Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-23
Takes Back His Challenge for the
Americas Cup.
MIGHT REFLECT ON LORD DUNRAVEN
Bows to the Dictum of the English
Yachting World.
He MUCH REG RETS 1T

NEW YORK, October 23.-The following
correspondence by cable, showing that Mr.
Charles d. Rose. the challenger for the
Americas cup, through the Royal Victoria
Yacht Club, has decided to withdraw his
challenge, was posted on the bulletin board
OF the New York Yacht Club today:
NEWMARKET. October o.
Oddie. Secretary N. Y. Y. c.:
Owing to the general impression that my
challenge might be construed as an ex-
preston of opinion on the result Of the last
race. 1 much regret having to ask you to
withdraw the same. CHARLES d. ROSE.
To Charles D. Rose, 80 Hill street.
Berkeley Square, London.
Gable announcing withdrawal of your
challenge received. ODDIE, Secretary.
RYDE, October o.
Secretary of the New York Yacht Club:
Have received letter from Rose, with
drawing challenge for Americas cup. Have
called committee. Will mail you officially.
THELLUSSON.
Thellusson. Secretary Royal Victoria Yacht
Club, Ryde:
Your cable this date received.
ODDIE. Secretary.
Cup Committee Chagrined.
The members of the Americas cup COM
mittee are much chagrined at Mr.. Roses
withdrawal, but declare that it would be
improper for them to talk concerning 1t un-
til they received full particulars concern
ing Mr.. Roses reason for Withdrawing.
Ex-Commodore Smith said: This is. of
course a great disappointment to US, for I
suppose 1t means that we will have no race
rext year with the Englishmen. Being, as
! am, a member of the cup committee,
can not express any opinion at present
After the reasons for Mr. Roses Withdraw
al are known l may have a little to say. 1
expect to receive at any moment the cable
which he notified Mr.. Oddie that he had
sent me-
Il do not think that he could have been
dissatisfied with the conditions which we
offered him. because they were not final
for we asked him to make any suggestions
as to changes that he might have deemed
desirable"
do you think that Lord Dunraven in
duced Mr.. Rose to withdraw the challenge
because he felt that 1t was reflection on
him. was asked.
Il must decline to express any opinion at
present" replied the ex-commodore.
Why He Withdrew.
A possible explanation of Mr.. Roses ac-
tion is found in the following London dis
patch of the 21st instant:
Mr.. Chas d. Rose the challenger for the
Americas cup through the Royal Victoria
Yacht Club, having been shown a copy of
an interview published In yesterdays New
York papers, that gentleman said this
morning:
II am very sorry that such things
should continue to be published. They
do no good, and only tend to stir up bad
feeling"
Mr.. Rose then dictated the following:
Il very much regret that the question Of
my challenge should be construed as in
any way having anything to do with the
action of the New York Yacht Club. My
challenge was made simply and solely with
the object of trying to recover the Amer
ica's cup. I shall take the earliest oppor-
tuDity to see Lord Dunraven, and should
learn from him that my challenge should
rot have been made before consulting him
] shall at once withdraw it. No one is
COZ cerned in this challenge except my
eelf."
The London Yachtsman of October 10 said
about Mr.. Roses challenge for the cup:
Mr.. Roses impetuosity undoubtedly has
cast reflection on Lord Dunraven's con-
duct during the last cup matches Wheth-
er or not Mr. Rose intends his challenge as
a rebuke is a matter of TO importance. He
might at least have saved himself from the
suspicion by consulting Lord Dunraven be-
fore his challenge was dispatched