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audience in attendance were, appreciative
and made up mostly by the first people o
the place VINO frequently testifnd their, de
light BY. the heartiess applause, Hisaesti
mated that $4,000 changed hands during
the game.
The next tournament came off in 1860
ii New York; the prize to be golden cue
presented by Michael Phelan, the winner
to retain forever possession Of the cue
The following gentlemen were the contes
tauts: Phillip Tieman, of Cincinnati, and
Michael Geary, Joe. White, james Lynch
and Dudley Kavanagh, best three in five
500 points each, the two highest to play .
final game of 700 points. in this con,es,
Kayanaugh and Tieman were the victors
and proceeded to play the deciding game
which was cleverly won by Kayanagh, who
was thereupon presented with the cue and
declared the champion Of America.
The second tournament for the cham.
pionship came OF III 1863, also in New
York, the prize being a goldmounted cue, to
be retained by the winner for three years
subject, in the meantime, to be contended
for by any clallengers for the champion.
ship; and a magnificent billiard table made
Of curled tulip wood, inlaid along the sides
and feet with mosaic of pearl and colored
woods Of a neat and tasteful design. This
table was to be presented to the winner as
his sole property, The contestants in the
tournament were John Seereiter and Mich.
ael Foley, of Detroit; William Goldthwath
ofBoston: Victor Estephe, of Philadelphia
John Deery, of Cincinnati; Lewis Fox, Of
Rochester, and Dudley, Kavanagh Of New
York, eight in all. Tie n1mber ofpoints
were the same as the preceding, 500 points
and the, concluding game l,l00 points.
This match, consisting Of the best players
in the country, was handsomely won again
by Kavanagh, twenty games having been
played during the tournament. This was
considered, from the superior skill evinced
blythe contestants, the, most brilliant tourn-
ament ever known. Mr.. Kavanagh still re.
tains the table as memorial of the occas-
sion, which he says has marked an epoch in
his brief but eventful lief.
The third regular tournament for the
championship came off in tile beginning
of 1864, the prize being the champ.
on, cue held BY Kavanagh, subject to the
same rules that goverened the former tour
ament, except that the number Of points to
pe played was 1900. The contending par
ties were Kayanagh, 1ieman, Fox and
Goldthwait. In consequence of Kayanagl'
being i'll he could not attend the closing
game, when Fox who refused to postpone
the game, was declared the winner, thus
wrestling the cue and the championship
from Kavanagb. Afterwards Kayanagl
persistent'y refused to engage in any future
contest for the championship considering
himself ill-used by the decision Of tho
Judges on that occasion.
The fourth tournament for the champ
onship came of in 1864, in Montreal; the
contestants being Joseph Dion, of Canada
and John peary, Of Cincin natl; tho same
rules were observed and 1900 points were
played, Dion winning the cue and champi
onship. a4N9 ~ s.s7 sew
The fifth, sixth and seventh tournaments
for the championship followed at intervals
at the same place, Dion and McDevitt be
ing the sole contestants in each. The two
former were again won by Dion, and The
latter, but recently concluded, by McDevitt
who is now the Billiard Champion o
America.
On Wednesday evening, 9Th Of January
McDevitt played o match carom game Of |
500 points with Goldthwait at Cooper In
stitute for $500 q side, which he easily won
and in which he made run of | 500 the
largest run ever made in billiards. Field
Turf and Farm.