The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-13

Britisher Realized He Was Beaten and
Preferred Not to Race.
New York, September 12. The Ameri.
cas- cup races ended today in fiasco.
Lord Dunraven withdrew the Valkyrie
| Immediately after the start, and the
Defender sailed over the course alone.
The Americas cup committee notified
G. @. Iselin the three races and the cup
were awarded the Defender, and the
crowds cheered the boat that defended
the cup and the men who sailed her. An
other ayear the international trophy is
ours, and in all probability it will be
many years before a British yacht again
challenges for the cup In withdrawing
Lord Dunraven does not charge any
special unfairness to his boat, but bases
his action upon the interference with
both yachts by the large excursion feet.
The trouble was not caused today, Tor
the course was clear at the start when the
British boat withdrew. The objections
raised by the owner of the Valkyrie was
based upon the.conduct of the attendant
feet Saturday and..Tuesday. Lord Dun
raven sent the America cup committee a
strongly worded letter complaining about
the action of the steamboats, and tugs,
stating he was not willing to continue
racing the Valkyrie unless clear course
was provided. He added the course should
be distant from any large city. Up to
the time for the start for today's race
~1rr %r,
his communication. 1t was his intention
to start il he received reply, but none
coming to him he merely crossed the-l line
to give the other boat chance to make
the race
When the Valkyrie and Defender
left their anchorages off Bay Ridge
there was a brisk wind coming
in from little southwest. They were
towed through the Narrows and part way
down the lower bay. The Defender ha d
a new topmast and new spreader up in
place of those broken by the fouling of
the Valkyrie Tuesday. The Valkyrie sat
higher out of the water after the removal
of the extra ballast. On the Defender
were G. Oliver Iselin, W. K. Vanderbilt,
ex- Commodore e d. Morgan. Herbert
G. Leeds, Woodbury. Kane, Newberry
Thorne, W; Butler Duncan, Jr;, Mrs. g.
representative of Lord Dunrayen.
On the Valkyrie with Lord Dunrayen
were Arthur Glennie, Maitland Kersey,
Sailmaker Ratsey and Latham A. Fisk,
of the Americas Cup committee, repre-
senting the New York Yacht club.
Off Hoffman island the Defender
dropped her tow and sailed before fair
wind to Sandy Hook lightship. The
Vol urio hold IN tho t11cp nnti1 Sandy
Hook, where she left her and sailed to
the rendezvous.
The feet of excursion steamers, stea m
yachts and tugs at the starting point was
not so large as on Saturday or Tuesday,
but every boat seemed to be black with
humanity. The steam boats, yachts and
tugs gave the racers plenty of room.
Patrol vessels sourried about and notified
the captains of other crafts to keep at a
good distance, as Lord, Dunraven had
notified the committee he would not race
unless the course was clear. The steam
boats all moved away from the windward
side of the line and there was mile of
clear water to the west and south, and
the course to theieastward was perfectly
clear.
AS the time for the preparatory signal
approached, and there we're only plain
lower sails visible on the British boat,
every eye was on her to see why she did
not send I'D a club tOpsa1l and get ready
for the start. The Defender was ready at
10. 40, and was cruising about in the clear
space around the committee boat, and
Iightship. The Valkyrie stood away to
the southwark and kept well away from
the American boat. When it was seen
that Dunraven was not preparing to
start the patrol boats made another trip
around and the excursion fleet moved
still further away.
At 10 so the time when the preparatory
gun should have been sounded, the
Valyrie still showed no signs of prepar-
ing for the race. The regatta committee
held consultation and decided to give
the Englishman more time. A look over
the expanse of water to windward and
around the startling line failed to disclose
any reason for not starting. There was
ample room for the maneouvering that
precedes the start. The wind was blow
ing almost due from the west and at a
velocity of more than eight miles an hour.
The water was comparatively smooth
with slight ground swell. The sky was
clear with only a few light heecy clouds
here and there and the horizon was hung
with misty haze.
The two racers were cruising ABOUT at
good distance from each other. The
Defender was we'll to the northeast OF the
line She carried mainsail club top
sail, staysail and jib. A half mile or
more away and down to the southeast
was the Valyrie. She was under main