Notes on the 1850 Merano Emperor Shooting Competition
Statistical report on the 1850 Merano Emperor shooting festival, breaking down the 634 participants by region of origin. It also records the winners of special and visitors' prizes alongside total shot counts.
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Daily Report.
Bozen, 23 October. We subsequently provide our readers with a few more notes on the Merano Emperor shooting competition:
Shooters who attended the Merano Emperor shooting competition in 1850.
From the Adige valley and Vinschgau 463. From the Lower Inn and Wipp valleys 51. From the Puster Valley 38. From Italian Tyrol 32. From the Eisack Valley 27. From the Upper Inn Valley 18. From Vorarlberg 2. From Styria 2. From Upper Austria 1. In total 634 shooters.
Winners of the Schleckerbeste prizes:
1. Martin Mair of Trient. 2. Franz Pfaffstaller of Margreit. 3. Josef Hofer of Hall. 4. Josef Peratoner of Bozen. 5. Josef Stimpfl of Radein. 6. Josef Zoderer of Prad. 7. Johann Werner of Vöran. 8. Josef Rottonara of Enneberg. 9. Michael Sief of Sassiano in Fleims. 10. Dr. Anton Putz of Meran. 11. Alois Putz of Meran. 12. Johann Peer of Schlanders.
(Up to this point bullseyes.)
13. Franz Braun of Hall. 14. Johann Keifl of Klausen. 15. Thomas Geiger of Landeck. 16. Josef Hellrigl of Naturns. 17. Dominikus Mulser of Kastelruth. 18. Franz Maroner of Perdonik. 19. Peter Rella of Neumarkt. 20. Josef Wieser of Innsbruck.
Winners of the visitors' prizes.
1. Prince Solms of Lich near Frankfurt. 2. Adam Kuchenreuter of Regensburg. 3. Dr. v. Franzius of Danzig. 4. Jakob Mair of Graz. 5. Heinrich Müller of Stuttgart. 6. Johann Kalbak of Schlüsselberg in Bohemia.
324 marksmen shot for the 1st main prize; 380 for the 2nd; 515 for the III; and 617 for the 4th.
A total of 7,501 shots were fired at the main targets, including 157 misses and 19 center hits. In all, 32 center hits.
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