As
a member of the San Geronimo Schutzen Verein, we looked forward with
great pleasure to the dawn of the day when our club was to have its
first grand prize shoot. The date fixed for this great occasion
was April 5th. Fortunately on that day, the sun rose clear and
bright; and the atmosphere seemed as light as our spirits when we
started on our seven mile drive through the loveliest country in the
world. On either side of the road were small farms, of a few
hundred acres each, laid off like city gardens. The crops of
small grain were the most beautiful green, the corn was just peeping
from the earth and the cotton in most places had just been planted..
This drive of seven miles, north from town, is over level prairie
country and as far as the eye could reach could be seen neat farm
houses at an average of half a mile apart. After an hour's
pleasant riding we reached the grounds, which are situated on Mr.
Weinert's place on San Geronimo creek. Here we found many friends
and readers of the Enterprise, from different parts of the
county. The contest had begun when we arrived and the fire was in
incessant until four o'clock in the afternoon, there being eighty
aspirants for prizes, At 12 o'clock dinner was served by Herman
Bulgren, one of Seguin's lunch men. During the afternoon the
ladies began to arrive from far and near, Consequently most of the
young men present lost interest in the prize shoot and spent the
evening in casting "sheep" eyes toward the benches, Sweet music
was furnished during the entire day by Prof. Eberhardt's band,
The following is a list of the successful riflemen with their
respective prizes:
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