BILLIARDS.

Evening Star, Issue 4231, 18 September 1876, Page 2

BILLIARDS.

WESTON v. BOBEBTS.

TBS qciCXXST HITCH OH BKCOED.

Messrs Roberts and Weston played their fourth match at the Temperance Hall on Saturday evening, when there was a large audience present. The game, which proved the most remarkable fox speed ever played, proceeded as follows : Roberts broke the balls in baulk, and Weston gave a miss under the left hand cushion. Boberts failed to score, and Weston then commenced busii ness with a nice break of 21, nearly all losing hazards off the white. Boberts then ran np 20 and 6, and the game was called 572—28. Weston not troubling the scorer Boberts got a fine opening, and after by all-round play making 41 he got behind the spot, putting the led down twenty times; then he lost position, but regained it with a cannon, and potted the r«>d ninety additional times. At length he missed one, the red ball catching the side pf the pocket, but the break had amounted to no less than 376. Boberts was loudly applauded at the conclusion of this, the second best break he has made in the Colonies. 572—404. Weston added sto his score, and Boberts came again with one of his beautifully played all-round breaks of 69. 577—478 Weston then made runs of 7,16, and 28: Boberts meantime increasing his total by 24 and 54. 628 558. Weston made 6, and Boberts made three cannons, then got beautiful position for the spot, and holed the red seventy-three times, the whole break amounting to 225. (Great applause.) 634 783. Weston missed the red hazard left, and Boberts, who had evidently made up his mind to beat the best recorded time—for he was playing with great rapidity, and occasionally looking at his watch—made 17 by play about the middle of the table, crept down again to the spot, and mode fifty - three red hazards before breaking down. The break totalled 176. 634—959. Weston scored 13, and then lost the white ball. Boberts made a red hazard, and Weston scored 7 off a fluke. 651—962. Boberts then had the spot shot left him, and he ran out with thirteen hazards, beating Weston by 346 points. As soon as the tremendous applause subsided Mr Boberts said: Gentlemen, I have great pleasure in informing you that the game has been played in an hour and two minutes (lh. 2min.), which is twelve minutes under the shortest time that any game has ever been played in in the!world. (Great cheering). This evening a very interesting match will come off between the same players, Mr Boberts giving Mr Weston 500 points out of 1,000; but the former is not to use the spot shot. These terms will compel Mr Boberts to- play bis best all-round game K and a pretty exhibition of skill may be looked