, 1869-01-22
BILLIARDS..
Presentation OF n MAGNIFICENT
Golden Cue 10 Prof. Pierre
C0rme.

| ofe Or the p1easartest and rnost ENJOYABLE
au.n7 which e~e. occurred In cont ect.on WITH
btlifd etreles In ChictSo, took pl, acc Or
Nedneetay evening II The billiard hall OF Prof
I1ef'e carme, who had. tn accordance with II.
nequcutlJ expressed desire OF hta hosts a
| friends IN general, and Of many o. the Frcrct
Hnoents OF Chicago in parucolfr, nsntfas,ed +.
~unn9ness 10 give IN infosms1 exhibition Of ht.
tk1'l Il taney shots. This being the ntst time til !,
Ss1me had displayed anything Of tho kind s{uc,
nls residence IN cniclgo. IN immense crowd wsa
N abundance. A5teE 4 game OF $50 polna
frtneh esfons, with Curtt1, whom tho TIT PROBES
SAT defeated handsonaely, csrras turned h,n n,
1ekston to tattJ shotu for hstf m hour d. m
ecsnp'efelJ Astonishing the looteeson, who
eIeo hse nn. 10 hsxe had no preToa1 conception ol
Gunbess Of fancy shots, hithe.,o nnsnosn H.
C1ieagn, were e@ec1ted ftemlr cly In dctsnce IT
mInd nj ,be @Ts mt. 81 vs0cy q ba 2
the s,nottle feat" In the centre of the tatlc. At
re side, nd teattcz-d aboa, Ill over it. wcrs
ds q ths sasa soe iases Fi,c's
eight fallsAed bilatd bslia IN ltpe ana ciote
to2ether. across the lower end o, the iabie Csrme
tHtec around the tab.e. and In les tbau twenty
eseohdt. without hastn1 either iouched cacb
otss, Or s:iAded with the foses, Of bottles IN ,nciT
fnn,o 3oufneys, The eight balls eto2ped toc sth.r
~ the uper tcft-tArd corner. the whole u6mhtT
ritalu circle OF twelve lnraes. Probably no
kL{cap0tEC N.
rolved euch perfect, llous Accuracy Of tomb
ara n,es saculasion Il to d1stznes. foEce and
by ench neans the crowd were amused and
edited until The exhibition closed, when ,hstr A.
!tn'1on Nas directed 10 The LAST and most striking
q, the. -, ,st Of re trsainT By requtst
arenile man connected With tho Ch,capo nress
!nouLttd billiard tAble, and read nj addre.a
nrsx5 9p hy he p.tnsp. aors1 IL the adsr.
cue oessgre cd to con!cy 'an expression of str IT
1exMa Ms HEn Appreciation Of shining social
q91aA,!ss 91.s sId q e .1srl.e pe!toasl vorh matktd
aonfAtlen OF brilliant profte onAl skill pointed
recognition ot uniform kild cos7ialliy and sener.
ors 1ner.Aty 1nTa1ds the needy and dIstrctsed,
low cttlzers; bat above Iii, II tribute to m
uId,nchlne honor and integrity wnish cTen jetl.
ens envy has Lever esled il question" Tae spea- il
s'n"ePsa ssa.se.sas Hsa ". - D.eea j: s'H 4
eottus'on. s together with h.s limited command 81
than u thank Jon.7 Subsequent ch.mn,1ne' ss
however. witch vas unecsked n honor Of he &C. &C,
sIa 5r.5 .t5nS2aea nc Place Ct extended seaa1.,
5ac sue L !. marvel Of beautiful de:lcn, con-
Eunnste Ialne and in.z,1atc value. Commecc,ar
siam7t,ely srgrs!ea win ,n.ertwtned oak I'D
M MnHis1 lsal T~3 mas ire nedall!ons, Of solid
coio, 9ssf ne natioI.l sesl OF The united states
tc{nfRa OF emefstca. rubioe, earnetA, turpu 3ite
Aud slp7hirrs. At about the eenite If tbs golden
potAon Ii microscopic conI1y1ucc In which 1rc
to be placed the attnes OF the donor. probahly
Two Or ihree hundred. The Icn1intng portion Of
tEe cue Ia composed OF roscxood. eaiipw5od.
ttndalwood hnd n naptc. neatly rplfccd and highly
politned. with gold fcrules al the }oin,s The boz
containing the cue ii Of snhd rosewood, polished
nkt pIano ca.e ana ]lEed with scarlet st4E velvet
AZ cost Of over $500. and compr1srs the N 9et
elaborate aEd expensive ouint Of the kind ever
eo:ter mp II America That the iest.uop1s! was
worh{ly beslowca, lew biliardiss or o,lj.srd
loyess IN Chicago will ga1neay