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A Shooting Festival

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Parent Issue
Day
4
Month
August
Year
1887
Copyright
Public Domain
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The Ann Albor Shooting aisociation will hold their third annual festival, at their park in thia city, on Sunday and Alonday, August 14 and 15. Prizea to the amount of nearly $2,000 have been offered, and a large number are expected trom various citias in Michigan and elsewhere, to compete for the prizea. Following is the programme : Saturd'ay evening and Sunday morning will be devoted to receiving guests. Sunday morning at 10 o'clcck a business meeting will be held at headquarters in Germania Hall, whence the guests will be conveyed to the park, where a grand concert will be given in the afternoon. Shooting will commence Sunday at 1 p. m. cloaing at G p. m. Monday, shooting from 9 a. m. to 12 n, and from 1 to 6 p. m. Following is a list of prizes offered on the practice target: In "hour premiums1' there are six prizes offered of one dollar each. For the greatest number of bull's eyes Sunday afternoon, nine prizes are offered, the first man getting $5.00 and the last man $1.00. For the king target, Monday, fifteen prizes are offered, varyingfrom $10.00 to $1.00. For the greatest number of bull's eyes on Monday, $7.00 is offered, second $6.00, third $5 00, fourth $4.00, fifth $3 00, sixth and seventh $2.00 eacb, and the eighth, ninth and tenth, $1.00 each. For the greatest number of bull's eyes, both days, IV prizes are offered, the first being $10.00 and the Beventeetth $1.00, prizes between being graded accordingly. For the ' stick target ' snoot there are twenty prizes offered, varying from $12.00 first prize to $1.00 for the twentieth. There will be agreat number and variety of useful and valuable prizes to compete for on the union target, and their real valué will exceed $1,000 ; first priie will be $50 in gold, secocd $35, fourth $25 and other prizes in proportion. The shooting and prize comrnittee consist8 of John Armbruster, John Mayer, John Walz, T. Gakle, and H. Armbruster. Persons desiring further information should cali on or ddres Conrad Krapf, president, or Fred Graf, seoretary,

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Old News
Ann Arbor Register