The record-union., 1895-12-09
THE AMERICAS CUP.
STATEMENT ISSUED BY GEORGE L.
RIVES,
Giving Correspondence Between the
New York Yacht Club and
Lord Dunraven.

NEW YORK, Dec. S.AGeorge L.
Rives issued to-day a statement giving
the correspondence between the New
York Yacht Club and the Earl of Dun
raven and Royal Yacht Squadron in re-
gard to the investigation of the charges
made by Lord Dunraven as to the al
legged surreptitious loading of the De-
! fender so as to 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
| falsity of Lord Dunraven's allegations.
The statement commences with a
copy of II. Maitland kerseys letter of
October 18th to the New York Yacht
| Club, in which that gentleman stated
/ that he had received cablegram from
the Earl of Dunraven Offering to come
to New York and place himself at the
| disposal of the investigating committee.
Then follows copy of letter from the
! committee to Mr.. KerSey, requesting
| him to communicate to Lord Dunraven
that the investigation would be COM
menced Immediately upon his arrival,
and requesting to be informed of the
probable date of his departure for
| America.
The copy of a letter sent Richard
Grant, Secretary of the Royal Yacht
! Squadron at Cowes, follows, in which
| the committee, after setting forth the
resolution of the New York Yacht
Club appointing the committee and
providing for the investigation, says:
| 1T appears that Lord Dunraven's S
statement. published in the Field, is
mainly extracted from a letter which
| he sent to the Secretary of the Royal
| Yacht Squadron on September oath last
| We therefore beg to inquire whether the
charges last mentioned have been laid
| before the Royal Yacht Squadron, and
whether any and what action has been
taken 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 be-
/ tween the two great yacht clubs, the
New York Yacht Club feels that the
most searching and complete investi-
CATION of the facts and of the charges
| against the representatives of the New
| York Yacht Club should be promptly
| begun 1t is our purpose to conduct
such investigation so as to satisfy every
! fair minded man on either side of the
Atlantic and to that end we have al
! ready communicated 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, Will De transmitted
| to you
In answer to this, the committee, ac-
cording to the statement received the
! following answer on December 9th,
dated at London:
| COMMITTEE thanks you for your
cable Squadron can take.no action, it
being a purely personal matter Lord
Dunraven does not request the Squad
ron to interfere. Am writing.
GRANT
/ Continuing, the statement says that
on the following day the committee re-
ceived through Mr.. Kersey two cables
from Lord Nnraven, the first reading:
Kindly info&n your committee that 1
will sail at -. earliest possible mo-
ment proba on the 18th. Regret
delay. but have statements of
/ shippers. etc. " scattered
| The second ssage read: ''Shall
come by GernNnia; 1fth certainly.
Kindly inform COMMITTEE
/ In conclusion, the committee states
| that by virtue of the resolution under
which it was appointed. it h the
J ; 9 J . J!
power to increase its mum - ~
/ therefore upon receiving
ravens replies, added two lNkf
bers, Hon. E. j. Phelps, III
States Minister to England ne
we'll known naval authority a l&k.
/ Captain A. T. Mahan. Both & khi
have promised to serve. VI