The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-21
The Great nillisrd Match.

From the Detroit Free Pres. We take tho
following account Of the billiard match be.
tween SxKRrrxR and PnrLAS. on the 18th
instant:
Soon after seven o'clock tho empires were
announced. ~ follows: For Mr.. Phelan,
Ralph Benjamin. Of New York for Mr..
Seereiter, John Il. Gillett. Of Detroit, Re.
faree. Judge Strong. Of Detroit The fol-
lowing persons ware named ~ markers, viz /.
Peter u. BREASTED, jr., Of New York, and
Thomas Gallagher, ir, Of Detroit. Pre-
vious ~ the commencement Of the game,
Mr.. WIN. Duncan, Of Detroit, took the ilo0r
aud announced himself ready TO stake from
$500 to 81 900 that Mr. Sccrcitcr would
win the game Mr.. phelan Immediately
stepped forward and accepted the wager,
aud the money was deposited Ia tho hands
OF Mr.. Cotton, Of New York. the holder Of
the main stakes. The same Detroit gentle.
man then iutimatsd that, II Mr., Phelan was
disposed to double tho bet hc could do 80.
This ohcr was accepted, aud MI additional
81, 900 was deposited in tho same hands,
which was afterwards increased by the sum
of $500. making q wager Of $4,000. Mr..
Riley, Of Detroit, then announced himself
ready to lay $500 On the success Of Secret
ter, which offer was accepted by Mr.. T..
OConnor, Of New York, and the money was
duly deposited.
The game was then commenced. Seerietsr
laying OF IN the jaw oil the lower corner
pocket. Phelan made no car0m. thus Civ.
Ing his competitor the first count, who ran
twenty-five. phelAn played with the at
most caution when ho got the balls, pre-
ierring safe game to long runs, taking
great care 70 leave no count. Tho first
huudrei was run with no remarkable Incl.
dent, the game standing 30 for Seereitsr
against 81 for Pheiau. On the second
hundred, Secrciter continued TO gain, making
runs varying from 10 70 20 points, while
| Phelan made threa misses and some small
counts. Gu the 10th run, however. Pbelan
got the balls together and made run Of 40.
Scereiter followed with q run OF 60, In tho
progress OF which be turned the corner, and
scored up to 232, hin antagonist standing ut
l08.
Phelan followed with handsome run OF
96, with fair chance for y continuation.
when ho missed the carom by tho mere
breadth Of hair. The play went forward
with frequent misses and small count on both
sides, Phslan making one run Of 4b, until
Seereiter turned ha third hundred, the game
then standing, Seeroitcr 30i 10 Phslnn 300.
The peculisrities Of the players manifested
themselves IN this hundred. PhelaD nurset
the balls with consummate skill. and
displayed perfect control Of them, driving
them into whatever position he desired ;
while. on the contrary, Ssrcter seemed IN
capable Of getting them together at all, be-
ng compelled to make oil his counts by long
and difficult carom. This, however, gave
him abundant opportunity Of displaying his
skill, and many of his shots were OF wonder
ful beauty. The close play Of Ihelan be-
gan TO tell on the odds. aud, after one or two
bad shots, he made runs Of &c. III aud %
which, with very poor run Of luck on tbs
part Of Seereiter changed the order OF the
game, and Phsan passesl 400, with lead
Of u points Soon After Socreiter rallied
and the play ran about even for short time
when Phelnn again went ahead, and at 500
was 30 points ahead, oil Of which was male
I by continued good play, which was not ooun
tsrbaIsnced ON the part Of seereiter. Pbe.
Ian continued 10 gain on small runs, scoring
another hundred, while Scercitcr ran only
%. The luck sccIned TO be very decidedly
against the Detroit player. while his adver.
sary had no trouble 10 making small runs
invariably pocketing Seereiter's ball and
leaving the other balls oil 10 tho string. HI
turned bis seventh hundred when Seereiter
stood al 4BG. The playing st this point
WA remarkably devoid Of interest, neither
party making any extraordinary counts
until on bis 6jth count, Mr. Pbelan made
brilliant run lOl, turning bis string into
the eighth hundred and distanciDg his COM
pstitor by 800 points.
A usual, the white ball wss left 10 the
pocket and the others within tho string
Seerciter banked aud missed PhslsD made
and run himself into pocket for safety
when Seereitsr got the rod balls together
and made run 81 60 Of them, scarcely
moving them daring the greater part Of the
count. lie turned bis fifth hundred IN this
run and stood 55S 10 Phslsp's S3o. iii,
play improved somewhat ~ h. progressed
and, although all his counts were made BY
hard knocks. ~ II were, The balls spreading
badly aud rendering i, necessary Tor him u
display all the proficiency that be Was mas
Ter Of 10 count, yet hs gradually gained up
Oh Pbelan, who made very poor playing fo'
several runs. When Ssretr scored zoe
he had reduced the Odds TO III points. I'm
pedately after, Pheian made splendid
run, counting 81. and placing him again al
a safe distnbce. Both players remained cool
and collected. and there was no appearance
81 ocryoaSDes on the part Of either. There
was lar more excitement, among the audience
than was manifested by the players. A,
the noon d night approached. the COMPANY
began TO feel the cffecs Of the long sitting
and sandwiches and fssks made their APP
pesraDce and contributed 10 the comfort d
tbs inner man. Seereiter began 81 earncs,
play, seemingly determined TO reduce the
odds created by bis adversary. last run
lie missed but lew sbots, and, when b. goi
the balls, invariably made them tell 10 biz