BILLIARDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 249, 17 October 1908, Page 7

BILLIARDS.

GOOD DISPLAY BY MASTER GRAY. Mr. 11. Orny anil Master George Gray continued their exhibitions yesterday afternoon and pvenins at the Royal Albert Hall In the afternoon Master <Jray met Mr. J." Jnckson, lv a game of 400 up, level winning; by lOC points, his best breaks beliiß 40. 27. 67; 01, imd 54, .lucksou responding, with 27. 40. and 3.",. Mr. H. Gray met liir. J. Ryan, coueedtng htm 100 In aoo, winning by 95 points, niaktnft runs of 20. 48, 28, nnd 61 (unfinished). Two gumes of snooker were also played, in which Messrs Gray (2) J. Ryan, F. Lovelock, J. Jackson, and F. Farrell took p;irt, the last-named top scoring In each game with M and 30. In the evenjne there was a pood attendance, and those present were rewarded with a first-class display by Master Georjje Gray. Conceding Mr. J. Ryan 100 points iv 40l>, his first three visits to the table only resulted in his scoring .4, his next realised 13, and ■ then he got going, and In his followlna three j eesays he scored 212, 55, nnd 114 (unfinished) his average working out to 0«i 2-3, while the ! 400 was scored in 41 minutes. Mr. Ryan only reached ir>o with Ills start, his best efforts being 17 twice. Mr. n. Gray met ! Mr. J. Jackson in a game of 300 up level, I winning by 80 points. Two games of snooker were also played. Master Gray winning both, with r>o and 34. The final session will be played this evening.