The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-19
SPOR RI FOR RIFLEMEN
Contests That Will Interest
the MaTksmeIl in This
Neighbor hood.
SPEC by zach is RACE
Athletes Preparing for Games
Notes for the WheeImen-
Baseball Games Athletes
Elect Officers tennis
Tournament.

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The most prominent rifemen of this
n~eighborhood will celebrate with the
members Of the Hoi,oken Schuetzen
Corps, ut the ~twenty-sixth annual festi-
val, TO lie held at the Union Hill chuetz
.en Park, on Monday and Tuesday next.
They will participate mostly in the prize
Shooting. Two targets IRE open. On the
prize target the tickets are unlimited, 2
tickets to count for the five best prizes
and the succeeding prizes only one ticket.
First prize will be $50, and the others
will be $40, SIS, s12, $40, IS, 81, Sc, IS. 81,
I$4, So, 81, 81, 50.
On the bu.lseye target the best centre
shot will count. Tickets, ten for 81; num-
Der unlimited. First prize, $40; second
prize, $; third, ST.: fourth, Sc; fifth, IS,
and the others "a, 50, 81. 81, 81, 81. Pre-
miums for most bullseyes IS, S.. So, 81.
Lambert Schmidt, the organizer of the
IGerman-American Rifle Club, will sail
for Europe today, to compete in the big
shooting tournament for which Fred
Ross Of the G~reenville Rifle Club, Gus
Zimmerman and all the other cracks
have sailed from this country. Schmidt's
friends will give him a big send off.
At the weekly shoot Of the Miller Rife
s SsgD {. ' Biseho ss0r ss5; K Koslbin made ESQ; Vsn,,
M~essenkopf, 2ss: Blake, 2a; j. Bischoff,
l254; Dewey, ZIG; Nelson, 207.
This week enabled tie Schlicht Rifle
Club to increase some of their best aver
age scores. Excellent shooting was done.
iC- Meyer and George sichlieht were the
leaders. Score:-George. Dorr, 236; G..
Meyer, 241: George Sch1echt, 242; Louis
Dorr 2s2; Fred I kull 2a7; w Last, ~;
& fsle sea5ee 81. nj NeJ !; Fe f por 70; and ID U 3.
kuli won the medals.
The Hudson County S'portsmen's three
days festival, at the Ursion Hill Schuetz-
July d, and Monday, July 5, will be an
event that will provide lots of recreation
for sharp shooters. The association Of
and shooting will be oIen to all corners
on each of the three days. In addition,
there will be good sized purses offered
on the bowling alleys.
News or the WheeImen.
The century run tomorrow of the
Bayonne Rowing Association will have a
large number of local riders in it.
The Clio, Hudson County, Ajax and
-Arcanum Wheelmen will endeavor
to win the handsome silver punch
bowl. The start will be from
the Bayonne Rowing Association club
house at 5:45 A. M. The route will lead
to Plainfeld and return by a circuitous
route. Visiting wheelmen will be en-
tertained with refreshments in Bayonne.
The races of the Arcanum Wheelmen
are in progress today on the Boulevard,
at Greenville. -Four events are on the
programme.
Kings Sons will develop some racing
men this afternoon in their races on the
Boulevard
Walter Roome and Jack Jasper are con-
~testants in today's race meet of the
.Atalanta Wheelmen, at Waverly.
One week from today the Clio Wheel
men will hold their race meet at the
Westside Driving Park.
The prizes for the twenty-five mile road
race to be held on Hudson County Boule-
ward, on July 5, are coming in very fast,
racer for first prize and a Warwick
racer for time prize, they nave also re-
c:eived a large handsome cup to be pre-
scented to the club with the largest num-
her OF starters, the following have been
invited to act as officials
Referee, M. L. ~Bridgeman; Judges, I.
G. Boardman, A. A.. Daily, M. A. Angel.
s.. j. Graham, Geo. Bushheld, Frank Eve
land. Frank Masterdon: Chief Clerk of
Course, Geo. Spearin; Chief Scorer, Wal
ter Vreeland; Starter, A. G. Batcheior:
Handicapped, John Wetmore; Chief
Scorer, d. 3. Van Week; Umpire Fred
Entries close June rs, with T. ].
Kennedy, No. 5Ts Jersey avenue.
speedy Yachts In an Exciting Test
Of speed.
Richard Stevens handsome yacht Al
leen had an interesting test of speed a
few DAVIS ago when the fast Buccaneer,
owned by w. r. Hearst, while coming up
the river a few lays ago, that proved in
teresting to those on board of these
yachts. Both were filled with guests.
The Alleen was off Colnmunipaw, and
steam had been allowed to run low be-
cause of her approach to her moorings
when the Buccaneer hove in sight. Her
pilot headed toward the New Jersey
shore for a brush with the Alleen, ex-
pecting to find an easy prey. The Buc-
cancer ran side by side for a time with
stevens craft, and then forged ahead
and crossed and re-cl'ossed her bows,
ing derisively. Mr.. Stevens ang for
more steam and sWe will run up the
river rather than be beaten said the
The Buecaneer was 500 feet ahead when
the smoke began to pour out of the
A1leen's funnel, and the speed increased
rosits Hoboken the Al ilsg vas close On
to the B~uccaneer. which was ~straining
every rod and crank to get away. Slowly
she gain nfd, Until With a sudden spurt she
and re-cisossed her bows the same as the
Huccaneer had done the Aliens. The re-
suit was very satisfactory to those aboard
the Hoboken boat, ana they had the
laugh on those aboard the Buccaneer,
who had no interest in the race when de-
feat was received, and paid no attention
whistle.
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