, 1869-05-18
TIE LATE BILLIARD TOURNA.
MENT,
A Resume of tho Affair.


Caudor compels Us to state fact recognized
and commented upon By nearly all the experts
who at,euded the tournament, ytz, that, Nita the
der, there waa not in the whole tournA1lent re-
ally nrstcisss contest. Foster. BY his criminal
neglect Of sel, has 70 a grsas measure forfeited
be wns the fayo.tte-so much 50 that In the pools
sold In KudolIhe's own city Ftsstes had the call,
nth huioinhe IN ,ne 1eld i rss n not nos aoxs.es
Wee W. it Known s II that e. Ind pert nj.
ted himself 10 get out Of condition. Moreover, no
one even sUfIDlsed that he was totally unprurdcd
with cues lie had, while in Montreal gtTen his
cues away; and In the tournament he played With
ha!t.a-dozen dttIe1'spt ones, no: one q rn!eh be
weights The consequence was, that throughout
he playing TOO hart or too sott either sending
s asuaet 70 TO a a o
the nEst Prize, IS that be won game at ali The
INST game he piaysd he ron b. scratch; the
fourth, win Goldthwait, who beat n one
eise. With The loss Of tue latter gsne,
hin. and he earnestly labored attcrvard to make
amends Tor hts previous la1i'I He won ali ht1
Subsequent games, except one OF hts tits+ Aad
g1ea8 reward ~ he deserved. Another player
who disappointed everybody Was EoldthWatt. Also
cat OF condition, rcsul ins, noTe' es, mainly IRON
chronic 1tlncsA II was Gotlkhr hat Danlcis woul
win at least the third prize: Jet, like Goldthwait
he won but . Etngle R1uln- knlneA, many thought
friends by winning t,o and taxing he a}.h pftzs.
No fsult wn8 to he found with DeT}. Lie took good
care OF himself Rnd while he did not paky as vel! as
to obran the trst prize, which wns more than be
thought he would do pc.o:c the tourney begun.
The players u ha id well were Rudofphe md Sny.
der. Tie Chit ago delegs aver thst Rutolphe
riayed ber,er IN tho tournament than II any time
during practice; md sacy are Delighted at The
achievements Of SNYDER. Who prosed himself =
Foster. he 1uade fur Of ayc runs higher thar
Rudoiphc's test eqnalted that psaJers hest arer.
| eTaee cnce, and tn another Rane beat II HI.
Is T IL al tie = esmes, n he having played elaht;
| u aoou, equal to Rudoipheb. 6nydeF lost but oas
| game that he outht TO haze Uun- That Was the
ter's trick OF throwing nis cue down on the taolt
and refusing to rsy, ta t1ek obEirusy designed t
cause general excitement that shoald pasalsz u
1 with the halls all together1 snsder might hare
/ won r. He neetls bat I little more experiences
| and thai being gained, he will Be q stEoag BIZ
/ The Tournament was deckaed success tnan.
cisliy. Il not astisttcsls. Notwithstanding hbou.
t4oo we're iost, hF stopping the Ea!e q tickets Eaeu
! entrance fees aud tickets amoanted to Aia9,
After Nberalls paying the !narker,. as we'll as The
attaches Of fne ha;! anl wasenmen. taeIs re
| dttion 10 the 81 eco Rlt~n ass prize ~ Messfa
! Pnelan Coienucr, The expenses OF the tourney
were =, 81 81
| We call attention 10 the fact that the French
player, deFp.te the unfstr Treatment which Eoohe
/ him Of hts games Eifh Foster and with DeefE,
stands ak tines winner AZ .:.sr the I've times 81
Deer, and tnn.tttuE bis hAi.-l'ayed game With
Foster. Is MISTER n the highest general avera2e
! made In the tournament The nGureH. therefore
clearly establish ht1n as tie LIZ: player Of the par
y; while. apar1 from The figures the tadg
ment Of ali experienced Iookerson places hin, u
An artist immensely In the lead Of all the pIxyeti
| Of his county Thst be wo1ld not have lost
s1neie game ID the touruAment, bad be rcceIvet
1 fal play, was evident to cyery spectator, and e
pey4s1Y 10 On the erenn9s Of Nay 5xh and nh
While mat he can certainly defeat either Of tht
| psyers 10 whom he wAs forced on thoee occasion.
-! 10 srccumh, can readily be demonstrated. - #.
! arc informed, fer heavy sum.