The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-13
COMMITTEES STATEN ENT
They Receive Dunravens Letter and Reply
to II

to II
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-The America
| cup committee vent into session at 9:45
pm. Ez-Commodore James D. Smith,
chairman of the cup committee, was seen
Just before the committee met. and in
reply to the question what he thought OF
Lord Dunraven's action in refusing to
sail today's race. replied that there had
been several Misunderstanding between
Lord Dunraven and himself, but he did
not care TO express an opinion on that
matter. Soon after the committee went
into session the following letter was
posted on the bulletin board: The
America's cup commtte received at a..
m. the following from the Earl OF Dun
raven Dear MIR. Canted-I have just re-
ceved your letter. l regret that being
| engaged at the time you and Mr.. Busk
were kind enough to call at the Waldorf.
| could not give a decided answer to the
propositions made in your short CONVEX
matter carefully. Your proposition to
postpone the start until we have suffi
cient rot m is only one of several serious
difficulties mentioned in my letter OF the
10th, and if no solution can be found TO
the difficulties | must adhere to my de
cis:on as expressed in that letter.
1 am fully convinced the COM
tomorrow. all in their power to
keep clear course. but unoer existing
circumstances they are powerless. AS
told you. | would sail if the committee
would take it upon themselves to decide
the race tomorrow, void If in their judg-
;Hent either vessel was Interfered with by
steamers or lug boats. | regret you are
unable to agree to that. | regret that
the race fixed for tomorrow would not be
postponed in order TO give the COMMITTEES
ample time to consider my former letter,
and | am sorry that my letter was not
delivered to you sooner. As it is, it was
explained to you that [ was under the
impression that the committee heard the
protest. and pending a difficulty | did
not think it right to place the letter in
their hands. When learned this morn
ing that the cup committee had nothin ne
TO do with the protest | requested Mr..
kersey, to whom | had entrusted the
letter, to hand it to you.
I'm case you do not receive this to-
night, ] shall take Valkyrie to Sandy
Hook lightship tomorrow morning and
will cross the line to give Defender a
START. l enclose a copy of letter l have
written to Mr.. Iselin and addressed to
the New York Yacht clup. Yours very
truly, DUNRAVEN."
All the propositions of the above letter
were discussed between Lord Dunraven
anu IQe mem D6IS Vi l1e COH ltIe6 at ]
pm. yesterday. The reply given to
these conditions was as follows:
| & First-That it was impossible to post
| pone the race fixed for today on so shor,
notice.
Second-That the race would not oe
started until clear space for maneuvsr-
! ing was secured.
Third-That the committee could not
assume the responsibility OF agreeing to
| declare the race void if either vessel
suffered from the accom- panying steam
| els.
The committee regret that they were
| unable to send an answer this morning.
As, however, their reply would be the
same as that conveyed verbally last night,
the fact of no answer having been made
is uni i'm portant
| (Signed) For the Com n ttee
JAMES r. SMITH, Chairman,
A. Garfield, Secretary.