The sun., 1890-03-30

JAMES PILK1NdToN.
lu 1874 he was one OF a four-oared working
! boat crew representing tho First precinct po-
tn. twenty third precinct. in which he was
ton to single scullinG and won fye-ipilo
working-boat race OIL the Battery. defeating
In tie regatta OF the National Association Of
Amateur AM 0arsWNen, held M at PhiladeIphia June.
Tss qtSsS% %avsryS % o Of No% York on sse
1iiiran in a Working boat race on tho Harlem
Eiver distance two, and half miles In u
liatton by e. four lengths; Time. % minutes
ra, o. two. and a half miles, on the Harlem
River, he lSleStsl lei j. Giilsan., Time: y mln.
walking cGnmpionshiS in a Gsid Of nine, and
gait sS'ia he I'M nshed second t" George GSise In
tho Junior sc,llls end on the same day was
In 1878 PEiugton was one of the police tug.
a. &of,wsr team o Of ten men who were defeated at
Scottish American Club team. He then won the
T1Ga sGXiPG 81 The
! and NJ. Melch. In the Police regatta on the
Harlem River on Sept Of that year he won
1unn min IN IS IS minutes 2sV seconds. and with 4:
Fraser, J. ,Glligan, J. W.. Phiips, stroke. and
barge, race, defeating the, crews from tho
Fourth. Twenty ninth and Eleventh precincts.
rowing the two miles with a turn in IA minutes
on Feb %. 1879 he was contestant for the
and and Gr;nco- Roman wrestling contests held 81
the New York Athletic Club, ut Booths Theatses
March i he was one Of the police tug i-wa3 .
team Of ten who yanquished the formidable
Club at the winter meeting Of the Scots, held
at MadS9n @ IN Garden pulling s them d II ne
IN 81
dent OF tho Empire City Athletic Club he was
e the d G9G IL Go Bos 8 9
defeating tho Ninth Regiment \; G. s. n =:
rSMed 81 w Ssoree as % so
Gramercy, Boat Club, two miles straight. |
away, Fiikington y winning n M in Is min@ptes ri @ 81
wanhaSa Boat Club at Cold spring Harbor, L.
l.. he captured the clubs seplling champion-
the Harsm S fIf Iiys1 Wiz Thips IS On
partner, he was defeated in the p RaITioared gig
the double seuil event. On Sept 80 he again
met George daisel IL a mile and q half straiGht:
wen e9siy IN - minutes Is seconds.
son square Garden, he was defeated in the I
Grrco- Roman wrestling contest by Policeman
S RS9~4s Si%Ss s,i sshS;oaSsa shs5l s5s% e
to9aq hver his t crew anis6ed SH Second. nd 2t
tho 1he,o NofrhEwesteEEn regatta held on PIE;
place in a field Of fourteen sculers BE next
CAPTURED the single-scqll event In the Harlem
in the ght-oared shell event, finishing second
to Columbia College:
won the .doqble-scul! event in the Harlem r9-
gatta in 8 Wnutes 81 se,Gonda;, In the Pa9s9ie
MetroP9Qitan eight, which finished second %
S9SH n ed 8 tn9 Of es aSH he
the tLree-mlle single; ;se9l race at Saratoga
AqE T. Il sd OF pPs touIeF
I ,, distance "a
seul event; Win ". il. Kent as mais Se% % Won
MstropotSn six and T eight @ oareG sSfeS oreTS sH
f ,ra ySOfE R:g.Itn IL the fHl FeE9tS
captured the diamond sculis. emblematic Of
tho I'll; champlonship Of the Harlem River, IN S
Kent he won, tho double-scull race. and also
sstroked the Metrop9lltan eight to victory. do 10
GSk clew hs os g. At G'fS the and
gatta at PhiIadslpha, with H.. so6fe as mate.
On March II, 1852. at the j ohampionSSiS rG 70 iI
games. noldb by the New, York Aletie Club Ss
iTammany in Hall, he won the heavy weight bog:
catch; as cato ch-can wrestling,
~, At THO Harlem regatta on June T. 1888. with
event IL minutes d seconds; The same day
he stroked the Metropolitan six Dared oreV to
tio9a regatta held at Newark. % J % on Az Aug EA7
aud :, he again rowed stroke for the MetroDoIi.
tho consolation race. over the same course. o9E
Aug. 8; With W. r. Kent, he won the double; SOUL
p9Iltan six and eight Dared crews to victory.
on June 8; 1851 IN tho Harlem regatta. h0
Columbia College In minutes iSE seconds.
rllkinGton is also one Of the best amatouP
1896. ho shot n match against Andrew Ward di q
M;Hstchester county az fifteen birds PllkinetoH
@ agan ud dos,ed %ard fIins orss
On May NAY g. S%' sS With r. Kent as partner
he again won the double'scull race in tho Hsrs
est time ever mnde in n Harlem regatta. AU
IhG SatiSnaI y or. rsEat" held Ct snHbury Pa
and George Johnston acted as !substitatc.
I0h1Ston 1, had In never roE?d with Pkington.
u .inatcn race IN double sculls distance II
miles: miles, with W. Il. Kent ns partner. against
%ougareils, in which he was successful. MAXIM
re re fastest tmo for doubo;scull race on the
IN IN sSS0fas asem me- lesasts Ess shSp
ne diamond SOULS, tluishinG second.
,',I. on Fey; ~ 1852 he shot a a match against
ham rules, flkinGion killing Al birds to Zones
i On nec"Tat'9r day Of The same year, in the
10 itan four oarod sheI crew. but was swamped
;, th' qVarlor. On June T. at Lake Quinsis-
l"I; ho won the doUblp-s"u!i event, :wS miles
NIth = turn, IN !? minutes and 4 seconds. and
.,opE Island. :, sati4 at Bay Ridge on June 2s
:, Nm i, NHg,:, he won the dou ble. soul
!. T.. HIE' hn won ia" Il unir-scull race at thS
NIhhy rrgtlia. The same day. lS stroke 0f thS
oui -"n'Cd Hh"ii crr%, l.0 was del tated. lie nex
1rretrgd IA itn National regatta held at Puff
nan, llL, on AuE q ana %, and. with j. H. NaoLS
,S partner won Tho double srull cham pionsbid
Il tho nl'rd states, defeating nine crows dis1
hnce mIw-. IN minutes 45 seconds on
II water, which IL the fastest time on record
IA" following day on the Sama course Pix
hGtou, ana NaGo " n III" doube-scull even
y IL" NJ si-SlpIi valley regatta Iio and M
go .nr%i rgNeI Ia tho d"ube.RcuII event a
n-lHt,. "0 N"rt I? 10 whi"n rIcc this team sui
"rcd 'oI"Ht tur the first tlinc. Al tho Harleu
rsHi'a un S"u'. -. b. r,Wei stroke for I'M
DMror"li'an "ith, md iui+' al scrOnd.
tno cIinIne ""Son h" will arain row double
yliA J.. J.. Magic ~ mate, and will also 6trok,
no Metropolitan Rowing CUBS eight I'M
ir5t race VII probably be in u match race Will
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