The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-24
1rrES FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.


The most important series of target
| matches ever scheduled for this city will be
held next month, when the fourth annual
tourney Of the Central Sharpshooters' Union
of North America will be shot on the range
at Bobringville. The affair is under the
auspices Of the Central Shooting Bund. tho
local target body.
The tournament is national in character
and Is the big shooting event Of the year
among long-range markSmen. Entries have
been received from the majority Of crack
shots throughout the country and notifica-
tions have been forwarded that nearly 400
competitors from other cities will be on
hand. Teams from New York, Chicago,
Dubuque and Minneapolis have forwarded
their entries.
Commencing June IS, the shooting will
continue for four days, winding up Sunday.
June 81 Quite lengthy card Of events
has been prepared. all for competition at
200 yards range, save the revolver events, a
special shoot having been arranged for
teams
Members Of the Central Bund-which Is
known as the st. Louis Central Sharp
shooters Association-have made elaborate
preparations for the event. It will be the
first tourney Of the sort since the open rife
meet OF 1886. held on the same range The
park is situated at Bobringville. Just south
Of Carondelet, and twenty new ranges have
been constructed for the various events.
August A. Busch is fest president and
will open the meet with an address on the
morning of June Is. Robert Bcthman is
president Of the meet, Louis Schweihoefer
Is shooting master, August Mende is assist
ant shooting master. Horace kephart ccr-
responding secretary, Adam Fellhauer sec
resary and Doctor E. y. kessler treasurer.
-Four events are carded for open ccmpe-
peoples. man and Worlds Fair targets.
tral Sharpshooters' Association are matches
at the honor. stitch and king targets and
tho team shoot.
The point target, as are all the rest, is for
competition at 200 yards. The bull s-eye is
IL inches in diameter, inclosing two smaller
rings Of and inch diameter. Shots out
slae tna the ne black or 2-inch ring count moth,
point, the 8-inch ring counts points and
the 4,inch ring counts. points. Shooting
N this event is practically continuous, If
the contestant so wills. as he may re-enter
upon payment of second entrance fee.
Gold medals will be awarded each shooter
scoring 200 points.
German ring principle-that is. the Finch
bull s-eye has a center IL inches in d.
ameter, concentric rings three-fourths Of an
The bull's-eye counts Is and the remaining
rings count from "a downward. Entry is
unlimited in this event also.
The man target is arranged to encourage
line target. Instead of concentric rings In
upper portion of mans body, divided by
perpendicular lines Y inch apart. The center
and SO on, as they extend outward Entries
are unlimited, and shooter. dissatisfied
with his first score, may take another
chance.
The honor target is the same as the peo-
pies target, but competition Is limited to
three shots. No re-entry Is allowed. and tSe
score must be made with the three bullets. ,
II Is open only to members OF the Central |
SharpShooterS' Union.
The stitch target has Pinch bull 's-eye, |
inside which is a 6-inch disk known as the |
bullet nearest the center being credited as
the winning shot, the next as the second +,
shot, and SO on. Three shots are allowed |
each contestant. |
fair. Ten shots are allowed each competitor |
and no re-entry is permitted.
Then comes the Worlds Fair target con-
test. This is an elaboration Of the stitch |
6-inch disk, inside which is a 11s-inch GEN.
ter. Two shots are allowed each contestant |
and entry is unlimited All shots will be |
eide which Is nearest the center. A special |
Worlds Fair medal Is hung up for the |
winning shot.
bers Of the Central sharpshooters' Union, |
and teams will represent the various so |
cieties in that body. Ten shots will be al
lowed each man, six men constituting a |
team. The champion banner will be award |
ed the winning team.
According to the schedule arranged by the
tival will take place at O'clock Thursday
livered by Fest President Busch, and shoot
Ing will commence Immediately thereafter. |
From noon until o'clock will be reserved i
for dinner and shooting will close each day |
at $50.
Team shooting will commence at 4:45 p. m. |
June 10. and will continue until completion. |
On Sunday. the final day, the convention Of
the p1 bddS ba hea
the afternoon the prizes Will be distributed
by President Busch. including the ceremony
OF crowning the "kirg."
the union and cover all points that can
shooting. only simple palm rests being per-
range and for disputes over scores. Dif-
ferences will be decided by the Shooting
Committee.
Vice presidents of the festival are Louis
Lemp, Hugo Koehler and Otto Giesecke.
Committees known as the executive, shoot
ing and medal prize Press scanon noted and odn r
nave been appointed.
Now that police revolver. shooting is
drawing to close and the time for compe-
medal is at hand. more interest is being
shown in the work Of the men. By the
ciose OF the present week the olstrlctS Will
have completed their sixth round and the
thirteen high men will then meet for the
special medal indicating the championship
OF the department.
The first two men to win their marks
manship trophies last week were NJ. Glib
bons Of the Mounted District, and PATROL
man Wells of the First District. Both are
steady and reliable shots, both figured in
the match with Chicago last year, and each
led his district from the start. They to-
tailed 6n and SO. respectively, for six
rounds at the range.
Wells attracted Some attention last year
by, shooting with an ordinary service re-
yolver, having plain, open sights and an
eleven-pound trigger pull This tremendous