The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-12
BLUE FOR DUNRAVEN
The Protest Of Defender Sustained By
the Yacht Club.
VALkYRlE LOSES THE RACE
To-Day There Will 6e Another
Trial - The English Lord Is
No Gutter, But True
Sport.

day among yachtsmen.
The Defender and Valkyr!e were lowed
to Erie basin early this morn,ug and
tratlers on each went 10 work scraping
on each OF their shining under bodies
The Defenders injured spar was taken
out at the south end OF the dock. where
she lay, and a force of men at once got
to work TO fit another topmast.
The one damaged yesterday was seen
to have a great section split of at
point where the topsa!l strained yese;er-
day.
Time would not allow the making and
fitting OF a new one, so the stick used by
the Colon.a two years ago was pressed
into service. This is not 80 heavy as the
damaged one and looks to he hardly as
good in quality, hut that may be because
it is more weather beaten and not dress
ed and vanished.
Following Is the letter OF the regatta
committee OF the New York Yacht club
sustaining the protest of C. Oliver Ise-
lin on behalf of the Defender regarding
a foul claimed agains; the valkyr.e;
New York Yacht Club. Sept. II, 1895.
ITO C. Oliver lselin, Esq. Dear Sir:
We beg to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter yesterday protesting against
the Nalkyrie. We have given the matter
our careful consideration and believe the
foul occurred through n mscalculatlon
of the distance between the yachts at a
critical moment. From our observation.
sustained by that of others who were in
a good position to see. we find the Val
kyrie, in contravention OF section OF
racing rule H. bore down upon the De-
fender and fouled her by the swing OF
her main boom when luflfng straight
ened her course. We also consider the
naf utt oil fNpfa flata
room to w!ndward to pass clear of the
committee boat Your protest is there
fore sustained"
The races for the Americas cup OF 1SI
will remain In history as the most ox-
citing that ever took place here. Not in
all respects have the capabilities of the
boats been so evenly mated as IN some
other races. but IN the enthusiasm which
has prevailed among the people from the
very time that the match was made.
A larger fleet OF excursion boats end a
| greater number of people have witnessed
| the two races which have already taken
| place than were ever before gathered to-
| gether to see a yacht race. At no time
| since the Valkyrie arrived In this coLn.
| try has excitement approached the de-
gree to which 1t rose to-day, excepting
| the times when the winner had crossed
| tho finish line or rounded mark oI
| something like that, when she iisplived
| her superiority actually In a ace. The
unfortunate collision of yesteriiy end its
| attendant incidents have Kept the rill.c
| In a fever. so to speak.
Everybody was anxious 10 snow what
| the regatta committee of me New ork
Yacht club would do about the I'ofend-
| er's protest, and having learned that The
| decision was In the Defenders fgvcr,
| they were further stirred up by a repo.;
| that Lord Dunraven, considering ita, he
had been unjustly treated had Geter-
| mined to withdraw his boat and 30 home
| without another race. That he English
| party holds the sincere opinion that ,hey
| have been badly treated there can be no
| doubt. II any testimony Oh this 10 Mt
\ We needed II could have been found 20
| night over in the Erie basin. where the
| Two yachts were being measured fer the
| third time. when the feeling between the
| respective crews of the ships manifested
| itself In various ways. Lord Dunraver' S
| friends and advisers were all curt in
manner and reserved In word. They
| .<emed to desire 10 let their American
| callers know they were deeply hurt. For
/ long time Commodore Ariilr Gilenaca
| refused 20 give the newspapers The
! slightest hope that ther might be a
Il
he was waiting for orders frrm Lord
Dunraven. HI did warm up trifle aboul
o'clock and admitted that :he Nalkyre
| would start tomorrow certainly.
| Excitement among yachtsmcn was a.
| fever heat all day. Everybody had an
| opinion to express. or course most per.
sons upheld the committee from patriotic
motives II nothing else. There were n
good many. however. who champ.oned
| the Valkyrie and her cause. There were
others who said that the committee
ought 10 have given the race to the Val.
lxyr.e because the Defender could beat
her anyhow and a verdict favorable io
the EEg,shman would have no other ef-
feet than to make necessary one more
race. While thinking the matter over cid
timers recalled the acton OF Sir Richard
Sutton, the owner of Genesta, who raced
| against the Puritan tn 1885, Ii was re.
memhered that the Puritan accidentally
foulci the Genesta at the start on the
| first day OF the first race. When the
committee sent word to SIR Richard that
the Puritan had been disqualified and
that he could sail over the course alone
and win the race he replied that he I'D
not want 10 win that way, lie wanted a
race and no walkover. He showed HIM
SELF 20 be sportsman. Lord Dunrayen
|
| gutter that some persons have tried q
make him out by saying tonight al The
Waldorf hotel that he would certainly bs
! on hand 10 race tomorrow
In an Interview tonight Lord Dunra.
! ven expressed himself regarding the ac.
ton of the regatta commission OF the New
York Yacht club In the matter OF IN.
protest made by the Defender IN Tues.
| days race as follows: II shall SAL thi.
race tomorrow as sportsman. because
have no occasion to do otherwise.
believe In the ability and honesty OF ths
| regatta committee of the New York
Yacht club. | believe that no effort ha.
been made TO influence their decision.
believe them 10 be gentlemen and yachts
men. and While / do nos care 10 say any.
thing about Nllkyrte. yet think that
Mrs Watson has fulfilled his engagement
OF building for me boat. | DO not *
! pect that Nr. fselln Will offcr a chanct
FOR a re-sa1 or anything Of the sort
! While &; Is very certain tha; Americas
! cup is lost by reason OF Nalkyrie's rac.ng
showing, Il is not 20 certain that al
! s0rlc time thc cup may De carried across
he Atlantic. The appearance Of the de.
cison o. the New York Yacht club com.