The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-10
THE BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP.

i BetWe0n hav0n@Rn
| Goldthwais for $1,000 and the Cham
piOn Cue-KavanaGh tho Winner.
The great billiard match for 81 900 aud the champion
! ship, between Dudley Kavanagh and William Gold
thwat. OF last evening at the Hpp0theatron in
Fourteenth street. The game 500 points oarroms
and played one OF Phean's four pocket tables.
There quite largo attendance Of spectators, aud
much interest was evnced IN the result Of the game.
Chris Conner acted rs judge for Ksvanagh, and Ed
Churchill performed the Office for GoIdthwait.
Before the play the betting in favor Of
Kavauagh, 600 to s7Oo being freely offered, with no
takers; but az the game progressed, and Goldhwalt
exhibited his wonderful skill, tho betting became more
The contestants 10 excellent play and mado
some splendid runs, varying from rs to 120 Gold.
thwait kept q little ahead Of his adversary from the
start and at nine O'Clock he stood $50 to Kavanaghs
265 still the odds in favor OF Dudley 800 to $50
beug freely offered.
On the. fifteenth inning Gohwait made q fine run
OF lit points, aud received the hearty applause or the
SPECTATORS for thecentic manner in which hc nursod"
the balls Kavsnagh then went in, but missed . fne
opportunity for run, and left the balls in such
position that his opponent found difficulty in
scoring %. The game then stood-Goldthwaite, AS;
Kavanash 1850 Singular as il may appear, Kavanaghs
no sesm 70 BE- @ss takers was
now two hundred ahead and his friends wore quietly
yaunsng manner BY the friends Of Dudisy AZ halrp.s
nine O'Clock the game stood Goldthwait SIS Kava.
70 offer ODDS now but mt pUs
faith In their favorite Notwithstanding that luck and
On the 2sd nnng Kavanagb, by some very neat play.
got all the balls together near one Of the lower corner
pacso,s lie had Just scored 30 when u was impessble
strokes but Dudley equal TO the emergency. and.
smds! grea. applause. MADE the shot aud followed
scored g. Tns score ON mo sS assa
Gala had mia iarx halls MI
heap enabled Kavanagh to MAKE run OF lo3 points,
u this inning there were several excellent draw shots
aud wonderful shots "around the table," which
The game stood coldthwat $50. Kavanash
an SI' freely osrsd 500 to SO their
wide gap between him and his antagonist. At quar-
ter to ten o'clock the game was called, and the score
few minutes taken Tor the purpose or brushing
OIL the table and allowing the audience an opportunity
On the twenty eighth inning Goldthwoit won't ioto
the nasesy business q. the lower end Of the table
| maSipg o OF &c points Tho effort was warmly. APP
plaudod, and seemed TO quiet tho kayanagh men con
friends were not SLOW ia awaiting themselves Of the op
portnitios offered By Dudiey's bAokers who were still
| Kavanngh now went 10 work with the determination
together with SOME remarkably scientific strokes he
snecesded In scoring l2d points fhe game now stood
| with ran Of thirty Ave points, which still
| lott Dudley considerably behind, and a "hard
bearened however but kept "persns away" as though
there was nothing depcndag on the result Indeed both
remarkably cool and self possessed. and up
this uncture afforded TO spectators treat seldom wit
| ucsscd in billiard matters
| On the THIRTEEN inning Kavanagh pulled up like
veteran, that be 10, and made score OF 81 FONTS
| The game now stood:-Gddtbwait $50, kava.
nagh es4 The game was now half over. aud the
ctll tho kavanagh men were IA hopeful as
ever continued 10 offer odds OF 300 to $50 their
Lltfs llwY paHn Q( 0p6uf md
left tho balls in such position that Kavanagh was
able count on the next inning Then followed miss
i Kavanagh. fhe game then called, whom the score
stood:-Goldthwait $50, Kavanash TO: Thus far the
game was nney contested, and, Notwithstanding Gold
ihwat was las ahead, the betting still in OF
Kavanaah although, for tho lie OF US, ccnld not
| Why.
1 Ia tho fortie,h inning Godthwait made So points,
when by unfortunate stroke, his opponents ball
miss. The balls were let inside the string, however,
rendering 1t Impossible for Kavanagh TO count. Gold.
ahead OF his opponent 1874 points In tho inning
Kavanagh made little or nothing and left the bas 10
difficulty IN making IS. Tho gaze looked decidedly
Goldthwaitish, but nothing could induce Kayansgb's
on The forty fourth inning Increased their faith 10 the
abilities OF the champion bu, Goidhwait was SIN far In
At eleven O'Clock the game was called and the score
stood-Goldthwaie go; Kavanagh sos Several in
Dn,s were then played the sdvsnssse being
the and the Stakes, much to the cha2rin Of the
unbeleyios Kavanashites, AZ q quarter past eleven
.hwai, l,lo2; Kavanagh, $50 Dudley was evidently
spired. and in bad luck while his opponent had every
thing his own way. 10 vain Kavanssh trod 70 Gil NJ the
gap; but whenever he aid mike good run, the
"Boy," as Goldtnwait 70 fauilarly called, was
sixty.fcur,h Inning concluded with Gold,swai, s2s
ahead, the standing -Golddthwat. 1910; Kavs
In M oa ss
unlucky enough TO make "fon shot, and had 10 COG
tent himself with run OF H.
usual bad luck attended him, whie with Goldthwalt
o0pS % % esn
was steadily widening the gap, ana II looked
a. though no was going 10 come IN an easy
and u was only owing 10 his bad luck that he did not
double the number; 10 the next inning, however, he
ne upper end OF the table did not counting
aSt h sas mad: w handsome sore Of lis psa,s
that there was good show for Dudley yoi The
score then stood:-Goldthwait, ara; Kavanash,
shot and leaving The balls In an exposed position
bed his antagonist to Jaw" the balls, and thereby
make run Of 90 ~, The scorO then stood GOld1hwaIt
The excitement increased to high pitch Kavanagh
commenced 70 close up with h opponent aud The friends
game had taken Dudley was only 100 points be
hind and no.elSs nnsows , happened bis chances Tor
In the seventy seventh inning Godthwat made 3s
points.
The game at hail past twelve O'Clock stood -Goldth-
| walt 1,352, Kavanagh ,232.
The excitement continued 10 Increase ss the game drew
20 close, and the greatest enthusiasm manifested
the friends q Ksyanagh his success IN closing up
with bis antagonist Godthwaif nothing undauntcd,
and continued TO 80 on counting. Kavnnagh stl con.
tnucd 20 lessen tho gap and In the eighty sixth inning
bv OF his wonderful efforts succeeded running 165
points thereby boating hts antagonist rs points
Tho score at the close stood Kayanagh 500, Gold
thwait t25 large amount OF money changed hands,
and at ono O'Clock The kavanagh men went home re-
oicins The game. which lasted four hours, was thS
finest display OF science ever Witnessed In this city, aDt
| N me va
entered ths Hats. Goldthwaite n quito mild looking
youth and bad the largest humber OF sympsth,crs
The audience, although tnsy we're quite so demon
| strative 40 Mo Kavanagh folks.
|
SAP AccnEvT-0n Saturday evening last, whils the
steward OF the brig Maria, lying al the foot Of Dover