The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-14
VALKYaIE SOON orr.
i" "eturn 30 England-Preparation AL
ready begun-The Why's and Where
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New York, Sept. 1S,-The Valkyrie is
to START to return to England as soon
as she can be made ready, The chal-
lenger was towed to the Erie Basin this
morning, followed by the City of |
Bridgeport with Mr. Glennie aboard.
The Bridgeport was fast to a dock |
near the Valkyrie. Lord Dunraven was |
not on board of her to-day He came |
to New York Immediately after the
race and remained all night,
Rear Commodore Glennie was alone |
on the little steamboat. He was in
rather gloomy humor but, as usual, |
greeted the reporters who called upon
him pleasantly
What are the plans for the Valky-
rie?" was asked of him.
I'VE are getting her ready for sea
now" he replied. 1.-THE men are strip
ping her and will equip her with the
jury rig she carried coming over"
| When asked when Lord Dunraven
would return to England, and what his
| plans We're, Mr.. Glennie said that he
had not the remotest idea.
| He had not seen Lord Dunraven since
yesterday afternoon.
The Americas cup stays in America,
but what had promised to be the most
interesting and exciting series of races
ever sailed for it has turned out to
have been the most satisfactory.
1 The one thing proved, even to the most
loyal British sympathizer, is that De-
| fender is the better boat, and that,
/ q iolI
sailed to show.
But the mess of complications arising
from the 1895 international contest is
most earnestly deplored by everybody
| who has the slightest interest in yacht
| ing. Only one race of the three was
/ a clean cut satisfactory match, the
first one Then came Valkyries foul
| ing of Defender, Mr.. Iselin's protest,
| the consequent disgruntement of Lord
Dunraven at the committees decision
land yesterdays fiasco to cap the
climax.
Lord Dunraven was not the subject
of any too favorable criticism yester-
| day, but had the thousands who went
out to sea in the morning, expecting to
view a good race and eagerly watching
the movements of the boats before the
starting gun was fired, known that the
Nalkyrie's people never intended to sail
her there would have been less talk of
the British love of craftsmanship and
the British bulldog pertinacity in never
giving up.
Lord Dunraven says that he didn't
sail because the regatta committee
wouldn't promise him that the course
I would 10 Of +.
| Lord Dunraven's letter to the cup
committee printed yesterday wasn't de-
jlivered promptly, but Lord Dunraven
and the committee came together on
Wednesday night and talked it over
The committee promised him orally to
| use its best endeavors ito keep the
course clear and 10 postpone the start
if it were found that the excursion fleet
was in the way. Lord Dunraven went
away. and as soon as he got to his
hotel, he sat down and wrote the fol-
lowing letter:
429 Fifth avenue, Sept. II, 1896
Dear Mr.. Garfield I have just re-
ceiyed your letter. ! regret to have
been engaged at the time you and Mr.
Busk We're kind enough to call at the
Waldorf. I could not then give a de-
cided answer to the proposition made
in our short conversation.
81 have since considered the mater
carefully. Your proposal to postpone
the start until we have sufficient room
meets only one out of more serious
difficulties mentioned in my letter of
the 10th, and if no SOLUTION can be found
to those difficulties I must adhere ITO my
decision as expressed in that letter.
Il am fully convinced that the COM
mittee have done, and would do to-
morrow all in their power to keep a
clear course; but under existing circum-
stances they are powerless. AS / told
you, would sail if the committee
would take it upon themselves to de-
clare the race tomorrow void, if in
their judgment, either vessel were inter
fered with by steamers or tugboats.
ST regret that you are unable to agree
to that. l regret also that the race fix
ed for tomorrow could not be post
poned, in order to give the committee
ample time to consider my former let
ter, and I am sorry my letter was not
delivered to you sooner.
GAS I explained to you, I was under
| Cne impression tHdt the cup committee
heard the protest; and, pending a de-
cisfon, did mot think it right to place
the letter I'm their hands.
when heard this morning that the
: cup committee had nothing to do with
the protest, 1 requested Mr.. Kersey, to
whom I had intrusted the letter, to
hand it to you.
''In case you do not receive this to-
night I will take Valkyrie to Sandy
! Hook lightship tomorrow morning, and
will cross the line to give Defender a
start
81 enclose copy of a letter / have writ
ten to Mr.. Iselin, and addressed to the
, New York Yacht club Yours very truly
DUNRAVEN."
The committee had no time to send a
formal reply to this. It made known it's
position by posting the following last
: night on the bulletin board III the club
house Immediately under the letter of
, .Aal the propositions of the above let
! ter were discussed between Lord Dunra-
: ven and the members of the cup COM
: r1ittee at o'clock last Wednesday even
; ing. The answer given to these condi-
, lions was as follows:
''F'irst-That it was impossible at so
short notice to postpone the race fixed
) for to-day, September u.