New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-22
PART Ill.
PAGES II TO IA.
10 CONFER WITH DUNRAVEN
,,p ROSE MAY POSSIBLY WITHDRAW HIS
CHALLENGE.
r,r,T1Y REGRETS THE INTERVIEW PUB
Issued on SUNDAY-LORD DUNRAVEN
HOPES TO MEET THE DEFENDER IN THE
xEprTERRANEAN 80 THE DECISION
NE THINKS RESTS WITH
". X. VANDERBILT.

W Il
random Oct. 2l.-A representative of the United
hava shown TO Charles ID. Rose the cha-
IT, for the Americas Cup through the Royal
ie"ss Yacht club a copy of an interview pub
VIZ VIZ n Yesterdays New-York papers, Mr.. Rose
- this morning:
s ~, very sorry that such things should continue
~ published They do no good and only tend
" sir Up bad feeling
-, pose then dictated TO the reporter the fol-
rerv much regret that the question OF my chai
ve' should be construed as in any way having
kns eng 10 do with the action of the New-York
any S'lub NV challenge made simply and
Win Gun e g031 hal 81 take the earliest oppoT
Ant 10 see Lord Dunraven. and should learn
- him that my challenge should not nave been
isSah before consulting him, ] shall at once with
s,sS IT, No one is concerned in this challenge
except myself
NIXON Kemp the well-known yachting authority
- editor OF The Yacht Racing Calendar and
psvew" has furnished 10 the United Press ex-
.lusyelv the substance Of a second interview had
~ him with Lord Dunraven. Lord Dunraven eX-
messed himself being still strong in the belief
rat Valkyrie II is the superior Of the Defender
= sailing 10 wirdward IN moderate breezes and
,,pch faster than the American boat In running
49, before the wind He admitted. however. that
he Defender was the faster boat in reaching.
aVhat ! should particularly like said Lord Dun
raven would be 70 have the Defender fight 1t out
With the valkvre in the Mediterranean" II this
could be arranged. he added. he would then have
valkvrie III prepared 20 meet the American boat.
g4 thought that the yachts would have a fair
,nai in me Mediterranean regattas. but Nalkyre
III would doubtless be greatly Handicapped by the
n beam and girth. besides sail area. II the De-
fender should proceed TO the Mediterranean "
the American boat is built and rugged Thoroughly
enough to the Atlantic on her own bottom
mai decision TO bring the Defender over 10 IN.
Mediterranean lies entirely with w n NanderDit'
Isein and Morgan each one-tenth The prizes
in the coming Mediterranean regatta are much
raven Is convinced that grand races could be sailed
with the Britannia, Ailsa. Satanita. Nalkyrie Ill
and Defender.
" K Vanderbilt when seen at the Metropolitan
Club last night by Tribune reporter in regard to
the expressed desire of Lord Dunraven for series
of races in the Mediterranean with the Defender.
refused 10 talk. Ex-Commodore Kane, Secretary
Oadie and other members OF the New-York Yacht
club said that nothing could be said concerning so
informal a thing mere expression OF WISH oy
Lord Dunraven. 1t was said at the hacht CIuo'
where il was ascertained that neither MI lsein nor
Ny Morgan would be in town last night. that the
thing that principally interests yachtsnen at pres
ent i golf
=, l. known that some of the owners OF the De-
fender have said that they would never race again
with Lord Dunraven.
rvCommodore James D. Smith, chairman OF the
Americas Cup Committee of the Ne"-horh hacHt
club smiled quietly when asked his opinion oi
the Dunraven interview published in The tribune
on sunday ar. Smith declined 10 discuss the IN
,erxHew. He would only say that the pubic Will
be better axle to Judge such a collection OF mis-
statements after the october meeting OF the New
work Yacht Club on Thursday evening, when the
re1,crts OF the Cup and Regatta committees VIII
ne Distributed AR Smith said that he w ND p5on prom
abIv announce the conditions proposed 10 MI. rose
for the 1876 races to-day tomorrow on arrlVal
~ he news Of the safe landing Of the Majestics
mails 49,, -. 49, r-,c
The idea said Mr.. Smith. is TO give the Eng
frst as Il would hardly be courteous to PRINT me
conditions here before It is at least possible 10
make them public there 49,,
Fx-Commocore Nicholson Kane says that there
Is little likelihood of new cup DEFENDER oeins
bullt while the Defender is unbeaten.