The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-09-19
FAIR, FOUL AND FLUKE.
How Defender Won the Three
Races for the Cup.
yALKYRIE REFUSED TO START
pefare the Finish Iselin Asked the
committee for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Given, and Defender Crossed.


Given, and Defender Crossed.
New York, Sept. 1.-THE interna-
nona series between Defender and
yalkyrie III for the Americas cup is
ended. On the whole it has been an
extraordinary series, and, while the re-
suIt is satisfactory to the American
people. two at least of the contests
which made up the match were not.
Defender won in a clean race Satur-
dav. Tuesday last she crossed the line
behind the English boat. but was
awarded the race on foul. Today
She had a walkover. And today's &C.
not only because the great crowd had
gathered to witness the struggle, but
because the weather conditions were
such dis to lead many to suppose that,
Of all days, Valkyrie would be i'll her
element.
Lord Dunraven said last highland
he said it most emphatically-that he
would withdraw his boat ON the NOR
row if clear course were not provided.
He claimed that during the previous
rare his boat had been greatly inter-
ferred with, and as everything de-
pended upon the outcome of the third
series, he adhered to that decision so
closely that Valkyrie merely crossed
the starting line and then retired from
the contest Defender. who was well
III advance when the handicap gun was
fred continued on her journey and
went over the course we'll within the
limit
By her three straight victories De-
fender retains the historic cup for
America.
The same race scheduled for today
promised to be more exciting than
either of the two preceding, for it was
to be expected that every effort would
be made by Dunraven, after Tuesdays
disappointment, to score victory with
boat he had brought so far. Yester-
day Valkyrie had been tuned up to the
highest pitch in anticipation of today's
contest. Several alterations had been
made, and those upon whom her sail
ing qualities depended mostly were
prepared to expend every ounce of mus
Gle and skill to bring her over the line
a victor. Lord Dunraven had expressed
himself as apparently satisfied with
the decision rendered by the cup COM
mittee on the fouling of the Defender
by his boat, and the matter had SEEM
ingly been settled so amicably that it
was a question in the minds of the
public if Tuesdays race would not be
resailed.
IseIin's SpOrtsman1ike Proposal.
New York, Sept. 1.-THE Herald
says: THE cup committee had busy
day yesterday. When they went into
session, early in the day, Lord Dunra-
yen's letter was the first and most i'm
p0rtant matter to come up for consider
alton. There was long and serious
discussion. Mr.. Iselin visited the
club and at once appeared before them.
He had learned of the decision of the
regetta committee awarding the race
to Defender, and his mind was quickly
made up as to what course he would
take. He formally asked the cup COM
mittee whether they would object
should he propose to Lord Dunraven to
resail the race. They replied that no
objection would emanate from them,
and Mr.. Iselin departed.
The work of the committee did not
end there. The matter before them
wa IF oh oatn
demanded careful deliberatiOn. They
We're still in session when evening
came, and members began to throng
the club in search of information.
There was much speculation as to
whether there would be another race,
but no official statement regarding the
matter was made. Rumor had it that
Lord Dunraven would refuse to sail his
boat again, but it was no more than a
rumOr.
Many members thought it would
be thoroughly sportsmanlike of Mr..
ISelin to offer to resail the race, but to
those Of the members who had seen
Mr.. lselin earlier in the day he had
gwen no intimation Of his proposition
before the cup committee. There
We're probably other details to be at
tended to, for his proposition to Lord
Dunrayen was not forwarded until 8
o'clock in the evening and after Sec
ond visit to the club.
1t was late at night before the cup
committee finished its session and It's
determination and the offer Of Mr.. Ise-
IN to Lord Dunraven was made
NshoWn. The announcement gave gen.
eral satisfaction then, and Mr.. Iselln
Was commended on all sides. That
as the true split, declared the yachts
men. and there was strong denunciation
VI the crowding of excursion boats.
After the meeting of the cup COM
mlttee, J. Frederick Tams, speaking
officially, said
The committee have decided that
the overcrowding that has marked
ule previous races occurs again, there
VIII be no contest The start will not
oe made, no matter what the delay,
until the excursion boats are half
nile distant ON all sides of the contest
ants The accident to Defender would
never have happened had this rule
Deem observed.
Whether there will be a race OF
MOI depends wholly upon the captains
u the pleasure craft. The committee
nave come to their decision after the
most mature elaboration, and If al
any time during the contest there II
any overcrowding such as Lord Dunra-
ven cites, whether to either Defender
VI Valkyrie, the race may be declared