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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 8 (November 1939)

The Lindrum Family

The Lindrum Family.

Followers of snooker and billiards know that the name of Lindrum represents four generations of champions, but few will realise that at least one representative of this family has been among the world champions for the past 100 years. Naturally this does not mean that one individual has held that distinction, but there has been a Lindrum at or near the top without a break in the last century.

The latest of this family to “hit the headlines” is Horace Lindrum, 27-year-old Australian, who is at present touring New Zealand. The possible “break” at snooker—excluding the “free ball” rule—is 147, and Lindrum holds the unofficial world record with 141. But for the fact that the table had not been passed by the British Board of Billiards Control prior to the match commencing, this record would have received official recognition. The official record is 138 by Joe Davis, but Lindrum had the previous record with 132. Lindrum has seven times cleared the table in one break and has amassed breaks of 100 or more on at least 60 occasions.