The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-17
THE GREAT WORK
OF PILLSBURY.
He Plays Whist, Chess and Checkers
at Same Time.
A MOST REMARKABLE MEMORY.
Never Saw the Tables, the Moves DE-
ing Called out to Him ana lie
Carried Each Game IN
His Mind.
A MOST REMARKABLE MEMORY.

Mr.. II. y. Pilsbury performed is''
night the most remarkable piece OF O''''
work ever witnessed in Richmond ana
perhaps, there exists nobody who cou'o
duplicate it, He played game OF "
boards of duplicate whist sgainrt one OF
the strongest teams Of whist players and
while playing cards he conducted games
Of chess and games Of checkers against
the strongest players and teams thAk
Richmond could muster UP, without ever
seeing any of the boards and carrying an
the games in his memory.
While playing out his cards the moves
on each of the boards were called out 10
him and without much hesitation he then
nan ed his moves in reply. IL does not
diminish the Tcmerkahiiity Of this per
formance that owing to the rapidity with
which he conducted II, ne lost games
OF chess and one OF checkers.
On account Of the inclemency OF ths
weather. only about forty or fifty Of the
gentlemen who had cards Of admission
were present
THOSE WHO PLAYED.
On tho whist table Mr.. Pilsbury's part
ner was Mr.. G.. r. Tenser. They won
against Mr.. S. l.. Kelley and ,. \.
Spence. the score being n 70 2.
On chess table No. 1. DIT. Otto Meyer
played. on No. 2, Mr.. &. W. Msofarlane,
on No 3, Mr. ". Mac. Jones. Mr.. W. p.
Wood and Dr. Russell pemberton played
together in consultation. game No. was
conducted by DR.. w. ". smith, Of Ran
dolph-Macon College and Mr.. W. B. Roo
ms in consultation and game No. to-
eeether by Mr.. G.. r. Loudon and Mr. J.
II Crenshaw I'm consultation. Mt Pils-
|, bury lost No. 1 and No. and drew 'Ss
iother three.
No = and No. Z we're games Of ohocA-
era tho first one played by Mr.. d -.
puclrer the second one BY Mr.. 5. r..
Mayo Mr.. Pillsbury won On NJ
lost on No. Z.
To-day Mr.. Pillsbury will play al COM
az. In chess and checkers simultaneously
puISBURY's CHESS RECORD.
Wary \. Piusbury the American cness
.hsr,nion was born December .. N'-'
T., Somerville. Mass, which happens also
80 he the home Of Charles F. Barker
~ recognized American checker cham
pion. , -, ~,
the champion In match ana tourha'ns"
play: ,.,...S.
lSe3-New York. lmpromptu. unplaceoi
| Lasker. first. a.,
Ises-New York, master Journey "''
prize. Hooges, second.
ls94-New York, masters Journey UNI
nlaced: Steintz first
1Se5-Hastings. international. hrst prize
Tschigorin, second.
1sq5-'6-St Petersburg quadransular'
third prize: Lasker, first
fsqs-Nuremberg, international, third
prize with Tarrasch: Lssker, first.
1sae-BLdapest. international, third
prize; Tschigorin, FIRST.
1898 - Vienna. International secord
prize: Tarrasch, first
1Ss2-Boston. versus II. y. Stonei won
by TO l.
1So9-Boaton. versus J. r. Barry; won
by TO T.
lsg6-Nienna, versus T. Enghsh, oraWn
five drawn games).
1Ss7-Brooklyn. versus j. ". showaiter;
won by 10 10 s Omitted States champion
ship.
1SeS-Nev. York. versus J. W showsl-
ter: won by 10 Omitted states cham'
pionshp)
PiUsburv is pre-eminently a tournament
and match player. but In addition 70 THIS
IS rated as among the cleverest ~ ths
masters In the different forms Of e1hi-
bition chess As a blndfold player ~
has few EQUALS and IS the peer Of Black
burne. the famous Fnglishman, long cons
sidered to be the highest exponent Of tho
art
Prlsbury's conduct Of the games when
blindfolded is always remarkably fine
He rarely misses his way I'D evolves
combinations we'll nigh as deep as
though played over the board The ave-
rage number of games thus played by
him at the same time Is six or eight
but he has played as high "a ten aud
tuafva successfully