BILLIARDS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XV, Issue 859, 23 August 1906, Page 11

BILLIARDS.

(By

“Pyramid.”)

[The writer of this column will be glad to answer any Questions on the game.]

In reply to “Cueist,” Hugo Kekran has the record for the greatest number of •cannons, viz., 7156 in a game of 21,000 up. This was in Switzerland, and was of course, the continental game. I do not think a record of cannons in English billiards has ever been accurately kept, but W. Cook is said to have strung together 180 at Brighton two years ago. * * * * The Commercial Travellers’ Club have a tournament in full swing. Some remarkably close finishes have been seen during the week, and a lot of interest is being taken by members in the competition. * . sjs * The Royal N.Z. Yacht Squadron have both a billiard and snooker tournament under way. Although the preliminary rounds have been played, the winner still seems hard to find. ♦ * * » Entries close on Saturday for Messrs Segedin and Ostroja’s snooker tournament at the Welletsley-street Billiard Saloon. * * * * Much interest was taken in the two exhibition matches Master Geo. Gray took part in at Tattersail’s Club, Brisbane, last week (says the “Referee”). The boy marvel had as opponents, Mr Jim Nesbitt, the veteran cueist, and Fred Farrell, who on occasions plays very well. The gifted youngster beat both his opponents somewhat easily, the games being 250 up on level terms. Nesbit lost by 99 points, and Farrell by 34 points. * * * * Describing the final of Sydney Tattersail’s big tournament, the “Referee” says that “Glaucoma,” who has played plucki'y and luckily right through the tournament, asserted his right to win the event by downing J. Sharpe by 13 points in a heat in which he started favourite at 10 to 8 on. After Sharpe got on top of the “Doctor” early in the game, the latter got into swing, and soon put a gap of 21 between them, but 22 by the layer of odds put him ahead, the game was called 175-172. This was Sharpe’s expiring effort, for the winner went right ahead, and reached 224 to 196, and then slowly toddled along, and, playing a