The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
WILD SHOTS IN
A HIGH GALE
Marksmen Shoot Under
Difficulties at Shell
Mound.
The Germania Clubs Twelfth
Annual Prize Contest a
Success.
Me m bers of the Columb Club G
Fine Results From the Pipe Sys-
tenn of R fling.


Shell Mound rifle range. The wind was
from the west and north and lashed
around in spiteful gusts, carrying rain
and hail, making life miserable for the
| rifiemen. Fingers were stiff, noses blue
and eyes watery, but still the marksmen
kept up lively banging in the hope OF
getting in good score or two, for in the
several clubs there were quite number OF
cash prizes, trophies and medals at stake.
| Good scores were out of the question, be-
cause of the necessity of frequently alter
ing the windgauges of the rifles. For sli
these annoyances, the men seemed to have
good time and many really enjoyed the
fun of shooting under most adverse con-
ditions.
The principal event was the twelfth an
nual prize shoot of the Germania Schuet-
zen Club, for which nearly all of the
prominent sharpshooters had been pre-
pairing for the past two weeks. For the
pest centers fifteen cash prizes. varying
from 81 so to $25, were offered. Fifteen
similar cash prizes were also offered for
the most points. In addition $43 was
offered in premiums, tickets $5 for thirty
shots, unlimited, divided into eight pre-
l
About fifty of these tickets were sod.
Cash and merchandise prizes amount
| ing TO about $500 were shot for on the
| honorary target, scores three shots, un'
limited. Special cash prizes were also
given for the first and last pulIseyes. The
first in the forenoon was won by G.
Alpers and the last before noon by A.
Jungblut. In the afternoon F. 2. Schus-
ter got the first bullseye prize and D. b.
Faktor the last before the targets closed
| at o'clock.
On the point target there was a lively
rivalry all day long and hundreds OF
tickets were shot for the red, white and
| blue flags. The winners of these prizes
will no, be made known until the prizes
are distributed on Wednesday evening
at California Hall. at go Bush street. as
! it will take some time to figure UP the
results.
On the honorary twenty-five German
| ring target, three shots. ID. b. Faktor won
first prize with "a. 25, 23-72 out of a pos
sible rs. For several hours he was unable
/ to get above 20 and it was thought
| that n. Ahrens' %, %. 24-71 would be
high. f. II. Bushnell, A. II. Pape, ID.
Hilberg and d. w. Mclaughlin followed
| closely with TO- Some OF the others who
| are sure of the larger prizes are L. Haake
| SO, Dr.. L. o. Rodgers So; II. Stelling So
| w. Giindemann 6?. A. III. Strecker 68, r.
+ SchuS ter -6o. G. -GoetZe oh
The regular semi shoot of the
Colum bia Pistol and Rife Club brought
out fair representation, weather consid-
cred. The Pope gun shooters were there
in full force. The latest to provide him.
self with this style OF barrel is f. Ii. Ma
| son, and he was not sorry to test his new
| fire aim in high wind.
| The results were equal to his expecta-
/ tions for the high rotary velocity of the
hull is-fs 1ad m a no loh
| the mark even in the teeth OF the gale. d..
! w. Mclaughlin and F. H Bushnell were
| also there with their Pope barrels while f.
/ o. Young, who was the pioneer in introdu-
| cling these freaks" as they are called, to
/ this coast was also present. The Pope
rihIng is finding great iavor among the
best marksmen OF the East. The scores
made yesterday were not,up to the average
! for the reason given. Pope continues 10
! lower his total on the Bushnell medal.
| On the fifty yard pistol range j. Il. Cor
man made fine string of ninety seots,
averaging to place his shots in three and
nine tenths circle. The best scores on rifle
and pistol ranges Colum bia target, all re-
entry matches, were as follows:
Rife 200 yards, F. Fl. Bushnell medal. three
shots-A. H. Pape 1S, F. ii. Bushnell II, F. o.
Young 49,
| ". Glindemann, military medal, ten shots,
Creedmoor count-E. Hoyey, AZ. AZ, 46; T. O..
