The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-06
A Marvel I'm Billiards.
AN EXPERT WHO USES HIS FiSG ERS FOR CUE
ADRIAN lzAR'S EXHIBITION.
From the New York sun, 2lst.,

ADRIAN lZAR'S EXHIBITION.
From the New York sun, 2ls,.,
Monsieur Adrian liar, the champion " fin.
ger billiard-payer Of the world. made his
first public appearance in New York last
night at Albert Carriers, 1898 Broadway.
The billiard parlor was crowded at an early
hour, and by the time the exercises began it
was impossible TO gain admttunce.
At s O'Clock NJ. lyar aud Joe Dion
opened game Of caromS, 800 points, and 10
less than twenty minutes Joe was the worst
beaten expert that eyer leaned over the cloth
of green. Joe PLAYED with the cue, but the
stranger used his fingers, mainly the thumb,
the forefuger, and his middle finger. Joe
made Il, and slipped up on a draw-shot.
liar made small break. and was followed
by Joe with another. Then the Frenchman
gave tie spectators the first specimen of his
wonderful skill. Up the table and down the
table lie sent his bal, counting at every stroke,
until he had scored about 40; when, by coax.
Ing the red and white into the upper right.
1 hand corner, nc ran up a total score of los,
q amid tumultuous applause. Dion's next eff
fort was a weak one, Us was also liars.
Then Joe made few points, and liar
went on TO close the contest. His play from
the start was marvellous. He made all kiud>
of shots with the greatest lse, showing that
whatever could be done with the cue he
could do without ii. Again running the
ohJect-bals into corner and keeping them
generally about u foot apart, he continued
bis play, and without changing his position
rolled up 100, and might easily have made
ten times as many had he not been stopped
by the call OF game. The 300 points were
made in the five innings an average Of 60.
At the close Mons. lar gave an exhib.
zion OF some of his fancy shots, which
should be seen to be appreciated. Simple |
caroms and short GraH-sho,s, follows, cush. |
ion-kisses, and round.lhe-table shots, requi-
ring the most accurate calculations, we're exc.
cu.ed without the slightest apparent effort.
But his unapproachable skill was best mani.
tested 10 The execution of shots of more
difficult nature. He would twist his ball
1rom The lower end Of the table, Jake the red
in the upper leit-hand corner and draw it
straight back down TO the lower eft-hapd
corner and carom on the white. He
would carom from the red in the cen.
ire OF the table, take the cushion ut the
right, and draw TO the white bali in :
the rlght.band upper corner. He would I
chalk hsures upon the cloth, and playing on O
one ball, would make his bail follow the lines Il
)f the figure and make the carom upon The
'ther. Having one ball held at one end of u
he table on The wood. work, he threw his
NALL into the air and brought the two into
ontacl, bis own bali running the tull length 1
I the rail Without even tonchiDgthe cushion
10th, IS could be told at the further end of
be room by the sound. He next made
cured carom with four balls, and the " W"
lrom, which was q shot as curious as won
erful.
Arranging ten balls in a line parallel with -
e cushion. be sent bis ball spinning down
BON the first. Il took the cushion and
ught the second. Then, driving off to the :
shlon again, !; rebouudea TO the third, and \
u went down the line, touching first a !
II and then the cushion, until the last bali T.
s touched. The same shot was made with ]
eve snd afterwards With fifteen balls. =
Jus "snake cafom" vas made by run.