New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-16
LORD DUNRAVEN'S LETTER.
WHY THE vALKYRIE III DID NOT SAIL
THE THIRD RACE.
THE EARL SAYS he DEMANDED NO IMPOSSIBLE
CONDITIONS. But SIMPLY ASKED FOR
FAIR PLAY. IN WHICH THE DE-
FENDER MIGHT HAVE BEEN

BENEFITED AS WELL.

BENEFITED AS WELL.
London. Sept. l5-Lord Dunraven yesterday sent
dispatch TO Mr. Grant. secretary OF the Royal
Yacht Squadron. containing the correspondence be-
tween himself and the New-York Yacht Club on the
circumstances In connection with the contests for
the Americas Cup. at the time expressing
desire that the correspondence be published in Eng
land.
The correspondence consists OF four letters. The
first dated September Il. contains Mr. Iselins offer
10 resail the race Of September TO- In the second,
dated September r. Lord Dunraven declines to
sail the race adding that he could not understand
the committees reasons for finding the Nalkyrie in
the wrong In the third letter dated September Il.
Mr. Garfield narrates the delay in receiving Lord
Dunraven's letter OF the 18th relative not sailing
the race for the 18th unless the kept
clear.
In the fourth letter. dated September -. Lord
Dunraven lengthily replies explaining and defend
Ing his claim to have the races sailed where there
would be no overcrowding This last letter, which
occupies fully half column In the newspapers, Is
follows:
c i2s Fifth-ave., September 70. 1885
Gentlemen: | have the honor TO acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the 18th instant You say
my letter of Wednesday night to Mr.. Garfield was
a. M on thursday and was not in your HANDS
until a IN. of the same morning There must
letter at 1890 p. m. Wednesday. and my reply was
delivered by my own servant at the New-fork Club
clerk In charge was called the telephone at 1880
and was requested to find II Mr.. Garfield was at
the knickerbocker Club, and II So to deliver the
The reply was that he would endeavor find Mr.
Garfield that ne had a short time before left the
New-York Knickerbocker Club and had left word
that ne would call at Z a. m to see II there were
any messages for him. The request that Mr.. Can
field should not open my letter Of the 10th until
the protest was decided was unnecessary as the
whether my letter of Wednesday night was de.v-
cred at the NewYork Yacht Club at l2l5 or / a. m,
whether 1t was in the hands OF the committe at :!
or ). and whether my letter Of the 10th was read
at 1870 or $50 m, appears to me TO be matter OF
minor importance.
What is Of importance to me is to tally the un-
justiabe opinion implied in your letter OF the 18th
that in coming TO the decision conveyed 10 you In
my letter Of the 10Th. went back on the agreement
signed by Mr. Smith and myself You say: We
can only regret that the conditions that you named
therein-that is In my letter or the lOth-as 2DsO,
utely necessary should not have been so presented
when the agreement OF terms was formulated
Permit me TO observe that named no particular
conditions Indispensable. as you VIII perceive on
referring to my letter ] hold that IN any match
tar held ana no faVcr ~ cohditioh pIeGeDent "
any agreement as to terms ana that tailihg tnat
ly or conditonaly. Articles or agreement cannot
and not intended 10 lay down fixed rules 70
meet every imaginable contingency. Certain CON
nusehcles nave arisen, as you ar ~ ,,er
hnins myself to the subject Of my letter the over
crowdng.
As far back as last October I wrote concerning
the difficulty OF ensuring clear course, Dut dld not
sons responsbie should be free to take what steps
they thought best In view OF the failure In that re-
10Th ] had absolutely withdrawn, but my desire to
sail Off the races great. and / withdrew con
dtonally, and suggested steps which thought
would remove the difficulty. These steps were not
taken, and l he'd to my determination 10 sail no
more and so acting ! emphatcally deny that
back IN any way on the agreement as 70
terms. ! dil not know whether Messrs. Canheld
and Bush officially representing the commit
tee when they came to me at the Waldorf
judged by their conversation that they were not
and understood from them that the committee
had not come to definite conclusions upon my letter
| conclude from your communication that
they officially representing the committee. In
that case the proposal made to me by the committee
was that should withdraw from my determine lion
expressed In my letter OF the 10Th. and should sail
the third possibly the final race. on condition that
sufficient room secured at the start. and that
| so far withdraw my letter OF the 10th az 10 say !
would sail the third race. II the committee would
undertake declare the void II in their tudg-
ment either vessel was inerfered with by steamers,
the committee putting anybody they liked on board
the yachts. ! willing to leave the matter in
their hands. stpulating only that they put expert
enced and practical yachtsmen on Nakyre III
As far as I am concerned, | have wish 10 con-
tinue the discussion, which you accurately describe
as superiuous. and will conclude by expressing re-
gret that II any desire resail Tuesdays race was
order IL resailed Under Article 10. of the NewYork
Yacht club regulations. in which case. whatever
my opinion to the cause or the foul may be- J
should have been at the disposal Of the committee,
and that the Cup Committee could not its way
TO accepting what appears TO us the simpler course
OF hosting the letter CO. yesterday ana postpOnlng
the race TO such time as they had arrived at Il
I have the honor to remain. very faithfuy
DtTNRANEN.