The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
SPENT LEAD
WON SILVER
Annual Shooting Festival
of the San Francisco
Verein.
Strecker, Faktor, Pape and
Schuster Were Again in
the Lead.
A Large Attendance of Marksmen
and Their Families at Shell
Mound.

1t was 4 great day for the rIhemen at
Shell Mound Park yesterday, tAe occasion
being the thirty-ninth annual festival OF
the San Francisco Schueizen Verein.
This is one OF the Oldest, If not the oldest,
shooting organization in the State, and
the membership is made up of the best
clement of the German colony in this City.
! Their prize shoots are always largely at
tended and the festival of yesterday was
no exception to the rule. Twelve targets
were engaged all day and thousands of
bullets were sent over the range. Besides
shooting there was social and picnic in
the park and bowling for prizes >in the
alley.
At an early hour the members of the
Nereln assem- bled al their headquarters on
Bush street and marched in uniform to
the ferry and took the boat across the bay,
led by band and accompanied by their
families and scores of friends. Many
scattered out among the trees, where they
partook of their lunches, while others
hastene to the pavilion and INDUCED in
dancing. Not few went directly to the
bowling alley and rolled for the many
prizes offered for the best bowling. The
prizes ranged from $50 10 s. The princi-
pal winners and their scores were the fol-
lowing:
William Glindemann SO. E. Lipsen 35 ].
Meisuer 80, G. Glindemann 80, H. frost s.
d. Heittmann 80, Ii. Stilling 81, II. Mlnke "a
In the meantime the many rifles were
belching forth black powder ami lead, the
marKsmen striving 10 their greatest TO Sc
cure good scores. Great was the interest
in the shooting on the members target,
n1o Ohay, A,ga oy,I
cash prizes in this contest. The scores
were of three shots on the 25-German
ring target; possible IS. Two of the best
shots tied for the first prize and the medal
that is to be worn for the year by the
winner A. H. Pape and D. B. Faktor
made 68 each, and IN the shoot-off the
former won, making 65 to the lalter's SO.
The other winners in their order and the
scores were as follows:
G. A. Schulz 81. J. Giikin 81. j. ytschig 65,
g. Alpers 90, y. Ahrens Oh w Gindemann
Cd, A. Bertelsen 63, F. Hilsz g. H. Hill burg
81, L. n. Ritzau 81, Charles ThIerbach 81. H
Stelling 81, o. Lanke 61, H. Huber 90, D. Meh-
den SO, J. Tiedmann 50, r. Stetun 50, H. J.
Wicker 90 J. c. Waller 50. +. P. Schuster So L.
Bendel 81, E. Goelz 30, L. haake 56,fA. Mocker
So, H. II. Burfeind %, A. Lott "a. J. Lankenau
a. A. G. Hagedorn SO, F. Hageman 50, W.
EhrenpIort 90. A. Horstman 81, j. Hsrtman5 81,
F. Attinger 81, C. F. Rust 81, w. Morken 81,
Captain Boltz so, William Goeiz 40. j. de vii
4S. G. H. Bahrs 40, J. Brandt As, j. Wolbke As,
j: Mangeis 46, J. Pc ters 40, K Wertheimer
finger 43, F. Rathjen 43. S. Bocke ~. W. Has
sler AZ, 4. Browning d. H. Prien 40. j. F.
Hensel 40 c. Nobman 40, J. Thode 40, j. H.
Seyden 3S, H. F. Meyer 81, H. NJ. Wreden 81,
A. Apperious So A Bahrs 81, H. Huppert 80.
J. Bluttler 30, F. Wagner %, Il. Roster %, Ell
Rohlkens "a, G. seyden "a, y. Zecher "a.
Missed once-A: Lang 39/R. Geshow 81, E.
Ipsen 81, J. Crate 30, William Plath 81. K.
