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SCHUETZENFEST. The New Park of the Dubuque Schuetzen Verein Success fully Opened. Richard Kolck, Joseph Kutsch and W. W. Wormood the Winners Many Prizes Given. Yesterday was a grand day for the open ing of the new shooting park of the shoot ing society and it was improved. In the morning the society formed in line and marched through the streets with a band in front of them and then took carriages for the grounds. THE GROUNDS are beautifully situated at the old poor house farm. It was purchased for $5,500 and contains twenty-eight acres of land and a bluff. Almost if not quite as much more has been expended in fitting up the grounds and in planting trees which will some day form the prettiest of pretty groves in front of the place. The hall is light and is sufficiently large to accommodate any gathering which they may wish to have there. To the west of the main hall is the shooting room and 200 yards up the ravine is the target house with eight targets. It is a model structure and cost probably in the region of $1,000. It is connected with the shooting room by a system of electric bells which tell each target-keeper when his tar get is shot at and by a signal or otherwise he lets the scorer know what to put upon the books. Carriage sheds to the north and other im provements make the grounds probably the nicest in the state if not in a larger district. The members feel that they have a fine place near town and don’t care if it has cost a little money to fix it up. THE PICNIC, On the top of the wooded bluff to the southeast of the hall the merry picnicers gathered. The band was there and en livened the day with pleasant music all day long. Hammocks were swinging in the cool shady corners and swings were pleasantly placed. A morning gun started the shooting and an evening gun closed it. The picnicers were loth to leave the place of pleasure and several did not until some moments after supper time, THE HALL. In one part of the large hall was situated the bar at which the cool lager*was dis pensed to the thirsty. In a back room was spread a table with refreshments, and at the windows over the shooting room were the secretary and assistant of the society. All went merry as the bell we read about, and THE SHOOTING began early. Col. D. E. Lyon made a little opening speech, but as all were anxious to commence the sport he cut it short, and all the shooters adjourned to the box and the fun began. The shooting was lively, but possibly the averages were not as high as they used to be on the 160-yard range at the old ground. Some of the boys indeed have not shot their rifles for eight months, and are, therefore, somewhat surprized that they do so well. Below we give the result of the day's work: KING TARGET. Richard Kolek.22 14 19 23 18 2215 14 3 —11 Francis Jaeger. 16 10 12 10 20 21 19 2223 191 W.W.Wormw’'d 1022 22 17 16 20 2014 20 H—1S9 M.Behwaegler..2018 2318 421 19 1518 1s—169 John Glover...19 11 10 21 18 19 12 14 19 22 165 Albert Schmitt. 16 16 20 17 20 17 19 19 13 LO—168 W.W. Stennett.24 2013 15 15 18 13 11920 1585 Titus Schmitt..19 919 24 2022 19 16 311—134 A. A. Schmitt.. 0 02223 18 22 15 11817—131 . BShunes ..... 12 8 515 17 16 41622 16—181 Geo. Fengier...18 71617 21924 01510—141 Saaguss 1719 15 1117 014 21522 1390 D. E. Lyon..... 1910 0 9 714181317 0—116 N. Bech ........ 0 31618 212 21010 012—112 H. J. Kram.... 0 015 621 7211215 0— J. Collins ...... 6 021 5 91412 0 0 S—% Many others started to shoot for the medal but after making three, five or eight shots gave it up, thinking and knowing that it was beyond their reach. When the shooting closed there was a tie for first place, and according to the rules of the club the prize was given to the man who made last high score, twenty-five, and there fore it went to Mr. Kolck. As soon as the decision was announced, Mr. Kolck was picked up onto the shoulders of his com panions, and with the band in front, marched in and out of the house. The medal, which is a very beautiful one, was presented to Mr. Kolck by Mr. C. H. Meyer in a neat speech in German, which broke us up on the shorthand racket and it will have to go unreported. The acceptance was also in German. MAN TARGET. TE oesistackens 19 15 WORN: Batt. .....505.5. 18 = 8 OP. NOON. 8... 17-12 |W. W. Wormood....... 19 15 i Goemoickeeste 7 ee MOM aaa so ana cad eues s GO is en Serres ene is 2 WN oars seco evn 9 8 J. Chalopka............ * iL SS 4 es ” W. W. Stennett........ ll 0 Wm. Kutsch............ Ww 5 Se MOOGOE sg. sccises 012 ft. SRR eee » 0 J. B. Grover............ 0Ww Numerous other competitors went into the contest, and several shot two or three or four times. So dividing up the prize money, the first ten were taken care of and the oth ers were shut out, as were also those who did not shoot the full number out. HAPPY TARGET. This was the principal target, and at it nearly every member of the society took his turn. To the winners on this target a large number of presents were to be given, in the shape of articles given by the society and donated by the individual members or by friends. These were arranged in the sight of all, and as the winner stepped for ward he was entitled to his choice of the presents laid out before him. The following are the prize winners: POINT OR FLAG TARGETS. The four targets farthest to the north were numbered 1,2, 3, 4, and were all the same. At these targets the marksmen shot for points as indicated by flags held up by the target keeper. In this race the man who shot the most would be the most apt to score the largest number of flags. The score showed the two highest to be 1% And to these two small premiums were given, besides the regular price of 3 cents for every flag. The society had decided to give to the man who made the first red flag the framed tar get upon which he made the flag. This honor was won by Mr. Titus Schmidt, who made the red flag waive before noon. The last one at noon was W. W. Wormood. The first of the afternoon was recorded by Mr. John Butt and the second by Mr J. P. Kutsch. One target marked V was not used during the day. 4 LITTLE ONE “ON THE s~dE.” The society did not wish to have all the amusement within itself and so had a little target on the side, at which one could shoot
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Dubuque Daily Herald
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Tue, Jul 12, 1887
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