Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-20
RACES WITH THE VALKYRIE.
Yachting Gossip About the Plans of the
Earl of Dunraven.

From the New York Times To-day.
A cablegram from London, published in this
city yesterday by an afternoon paper an
nounced that the Earl of Dunraven, in answer
to the challenge of the New York yacht club,
had declared he would not send the valkyrie to
America unless trial races were arranged to de-
termine the yacht to be pitted against her and
the match be made an international affair." and
that he would not allow his yacht to enter the
| contest of 70-footers for the Paine cup These
statements are SO improbable as to suggest
either that the noble yachtsman was incor-
rectly reported or that the cablegram was man
ufactured without his knowledge.
First of all the New York yacht club has is
| sued no challenge to Dunraven or ANYBODY
else and what the earl probably did say, if he
| said anything, was that he would not send the
Valkyrie over unless special races could be ar
| ranged with the New York yacht club, as, by
the time she could reach here the regular rae
ing season would be over and it would be
| scarcely worth his while to send her over
| merely to take part in the contest for the Paine
cup. As a matter of fact the valkyrie is al
ready entered for the Paine cup race, but the
entry was made on the supposition that she
would come over to race for the America cup.
There were not many prominent yachtsmen
in town yesterday afternoon. Ex-Commodore
James ID. Smith, who, as Chairman of the
America cup committee, has conducted the
correspondence with the earl of Dunraven
relative to the Yalkyrie's coming, left the city
about noon. Commodore Gerry could not be
found Vice-Commodore Latham A. Fish was
off sailing on the Grayling, while Secretary
Oddie and Chairman hane OF the regatta COM
mittee we're no where to be seen. One we'll
known yachtsman was found, however, at his
desk after the close of the stock exchange.
1.-The New York yacht club" said he, has
formally invited the earl Of Dunraven to par
ticipate in all of its fixed races and 1 do not
SEQ ha rOn11 W. py To IN A.
to arranging special races for his benefit, that
would hardly be compatible with its position as
custodian of the only really international yacht
trophy, the Americas cup. For the club q
club to offer another international yacht trophy
would be simply to strike blow at the value
of the Americas cup as the emblem of interna-
tional yachting supremacy. 1t must be borne
in mind that the Brenton's Reef and Cape
May challenge cups, which were captured and
taken to England by the Genesta, were not
offered by the club, but by a gentleman who,
though at the time commodore of the club,
paid for them out of his private purse. What
the members OF the club may see fit to do in
their individual capacities is quite another
thing, and doubtless il the earl of Dunraven
decides to bring the valkyrie across he will be
offered the opportunity Of sailing any number
of matches arranged by our yachtsmen under
the auspices not alone of the New York but
also of the Atlantic, Seawanhaks, Eastern and
other yacht clubs. He may rest assured that IL
the yaikyrie comes she win find plenty of cups
and stakes to sail for, and in no event be con-
fined to racing for the Paine cup"
Ex-Commodore Smith heard nothing yester-
day from Gen. Paine relative to his decision ON
the subject of acting - the earl Of Dunxavens
representative.
WHAT Gen. PAYNE SAYS.
A Boston dispatch says: Gen. Paine, to-day,
when asked IL he had yet decided whether he
would accept Lord Dunraven's proposition 10
arrange race here for the valkyrie, declared
he had nothing to say. He was about writing
q letter to Lord Dunraven but would not dis
close its contents II Lord Dunraven chose to
do so he had no objection. This looks % il We
should hear the first news Of Gen. Paine's
decision in the matter from England
Profits In Prescriptions.
From the Boston Advertiser
Boston man gave the following experience
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