The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-19 00:00:00

BILLIARDS.

THE TOURNAMENT AT ST. JAMES'S HALL.
Mr. W. Dufton's great billiard handicap was brought to
a successful termination yesterday evening. There were
upwards of 400 gentlemen present, and amongst them a
great number of racing celebrities and members of the aris-
tocracy, all of whom seemed deeply interested in the pro-
gress of the game, for which a beautiful tea and coffee
service of plate of five pieces, weighing 104 oz. 12dwts., was
given as the prize. The arrangements throughout the
week, and the appointments of the room by Mr. Donald,
were everything that could be wished for. It may not be
out of place here to give a slight résumé of the preceding
heats :

First Heat.—J. Roberts, jun., 25, won a very interesting
game of 32 points, 38 being the longest break ; W. Moss,
of Manchester, 110, being his opponent.
Second Heat.—J. Roberts (champion), owe 100, and
Digges 135. The former won very easily, and at the close
of this heat .£2O to £lO was laid on the champion's chance
for the handicap.
Third Heat—J. Bennett, 10 ; and G. Mulberry, 70.
Bennett won this game very easily, as his adversary was
extremely unwell.
Second Night's Play and Fourth Heat.—T. Morris, 70,
won a very fine game, beating C. Hughes, 10.
Fifth Heat.—G. Davis, 70, won by 98 points, beating G.
Ade, 130, the former having made two breaks of 39 each
during this heat.
Sixth Heat.— T. Ottaway, 130; and H. Evans, 70. Sel-
dom has there boon seen such an exciting game as took
place between the above two ; at one time Evans was up-
wards of 100 points behind, but by great perseverance and
fine play he eventually succeeded in winning by a couple
of points, amid loud cheering.
Third Night's Play and Seventh Heat.—John Horst,
10; and A. Hughes, 70. The' ferniqr won a very good
game by 100 points ; Herst's largest break was 81.
Eighth Heat.—W. Dufton, 70, beat Spites (the winner
of the Philharmonic handicap), 110, by 43 points, after a
very interesting game.
The Second Draw.—G. Davis, 70, and J. Bennett, 10,
had now to contend, and after a runaway sort of a- game,
Davis won by 85 points.
John Herst, 10 ; John Roberts,' jun., 25. When Roberts
had reached 243 he made a fine break of 117, out of which
ho made 26 spot strokes. Game, Roberts 360 to Herst's
188. The former now went in and won by 116 points.
T. Morris, 70, H. Evans, 70.—The latter took the lead
soon after starting and eventually won by 75 points, his
opponent only reaching 325.
J. Roberts (champion), Owe 100, and W. Dufton,
Roberts made some fine breaks, his longest being 84, and
he soon after won by 101 points, Dufton being 280 ; the
former made 12 spot hazards at the close of the game.
Third Draw.—H. Evans, 70, and Roberts, jun., 25.
After three misses on both sides Evans raised his score to
107 to Roberts' 37 ; the former, by a break of 33, stood at
156, when he fluked a shot, and Roberts, who had been
rather unlucky, had only reached 102. Evans now put on
14, shortly followed by 71 and 19, and the game was called
Evans 256, Roberts 127. When the latter was 128 he
made a fine break of 40, and stood at 168 to Evans's 279,
he having just had a break of 22. Roberts now began to
pick up wonderfully, and by some very clever play and a
break of 63 to 331, he ultimately won by 101 points.
J. Roberts (champion) Owe 100, and G. Davis.—The
former gave two misses to Davis's one, and the latter ran on
by little breaks to 90 to Roberts's 45, when the champion
put together a break of 30, when Davis missed, and
Roberts added 25, making his score 100 to Davis's 90, the
'ormer having paid his debt. Davis now went in, and by a

break of 18 made his figures 108, when both missed a shot,
and Roberts, by breaks of 20 and 12, got to 36 toDavis's 110.
The former now went in, and by breaks of 12, 46,.19, 37,
and 26, his score stood at 243 to his opponent's 199, he
having made 33 in his last break. Roberts now had a
break of 44, including five hazards. Davis now made 2,
and the champion put a " score" together, his total being
307 to Davis's 201. The champion by some fine play and
good breaks soon reached 367 to Davis's 205. The latter
went on to 217, when the champion won by 83 points.
Final Heat.—John Roberts (Champion), owe 100, and
Roberts, jun., 25.—The latter went in first and brought
his figures to 107, by a wonderful break of 82. The
champion now had a break of 44, his son being 117. The
"old 'nu" now went ahead, and soon paid 94 out of the
100 he owed. Young Roberts now put 23 together, when
he missed, and his father made the required 6 to knock off
the 100. Roberts, jun., now to score, and at the end of
his break he was 183 to Roberts, sen.'s, 22. The "young
'un" now came away with a break of 54, which made him
237, to his father's 60, the latter having made 31 in his
last breaks. The son of the champion, by a break of 58,
reached. 317,. to Roberts, sen.'s, 142. The former, by some
fine play, now stood at 347, to his father's 222, lad having
made 9 spot hatards in his last break, which he soon fol-
lowed another of 18, Game—Roberts, sen., 244;
Roberts, Jun., aB. The "old 'en" then ran on to 26.6,
.4hen to 303: --His son; .hoviever, won by 97ipoints.
Mr. W. Dufton made a few appropriate remarks, and
presented the plate to Mr. J. Roberts, jun.
J.:O. Pointer called and marked the game in a very cre-
ditable manner.

DEATH OF MR. C. PECK, SEN.—Mr. C. PeCk,
the Yorkshire trainer, died somewhat unexpectedly
at his residence, Grove House, near Melton, on the morn-
ing of Wednesday last. He was in his sixty-ninth year,
and had spent the greater part of his trainer life at Mahon.
He had at no time a very large stable of horses, and never
that we can remember "a real clinker." Neither Derby,
Oaks, nor St. Leger ever fell to his lot, but he was twice
second for the St. Leger —with Miss Sarah in 1845 and
again with Regalia in 1865. He was also third for it with
Sir Richard Bulkoley's Hookem Snyvvey, in Nowminster's
year. The baronet's horses were under his charge for
several seasons, and he put the Champagne Stakes, with
Tasmania, and the Great Yorkshire Stakes, with Old Dan
Tucker, to the credit of " the brown body and white
seams." The latter race only fell to his lot with Lord
Glasgow's Miss Sarah, and ho won it in 1859 with his own
horse Napoleon, by Voltigeur. For some time past he had
not been in strong health, and he looked more after the
brood mares, one of which, Bernice, by Stockwell, out of
Braxey, be sold at a long price last summer, to Sir Tatton
Sykes. One of his sons continues his training business at
Grove Rouse, and the other is private trainer to Lord
Stamford, at gnvil le. Deceased will be buried at Melton
on Monday next.
THE FARMERS' BANQUET AT WINDSOR. The
dinner to be given by the gentlemen hunting with her M-
ajesty's staghounds, to the farmers over whose grounds they
ride, is fixed for Wednesday, tho 13th of February.
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