The evening times., 1895-10-11

London, Oct. 1.-THE English people
seem to be getting madder and madder over
their recent defeats. The papers TEEN
with crazy criticism, and promise all
sorts OF sensational exposures, especially
in regard TO the yacht race. The follow
ing extracts from letters 10 the Field will
be read with amusement on account OF
their vitupcrative character.
''ASCUPORT, Oct. 2, 1896
ITO the editor of the Field: 1t is extraur-
dlnary that no sooner is there al iuterna.
tlonal match between American and Eng.
bsh yachts than there are ructions. II
seems impossible for Il Yankee To 90
straight, because il is inherent in his nature
to 20 crookcd-to do something mean OF
shabby or to be guilty of some con
tcfnptiblc action. I have seen a good
many yacht races between English, French
and Italian yachts and there is no trouble
but the moment Il Yankee meets a British
yacht he begins his tricks.
They are not Il sporting people The
spirit OF sport is not in Them. Their object
Is TO best the other fellow by fair means or
foul, and TO vii n few dollars We should
never have heard anything more OF this
nuch-adveriiscd America's cup had II not
been for The ill-advised action of the late
James Ashbury, of Brighton. in taking his
yacht across the Atlantic to compete for
II and thus unearthins 1t, when ii had better
have been lett in its former cold shade OF
neglect. Dnnraven had nothing to gain.
the dice being loaded. The Defenders
skipper, whose sole object seemed to he to
best the other fellow. by fair means or foul
is an AmericaniZed Scandinavian, who is
selected to take charge of the representa-
tive American yacht because of lis cute
ness"
In'nnother letter the same correspondent
says:
"The hatred and jealousy of the Amcri-
cans have degraded every sport Will
Engiishmen have their eyes opened? The
demon of gambling seems in the United
States to have ovcrpOwercd the spirit of
sport. as over all good things.
within two weeks Mr.. J. Arthur Beard
brought out the Spruce Nv to sail for
another cup. and he had to pay nearly G1O
before they would allow his boat to pass
the custom house. Is there a port in the
British empire. where, under the circum-
stances, such Il thing would be done?
1T is n matter OF common knowledge
that the Americas cup is not to be al
lowed TO recross the Atli;iftic and that
every means. foul or fair, Ia retain IL are
to be used. say this is Il matter OF com
mon kpowledge, and l have heard il de-
clared often with that ingenious profanity
which Americans keep ready for any cmer-
geDcy. II was never intended to give Val
kyrie III an open course. Mr.. lselin.
Mr.. Vanderbilt and Mr.. Could. the com
mittce, all sportsmen of native brand,
well knew that she would not h;fve 1t.
.'Messrs Dwyer and Croker have given
you an nkling OF their idea Of horse racing.
Any old English whist player. asked to
take IL hand in "A game in a New York
parlor, would do well To ascertain first
what game was To he played. 81 many are
the 'revisions' and improvements that
have led to American whist Chess is
still safe. although they think in New
England that II might be improved. II Mr..
Gould should do for the smaller clubs what
the American racing machine has done
for the larger. you will wish he had stuck
TO his legitimate pursuit of stock gam
bling before he ever sought To enter Eng
lish society through regattas."
Paris. Oct. 11.-Rear Admiral FitZger-
aid says it may be n matter of opinion
as to whether it is or is not courteous
for yachts 0n matchp to cross the start
ing line with no intention of sailing Il
match. He thinks it simply making fool
of the adversary. and the affront becomes
pronounced in case of an International
match. Good intentions ascribed to the
owner of valkyrie III can scarcely. he
holds. he held to alter the facts.