The evening world., 1895-09-17
WHY DuNRAvEN
WOULDN'T Play.
Bis Lordship'S Correspond.
-. enCe Shows He Considered
His Yacht BlameleSS
LETTERS TO AND FROM IsEuN
Declined the Latter's Proposition
- Resail Two Races or the
Whole Match.
EXCEPTED TO THE DECISION.
Ex.Comm odore smith Makes Public
the Messages and CritIcises
the Enrls Conduct.
EXCEPTED TO THE DECISION.
Ex-Comm odore smith Makes Public
the Messages and CritIcises
the Enrl's Conduct.

The correspondence that has recently
passed between Lord Dunraven and Mr.
c. oliver Iselin was given out this af
ternoon by ex-Commodore J. ID. Smith.
Chairman of the America Cup Commit
tee. There are few letters yet to come
and they are of great Importance
Among them Is Iselins offer to resail
the protested race or the entire match,
as Lord Dunraven desired.
Ex-Commodore Smith before giving out
the following letters said:
1.-THE letter first submitted from Mr..
Iselin explains itself l do not know
where to apply to Lord Dunraven to
get copy of Mr.. 1selin's letter offering
to resai, the protested race of Sept. 10.
but the following correspondence shows
the facts, as Mr.. 1selins letter of Sept.
10 also does of his desire to resail the
last two races, or, falling in this. to
sail the whole match over, which was
most magnanimous and liberal on Mr..
Iselin's part and which surely no one
can deny"
Here is C. copy of the letter sent yes
terday by Mr.. Iseln to Commodore
Smith:
Dear Mr.. Smith: inclose copies OF Dunraven' 3
two letters to me. Unfortunately did not keep
a copy of the short note l sent him about re-
sailing Tuesdays race. but as he has my per
mission to publish 1t. you can. OF course. obtain
. copy from him.
1 consider 1t most unfortunate that could
not have devised some way whereby the last two
races could have been resaled. still hold that
II Dunraven and myself had both consented to
have the races resalled the Committee could have
an thair
position. Now. OF course. 1t is too late to do
anything and all that l ask is that my offers
be fully set forth in the report OF your Commit
tee, namely: '"sr'Hd
My hailng at the time OF start and finish Of the
last race; my asking for meeting OF the
Committee the next day; my offer to resail both
races, and my willingness to begin the whole
match over under any conditions and at any
place and time agreeable to Dunraven. Yer,
truly yours c. OLIVER ISEL1N.
A copy Of Lord Dunraven's first letter
to Iselin follows:
Sept IL.
Dear Mr.. Iselin: have received your note. II
which you express a wish that yesterdays race
should be resailed.
That is a proposition to which. OF course.
cannot agree. You would rot have protested
had you not believed that Valkyrie had causet
foul by committing a breach of the rules.
II she did. she must take the consequences
The Regatta Committee have decided. for rea
sons according to their best judgment. but which
I confess, are beyond my comprehension that
did break tho rules. ! made no protest, because
thought the foul was probably an accident
but consider that Defender caused It. Yo'
consider that valkyrie was to blame. The Com
mittes decide that you are right and that an
wrong. and there tho matter ends. Yours yer!
truly DuNRAVEN.
The second letter from Lord Dunraver
to Mr.. Iselin. dated Thursday. Bay
Ridge, reads as follows:
Dear Mr.. Iselin: certainly could not entertaii
your suggestion.
Had the Committee ordered the race to be re
sailed that would have been a different matter
But how could l possibly agree to resail a rae
decided and given against me by the decision o
the Committee?
WROTE you last night to this effect. and an
sorry that you did not receive my letter. l ha
no opportunity OF communicating with you thi
morning. But Mr.. Duryea will. l dare say. hav
Informed you as to my views Thanking you 70
ysar suggestion. remain. yours very truly.
DUNRAvEN
valkyrie, stripped of her racing rig
lies of the eastern dock at Erie Basin
looking more like a Chesapeake oyster
boat than cup challenger.
men aboard this morning and Capt
Syca more had positive orders from Lor,
Dunraven's metaphone, Mr.. ii. Matt
land kersey. not to allow any one ol
board He was also bound over to pre-
serve the most absolute silence.
1t was learned from another. sourc
that Valkyrie would remain in Fri
Basin until Tuesday next and then sh
will go to Fay Ridge. preparatory t
starting for England.
Lord Dunrdven visited George GoulC
at the Western Union office to-day anC
spent some time inspecting the tele
graph plant and other details of tn,
establishment this afternoon.