BILLIARDS

Otago Witness, Issue 1602, 5 August 1882, Page 21

BILLIARDS

Cook appears to be getting into good form for his match for £1000 against Roberts, for ho recently scored 1000 up in 1 hour 11 minutes. His opponent was S. W. Stanley, who receiver! 250 points. Near the commencement Cook made a useful break of 3GS, including 120 spot strokes. The 500 he put on in 41 mm. At tho recess Cook's score stood at 502 against 294. He then made 47, and Stanley 16. With his score at 572 Cook made a grand unfinished break of 428, including 106 successive spot strokes, and won by G9O. Time of second 500, 30 mm. Meanwhile Roberts is not idle, for in playing two matches against W. Green he made breaks of 539 (139 spots) and 354.

The promptness with which many of our public servants are prepared to take posts of difficulty and danger was shown by a statement made by Lord Northbrook at a dinner on a recent evening. In acknowledging the toast of "The Navy," his Lordship explained the manner in which Mr Hamilton was appointed to fill Mr Burko's place at Dublin. He stated that on the Monday following the Saturday on which the deplorable catastrophe happened in Dublin he sent for Mr Hamilton in the morning and said to him, " IL is possible you may be thought to be the right man to go to Dublin in tho place of Mr Burke." The appointment in Dublin is of precisely tho same value, and perhaps of a little lesjs importance, than that which Mr Hamilton held. Still there was nni a moment of hesitation, lie told Lord Northlirook that if he was the man thought iit for the post he would j;o, and in a few clays from that timo he was on hia way to Dublin,