New-York tribune., 1895-09-14
THE YACHT RACE FIASCO.
LORD DUNRAvEN'S SINGULAR COURSE
HIS FULL, EXPLANATION AWAITED.


The Regatta Committee seem TO have succeedeu s
in complying fully with the conditions Imposed sea py y
S snn as or yeseay Yet he withdrew
his yacht. after having manifested no serious lie.
on Of of ssrS * e Gy sans Without
| planning his reasons Comment on tnis extrsor.
spirit OF fairness and hospitality, until after Lord
| Dunraven's full explanation shall nave peen Irn-
dered officially to the authorities to whom IL Is que
THE BRITISH YACHT WELL TREATED.
From The Hartford Courant.
| It is going to be an International misfortune II
! the 1895 races wind up In dispute. But II Is GONG
TO be mighty satisfactory In case OF such row; to
realize that the British yacht In each contest had .1
rival suffered less than her rival by the interfer-
ence OF outsiders was the ood hau nued out and re-
| fused 10 pay America can stand on that record
and look at the cup with more pride than ever
HE OVERLOOKED TWO IMPORTANT FACTS.
| From The Mall and Express.
| While Lord Dunraven may yet succeed In JUSTIFY,
IN bIs Interviews last night we feel that he has.
| under the influence OF resentment. overlooked Ior
ene enee wh the committee he forgot that he owed
something the American people as well as 10 ,ne
them Of his intention not to sail he was certainly nj.
guilty Of unmerited d.scouresy to ,ls tnousands
failed to remember, also that ne was wa, primarily pbi
he rea,iHed IT, he mstook the of rgh,ins
supposed wrong We beeye the utmate OPINION l,od oi
rha Qlfe
the the raee. and left the judgment of its merits to
| others.
| AN INDISPENSABLE ACT.
| From The Philadelphia Ledger.
with regard to the valkyrles failure to contend
against the Defender Yesterday there cannEa De
anything to excuse much less Justify Lord pun. n.
ravens conduct II the formal statement ma mace yes ey
tcrday afternoon; Of Lord Dunraven's reason t ior
taking the fet Il w 5e the we s
deliberate impartial and ust hgnty Of All ,ss
! and ' Courtesy and that his conduct not that
| Of a sportsman who pursues sport for sports sake
KNEW HIS BOAT COULD NOT WIN
From The Utica Herald.
The fact OF the matter appears to be that LORD
Dunrayen realizes that wnou M no 10 matter
| what the wind and may be or where the course
Instead Of allowing rms ss 10 bmsef ns ngreed o
programme, by;he.bye, that gave him long g, time me
YEAR when light winds prevail-he refuses to race
any because he didn't get an ansTer to
| from the high opinion OF him as sportsman the
| American people had entertained.
HE HAS AT LEAST ESTABLISHED A PRECE-
DENT.
| From The Newark Advertiser.
Never in the history Of Yachting was there an
in a race because his boat might possibly be in
| terfered with by some vessel Lord Dunraven has
|
AN UNSATISFACTORY VICTORY.
From The Boston Journal.
Although Mr.. Isesn has shown a sportsman
| like generosity from first TO last the American
lovers of yachting are disappointed at winning the
cup in such peculiar fashon Tney are re ahXi0u9 an %
| lead Lord Dunraven to say: ut was fair in every
| way and was beaten.
AMERICAN sPoRTsMANsHIP SUPERIOR
From The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Was 1t sportsmanlike. to start a rsce Yesterday
speclous plea that the excursion boats might get in
Lord Dunraven in the light OF losing both and
temper at the same time? 1t seems to us that
Mr. isen had not protested Tuesdays race. be-
cause our British cousins are so prone TO call all
Iselln., however. waived his victory and it should
have been accepted by Dunrayen While we are are
ha DsrT ,ne that
| OF the British represented by Lord Dunraven
A PLEA FOR THE MARBLEHEAD COURSE.
From The Boston Advertiser.
1t has been known for some time that British
| that near the outer bay OF New-York In view OF
the fact that the cup has been saved so often by
committee should never allow the course to be laid laid
S neSr and or e
fleet have scandaliZed and angered true sp0rtsmen
M men 1 who are thus dIseracinS the American repu-
| taton for sportsmanship should be taught much
| neeGen lesson
| GENERAL TAYLOR'S OFFER.
| From The Bos Globe.
| We believe that there thousands Of yachting
| enthusiasts well as many thousands OF other
| people. who would like 10 the gallant Defender
| and the valiant Valkyrle give another exhibition OF
| their respective racing powers In this belief
| General Charles II. Taylor of THE Globe yes
| terday wired an offer to Mr. Iselln and Lord Dun
| raven that he would furnish 5000 cup, to be
| known as the Massachusetts Bay Cup" as a
trophy to be sailed for by the Defender and the Val
| kyre over the famous Marblehead course. That
| course needs praise. 1t Is known to all yachts
| men as an ideal Ii Is the best In America.
| The people Of New-Engand would financially pat
ronize such a race There Is not a steamboat. tug
| boat or coaster captain here VINO would not gladly
| agree TO keep a mile away from the racers.
| SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE AT ONCE.
| From The New-York Herald.
All America would be glad to have had fairly
! contested yesterday, and another In place OF
Tuesdays unsatisfactory result. Had the Naikyrie
| won the trophy the whole country would have con-
| aratulated the vctors their success. and re-
| solved to bring back the cup next year. AS II Is,
| there is deep disappointment on both sides, and
| much bitter feeling has been engendered. This is
not as 1t should be in contest where only spirit
| OF generous international rivalry should prevail
Some thing should be done. and at once. 10 bring
about a better state Of feeling-and before the VAL
| kyrie returns home.
| up cyrrrTIyD pFTTRyS To GRAY GIHIEc