The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-14
ISELIN WILLING TO RACE
HE SAYS THATHE HILL RACE BOAT
.AG1INST BOAT.

Any Yacht Course on the Atlantic Coast
Would Suit Him, But He Will Not Race
Lord Dunraven-The Distance and Num-
ber of Races Are Immaterial to Him-He
Leaves Everything Open to the Other
Side.
Boston, Sept 1S.-The following was
received this afternoon by General C. H.
Taylor from c. Oliver Iselin, who rep
resents the syndicate that owns the
yacht Defender:
Brooklyn, Sept 10.
ton:
Many thanks for generous offer.
must decline at present to sail Valky-
rie. (SigneO
&C. OLIVER ISELIN."
The Globes yachting representative in
New York telegraphed the following:
"Mr. Kersey has telephoned me that the
Valkyrie Us being dismantled and that
Lord Dunraven has made no formal re-
ply sto your proposition of yesterday"
General Taylor was asked if his offer
of a $4,000 cup for a race between De-
fender and Valkyrie had been definitely
accepted or rejected, and replied that 1T
had not He had been informed that
Mr.. Iselin was willing to race and re-
ply from Lord Dunraven was expected
momentarily. The general was aware
that the United Press had quoted Mr..
Iselin as refusing to sail against the
Valkyrie, but was of opinion that Il
Lord Dunraven was agreeable to the
match Mr.. Iselin would be in honor
bound to give him a race.
New York, Sept. 13.-The Sun publish
es the following: c. Oliver Iselin ex-
pressed his willingness last night to
race the Defender against the Valkyrie
in American waters for $4,000 side.
He said to several prominent yachts
men:
.'I will not race Lord Dunraven, but
1 will race boat against boat. Any
yacht course on the Atlantic coast will
suit me. The distance and number Of
races are immaterial. I will race for
$4,000 side as many times as the own
ers of the Valkyrie wish to race. The
courses and the distance of the races l.
leave to them to select"
London, Sept. 13.-Dixon Kempe, the
yachting authority and author, has, at
the request of the United Press, fur
nished the following opinion on the
Americas cup contest:
'As far as can be judged from the tel
egraphic reports the Defender won Sat
urdays race on her merits, but it would
appear that the Valkyrie primarily lost
the lead through a shift of wind. There
is not much doubt that the Defender
is faster on a reach than the Valkyrie,
but that was expected after the poor
reaching displays Valkyrie made in the
Clyde. English yachtsmen agree that
the yacht club did its best to keep the
course clear, but it is quite evident that
a motley lot of excursion steamers are
quite beyond control as long as they are
not amenable to any law.
"The foul at the start of Tuesday
race appears to have been the fault CT
the Valkyrie The Defender being close
hauled, the Valkyrie did not have the
right to expect that the former would
give way for her. and it seems to have
been not question of room at the marx
boat. but of getting over the line toe
soon. which caused the sailing masters
of the Valkyrie to foul the Defender
1t is a great pity that the race had
to be awarded on a foul and not ON the
merits of the yachts, although in this
case it seems clear that the Defender
would have won but for the accident
The real relative merits of the yachts
cannot, however, be accurately guagec
on account of the interference both suf'
fered from excursion steamers. Every
British yachtsman will endorse Lore
Dunravens action in withdrawing from
the contest Thursday and allowing De
fender a sail-over to secure the cup. II
was am appropriate ending to what vii
always be considered an abortive at
tempt to win the Americas cup, and Mr.
Iselins generous offer to re-sail Tues
days race would not in any degree alte1
the objections to all existing conditions
of the cup races. 1t was quite right tt
disduaIfy Valkyrie for the foul"
Providence. Sept 13.-Nat Herreshof
arrived in Bristol this afternoon. Wher
asked his opinion in regard to the cuI
contest he said to a reporter:
"The thing disguised everybody
Dunraven had no excuse for his actor
and, as far as 1 could see there was M
boat pilot boat, or any other kind O
craft interfering with the Valkyrie
The very first race settled it all in m!
mind. The Valkyrie was beaten anC
they acknowledged in their statement
and in the cable dispatches to tn
German emperor and others across tn
water. The Valkyrie is wide boat
too wide She must be fully twenty
seven feet and one inch in her bean
from the outside lines. She is too broat
for a choppy and lumpy sea, such
she encountered yesterday when sh
started off to the south in the half hou
before the starting signal was given.
In Tuesdays race Valkyrie fell int
one of these choppy seas and she wen
to wallowing about in the most alarm
ing fashion. The crew and the Who'll
party, aboard appeared to be confuse
and unable to do anything. That wa
the time when Defender gained S
much on her and came nearly beating
her with only her lower sails up.
',Just before the race yesterday Dun
raven got into just such a sea agai1
and while Defender moved right aloni
through the cross-tides on her way t