Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-09-19
VALKYRIE'S FUNK.
AMERICAS CUP RACES END IN A
FIASCO.
British Yacht Withdrawn hmm ediately
After the Start and the Cup Awarded
to tho Gallant Defender-strangc
Conduct of Lord Dunraven

Conduct of Lord Dunraven-
New York. Sent 10 --rbe America's cup
races ended in a nasco Lord Dupsnv,u
withdrew the Valkv,i, Immediately after
the start to-day ana the Defender sailed
over the course aloha p'he crn committees
notified c. Oliver Iselin that three races
and the cup were awarded tho oallant
Defender and the crowds Al1oat ana ashore
Cheered the shin that sustained Uncle
Sans supremacy on the seas and the
skipper ana crew that smiled her For at
least another year the international trorhv
Is ours and I'm all probnbiIitv if win Ina fo.
many years, before British Yacht again
challenges for ts1e CUP The mishap of last
Tuesday and the rather ren,nrtable ur.
ton of Lord Dunraven today will NOT fur-
ther the interests OF International snort.
Americans have complained OF not being
given fair play when racing in I,r,lisI
waters. and both in 1sg3 and This vear ox-
ira pains have been taken TO prevent his
lordship from having cpus. to connlltu
OF unfarness here. In Withdrawing he
does not charge any sr,rcial unfairness to
his boat but buses his action upou the
interference with both vachis lv tho laren
excursion fleet
There Was no such troul1n to-dav rnr
the course was clear at fine start when tbr
British boat withdrew. The objections
raised by the Valkyrie were made before
the boats reached thp limo "a M
upon the conduct Of the attendant feet
on Saturday and Tues,Iuy Lord Dim
raven sent the Americas rtiu commit foe
strongly wordod letter comnInininf,
about the action of stcar,boats and tues
and stating that he-was not Nillfn1, to con-
tin1o racing tba Vallvria unN.es "a cInor
course was nrovjdnd ue od1ad tbat il,
his OPINION the course should he distant
from any large citv Tn to tbe time fol,
tho start for to-dav's race Lord Dunlav4fi
had received no reply TO his co,umunica-
ton. After his withdrawal from the race
he said IL WIS his intention 70 start ii me-
received a reply but none coming to hand
he merely went down and crossed th, line
TO give the other boat A chance TO make
the race. That he had no intention of
racing to-day was evident. as he nut M
10 top sail mt all His decision not to
race must have been arrived AT late
last night. for Yesterday he mad
Nalky1,!e drv-doc5ed and her bottom rub
bed down and when she was hoateJ a
quantity of Dig leael estimated at rou,.
tons. was taken from hc,. ho,j 4 re-
measurement Of the loa1-uoter line v,,s
asked FOR. and John IIvelop euIoavored TO
mass his steel ta,,a over her bv lantern
Tight last evening between 600 and 1000
O'clock He was comuelled to GIVE. II M.
and the decrease in the time allowance
cause by the change il not known While
these rrcuarati,us v.ern ,-,ing ON Tor1
Dunraven was in the city sending and r.
wing messages from members of the
rertca's committee and the regatta COM
.1I5ttee.
There We're lumors that Lord Dunraven
would not race TO- law but when the anX-
ions crowds saw the Valkvrie roing down
the bay they were content and as the wind
was a good 16-knOt breeze from the south
west in the morning the prospects for
good race were moss encouraging. When
however, the Brtisher kept over at one