The morning times., 1895-12-09
CAPT. MlHAH WILL act
Will Help Investigate Alleged
Yacht Irr gularities.
ON DUNRAVEN'S CHARGES
Correspondence I'm the Case Made Pub
lie by the New York Committee.
Earl Il Coming With All His Proof.
4 Full Invest ga tioD Is Now Prom
ised by Ali Interested.

| New York, Dec. S.-Mr. George L. Riyes
| today issued a statement giving the core
! spOndence between the New York Yacht
| Club and the Earl of Dunraven and koya
| acat squadron IN regard 10 the inyesti
I cation OF the charges made by Lord Dun
| raven as To the alleged surreptltous loading
| OF the Defender, SO as 10 increase her
| load water line. Mr.. RiVeS is one OF a
committee of three appointed by the New
| York Yacht Club TO investigate the truth
| or raisity OF Lord Dunraven's allegations.
| The statement commences with copy of
| II. Maitlan kerseys letter of October Ia,
10 the New York Yacht Club in which that
| gentleman stated that he had received a
cab!egram from the Earl of Dunrl ven
offering to come to New York, and place
| himself at the disposal of the investig ating
committee. Then follows a copy of a
letter from the committee 10 Mr.. KcrSey, re-
qUeStIng him IO communicate to Lord hUn-
raven tnat the investigation would be COM
menccd immediately upon his arrival and
requesting to be informed of the probable
date of his departure for America.
The copy uf a letter sent Mr.. Richard
Grant, secretary of the Royal Yacht Squad
ron, at C"wes follows, in which the COM
mittec after setting forth the resolution
of the New York Yacht Club, appointing
the committee and providing lor the inves,i-
cation, says:
1t appears that Lord Dunraven's state
ment published in the Field, is mainly
extracted from a letter which he sent
to the secretary oGthe Royal Yacht Squadron
on September "a last. We therefore beg
TO inquire whether the charges last men
toned have been laid before the Royal
Yacht Squadron and whether any and what
action has beentaken by the yacht squadron
upon the subject.
In view of the grave imputation of the
representative of the Royal Yacht Squadron
IN an international race between the two
great yacht clubs, the New York Yacht
Club feels that the most searching and com
plete investigation of the facts and of
the charges against the representatives of
theNew York Yacht Club should be promptly
begun. 1t is our purpose to conduct such
Investigations so as to satisfy every fair
minded man on either side of the Atlantic,
and to that end we have already com
municated with the Earl Of Dunraven and
requested his presence in accordance with
the offer made by him. The result of the
investigation, with all testimony taken.
VIII be transmitted to YOU"
In answer to this the committee. accord
Ing 10 the statement, received the follow
ing answer on December 3:
London, Dec. ., 1s95.-Committec: Thank
yon for your cable. Squadron has not taken
and can take no action, IL being purely n
request the squadron to interfere. Am
writing. GRANT"
Continuing, the statement says that on
the following day the committee received
through Mr.. Kersey tive cables from Lord
Dunraven, the first reading:
"klDdly inform the committee that I
will sail at The earliest possible moment
1Ih or 11th, prnbably former. Regret
delay, but must have statements of skip
pers, etc, now scattered"
The second message read: "Shall come
by Germanic, 11th, certain. Kindly in
form committee"
In conclusion, the committee states. that
by virtue of the resolution under which it
was appointed. IL has the power to increase
its number and has, therefore, upon re-
ceiving Lord Dunraven's replies. added two
new members, Hon. E. j. Phelps, late
United States minister to England and
the weli-known naval authority and officer,
Capt. A. 7. Mahan. Both gentlemen have
promised TO serve.