The San Francisco call., 1897-02-15
SHOT THROUGH
A THICK MIST
MANY Ri1emen Make Many
Poor Scores at Shell
Mound.
The Wet Weather Prevented
Good Work With Rifle
and Pisto,.
Cash Priz's Prov, q Great Attraction
in Three Clubs-The Musket
Shooters

Shell Mound was the scene of much life
and activity yesterday. Riflemen from
all directions congregated at the range to
compete for cash prizes, medals and hon.
ors, and from early in the morning until
dusk there was deafening roar of fire.
arms. The weather was very bad, for
drizzle or Scotch mist fell continuously
and clothed the targets in the distance
with blue haze that made very good
shooting almost impossible. But this did
not discourage the Misunderstanding
does-for they banged away in spite Of the
difficulties, and a few managed to run up
scores that they were not ashamed of.
There was a large outpouring of the
mem bers of the CoIum bia Pistol and Rifle
Club, and there was keen rivalry for the
possession of good scores, particularly in
all of the re-entry matches, as there are
valuable medals and cash prizes on each.
In order to shoot under the best possible
conditions nearly all of the Colum bias are
searching for the very best ANN Inition
money can buy. Many have adopted a
com bination that gives good results. They
load their shells with nitro-powder prim-
ing and the body of the charge OF black
powder. This prevents fouling and in
sures regularity.
OF course nitro primers are necessary.
Thus by degree, the marksmen of rife
and revolver are working toward the new
nitro or smokeless rifle powder.
A. H. Pane is determined TO win the
Bushnell rife medal and he has splen-
did start on this race. F. o. Young and
+. H. Bushnell had lively race in the
afternoon for high score in the Climber
mann military modal match, and the for
mer was successful only by Creedmoor
count. Both made Al.
shots. For two years he had devoted his
energies to pistol shooting, and with
marked success.
On the 50-yard pistol range there was
good shooting at times when the weather
cleared A. B. Dorrell in revolver prac-
tice made the best slx-shot run ever shot
on the range, 20 points in six shots, CO.
lumbia target. That is averaging TO place
six shots in 3%-inch circle.
More revolyers are in use now than for
years past. For the first time in rifle club
history on this coast the ladies shot on an
equality with the men, ladies having been
admitted to full membership. The high
est scores made on both ranges, Colum bia
target, were as follows:
Rifle, 200 yards, re-entry matches. FL.
Bushnell medal, shots. Scores: A. II. Pape
10, F. o. Young 10, DR.. L. o. Rodgers IL, b.
w. Mclaughlin IL.
William Glindermann military medal, 10
shots (Creedmoor COUNT: F. o. Young AZ f.
II. Bushnell At, E. Jacobsen A, C. F. Waltham
AZ.
F. O. Young rife record medal. 10 shots: F.
o. Young IS, A. Gehret "a, D. w. McLaughlfn
rs. F. E. Mason 63 v. J. Lamott III
Class medals for mem bers only, ten shots:
Champion class-A H. Pape Sc, F. o. Young
60, DR.. l.. o. Rodgers rs, F. (. Mason 81, d. w
Mclaughlin 204.
First class-H; J. Wicker ST. Q. A. Bremen
81, Z. Jacobsen 81, A. B. Dorrell SO, L. Barrere
o. C. NJ. Daiss 100, H. Hillberg IO9 A.
Gehret 113.
Second class. E. German So G. Schultz
J. White 162.
Third Case. F. waltham 80, A. Hinter.
man l45, A. Kennedy 166, w. J. Unfred 2O5,
Pistol, SO yards. class medals for members.
ten shots: Champion class-C. NJ. Daiss 40. j.
E. German 40, T. o. Young 81, Ed. Hovey Sc,
First ciass-Dr. l. o. Rodgers SIS, NJ. ]. White
50. F. E. Mason 81, D. w. Mclaughlin rs. E.
Jacobsen I01, Captain J. E. Klein 100, A.
Second class-F. 81. Bushnell To- G. M. Bar
ley 72, o. A. Bremer LOG.
Third cless-C. Roberts 64 Mrs. NJ j. White
90, G. F. Waltham 112, w. J. Unfred ll6, A.
Hinterman 14O. V. J. Lamott 1873, R. W. Forest
2o2.
All-comers' re-entry matches-Diamond pis-
Hoycy 80, A. b. Dorrell 81, J. E. Gorman 81.
Gordon Blanding, three-shot scores-A B.
DorIell 2, +; Q; Youngs, ]. E. German 10, f.
Ii. Bushnell IA.
Howard Carr. any-revolver medal, six shots
A. B. Dorreil 43, 3s, C. Roberts As, AZ.
Achille Roos, 22-caliber rife medal, five
shots-Ed Hovey TO- A. B. Dorrell IL, II.
The Germauia Schuetzen Club had am.
pie evidence yesterday OF the success of
It's new departure in offering half dozen
cash prizes, open to all corners, in addi-
iion TO its regular club class medals
There was very lively shooting for these
prizes all day. The prizes aggregate 5000
and the four best ten six-skot scores at the
end of the year on the two styles. ring
and bullseye, will take the prizes. The
high scores yesterday were made as fol-
lows:
d. B. Faktor 70, DR.. L. O. Rodgers 90. F. B.
Schuster 6S, Nick Ahrens 81, H. Hellberg 81,
]. Young 65.
The Germania's class medal scores,