain
+. Attlnger and Captain R. Weineke.
The shooting was of two kinds. On the
public target there were four shots for dol.
lar On this event S19S was divided into
twenty five prizes, ranging from $50 TO
81 90. On the honorary target three shots
were given for dollar and the prizes con-
sisted of jewelry, silverware, etc, valued
al $3.50. Tae shooting began at IL o'clock
and did not cease until 6 in the evening.
G. Eging won 81 so by making the first
best shot in the forenoon and Nick Ahrens
won a dollar by making the best bulseye
before the targets closed for the dinner
hour. Then there was rush for the din
ing-room, and for time Captain Schue-
mann was kept busy serving his guests.
Many took their families and enjoyed
lunch under the live oaks on the hills
A. Jungblut won the prize for the first
bullseye after dinner. Then the shooting
began in earnest, and while a number of
excellent scores were made, taken on the
whole, the weather was too sultry for sat
isfactory work. At times the black bulls
eyes fairly danced or appeared 10 do so,
owing TO the heated air arising from the
range. Among the first to go TO the front
on the publ target, four shots, was Will
liam Glindemann, who ran up 81 out
of 100.
His rings were %, %, "a, "a H. 81.
BurfeInd little later made "A, p, "a 22-
91. A. Strecker went ahead of all, with
%, %, %, 24-94, his third shot (25l beating
GIindemann's "a d. w. Mclaughlin won
third prize, with 25. %, %, 2S-94.
Mclaughlin shot in good form, es-
pecially on the tbree-shot honorary tar
get. Late in the afternoon he made "a out
of possi bic 75. placing two bullets in the
three-Quarter-inch center and the third
Just outside of the % ring. This gave
him the first prize on this target. His
score was. %, 25, a. The next was Fred
ii. Kuhls, with II, good for second prize
&. recker with a similar score took the
third prize, and D. B. Faktor fourth
prize, also on Il rings. Among the others
who won prizes on the honorary target
were the following:
John Utsehis 80 rings. n Schroeder 81, P
Baumgartner 90, t. ]. Carroll 63, r. Finking
80. c. Thierbach 20. A. Jungbiut 81. L. p.
Babin 81, g. Eging 60 n. Frederick 81.
Il, P. Jacoby IS, c. Weggemann 63, F. Kaiser
81. J. d. Heise 65. B. Brunette 81, Il. Gumbel
81, F, Attinger 6S, L Hauser 60, f. P.
schuster IS.
The public target winners were:
]. Utschig IS, A. Gehret 81, J. Dawson 81, A.
Moeker 81, II. Helling So, d. W. Mclaughlin
81, P. Jscoby 81, ]. Gefken so, p. F. Schuste-
93, T. RitZsu SO, T. Baumgartner So, D. B.
Fsktor So, A. Strecker 81, c. Thierbach SO,
J. Utschig 81, William Glindermsnn "a.
The last prize of the day was won by J.
F. Robinson, one of the officials at San
Quentin, he having made the last best
buIlseye of the day. The distribution VIII
be held next Thursday evening at Elm
trscht Hall, on Twelfth and Folsom
streets