The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-18
BLAoKBALLING MR.. CLARKE.
said to be the Work of Lord and
Lady LenOx.

Lady Lenox.
BOSTON Aug 1S, 1S94.-A cacle de-
spatch from London to the Herald"
says
There is quite story behind the black
balling of the owner of the Satanita, Mr..
A. d. Clarke, last week. by the members
of the Royal Yacht Club Squadron,
after being proposed by the Prince of
Wales.
The story dates from the collision OF OF
valkyrie and Satanita on the Clyde, IN
which the former was sunk
Lord and Lady Lennox were on board
the Valkyrie at the time of the collision,
and Lady LennoX was much prostfate1
by the accident. she barely getting off
with her life.
Lord Lennox and her ladyship are promi
nent in British society, and haVe many
friends. Lady LennoX is quite a yacnits- yi
the only lady on board the Valkyrie in
her first intended race against the Vlgl-
liant in British waters. 1t was the m
tention of Lord Lennox and his Vile TO
participate in all the races along the
different British coasts in the Naikyrle.
and both were fitted out in the way OF
clothing and valuables for a months
cruise. Lady Lennox brought with her
valuables of great worth, many being
priceless on account of being family
relics.
and Lady Lennox lost all the valuables
they had with them, and they have
not yet been recompensed for them.
offered to pay them full value for all
they lost, but he would do it only on
the terms without prejudice" That is,
he was quite willing, to recoup his Lord,
ship in full for all loss. but he insisted
that such settlement should not be, IN
any way taken as buying his peace,
or being used as evidence against him
in case of suit ether by Lord Dunrayen
or anyone else. Lord Lennox refused to
accept this proposition, and the result
is that bad blood has been engendered in
first society circles, Lord and d., Lazy .ls
owner of the Satanita on the other.
Lord Dunraven, in part, agreed with
Mr. Clarke, but he thought the without
prejudice" clause hardly proper, as IN
case of litigation for the loss of the Val
kyrie it might be prejudicial to the Valr
kyrie's interest.
Lord Dunraven was present at the
club meeting when Mr.. Clarkes name
was acted on, but he declined positively
to take any part whatever, leaving the
members free. SO lar as ne was con-
cerned to act for themselves.
1t was generally supposed that Mr..
Clarke would be admitted to member
ship, and no one was more surprised
or disappointed at the action of the club
members than the Prince of Wales. He
took it somewhat in the light of an in
suit, and when he found out how it
was brought about, he considered that
differences between personal acquaint-
anees were hardly ST Fcient for a club
to take part in and reject a gentleman's
application for membership.
It now turns out that Lord and Lady
Lennox were instrumental in accomplish
ing Mr.. Clarke's defeat. Following the
rejection by them of Mr.. Clarke's offer,
they worked to defeat him for member
ship in the club. Lady Lennox, it is
authoritvely stated, made personal re-
quests of all the leading members, and
put her side of the matter strongly and
positively, stating that her dearest and
most choicest valuables had been lost
and that she had not been reimbursed
for them, Mr.. Clarke making his offer
to recompense her conditional that 1t
should be without prejudice and that
he would offer no redress for being the
cause of the sinking of the Valkyrie
and endangering her life.
men, it Is said, and the prominent MEM
bers of the Royal Yacht Squadron, and
so convincing was her argument that
she won over to her side enough of the
complish Mr.. Clarke's defeat, which came
leading society swells of the club to ac-
in the way of great surprise to many
of the members who were favorable
to the owner of the Satanita
The blackballing of Mr.. Clarke is look
ed upon al victory fer Lady Lennox
over the Prince of Wales. and is much
discussed in clubdom and society cir
On all sides, however. there is great
sympathy for the owner of the Satan
ita, who is a public spirited and patri-
otic yachtsman.
Lord Dunray en- at the time Mr. Clarke
made his offer, did not himself know
hom the underwriters would act, con-