BILLIARDS.

Evening Star, Issue 4230, 16 September 1876, Page 2

BILLIARDS.

WESTON v. BOBEBTS.

The most interesting mateh of the series was played at the Temperance Hall last evening before a large audience. Mr Roberts, having twice beaten Mr Wcstori at 500 points difference, on this occasion increased the start to 600 out of 1,060. Therewoa some little' Speculation on this game, and Mr Weston had also backed himself with his opponent. The game proceeded as follows: — . - Weston broke the balls in baulk, Roberts giving a miss under the light-hand cushion. Weston gave another miss, and Roberts massed a cannon. Weston followed suit, and Roberts then made a fine allround cannon, and getting the balls together with another beauty seemed 'in for a big break. After scoring 12, however, he just .missed one of his nursing cannons. 601—14; Weston then started with 11 and, Roberts not scoring, potted the white and gave a double baulk. In hisnext innings he made 19, and both then failed to score. 631—14. Roberts then made a red winning hazard, but missed a spot shot. Weston took advantage of this, and contributed successively 17,33, and 36. The last was a very well played break, and it carried him into his eighth hundred. (717—17). Roberts made a cannon and then t miss-cue in playing for a drawback. Weston made a grand eight-shot, and only spoilt a chance of a good break by missing an easy pot through playing too stroHg after he had ran up 21. 738—19. Thiß let in Roberts, who scored 12 by all-round play, than got position for the spot, and holed the red ball sixteen times, making the break 60. 788—79. After Weston had contributed 6 and 2 Roberts potted the red and got behind the spot again, making fourteen hazards before failing and the run amounting to 45. 746 124. Weston made 2 and Roberts scored 9 off a raisk fluke, following this up with a well-played 33, but losipg a good break by missing an easy cannon, Each player then passed tato another hundred with a succession of email breaks, ftod presently Roberts enlivened the proceedings by running up a pretty break of 68. Ol this, 54 was scored by 18 spots, tbp player missing at last a strong bazard. 818—301. Weetoa made 5, and thou Roberts, after scoring 10 ia working the ballg down to tho spot, popped the red down 38 consecutive times, r.ot missing one (ill tho break totalled 124. The precision with which .Roberta played these shots was greatly appreciated. 818 —425. Weston replied with Hi t»llt then lost the while ball, and small confributious followed tjjl the game was called.! 8j6—463. Roberts \ken P*Hte4 VOi grandly from baulk, gaining position for tho spot' at uiu same time; put this time he had to be.

satisfied with twenty-one spot shots, the break yielding 66. Weston, after Boating 10, flaked a canpon and nude the whole break *>, followed up by 9 and U. Eoberts meanwhile made 12,1», and 7; and then holed the red and made op 89 with twelve spots. 891-W6. Weston responded with 16, W, and smaller breaks; and his opponent na into another century with several breaks, the principal of which was a nicely-played 85. 947—701. Weston then added a pretty break of 01, but his opponent holed the red and again got spot position. Playing with beaurifnlly-judged strength and trueness he potted the red forty tiraesVtbfr break amounting to 123. (Loud applause.) 968—821 Wesron played well for 23, but then missed an easy middle pocket losing hazard through playing for position. 991-824. Eoberts failed to scoreTand Weston made but two; Eoberts missed adifficalt cannon, and Weston made a miss-cue. 993—825. Eoberts then made 15 by all round play, got his favorite position behind the spot again, and passed into his tenth hundred to all appearances deter, mined to run clean out. After dropping the rod down twenty-two times, however, it just boggled in the month of she pocket, and the break came to a conclusion at 81. 993-906. Weston then made a cannon, a losing hazard off the red, and a cannon from baulk, winning an exoiting match by 94 points amid uproarious cheering. It will be seen that Mr Koberls made more use of thespotrshot in .this match than usual, he scoring 54S out of his total of 906 by this means.

This evemng another match between the same players will come off, Mr Eoberts giving on this occasion only 550 points.