New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-09
" FAKEr STORY OF THE RACE,
LuDrcRous POSITION OF THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS PAPERS.

THE CHICAGO CONCERN IN HOT WATER BECAUSE
OF IT'S woNpRous TALE OF HOW
THE vALKyRrE Won.
Washington Sept s.-All Washington to-day Is
laughing over the lu1ricrous position IN "nicn ths
once discreet and careful washington star yes
,erdev placed itself BY accepting and ndorsng with
ready gullibity the Chicago Associated Press faxed
story OF the yacht race
tanning the full United Press report OF the race was
something unprecedented in Washington
"Tne Washington Times" this morning says edi-
torially: -
Yesterday THE Evening Times. through the
r-nited press bulletined the only prompt and rea-
ha account of the international yacn race us re-
ports absolutely coprsc an of me NO yachs
At least once in every mile OF the eAciuhs ocean
struggle claims no credI, for tho reliable re-
mort II gave the public That hon9r De,ohss 70
the United Press ana notWsns' nsao he eatSsr
Inc Of the Information extremely diihcult me ser'
vice of that excellent association was p''"P' WI
rect and entirely satisfactory
cracuse \ y. Sept s-"The Standard OF TO-
rorrow in an editorial on the Associated Press
renort of the yacht race. after quoting from Inc
syracuse Herald" the Associated PRESS ooAsuui
account of it's preparations TO cover the race VIII
say: -. s.uo, snec,ss
IL, tioN nroved by the deporabie failure OF tness
magnificent preparations Inc new lp Win This
nnr.Icar association never had an MIXING aur ny
the time the yachts were pluhsE IN sas reslly
happening Long stories of the race M WEI dgsest
shed by these newspapers describing M s,ct he
~ the Defender when, az matter OF 49, 49, an an
Valkyrie was vany struggling SSalhs' A ia's ssn
hour after the race was sldf ,'I. mar n,
SIaisa vas Winning the Defender had are@Hy
won The United Press hsd ga tn Vas Of piece with
ra , The Defender did Its account OF me raS ace
transmitted promptly ANT ana of the yachts as they
soed on through the mist to the turn am a.
home before the wind The antics 4l by the re-
onrters OF the United Press. Its newspapers nav
as faithful picture of the great rae US heinz
progress as graphic pens, writing OF VIVA, wa ~
could make This sRn,did h n fSe morning
newspapers OF yesterday; and as tp,,risvs
race pub shed In THE Sunday Standard
columbus OHIO Sept s.-"The Sunday Press
oo,,oer,ipq unon the stupid bunders Of the Asso-
cIated Press report of the yacht race sd'o cur
torslly to-day .,v
That was great boat race they had yes s ss
between the Defender and the But great as
was the race itself. it was eelpsed 9y our Nd Ines
conemporarys account Of IT, bg biack type an.
nounced our national humiistlon anu ,ar,sd sri
Of our defends as OF than fne '9 four times in hrhs
lines that the matches Associates a., fSf,u Of
Pare eesa a0 Contest from the beginning the end
II appeared as II this celebrated unst.lne h
ciated Press agency had prepared les &c con
IN ADVANCE and released the news before the on
,ast was on This must have been so. or tne Asso
cated merely sent out IT. aGeGq b facts s The
drnited press News Agency did no ooasuhg. ~
merely gave account OF the race as 7, &c NOT the
6rst time when vainglorious boasting ana IN,
ing have preceded fall But this wre ss resuar
Law down which fills the world Win "'"se'
Thegs e no doubt that this service unryad
Z, This country and from its vain boasting IN oSa
nection Herewith there may be sald OF ns,rn,t
Gcero said of Caesar: "A lover OF himself "'no"'
a rival" - ..r,.
Atlanta. Sept s-The regular edition OF IN.
Atlanta Journal" the organ OF the Assoc''es
Press In this city last evening gave fuli aecoss
~ bow Valkyrie led the Defender In an ehus
edition later its headlines were changed TO maxi
the Defender win.