Finking 81 I. Alzeroth 81. Chris Bruse 81, B.
f. Bruse 80, E. Stehn 80, c. Heisenberg 80,
Captain siebe 20, F. Pape 19, V. Sherman II.
c. Willert Ii, A. Lemaire 13, G. Gudehus l3
J. Stratlen u, ID. Salsfield 8, II. Doscher g.
Missed twice j. Pluth IL, o. Klenish II, H,
F. Moss 8, J. L. Meyer 3, L. Bauer B.
Not little interest was centered around
the point target, for there was nearly $500
up in prizes for the most points and the
best centers and SOS in premiums for the
marksmaE making the most red flags in
thirty shots. The winners of the prizes
for the most points and best centers will
not be known until all the books will be
gone over and the three-inch bullseyes
measured, but ii is believed that Faktor,
Strecker, Schuster, Schultz and Pape are
well in the lead. In the matter of pre-
mlums the victors are known. Tney are:
First, a. Strecker II red flags, prize Sl2:
second, D. B. Faktor, s red flags, prize $40:
third, F. P. Schuster red and IL blue
flags, prize $6; fourth, John Utschig.
red and blue flags, prize Sc; fifth, Louis
Bendel, red and blue flags. prize So.
The winners OF the first and last bulls
eye flag prizes were the following: First
in forenoon, ]. c. Waller, 81 so; last in
forenoon. John Utschig, 81; tirst in after
noon, George A. Schultz, So so; last in
afternoon, Charles Thierbach, 81.
As stated, the final results on the point
target cannot be learned until the books
have been examined, but in the six-shot
scores George a. Schultz had :he best
single score so far as could be learned.
his point shots being 3, 3, 3. 2, 3. 1-15
Some CT the other best scores were as
follows:
J, D. Heise 9: Philo Jacoby S; W. Morken
9; F. Attinger z. z; W. earns 6, 7; C. Thier.
bach o +; r schuster 13. II. II; H. H. Bur
tielnd 10, 3; J: Tnode 9, Z; J. Utschig 10, II;
Rust 9, 8; J. Peters 10; E. jacobsen 10.
George schullz 15; Louis Bendel 12. -: n. r
Faktor II, 8; J. Tiedemann 10: A H. Strecker
IA, 13: A. H. Pape II. IL; William Ehren.
pfort z, 8; K. Wertheimer g.
The prizes will be distributed on nert
Thursday evening at California Hall AT
$50 Bush street, wnen a social will also ne
held.
The Deutscher Krieger Verein held ito
regular monthly contest for the cIub
medal. The scores made stood as follows.
Champion class, F. Kaiser, $50 rings; first
class, o. hummer, o3O; second class f
Miehle, 312; third class. R. Schnutenhans
294; best first shot, S. Peters, 23 best last
shot. Miehle, %; most centers, G. Weggen.
man, L.
Several of the military com panies also
held their monthly shoots for their class
medals. Their scores, made on the Rlnnt
target, with the musket are annexed:
Company B City Guard-A. Apthorp az. c.
Lndeeker 80, E E. Peppin SO, Il. D. Jones 2s,
IL B: Suli,yan 80, t. Gelsen DO, T. Woods 55
W. Krug 35, Captain George Filmer ID T.
Townsend A. J. l. Wear 38, E. Fitzgerald &c.
n CreTalia "a, George Sullivan 81, W. Proli
35, A. Nicholson SO, L. B. Wood 80
Company D, First InIan!ry-J c. seagrave
Il, W. T. Meadows 81, II. II. Jones 80 ]. c.
Darling "a, w. Swat 80. w. RousseI Al 7 II
Anthes 19. T. R. Piatf 2s, J. D. Brown 81, c.
A. Kelly ., 5. Marston 81. c. Chsier 5 r 7
Creagh 38, J. Minehan IL o. Lsnducci 30 I
J. Toner II, j H. BeEder So T. ]. curtin Z.
J: +. Mccarthy Il, II. D. Pohlmann 81, Ii. c.
Wissing TO-
Indenen. ent Riies-sergeant c. H. Korn.
beck SO, Corporal q. w Mitchell 80, Corporal
J. A Stang %, CORPORAL J. II Mindarmonr, 90