The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-21
THE COUNTESS OF Dr-FFERIN.
Not the bonanza that the Canadian specuia-
tors Hoped 60 Find.

At high tide yesterday tho Canadian
schooner yacht Countess of DufTerin. which
| came to New York harbor last summer to raco
! for the Queens cup. was Mt anchor of Staten
| Island with sais bent. and everything rcady
10 sail for Canada. A littlo later steam tug
pui1,l down the bay in hot pursuit, and a depu-
ty sheriff lcapcd aboard and took possession.
Major Charles Clifford. the Vicc-Commodorc OF
the Royal Canadian Yacht Club. her nominal
owner, was on board. having come down from
Canada ten days ago with CROW TO fit her out
| and sail her back He was surprised ut the
seizure rs all the debts for which she was at-
tached last summer. after the Queens cup
races. had been liquidated in the fall. Tie
| deputy shcriff told him that tho yacht was at
tached by Mr.. u, u. Wilson. sail maker
In Staplrton. last evening. 70 reporter for THE
! Sun saw Capt Alexander Cuthbert. her builder
| and smiling master. and. after some hesitation.
! h. said:
" came down here to attach the yacht last
| spring for wages due me. Mr.. B. d. Wilson
was on my bonds at that time: but. owing to tho
Hearing that clifford had arrived here to take tic
yacht away, Mr.. Wilson attached her for a small
sum owe him. Mr.. WILSON IL a friend Of mine.
! owe him the money and he was perfectly
right | have been trcntcd badly 10y Clifford.
This transaction came near running mo. l
~ years. and Clifford don't know any
moro nhout a boat than n cow. Hearing that
also. knowing that could not get my money
unless got II here by attaching the yacht
started TO 20 aboard on Thursday evening.
dock, | ted him | must havo my, dunnage.
said he. What are thcyr, | told him thcro
were two logs. y chart Of the const. and some
wearing apparel. aud that he had hrttcr have n
quiet settlement aud not allow II tO gO any fur
Their. H. snid. We've had settlements enough.
send sln for storage. and YOU can have your
traps. H. dared me To come aboard. and ~
did not want any row. | went on and got
had MIN arr sird and ~ 'krd up. hut merely
suhpInand HIM before Judge Garrett to save
him the disgrace. The case was decided in my
favor. though II cost mo $40 10 gpt tho goods
among which wore an anchor and chain lent
~" yacht. The attachment ON Mr.. Wilson's
claim. followed. The true history of the yacht is
rs follows
Il had the yacht nearly all in frame before
CLIFFORD had anything to do with her. Parties
went back on mo. aud then a good many believ-
ing IN the yacht advanced money to complete
and being Nice-Commodore Of the Royal Cana
dian Club he was made trustee Everybody got
ccriiii'ntes Of stock. and in the papers was a
stipulation that she was To be sold six months
after she left Coburn whether she won the
Queens cup or not. Whatever she brought WIS
To be declared rs dividend 10 the stockhold-
crs. owned $1,000 stock; Burns Of tho Branch
~ the Dominion Bank II Canada Al 700: Gift
ford. ~ 800. and the rest was divided into small
shares. SO each. among 300 ockholers Her
cost was about $4,000. She was nay model an
trclv believe To-day she can beat any Of your
yachts. huilt her TO get all the advantage |
could ON time allowance and madea mistake in
not carrying her rU'ller further aft. II clifford
gets hnr away don know what he will do with
h'r H. had no right to refuse me admittancs
and offered g. sell out for 81 poo my entire in
icrns'. I'm 'luling ola Inn for wages
II l~ snd IN Stnplet1n that "a man there will
nave the Yacht SEIZED ona $500 claim as soon as
III. luim- - Mr.. Wilson are satisfied ana thai
stu another attachment will follow that.