Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-14
THEY DON'T LIKE US
English Prejudice Displayed in Their
Sporting Comment
Manifestations of Unfriendliness =
Observation-Disclosures Talk.

Copyrighted. 1895. by the Associated Press)
LONDON, September 4-Starboard tacks,
rules of the road at sea, the right of a
yacht engaged in a race to claim q course
free from the impeachment by pleasure craft
and, principally. the Earl of Dunravens
conduct in refusing to finish the races for
that most famous of international sport
ing trophies-the Americas cup-have
formed the principal topics of discussion in
London the last few days. 1t must be
admitted, despite the fair comments of
the best among the London newspapers and
the polite assurances of such a power in
the yachting world as Mr.. Ormonde vice
commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron
that American yachts and yachtsmen will
always be welcome here, that this will not
be the case. There has always been a
feeling here against Americans, as has fair
ly been shown in all the recent information
al contests.
length of time in England must have be-
come familiar with this feeling which
crops out on all occasions. former
American ambassador. who was one of the
most popular men who ever came to Eng
land and who was received upon terms of
greater intimacy by the most exclusive cir
cles in England than any of his successors
nave been. once said to representative
OF the Associated Press. abiding to an ar
ticle in the st. James Gazette, a paper
which has always been noted for its hos
tllity to America: Il regard that paper as
a true exponent of the feeling of the Brit
Ism people with regard to America. They
don't like us, and 1t is of no use trying to
persuade ourselves otherwise"
LONDON. September 13-Dixon Kemp
the yachting expert, writing in the Field
says:
From the cable account of the cup races
which has reached this country we are
able to undo rstand with something like
certainty the happenings. The obstruction
OF the excursion steamers, laden with fran
tic lrish-Americans, who do not know
yacht from an oyster boat was the usual
pattern. 1t was denounced by the club
and It'd press in the usual perfunctory
manner, but what was the use of this when
the transatlantic of sport Is to prevent its
being carried out in the dull routine of
sportsmanlike methods. The fact is that
the whole history Of the cup, from the
initial race to the last contest, has been
mere pantomime of yacht racing, with q
sportsman on .one side and a sporting man
on the other.
As to>the foul. there is not much doubt
tnat nalkyrie was in the wrong, and the
committee had no option but to disqualify
ner II the facts were as now represented.
All who have the interest Of yacht racing
at heart will rejoice that the committee Of
the New York Yacht Club firmly and fear
lessly upheld the rule of the road, as they
did in the Genesta-Puritan case a decade
ago. Thursday the rabble maintained the
pantomimic character of racing off Sandy
cided not to continue the contest
The result will be the venue of races will
nave to be changed. 1t was a brusQue and
summary way of ending his enterprise but
1t was the best sway. and now that Lord
Dunraven realized the fact that a fair con-
test Tor the Americas cup cannot be Sc
cureo, he not only stands on his own dig
nifty, but represents the broad and square
whole of British feeling on the situation
Englishmen have been beaten too often In
these contests to be cowed by defeat, but
the accumulated unfairness of the whole
business and the impotency of the New
York Yacht Club to carry out its own
conditions as to what is fair, renders it
desirable that no more set international
contests should take place between yachts
representing Great Britain and the United
states. The whole conditions require to be
remodeled notably that which requires the
challenger to cross the Atlantic in her own
bottom. which means that she must be
stench and well built, while the defender
can be any lightly rugged rattle-trap which
Will hold together Tor four or five matches.
LONDON, September 1.-THE Pail Mall
Gazette this afternoon contains an article
on the subject of international yacht rae
ing, In the course OF which it is observed
that If the rules prevented the New York
committee from declaring void the race of
last Tuesday between Valkyrie III and De-
tender 1t is high time that the rules should
be revised.
In the same article the owners of De-
fender are reminded that there is an inter-
national cup offered by the ROYAL Victoria
Cub of Ryde, awaiting a challenger, and it
is suggested that If the Americans have
any fault to fird with the conditions under
which competition for that trophy is to be
conducted they would better state their OBJ
lection without delay.