The San Francisco call., 1897-02-01
Lead Flew Thick and Fast
Despite the Water Falling
in Torrents.
Cash Prizes Shot For by Germania
and San Francisco Schuetzen
Clubs.

Although the rain poured down in
was large attendance at the Shell Mound
rifle range.
There were several events in which cash
prizes were offered and many who would
not have come on a pleasant day went
forth with their rifles believing the
weather would keep the majority away
and they would be sure of winning prize.
But they all thought alike and the crowd
was large one
The attendance OF the German Sharp
shooters was particularly large, the attrac-
ton being the Germania Schuetzeb Clubs
new programme for 1897. In addition to
the regular medals the club has offered
eis cash prizes on re-entry matches.
On the second Sunday OF each month ).
in addition to the club events, there viii /
be shooting on the twenty-five German
ring target, three shots to a score, best ten
scores in the year to win. On this, $50 is
the first prize, $25 the second. SIS the
third and $40 the fourth. On ,he iourtn
Sundays there will be prize bullseye
shoots, on which 500. SIS, SIS and $40 are
the prizes for the best first, seconu, third
and fourth ten bullseyes.
The Germanias yes erday held their
regular bullseye contests tor cash prizes.
and the following were the prize winners
and their scores, as shown by the measur-
ing apparatus:
First, a. Jungblut 113 points; second, L.
Bendel 291; third, F. 7. Schuster 59S; fourth,
d. b. Fs ktor 704 fifth, L.. Haa ke S03 SIXTH, O.
Thierbach $40; seventh, G. II. Banrs S14. +
Quite mum Der shot on the three-shot
re-entry match :for the special yearly cash
prizes. The following are the best scores
made out OF a possible as rings:
C. Thierbach 70, F. P. Schuster 90, J.
Utschig 6s, N. Ahrens 6S, L. Haake 65, D. B.
Faktor6e, II, Huber 63. Il: ...r..' = T. ...: /.
! There was some good shooting done at
the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein's s
regular 20-shot bullseye contest for cash
prizes. Many of the marksmen made
from six TO fourteen buflseyes Go inches in
diameter) out of the twenty shots. Their
best work was. done immediately after l
. clock, when the RAIN ceased for a time
and gave a fine light for the marksmen.
The winners of the cash prizes in their
order and the points as. shown by the
measuring machine were as follows:
= ], F. P, ,Schuster 2oI points; 3, j. NJ: Hard
man 36l; 3. j.; ii edtmann 364 ). A. NJ Ahrens.
427; 3, T.. Thlerbach. 466; ., j. u tschfg 40;
z, l.. NJ. Ri;zau 49,; 3; John Tnode 505 !;
9, l. Haake a 577 10, J. .PeteIS $40; IL, A: H..
Pape SO; Il, j.. ii; Getz 922; ~13. D. b. FAX
tor $50; 14.~W. II. Morkeu 1916; Is, CAL pers'
1851; I6. W. CAIRNS 1853; II, K. ,stettin 1884;
-, A. Mocker 1876; 19, W. Platte 113S; 20,
H. Huber 11Sl.
The Nord Deutscher Schuetzen Clubs
mem bers got to the range late in the
afternoon for their monthly medal class
shooting. In consequence OF the poor
light their scores were not up to the
average, the marksmen in three of the
classes not being abe to make the re-
quired average: Their scores, ten shots,
German ring target, were as follows:
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not f1li by making their average.
Third elass-W, WorBen, 800 rings.
Fourth class-Albert Meyer 324
Best first shot F. P. Schuster, "a; last best
shot, II. Huber, "a.
The military marksmen went early and
shot late. The men of Company / of the
First, in particular, kept their muskets
hot all day shooting for the monthly
medals and in private matches. The COM
pany scores, ten shots, military target,
were as follows:
Corporal Mathewson 34 Jones 35. Hanna
4l, Blawat A, Cairo 81, Sergeant Lemeteyer
20, Sergeant o. F. Huber 80, H. Han Al
Sergeant F. K. Moore A. Corporal Bucking 81
Sergeant V. Fell 80 Lieutenant William II.
Tobin A, Corporal w. Golly 43, Lieutenant H.
Huber 40, II. Hauser 25, ID. Wilpern %
Sergeant NJ. J. Sheehan 40 William. Meyer 81,
n. Martin Al, G. Seyden 3S Won Staden, 80, G.
Philborn 16, Corporal C. Son 50. J. Mccarthy
80, H. Behhng 80, J. Powers 49, J. Cappelman
81, William Reid 3d. C. often AZ, Captain
Richter 42, Sergeant Corcoran 80, f. Koch 43.
This company will hold high inks at
its armory on Page and Cough streets
next Saturday evening and 1t was pre-
viously decided that the company should
be divided into two rife teams, who would
). DOT a match, the losing team to pay all
of the expenses Lieutenant Huber
headed one and Lieutenant w. II. Tobin
the other. Instead of having thirty-four
men to each team yesterday not over half
of the marksmen. were present to shoot.
Under these circumstances it was decided
to accredit each absentee with an ar BIZ