/ lOuuS, 40, D. E. Noinhlj 40, 4OS l. H. Ouoi-
nell, 46 45.
Most flags Gnch centers)-A H. Pape 8.
! Achille Roos, 22.ealiher medal, five shots,
! so yards-Ed Hovey, II. ID A. B. Dorrel, IA,
/ ID, IS; Mrs o. NJ. Peck, %, 25; Mrs. c. f.
! Waltham, 2S.
Pistol, so yards, Gordon Blanding pistol
medal, three shots-A. B. Dorrell, 8, II; F. o.
Young, Is, Is; f. II. Bushnell, 10. II; J. E.
| German, H. Is.
Howard Carr any revolver medal, six
| shots-C. Roberts. 40, so.
nfar dnIuf faI,, al TIM, ehnfS a.
man, 81, So; +. o. Young, 46, 4S.
The san Francisco Schuelzen Club held
| its regular bullseye contest for twenty
cash prizes. twenty shots 10 each man.
The blank disks were cut down may times
and some very clever centers were made.
| The prize-winners in their order and the
scores as record. d by the measuring ma
chine were as follows:
l. R. Finking, 113 points; 2, L. Bendel, 1872;
g. G. Nohmann, 459; 4. J. Lankenau, 498; s.,
| J. Utschig, 499; =. &. Alpers, 568; z d. B.
Faktor: 639; :, a. G. Hasedorn, 6s2; 9, c; F.
berg, 76S; II, 1. n. Ritzau, 778; 13. E. II.
Goelze, sol; ID, T. Tiedemsnn, 83I; Is, G. D.
Hase, 904; 16, A; Laramere, 900; II, +. K ch,
! 1905; 49, II. Stelling, 1913; I9, F. Krug 1885 !;
90 w. c. Molken, 1882
The regular monthly medal shoot of the
Norddeutscher Schuetzen Club resulted in
| the following medal winners, twenty
shots, German ring-target:
| Champion class, not filed; first class. H.
| Stilling, 400 rings; second class, not filled !;
third ASS, D. schinkel. 1927; fourth class. Ed
| Stehn, 2S6.
Best first shot H. Burfeind "a
Best last shot, G. Schulz "a.
! William Kreutzkauer, champion OF the
| Red Mems SchuetZen Section, carried off
! the champion class medal yesterday for
good. The other monthly medal winners
of this club were as follows. German ring
| target, twenty shots:
First class, Captain C. Oldag, 306 rings;
second class, P. H. Rullfs, 2s2; third class,
William Dressler, 274; fourth class, Charles
| Bols dOrf, 173.
! Best first shot, Henry Bash 2I.
| Best last shot, 6. Wagner 21.
| Among the military marksmen the an.
nexed scores were made in their monthly
medal contests. ten shots military target:
| Company N-Captaln O'Nel SO, Lieut. Hogan
| 81, Sergeant Casey 80, Sergeant Cobb 80, Ser
| grant Wall 20, Sergeant Sonntag %, Corporal
Kelly "a, Corporal Stroth 36. Corporal VIII
! liam Maher 81. Corpora J. w. Maner &c.
Engle "a, 9. q. Resy 80, 1. Ayhens 30, J. Bac-
Gus 3:,, A. Nutter 81, Maher Is, Corporal c.
E. Noyes 20, o. Voikman 26, NJ Lyons 27, II.
| Spillman 20, d. Taylor 8, f. Macdonald 81, J..
Murphy %. II. Lage 49,
Company I-Captain Richter 81 Lieutenant
Tobin AZ, Sergeant Eel 33, Sergeant corcoran
! 80, Sergeant Sheehan 38, Sergeant Lemeteyer
g. Corporal Galy SO, rporal Son 3S, Cor
poral Bucking 81, Allen So, Bake 81, Behling
81, Blawat 80, DIETRICH 13, Fenning 1S, Hall
80, Hanna 81, Hausen 2S, Mcfarland SO.
Meyers 80, Owens 35. Payson 40, Redell 10,
Ringen A. L. Ringen "a, Sunderland 35, Wise
mann 81 and Cass 2S
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