The San Francisco call., 1898-07-11
RIFLEMEN TO
 SHOOT HARD Polishing Up for the
 Coming Bund. CANNOT BEGIN TOO SOON GOOD SCORES TO START WITH AT
 SHELL MOUND.
CANNOT BEGIN TOO SOON
Dr. Rodgers. Schuster, Pape and Others Forge Ahead With Rife and Pistol - Others
 Will Follow.

The decision of the National Schuetzen- Bund to hold its next festival in this city was the principal topic of conversation at the Shell Mound rifle range yesterday. This event is of no small importance, not only to the rif1emen of the West, but to the public in general. The most active members of the Bund are among the wealthiest men of the United States and wherever they go they spend money very freely. More than that the Bund offers prizes, cash and merchandise, that amount to thousands of dollars. This shooting event takes place every three years and riflemen from all over the United States and Europe are sure to attend. From all accounts there are between 2,0O0 and 5000 now at the festival that is taking place, and closes to-day, at the big Glendale range on Long Island, N. Y. As has been announced, there are several of Califor- nia's best shots at this event, and 1t was through their efforts that the Bund de- cided to come to this city in 1901.
 The range across the bay was well filled yesterday for all that this is the time of the year that most people go out of town for their summer vacations. Several good scores were made. Dr. l.. O. Rodgers was one of those who had cause to rejoice. In the 20-shot class contest of the Germania Schuetzen Club he made 451 points, one point less than the record of the club; pr. bia Pistol and Rifle Club, and on the 50- yard pistol range he made. 43. Columbia target count, which1S the best he has done in class contest.
 Another whose success was worth spe- cial notice was r. P. Schuster. In the Norddeutcher bulseye contest he stood ment, and won first money. This shot also won for him a prize of no small value. It was a beautiful rocking chair presented by John Thode and F. Hagemann Jr. An nth nf ha nf what he had done was Gus Schulz. He carried off the elegant medal presented by Captain l.. Siebe for the best, three bulls A. H. Pape of the San Francisco Schuet- zen Verein carried off the Champion medal. having won it four times in suc- cesSion.
 Some of the most prominent rif1emen Young, A. Stettin and D. Heise are now in the East trying to hold up the honor of this State in the competitions with the crack shots from all over the world. An other was absent attending to sad duty. Ernest JacobSen's brother passed away and the funeral took place yesterday afternoon. The scores of the day were as follows:
 shoot. 25 shots. German 25-ring target-First champion class Dr. L. Q. Rodgers. 451 rings: second champion class. l. Brindel 411 rings; E. Goetze, 414 rings; third class w. Goetze 3So rings; best first shot. D. B. Faktor. 2s; best last shot, F. P. Schuster, 25.
 San Francisco schuetzen Club. class medals. 20 shots German 25-ring target-Champion class, A. H.. Pape. 431 rings; first class, not
 sfo eneke s fouTh class @ oba Reuttler, S62: best first shot. F. P. Schuster, 24: best last shot. A. H. Pape 25.
 Norddeutscher schuetzen Club. bullseye con test machine measurement-First. F. P Schus- ter. sss points; second H. Helberg bs s4o; third, J. Gefxin, SIS; sixth, John de Wit, s69; seventh, Q: Lemeke; 1903; eighth, " Glinsdemann. 1l5l; Peters, i5OO; thirteenth D. Salfeld. 1892; four teenth William Gottschalk. 21S3
 Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club, Columbia target riae 10 shots, class medals, for mem- bers only-A. H. Pape, 56; F. E. Mason. 65
 First class-O. A. Bremen, 6i; A. B. DorrelI, Second class-M. J. White. 12o; G. M Bar ley, 134.