The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-13
DUNRAvEN IN DEEP DISGRACE.
YACHTsMEN EVERYWHERE INDIG-
NANT OVER HIS CHARGES.

The Westminster Gazette and the St.
james Gazette FrOyvn on His Cry
of Fraud-Wniie Astor's PAN Mali
Gazette Appears 20 lie the Irish
Lords Only Observation-Disclosures
of the Defenders Crew Testify 10
the FaIsity of the Charges.
London, Jan. 12-The Westminster Ga
zette, commenting upon the charges made
against the New York Yacht Club by
Lord Dunraven. says: Lord Dunrayen's
conduct is not only irritating and childish,
but it gives the American public an eX-
cuse for alleging that it is the practice
of British spOrtsmen, when they lose, TO
slang the umpire and accuse their OPP
ponents of cheating"
The st. James Gazette repeats that the
bringing of a deliberate accusation Of
foul play weeks after the event is alto
gether unfair. besides being deplorably
injudicious and unpatrlotic.
The Pall Mall Gazette defends Lord
Dunraven's course. but says that all
though the cup committee of the New
York Yacht Club has not yet moved in
the direction Of an inquiry, many are CT
the opinion that an inquiry must be held.
New York, Nov. 12.-The general opin-
ION among the New York yachtsmen il
that as result of the special meeting OF
the New York Yacht Club called for Nov.
10 10 consider the charges preferred by
Lord DunraVen against the Defenders >
syndicate, his lordship will be expelled
from the club.
None of the yachtsmen would say so posi-
lively this morning, stating that until the
investigation had been held nothing def
mite could be stated
Every one of them, however, believes
that the Irish earl's charges are ridiCu-
lous, and with them proven false IL Is
always the custom under the circumstan-
ces TO eXpel the author.
Win the fun text of Lord Dunraven's
article in the Field, laid before II this
morning, the yachting world was more
than ever stirred, and 80 had the effect
Of causing many prominent yachtsmen
who had thus far remained silent. TO talk.
Among these was Edward NJ. Brown, com
moQOre or the New York Yacht Club. He
said. Although 4 have not had time to
read the article carefully, / can readily
see that stripped of all persifiage, II ac-
cuses Mr.. G. Oliver Iselin, and through
him the New York Yacht Club, with
fraud. This is a most serious charge, ana
as Lord Dunrayen himeself knows, Is
utterly without foundation. IL is ridicu-
lous on the face Of il. i see Commodore
smith has said that its recol will knock
his lordship down. Wen, if it doesn't,
something else ought to. But to be lib
eral, l VIII say that l cannot understand
how such charge could cmanate from
any but diseased BRAIN"
IutI lHe commodore went on 10 sneak
OF the special meeting called for next
Monday by him at Mr. Iselin's request
have not laid out any definite plan
/ matter to decide upon in a minute. 1t
must be gone over carefully, and an in
formal conference will take place In tho
Rumor has it that the first OF these will
| be held at the club house on Thursday
afternoon and that eX-Commodore James
ID, smith, the chairman Of the cup COM
] members
committee will then meet Mr.. Brown
Bx-Commodore smith, when seen this
morning, said that the full text of Lord
Dunrayen's charge seemed TO call for no
further comment than the extracts hith-
erto published from 1t.
Green's Landing, Me-, Nov. 12.-Capt
Z. Il. Weed, the man who picked the
crew for the Defender, says: "Since read
ing Dunraven's report, / have interview
ed some twenty Of the Defenders crew, all
honorable men, and every one of them
says that there was not any change made
in ballast or trim after the Defender
was measured for the race. When this
l told them that they had an honorable
enemy to fight. If / had said You have
mad schoolboy to fight / should have
come much nearer the truth"
In an interview with some of the crew
they said that the Defender was meas
| ured both times at Erie Basin, Brook
lyn, N. Y. The rules called for the meas
| uring at this place. Lord Dunraven was
dissatisfied with the first measurement
and second measurement was allowed.
They also testify that
We, the undersigned members of the
Defenders crew. wish to say that there
is no truth in Dunraven's report in re-
gard to change Of ballast or trim Of the
yacht Defender after she was measured
for the race. We are in hopes that In
1886 England will send a true sportsman
with lots of sand in him to fight us for
the cup. (Signed Elmer +. Hamilton,
Charles Il. Batter,
Eben h. Haskell,
James Robbins,
John Pressey,
Thnmag Rnhhine