BILLIARDS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 957, 9 July 1908, Page 13

BILLIARDS.

The N.S.W. amateur championship will take place about the second week in August.

Melbourne Inman will be in Auckland shortly when he will play two exhibition games at the Albert Hall. These will be 2000 up, B. Ford receiving 1000 start in one, and Jackson a similar start in the other. Inman will also have two games with well-known amateurs.

It would be difficult to find a club just now where tournaments are not in full swing. If secretaries will send me results I shall be very pleased to publish them.

This year the Australasian championship will be played in Melbourne, between the elect of the different States and New Zealand.

H. W. Stevenson recently conceded his brother, E. R. Stevenson, 800 in 1600, the occasion being a benefit to the latter at St. Albans. The finish was very exciting, the champion just winning by 25.

In the match of 10,000 up between Inman and Smith, in which the N.S.W. champion received 3000 start, Inman won by 10,000 to 9030.

The amateur championship of Victoria is scheduled to commence July 13. It will be played on the American tournament principle, in heats of 500 up, the winner of the tournament playing off the present holder of the title, Mr. E. L. Jacoby, a longer game to decide who will hold the title for 1908-9.