The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-16
DUNRAVEN'S ANSWER
He Says He Did Not Go Back on
the Agreement
AND NAMED NO CONDITIONS
As Indispensable, but Holds That .
Fair Field II q Necessary
Condition.

u. has been cabled by his iordship 70 the
ROYAL Yacht Squadron for their inforTna~
tioH.
The substance OF Mr.. canieIds letter
was partly indicated by the statement
posted at the New York Yacht Club on
Thursday and signed by Commodore
Smith. as chairman. and Mr.. Garfield, as
secretary OF the cup committee. This was
10 the effect that two members or the
committee had orally discussed with Lord
Dunraven the PROPOSITIONS contained in
his letter OF September II on Wednesday
evening: that they regretted not having
been able TO reply to hts letter on Thurs
day morning. before the race, but as the
reply would have been the same as that
conveyed orally the night before, they did
not consider the fact important that no
answer had been made. Lord Dunraven's
letter OF September II. Il was said, was
delivered at the New York Yacht Club
at a. m. on Thursday. and IL was not
received by them until a m on board
the committee boat.
Lord Dunraven's letter. dated Septem-
Der 10. TO the cup committee. is as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen: I have the honor to ac-
knowledge your letter OF the 18th inst.
You say my letter of Wednesday night to
MIR Garfield was not delivered at the New
York Yacht Club until / a. m. on Thurs
day. and was not in your hands until s
j g
i received Mr.. Canneids letter at 1920 p.
m. on wednesday. My reply was deliver
Cd by my servant at the New York Yacht
Club at l2:I5 a. n. Thursday by the club
clock. The steward or clerk in charge
was called by telephone az 12:30 a. m. and
requested 10 find out IL SIR. Garfield was
at the hnickerbocker club, and II so, 10
deliver the letter ar once. The reply was
that they would endeavor TO find Mr..
Canheld: that he had bat a short time
before left the Knickerbocker club and
that he had left word that ne would call
az a. m. 70 see II there were any mes
sages for him. The request that Mr.. Can
held should not open my letter OF the 10th
until the Defenders protest was decided
was unnecessary. as the cup committee
was not hearing the protest. But whether
nine OF wednesday night was delivered
at 1915 a. m. or l a. m, and whether il
was in the hands OF the committee at
a. m or s a. m, and whether my letter
or the 10th inst. was read az 1870 p. m.
or 2.31 p. m. APPEARS 10 me TO be a matter
or minor importance. What Is OF more
Importance TO me, at any rate. is the total
~ unJustlflaole opinion implied in your
letter OF the 18th that IN coming 10 the
decision conveyed 10 YOU BIZ my letter OF
the 10th. went back on the agreement
signed by President Smith. for the cup
committee, and myself. You say: We
named therein as absolutely necessary
should not have been 50 presented when
the agreement TO the terms was formulat-
ed.
Permit me 10 observe that named no
particular conditions as indispensable. as
You VIII perceive on referring 10 the let
ter. i hold that In any match a fair field
and no favor Is a condition precedent to
any agreement as 20 the terms. and, fall
ing in that. any party has perfect right
10 withdraw absolutely or unconditionally
The articles OF agreement cannot and are
not intended 10 lay down fixed rules TO
meet every imaginable contingency Ger
tain contingencies have arisen. az you are
aware. Combining myself TO the subject
or my letter on over-crowdng. as far back
as October I wrote concerning the diff
Guilty or insuring a clear course but did
not insist upon my views because [
thought the persons responsible should be
free 10 take the steps that they thought
best. In view OF their failure in this re-
spect. 1t might have been better H. in nv
letter OF September 10. / had absolutely
withdrawn, but my desire 10 sail off the
races was great. and l withdrew condi-
t!onally and suggested the steps which |
thought would remove the difficulty. These
steps were not taken. and I held to my
determination 10 sail no more. and in so
acting / emphaticaly deny that I went
hack In any way on the agreement as TO
the terms
II did not know whether Mr. Garfield
and Mr.. Rusk officially represented the
committee when they came 10 see mo q 2
the Waldorf I Judged by their converse
ton that they did not. and / understood
from them that the COMMITTEES had come
70 definite conclusions upon the letter. I
now can see from your communication
that they were officially representing tho
committee. II that case. the proposal made
49, -.
draw from tho determination expressed IN
my letter OF the 10Th and that 7 should sail
IN the third. and possibly the final race
on condition that sufficient room was Sc
cured ~ tho start and that In any further
races my suggestion that the dates for the
races and thai the time Of starting should
not be made public should he carried out
That proposal did not commend itself f.
me No one denied the overcrowlfnr If
the course. Rut in my case either nv com
plant was. iu the opinion of the committee.
uniUSt!fable. in which case [ could NOT
have agreed with them and should have
withdrawn. being fully convinced of the
necessity aud prepared % take the fun r.
sponslhsiity fer doing 50. or u was 'ussi-
fable I'm which latter case the committee
J think. was bound - give redress before
the next race was sailed. 7 >, fa- with
drew my letter of the 18th as To vay tina. 7
would sail the race if the COMMITTEES ovo4tf4
their Judgment either vessel was inter
fercyl With bv tho steamers. the committee
putting anybody they liked nh0a~f tha
Yachts 7 was willing % leave the matter
Ga their hands As far as 7 am concerned
I have no wish 20 continue the discussion,
which YOU accurately describe as sinner.
f}uous and Will conclude by expressing 20
r~ct that it any desire 81 rcsau Thursday
r3re was known - exist the regatta com.
n,itfee di3 not order IL resslc8 under ar
t.c'o ie OF the New York Yacht Club recn.
lato"s. Whatever my opini0n as - tire
cause ~ the fnu may Ne I should Nave
been ar che DISPOSAL ~ tho committee. ard
that fhe cup committee could nos see lis
way % adopting what appears % ~ ?
simple course ~ boistinE tho letter IL YES.
ter,iaH. and postporirE mo race - such =
time q they Wished nnou rerrfrf 81 INV
letter ~ the 'hth frSt have tn- honor "a
remain. very faithfully.
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ma0Ae~ smith vas Interviewed AZ his
home tonight. fie Ss'd-
'T ara pe-tec'lv justified IN saving there
v.N ne ~ more races between the De-
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