The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-04
BIG SHOOTING MEETING
TOURNAMENT OF THE NATIONAL
sHARPSHOOTERS' ASSOCIATION.
During the Week $4,000 I'm Prize
Money Will BE Hung Up, Besides
the Rich Trophies.

NEW YORK, July 3-The second shoot
ing tournament or scheutzenfest of the Ma
tional SharpShooterS' Association began to-
day at Glendale Park, Long island, and
will be continued daily until Monday, July,
IL. Three years ago the association held its
initial tournament on the same grounds and
ranges, but the entries for this years fes-
tival are almost double the number on the
list in 1896 This year the association is
backed by guarantee fund of 100000, and
the cash prizes alone amount to nearly
$4,000 Other prizes, consisting of solid sill
yer trophies, as well as medals, have been
presented to the association for the leaders
in the several contests, and altogether over
$4,000 will be expended in prizes. The two
principal events are the honor target Column
bia, otherwise known as the ring target,
and the Germania or stitch target. In the
f1rst-named event, the Columbia, the first
three prizes of $500. $500 and $500 have been
guaranteed by the National Sharpshooters'
Union. The first, second and third prizes
in the target Germania are $500, $500 and
$780, Similar sums have been guaranteed
for the contest at the public ring target.
One thousand and two hundred dollars will
be split up for the one hundred high scores
at the man target and point target and fifty
cash prizes, amounting in all to $1,000, will
be distributed among the successful shooters
at the American standard target.
Three years ago experts with the rifle
came on here from San Francisco and made
an excellent showing, taking back with
them to the Pacific coast three first, one
second and several minor prizes. This year
the extreme West is represented by five
sharpshooters, only one of whom was here
w. Mclaughlin. of the Columbia Rife Club,
San Francisco r. Stettin and J. d. Heise.
of the San Francisco Scheutzen-V
and Joseph Singer, of Los Angeles. Among
the other visitors who faced the targets to-
day were V Z. Ohmstead p; e; Gioddard
seph Stehle and H. NJ. Hope, Hartford,
Conn, and New York and Brooklyn clubs,
including the, famous Zettler Rifle Club
with its membership roll of champions.
The attendance of shooters to-day was
rather limiter but 1t is expected that the
visitors from out of town will all. have ar
rived by tomorrow. Among the most ~not-
able of the local marksmen who Were on
hand were Fred Ross. who earned the title
Piaisted, Gus Nowak, H. D. Miller, L. p
Hansen, Gebhardt Krauss, o. c. Boyce, e.
". Horne, jr., DR.. Hettesheimer, Val Horn,
F. w Cronsberg, s. o. Bozeni H. Hodges,
G. o. Rhoner Captain Mercer, Gerhardt
Doehle and +. Fabarius. The last named is
eighty-seven years old, but takes as keen an
man on the grounds. Shooting masters
Gus Nowak and Gebhardt Krauss, after
many days hard work, had everything in
order at an early hour this morning and at
8 o'clock the first shot of the tournament
was fred. Charles Boyer Of the Empire
Rifle Cub, of this city, scored the first bulls
eye and Hans Booker Newtown Long,
scored the last win. The shooting was end
ed at o'clock tonight.
At the point target: c. Work and Louis
X. Flach won gold medals. each having
scored $50 points. Forty of the shooters won
festival silver medals, with % points each
The scores up to date in the other events
are as follows:
Ring Target-A S. Piliard, II: H NJ
Popo, 20: e. C. Como, SO; f. c. Ross, So; r.
Busse, "a: r. J. Bodentab. 81
Man Target-C. e. Garsch. ST. w. A.
Hicks. 81: c. w. Horne, jr 80: H. NJ. Popo,
50; Ignatz Martin, So.
American Standard Target-G. Work. 49,:
Louis Flach, a; E. S. Pillard. "A: +. w.
Mclaughlin, "A; F. C. Young, 40; Ignatz
Martin. 4S; ]. Bodentab. 40; c. E. Con-
1Vh, CO.