REMARKABLE BILLARD PLATING.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1555, 1 June 1885, Page 2

REMARKABLE BILLARD PLATING.

o>. • Some remarkable play was witnessed on Marob 4, at the Westminster Aqnarinm, London, in the match- of 10,000 op between John Roberts, Jan., and T. Taylor, Taylor receiviof a start o< 3000 points, for £100 a lid*. At the do** of the play on Tuesday the score was Taylor, 5,537 ; Roberts, 4000. Roberta tceree 1 1002 in Sftyone minutes, while Taylor was making 42. The nnfinished break of 47$ was increased to 674, and after that Robert's play was so remarkable that it will be interesting to give his breaks in the erdor in which they occurred : 82 [21 spots], 6,111 (8, 15, and. 4 spots), 163 (52 spots), 357 (118 spots), and an unfinished. 188. Thus it will be seen that Roberts only took as* his «oe seven times to score his 1000. The scores at the adjournment wareTaylor. 5579 ; Reb»rts, 6002. * The ehaapion's first 500 occupied thirty ■mates, and the second twenty one Minutes. Taylor had of coarse, terr few chances. Roberts continned hit break and wade it into 278. The spots ware 7 and S3. It seentd a* though Roberts would have matt«rs all his own may, for he followed on with 15 and 102 (29 spots) and got np to 5,243 against. 5.39 a Then emae * genuine surprise Taylor, who tkrotfgheut the day had scarcely show*' any form, made a splendid •6bft» aod, p'ayins; with admirable -strwigtfe s«4 jndgniAn%, pit together the boat brsak in tTi<« m*tpli. m fur — 6SO, with 77» i% 116 *\*>t hazwrlß. This left lavlor «iUi • go»Mt \e<i\ again— 6,29i>

to 5,248. Boberts, hewever, wm quite equal to the occasion ; and rtplied with a 563, including 48 and 135 spotstrokes. The «onfc*fc continued to be very keen,4nd ft break of 117 (35 spots) was answered by aobfrtsiwith:iß7(36 spot.) 24 of which we_re screwbacks) th« gam* beia« called :— Taylor, 6,350 ; Roberts 5,950. Thfr former taking advanta^H of another good opening scored an exceedingly fine "856 with 65 spots. Boborts, with 43. 'ran »n to within t*ro of his stopping point, when he f*iledat a winning hazard, and gave Taylor one more chance, which h»» utilised to the fullest extent. Raacliiusr tha spot at 6,636, Taylor plared with great pluck and spirit, and continued to put the red downMn one or other «f the corner pocket*, until ho hafl g">t to his Hant— 7,2oo. His splendid nofinished break *jnounted to 677. aad included 16 and 171 spots. Thescore, pky wM?stoppßd, *as:-Tayl«r an ,' play), 7,202; Roberts 5.908. During the ev«nia«j Taylor made 1,6-8 paints while Roborta was scoring 996. Taylor-'a average tein;? ywt over 10-