The herald., 1895-09-19
Another Letter From the Dun
raven Committee
THEY EXPRESS THEIR REGRET
uis Attention Is Called to Certain Ia.
accuracies
They Are Humlliated That . Noble Contest
Has Only Ended In . War
Of Words
Assoc,.ted pre,, special wire.

Associated Preas Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1s.-Ex-Commodore
James D. Smith made public the subject
of a letter tonight with the staten emit
that the letter CT the Americas cup COM
mittes dated September 18th was mailed
to Lord Dunraven at Newport, Tuesday
noon, September 18th.
The Now York Yacht Club, New York,
September 18th. 1895.
my Lord We have the honor to &C.
knowledge the receipt of your Letter dated
Septsmb Der 18th. We would be glad to
limit our reply to acknowledging its re-
CENT, but as this whole matter will pro b.
ably como before the public We feel that
we should correct certain misapprehen-
sions which we fear may arse:
'You say the requst that Mr.. Garfield
should not open my letter of the 10th
inst. was unnecessary as the cup commit
tee was not hearing the protest. GU
informed Mr.. Garfield that you had
learned that the cup committee had
nothing to do with the protest, and at
the same time you requested him to keep
the letter (of the 10th unopened until the
inform him it was unnecessary to refrain
from opening your letter. If the details
YOU give as the time of delivery, etc.,
imply any neglect or discourtesy on the
part OF the com mittee we must deny that
there has bsen any such neglect and
must disclaim any intention of being dis
courteous. Otherwise We agree with you
that these facts are OF minor i'm pUrtaIice.
'sYour assertion that you named no
new conditions in your letter of the 10th
Is absolutely exact. We should have
said in your letter of the 11tn. In your
letter of the 10th you only declined to
continue the contest under the existing
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declining.
i. sin the interview at the Waldorf at 8
q. M September 10th, you stated on what
conditions you would continue and you
reported substantially the same oondl-
tions IN your letter OF the 18th.
I'm the interview at the Waldorf, the
two representatives OF the committee
pIedeed the committee to one condition.
namely, to secure a clear course and OBJ
tanned your permission to propose the
time OF starting for that purpose.
"The representatives declined absolute
~ to agree to the conditlons tnat INC
committee would assume the grave res.
ponsibility of declaring the race void if
In their judgment either vessel was in6er-
fered with by the attending vessels. In
our opinion it would be impossip Die to
secure race absolutely fres from inter-
ference and the amount of interference
would be much too delicate a point for
clined to agree to the race fixed for the
next day, Thursday. The representatives
informed You the question OF not an
nouncing the dates and times of starting
any future races must be submitted to
the committees. The representatives as
sufed YOU of renewed efforts to secure q
clear course. You finally declined to
saw whether you would sail the next
davis race Thursday or not and said
that in any event, Valkyrie would cross
the starting line.
.sIn view of the replies given by them,
we cannot understand now you could
doubt that the representatives you are
acting for and with the authority of the
com mittee. AS 10 postponing Thurs
davis race in order to consider your let
ter of the 10th they row felt that the
point had been fully covered In the COD
ference at the Waldorf and did not re-
ouire time for reconsideration of the an
swers given by the representatives at that
time. The committee did not consider
practical your suggestion to keep secret
the dates and the times of starting of flu
ture races.
ssYou raise the question as to whether
your complaint of the steamers was iusti
fable or not. The steamers undoubtedly
jnterfered with the Valkyrie and De-
fender as well, as there seems 10 be no
reason why you should not have COM
planned of such interference but GER
tsinly demur to your conclusion, and
therefore the cup committee. having adj
mittedly done all in its power. was
bound to give redress before the next
race was sailed.
"You fully knew the objection ms and
course off New York two years ago and
nearly one year ago you suggested an
other locality. This proposition We de-
cIined at that time. There was the best
of evidence at the start on Thursday that
the course, as well as the start, would be
kept clear. 1t seems to us that the ques-
ton before every one is-not whether
your complaint is justifable but whethe,
your action in withdrawing from the
contest ON the grounds of your complaint
was Unsuitable.
''As TO your suggestion that the regatta
committee might have ordered Tuesday,
race re-sailed. we reply that we must de
cline to discuss the action of our fellow
committee.
elm conclusion, we would express oul
profound regret and chagrin that {
friendly contest in noble sport between
two great nations should have degenerat
ed into a war of words.
''We have the honor to remain you
pbedient servants
JAMES d. SMITH, Chairman.
"a. CASS CANFIELD, Secretary.
''For the Americas cup com ittee.
9Th earl of DunraveD."