The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-20
SWISS SHARPSHOOTERS' FESTIVAL
1t fs One of the Most Successful
Tournaments Held In Union Hill.

The most interesting shooting TeStlval
ever held at the Union Hill Schuetzen
Park is in progress this week under the
auspices of the Swiss sha~rpshooters So
cieties of Union Hull. It has attracted
sportsmen from all over this vicinity and
the entry is unusually large. The prizes
are of unusual value, several thousands
of dollars beir : offered in the various
contests. The best sharpshooters of the
the Metropolitan district are among the
contestants, but ave to exert their best
efforts to keep pace with some of the
Swiss shooters, who have made some re-
markably high scores. The festival began
Saturday and will end this evening, when
the prizes will be awarded. Among the
leaders in the records on the targets thus
far are Mike Dorrler, L. P Hansen, Geo.
Schicht and u. Bass of the local organi-
cations. There were lively competitions
on the targets yesterday, a feature being
the work Of the ladies on their prize
target. Scores of the third days con-
tests were.-
Prizes for Team S~hooting-First prize,
n. j., a silver cup; second prize, Swiss
Sharpshooters' Society, Hudson County, a
zine; 2S,ealiore, prssented BY the Ds m I
Sharpshooters' Society, Elizabeth, n. j.,
a rifle, 32-calibre, presented by the Pater-
sen sh~arpshooters Society: fourth prize
New Jersey. a rifle, 22-calibre, presented by
the Newark Sharpshooters' Society; fifth
prize, William Tell Sharpshooters' Society,
Newark, a rifle, 22-calibre, presented by
the Melrose Sharpshooters' Society. New
York; sixth prize, Swiss Sh~arpshooters'
Society Newark A.; T. q silver pitcher
Society,". seventh prize. Dufour Sharp
shooters Society, of New York, a silver
cup presented by the Hudson Sharpshoot-
ers' Society, Paterson, N. j.
Honorary diplomas were awarded to the
following
Paterson sh%arpshooters' Soeiety-A.
". Duteher, is; ". Schmidt, i isa; &. N eS1,
meier, 154; s. Johnson, 151.
Dufour S-harpshooters' Society of New
York,Joseph BoeSh, 1853 points.
South River Sharpshooters, Society-A.
Elizabeth, s~narpshooters' Society-G.
Rahm. i5a; r. Klemer' 15a; Hi II. Kun III 15o. =
Hudson River Sh%arpshooters' Society
George sshlieht l5S points; Jacob Kaegi,
Justin Ringler. 1850: R. Gregor. l56.
The following premiums for the best
ten tickets were awarded
SO; second prize, {. Buss. 5io. S.; third
prize, J. Dorrler, sos, 81; fourth prize, G.
The best sh~arpshooters UP to today are
Association Target-John Mcneil, Eliza
beth. ST.; Charles Neuweller.. New York.
Boehm, South River, 50; ]. ]. Tobler, Jr.,
New York, 40; J. Roloff, South River, 40;
A. zuehner, New York. As; G. Neumeyer,
Schlicht. As; Joseph Bish, New York, As;
F. A. Reiner. At; r. Gregor, At; j.. Tobler,
Medal shooting-Georee schlreht. log. a
Moser. 105; j. Hennis, 104; G.. Berkman,
103; w. Duesher, 103; J.. BeIlhoff, 101; J.
Ringler, 100; W. S%chloeppii, 100; Charles
N%nnvaeter, 100; OSCAR Boehi, 100 80.
iiM; NJ. Dolser, Io4; +. Tobler. Jr., 1o3; [.
yogel, 1903; E. Berkman, 1903; E. Boesh, 103.
Mrs. Elsie Schneider, West Hobokeu,
Miss Bertha Meyer, West Hoboken; Miss
Lizette Matzenauer, West H%oboken; Miss
Ann Schaefer, West Hoboken. and
Babette Buecher, West Hoboken, partici-
pated in the women'S s-harpShooting con-
test. Prizes will be awarded today.
The programme for today is shooting
from s A. M. until IF. M, followed by the
distribution of prizes and browning of the
Sehuetzen king.
National ALLIANCES Games.
Entry blanks are now ready for the
track and field games of the Irish
Nationalist and Irish National Alliance.
scheduled for Thursday, August 5, at
Ridgewood Park. Brooklyn. These events
nave Dccu ShiSrcAGo ny the a. ~ VI
and all the prominent athletes of the
Metropolitan district Will compete.
President James e. Sullivan of the
metropolitan Association, 4. A. T., has
consented to act as. referee. and his staff
of assistants will include the most ex-
perienced officials identified with amateur
athletics.
The programme includes these events,
open to all amateurs:-1m yard dash.
handicap; Ao yard run. handicap; two
mile run. handicap; throwing 1s-pound
hammer. handicap; singing 56-pound
weight, for height, handicap; running hop,
step COR two hops) and jump. handicap;
$50 yard run, scratch. for noyices. Prizes
to the full value permitted by the anna
teur laws are being donated.
VIM. II. Robertson, the noted profess
sional starter, has been engaged to lay
out the course and handle the pistol"
capper, will allot the starts. and o~ficiate
prompt d well managed tournament.
Entries close on or before Friday, July
30. with w II Robertson, No. 80 Park
Row, New York.
Kings Sonss Competitions.
hi COMMITTEES of the Lafayette Kings
Son. have arranged d series of games.
open to members. The events .are:-Tues-
day, July n. ats6:s0, at grounds adjoining
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