Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-03-27
RACKS AND CUES.
The Latrs, improvements IN the Equil
inrHt a.: the Pool Placer

ihe Latest improvements In the Equip
= m"nt "i the Pool Pager.
3 "'T.mc i nIon"; in hilliard- and
pool n in many other thing. u Il thc
foreman nf TIE largest company u tlr
country engaged in billiard table fnnrri-
FEATURING tp Il Trtannr Reporter. ard
/ "n tnat a.-coGlnt many iiNeItpr- a"c
CON nnallH racA,nG Their BRAN fp'
ift"'- tAat "iil hrnriil billiard ma and
int E!oH"l III their own p"' ''>r'~.
TIE "lifa-h;oncipopl tall r,"n> " II
soon b. things Of the past Mar' TIM
= lot i'll taking the balls fr",n ,h rack
II 81 present constructed. and drpo>I,-
li~ ttcm in the tr:augh'. " ;rh mu-,
ais" he put in place before III ,aile i
ready fur a "arn".
lhrc are Il half dozen new thing in
th : inr. One j. Il rack that can br
. carried hO:iIlN To the table and li> con
MS dumped INTO The triangle An
( th.'r r:lrt i II constructed that the
hAi!> riu into trlam~ lc furni~iir'! with
u i,rltnm >ldr. The triangle can be de-
...tned from the rack AMI carried To
+ ihr tl''l" The ho.tom slide i then ~
moved. irlt H.: the balls IN pos ton.
Tn' lhrl i a combination ot r:ck.
.rulv and triangle. and l. called .'ihr
automatic pool rack and "ully. Ii j.
IA d.' ot oak or ash, and >ornameitN.
il!, rack i fastened to the wall. The
'uii\ moves on Il hinge and can be
| ~ 'l'd ru the level Of the table. 1h"
halI- rln into the gully and th,nr' nj"
lilr triangle. which occupies it prnI",
.h.. t..i,l., .,t tl,.,
Nr>, puts triangle and gully into posi-
ion against the wall and the rack :
r,.:,i\ Once, NOR, fhr the reception of thu
haii.. ca" racks are mid.' n Various
~ h.. hut nothing part rularl, new or
striking. except IN The way oi ornam,n-
ration. has been dclrlop"d IN the I
mAnGrtriur" during the last few wears.
Ta-tr in billiard cues take, Il W de
; rA.l.c. hut all tastes can Ice >aii>i; II al
tn wIrCr""in~ in this city. Th. ~
, t,.r, can hr seen in all stages of manu-
. fartarr. They range in price from fifty
cents /" IL many dollars. The tip- are
, l.ilr of a>h "r m ihlr. Tn. butts are
fashioned %! h"n,. walnut. tulip.
amrranth "a rln>e-grained reddish
=. c.,lnrcd wood. >u>crpiihlr OF Il hi"h de
rec "i pol >hp. mahogany. >nlkcw"o /.
cocoa. hula ro>,.Wopi and Il numb.r IF
other woods. Sometimes tlrr;' or four
=, ifrr.nt kinds of wood are used Tor
rcn;rr pieces. or in the butt All sort
, ot combinations are attempted III tn
Manufacture ut fancy. spec al or "\hi-
h,iipu cin> NJ any are "rnameLtr |
| with name. pieces of inla'd pea |. ivory.
silver and wold, according To IN Ia IL
OF rh' nw,rr. Tine lrathc: tip. with
), " hich cj.,.> are furnished We're invented
/ hy Il Frrn,hinan named MinTaid. IN
;. l>,:i. aud ia tn. same year We intr"
;, dl,,r.d INTO this c"Iatry. France has q
. nirnopul> ni their manutirtur. to thi,
=, di, They are imported r,a /, tor use.
The average length of lh'. America,
y, en-, : four feet nine inchc-. The wci~h)
range from seventeen To twcntv-ont
ounr,.-. ihr tINoritr size Ut tips ar,
nine and ten Si\trruth- of an nrch
. trir> .i\ feet six inc IL length have
been mad" for special orders. ard clh'-
of mrcat we ght have been seat To S"utl
:; Ancr.ca. whore they play th" game ~
. tables measuring seven and our-half b,
: liltc II feet. and occasionally H. lar",
:. a r.ght hy sixteen feet and With bali
Weighing from thirteen Ia ,iNlerr
udnrc>. Ni"nau\ u-c> 4 mapic cue
! with an rbuuv butt and an IVORY but
= pcrc. llI~ maine appear on ht -
" ln.aid pearl. Many cues are ma'i'
with handsomely carved butt. Th'
y, rar> III" adds Il the appearance Of th'
rlic and rpai;le> the PLAYER To take
;, firm grip. Many corrugated butts ar
II also used Handsome cues range il
: prize from - To SD. y. !. Trih"he