Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-09
JUST AS EXPECTED.
Dunrayen Appears in Print About the
Yacht Race fizzle.
Laws All Blame on Defender and Lays nc "a'
in Right.

1s Nov s-The Field publishesa
four column statement Iron g.. tbe
raven relative to the coho7so ~
Americas cup Lord Dunraven .o a.',
what occurred at the meeting Vi .no oo
mittee held for settling the cohui',o ~
the contest, and says he disSppio
marKing the load water line wiz. ooppI
tocks on the deck instead OF visible in"-
ON the stem and stern, but MADE on pro.
test Later. he wrote Mr.. Cranlieiu apou'
il and received an answer that the com
,nittna did not see the object of reconsider
inc the matter. Lord Dunraven ulu not
press the matter.
The following day the first race was
sailed. Lord Dunraven is OF the opinion
that the Defender did not sail on her
,ro.sured load water line length in tue
race He says that after her first trial
With the Vigilant, when the Defender
vent to Erie Basin to be measured, sept.
& it was obvious to everybody on board
the City of Bridgeport, the Valkyrie 5
tender, that she was floating higher than
on the former occasion.
Early Saturday, those aboard the Bridge
mort noticed that the Defender was vlslbly
deopcr in the water than when she was
measured. Lord Dunraven was certain
that she was four inches deeper. He was
reluctant to formally complain, as it was
impossible for him to verify his belief, but
when Mr.. Fish went on beard the Valky-
RE. Lord Dunraven asserted his belief that
the Defender was sailing fully foot be-
yond her proper length.
No action was taken by the committee
beyond ordering that the boats be re-
measured and marked on the following
dav. Nobody was placed in charge. The
result was that Sundays re-measIripg
afforded no proof that either or both yachts
had not exceeded their measured length in
Saturdays race.
Lord Dunraven then discusses the
crowding at the starting line, which he
says was rendered so dangerous by the
many steamers that it was impossible for
the Yachts to manot uvre properly OF
safely. He gives the details of the
steamers washing and blanketing the
racers on the reach home. The Defender,
he says, was doubtless interfcred with, but
nothing like to the same extent as was the
Valkyrie.
The interfere nee of IL steamers reduced
the racing on the second day to an absC-
lutte farce. Lord Dunraven makes no &C
cusation of par TALLY, but says that he
made up his mind that it was useless to
sail under such conditions and communi-
Gated his decision then and there to the
gentlemen aboard the Valkyrie.
Lord Dunraven discusses the matter of
the fouling of the Defender by Valkyrie
ut the start of the second race He places
the blame on the Defender and says that
assuming the Valkyric to have been IN
the wrong he fails to see what rule was
broken. He accepts the verdict of the
regatta committee as having been given
in perfect good faith but thinks their
Judgment founded on a mistaken estimate
of the circumstances.
He states that he could not rc-sail the
race at the personal request of MIR.
Iselin after the committee had given its
verdict against the Talkyrie. Mr. lselin's
reported proposal to the New York Yacht
Club to re-sail the series was never com
municated to him. He would have been
glad to avail him self of it with reason
ably clear course assured
Lord Dunraven defends his action in
withdrawing from the last race after the
Valkyrie had crossed the line, and dis
cusses the merits of the two yachts He
believes that the Defender is a better boat
ON reach, and that the Valkyrie is better
than the Defender in turning to wind
ward and running.