Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-11

and rich Scotch syndicate is also ready to
enter the lists.
The Sun this evening says: There is so
very little true sportsmanlike feeling in
America that yesterdays cheering of the
winner is charming"
The Evening News says: "Englishmen
cannot stomach victory tainted with unfair
conditions. and would rather see Valkyrie
return home without single race than fly
ing a flag unfairly earned"
The Star says: Neither Lord Dunraven
receive an advantage by mishap. From
yesterdays race it seems clear that we
cannot gain the cup this year.
The Pail Mall Gazette this afternoon
tege by the accident. we shall find little sat
isfaction if the decision favors Valkyrie."
The st. James Gazette. in its article on
the yacht race, observes: ut Is good
thing that the race was not sailed here, as
1t might be difficult to persuade Americans
that it was a mere accident. If Defender
was on port tack, the invariable rule that
port-tack vessels give way was not fol.
lowed"
The morning papers also generally COM
mented upon the contest and expressions Of
regret at the fouling of Defender are COM
non to nearly all Of them.
The Graphic says: LAS sportsmen, we
wish that Valkyries victory had been
gained without the unfortunate accident at
the start. 1t is a possibility approaching
probability that however slight was the
damage that Defender sustained, 1t was
sufficient to affect the result
The Daily Telegraph comments: whether
the fault of the collision lay with the Eng
fish or the American vessel, one thing at
least seems certain; that Defender was the
chief sufferer. We do not envy the COM
mittee their task Of deciding the anxiously
controverted issue. But one thing We are
fortunately SIRE of; whichever the verdict
Is against the respective owners are suff1-
cient sportsmen to do what the honor Of
their country demands. Neither side has
the least desire to win otherwise than on
merits" al
A writer in the Daily News says: THE
distance between the yachts at the finish
was all too little to enable us to treat the
regrettable collision by which Defender
suffered as thing Of no consequence"
The Standard says Of the races: THE
races which have been sailed throw little
light upon the respective, merits Of the
rival craft and the final result is as open
as 1t was before they met. 1t was unfor-
tunate that the foul occurred, but happily
1t did not affect the result. Inasmuch as
Defender was on the port tack no doubt
remains upon that point, as a vessel upon
the port tack always has to give way"
The Chronicle says of the race: I'VE can
not consider 1t a clear win, and it will al
ways be open to the Americans to say that
1t was not fair win; and we are sure that
Lord Dunraven would rather sail it over
again than to have that believed by the
western world. Line for line, despite the
accident. Defender showed herself to be the
faster boat"
The Times, In it's comments on the race,
says: Everybody will deeply regret the ac-
cident, whatever be the technicalities of
the matter The accounts seem to show
that Defender sailed tn a more or less
crippled condition. The victory, therefore,
If awarded, will not be one upon which we
can look with satisfaction. If no mishap
had occurred, the situation would have
been almost Ideal from the standpoint of
all who love sport: What we would all
wish would be to Zee the Remaining Faces
won alternately, and the whole contest de-
cided by neck-and-neck finish in conse-
quence. This disposition on both sides is
that Unborn generosity and love of fair
play which come down to both nations
alike from common ancestors Englishmen
wish to see Lord Dunraven bring the cup,
but the last thing they would desire would
be to see it gained by a technicality This
sentiment, we are sure, is fully understood
and sympathized with by Americans"