[3]. Alfred Bennett died after these lines were in type.
[4]. Roberts twice in 1894, during exhibition games, exceeded 1,000 in spot-barred breaks, making 1,033 and 1,392.
[5]. The raised woodwork above the leads.
[6]. I do not, of course, mean that the spot stroke is a one-position stroke—far from it; but from an ordinary spectator’s point of view it is summed up in the words ‘potting the red ad infinitum.’
[7]. Formerly only four slates were used, with the result that a joint ran straight across the table from the centre of one middle pocket to the other. If, then, warping or subsidence of the floor ensued, an ugly ridge arose opposite the pocket, making it unmissable from one side, and almost impossible from the other.
[8]. Battens are screwed to the slates in order to take the tacks which fasten down the cloth.
[9]. Each ball weighs about 4⅔ ounces.
[10]. The jointed cue with a spare top joint renders the above devices unnecessary, and they are all open to some objection.
[11]. An excellent cushion rest, capable of being used as an ordinary rest, is that known as the Peall Cushion Rest, which possesses the advantages of simplicity and ease of handling.