The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-06
A Cash Prize Shoot
Across the Bay.
MCLAUGHLIN WAS HIGH MAN
SUCCESSFUL EVENT GIVEN BY
THE NoRDDEUTSCHERS.
Independent Rifles, Kriegers, Naval
Militia and National Guards
men Line Up for
Medals.

There was plenty Of rife shooting at
Shell Mound Park range yesterday, the
principal feature being a public prize
shoot under the auspices of the Nord-
deutscher Schuetzen Club. The competi-
ton was keen, there being 5000 divided
into amounts ranging from $50 down. On
the ring target the ten prizes were from
$40 to 81 so. For the ten best centers on
the ring target the prizes were from 81 50
to So so. First and last bullseyes were
worth 81 and 81 so. Three prizes of $40, Sc
and 81 were offered for the most tickets
shot. Each ticket entitled the marks
man to two shots, making possible So
From carly in the morning the competi-
ton was keen, and until the targets
closed at $50 p. m the best riflemen were
striving for the possible.
AS a fact the best shooting was done
late in the afternoon on account of the
excessive light during the morning and
midday. There was but little wind and
the gauges were set on center nearly all
the time. On account of the large hum
Der Of tickets shot in all the winners will
not be known until after the committee
has cLaLce to go over the books. The
distribution will take ~lace tomorrow
evening at $3.50 o'clock, in California Hail,
$40 Bush street. At the close of the
shoot this much was known, that the 49
take take first sH0 money. The Is rings So of II
GIindemann, A. Bertelsen, L. Haake and
probably one or two more are good for
prizes. The best scores of the day and
tie bullseye money winners Were as fol
lows:
D. w Mclaughlin, 40. At. 46; W. Glindemann.
45, 46, 4G, 46, 49, A. Bertelsen, As. 4S: a. n
R RaPf T. & & f z s s. m3eP g. T. g. Il
Dewitt, 43; L. Bruno, g; y. A AhTens, 46. 4. a;
Haake 46. 49, As. As; D. salsheld, -43. a. 43; G.
Alpers. 40; F. 2. Mason, 45, A. 4, 4; j.
w. CAIRNS. 46. As, "A; ]. D. Heise 49,, AZ. A: H.
H Burfeind, 4S, a; G. Schulz, A, Al; H. Lin
kendey 40; II. Hillberg, 43, 46; o. Lemcke. 40.
First bullseye in the morning d; W Nc
Laughlin; last in the morning. Phllo Jacooy;
first in the afternoon, A. ID. Pape; last In the
afternoon, John Utschig.
There vas a fair attendance of the
members of the Deutscher KrieGer Fcrein
at the regular monthly class medal shoot.
Twenty shots were fired by the rittemen
on the German 25-ring target The high
class men and their scores were:
Champion class. G weggemann. as; first
class. Fritz Kaiser. S2l; second class. John Ben.
shot, X silberzahn %; best last shot. c.
Weggemann. %; most bullseyes' G Wegge-
mann.
The Independent Rifles use the mill
tary musket and the Blunt tarGe- at their
regular contests. The ten-Shot records
yesterday were as follows:
Corporal H Frederickson, -; C. Frederick
Tindecker. IS; Sergeant G. w. Mitchell. 40;
Corporal G. B. worthington. 80: J. Donovan, 9;
H. Gaetjen. 40; H. Wilkens. II.
Company A, Fifth Regiment, N. G. c.,
held its regular monthly medal shoot, ten
shots on the Blunt target, Springfield
rifle. The scores made were as follows:
Sergeant TAFT, Al; Corporal King, AZ Lieu
tenant Flint. Al Captain Poulter. "A: Private
Valentine, ~ Private DuPoy, S6 Private tie O.
40; Private Nichols, Sc; S. A. Willard. 81.
The regular class medal shoot Of the
First and Second Divisions of the Naval
Militia drew out a larger attendance than
usual. The ten-shot scores on the Blunt
target were as follows:
First division-W. Lindecker. SO; J. Tousaint,
81 F. A!ph9nse Is; a. a. NJ Stammsrer Is 49, O.
c, c. Dennis, AZ; J. F. Murphy, 35 o. Smith,
80; ]. Beattie, %; o. Wulzen, %; c; Walker. q;
W Bauer, %; w. Asst, 16; ]. Back. 80; R,
Nathan, 10: w. H. Morgan. Il: G, Christensen,
81; n Sandy. %; G.. Green. So: II. Miller. 30;
II Harris. 80; A. G. Quinlan. 81
Second division-J. Farnam, II; n. Hilton,
5; NJ kellogg, Is; V. Paris, Is; r. Blake, %;
c. Welby 81: G. F. Sutton. 10; R. B. Coggins.
"a: J. r. Garrett o. A t McCabe. 10: w.
Buckley, Is; A. Mckee, 10; L. Yannier. Y; F.
Sutton, 81; G. Hammond, 80; E Nickel, 10; E.
Bob IA.