Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-09-14
IT IS DEFENDERS RACE.
The Committee Decides in Favor
of the Protest.
vALKYRIE VIOLATED THE RULES
Evidence Taken by the Committee rs to
How the accident of Tuesday Happened.
and It Was shown That the English
Yacht Had Disregarded Rules

NEW YORK, Sept 12.-The regatta com
mittee of tho New York Yacht club has
sustained the protest entered by Defender
In Tuesdays race. The committee gives
the race to Defender. Evidence was taken
yesterday by the committee, and it was
clearly shown that the English yacht had
violated the rules of racing.
The yacht races for Americas cup Of 1895
will remain in history as the most exciting
that ever took place mp to date. Not that the
capabilities of the boats have been so evenly
matched as in some other races, such as
the second race of the Puritan and Genesta
series and the third between Vigiiant and
valkyrie II, but in the enthusiasm which
has prevailed among the people from the
very time that the match was made.
It is true that there has not been very
much betting on the event, but that is
easily accounted for At first there was
too much doubt on both sides, and after
one trial the friends of the yacht that was
beaten demanded too great odds.
At no time since yall1yrie arrived in
this country has the excitement app
preached the degree to which it rose yes.
terday, excepting the times when the win
ner has crossed the finish line or rounded
h.
DISPLAYED her superiority actually in a race
The unfortunate collision of Tuesday and
it's attendant incidents have kept the pub
lie in a feryor, SO to speak, that has not
been equalled.
Everybody was anxious to know what
the regatta committee of the New York
club would do about Defenders protest,
and having learned that the decision was
in Defenders favor they were further
stirred up by a report that Lord Dunravcn,
considering that he had been unJustly
treated, determined to withdraw his boat
and 60 home without another race.
That the English party holds the sin
cere opinion that they have been badly
treated there can be no doubt. II any tes
timony on this point were needed 1t could
have been found last night over In the
Erie basin, where the two yachts We're be-
ing measured for the third time under the
electric lights--something new in that
line-when are feeling between the respcc-
tive crews CT the ships manifested itself in
various ways.
Lord Dunsaven's friends and advisers on
the City of bridgeport, the Valkyrie's ten.
der, were all curt in manner and reserved
In words. gaey seemed to desire to let
their American callers know that they
were deeply aurt. Fora long time Com
modore Arthur Glennie, who has gained
the reputation since he has been on this
side Of being a genial and exceptionally
merry fellow, refused to give the news
paper men the slightest hope that there
might be race today. He did warm up
trifle, however. about s o'clock, and alt
mitted that Valkyrie would start today
certainly.
Excitement among yachtsmen was at
fever heat all day. Everybody has an
opinion to express. OF course, most per-
sons upheld the committee from patriotic
motives If nothing else There were good
many, however, who ehampioned Valky-
RE and her cause.
While thinking the whole matter over,
old timers recalled the action of Sir Rich
ard Sutton, the owner Of Genesta, who
raced against Puritan in 1885. 1t was re-
membered that Puritan accidentally, but
certainly, fouled the Genesta at the start
on the first day Of the match. When tho
committee sent word to Sir Richard that
Puritan had been disqualified and that he
could sail over the course alone and win
the race, he replied that he did not want
to win that way; he wanted race and not
wallover He showed himself TO DO a
sportsman.
Lord Dunraven has shown in this case
that he is not the gutter that some per-
sons have tried to make him out, by saying
last night at the Waldorf hotel that he
would certainly be on hand to race today.
Defender and Valkyrie were both dry
locked yesterday in the Erie basin for an
other scrub and were hoated again before
dark. The Defender also placed one Of
her spare topmasts in position TO take the
place of the one that was sprung Tuesday,
when Valkyrie's boom crippled her rigging.
She will be ready for racing today
1t might be mentioned incidentally that
one OF the things done TO tighten the Val
kyrie yesterday was to remove the eighteen
pigs Of lead that were taken aboard Of her
on the day before the first race. This lead
weighed in the neighborhood of u ton.