The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-20
GIVEN TO DEFENDER.
Tuesdays Race Accredited 10 vsiAyr's.
Awarded "a the Defender an = F"1t-Ths
a. mmitt~~'s Ruling on the icfendcv'e
frolrst aud Their ksAson's rherefor.

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NEW YoHK. sept. H. The regatta
committee OF the New York Yach,
club rendered "A decision late ycster-
day afternoon sustaining Mr.. lselin's
protest against Nalkyrie and award
ing Tuesdays race 20 the Defender.
The result was reached after delihcra-
tions and conferences lasting practi-
cally all day. As the occurrence was
directly under the eyes OF the commit
tee. and was also witnessed by thou
sands OF spectators. there was only
one decision possible. Everyone con-
versant with the racing of yachts and
rules Of the road at Sea agreed that
the British boat was At fault.
Lord Dnnraven and his friends. how
ever. held that his boat was crowded by
the Defender and that the accident
was unavoidable. The committee gave
each side ample opportunity to state
their ease. and took the testimony Of
each yacht capts'" and of Others who
were on board.
MIR. David Henderson. who sailed on
the Defender as the representative of
Lord Dunraven. and Nj. y. T. Bush.
who represented the New York Yacht
club on Nalkyric. each reported on
the occurrence.
All the interested parties were Mt the
yacht club house until late ia the af-
ternoon With Lord Dunraven were
Rear-Commodore Arthur Glennie, Of
the Royal Clyde Yacht club; >ailmaker
Ratzy, ii. Maitland kersey and Cap
tains Craniield and Sycamore. In Mr..
lselin's party were Woodbury. Kane.
Newbury Thorne and Herbert c.
Leeds. 1t was 1870 p. M. when the de-
cision was announced. Ii was in the
form of a reply To Mr. Iselin's protest,
and reads a, iollows:
Mr.. c. OLIVER IsErIx:-Wc beg to
acknowledge the receip, Of your letter
of yesterday protesting Valkyrie. We
have given the matter our careful con-
sideration. and believe that the foul
occurred through the miscalculation
of the distance between the two yachts
at critical moment. From our OBJ
servation. sustained by that OF Others,
who were in good position to see.
we find that the Valkyrie. in
CONFIRMATION of section IL Of
racing rule 10. bore down
upon the Defender and fouled her by
the swinging OF her main boom when
luffing To straighten her course. We
also consider that Defender allowed
Nalkyre sufficient room to windward
to pass clear Of the committee boat.
Your protest is. therefore. sustained
tSigned 5. NICHOLSON KANE,
Chairman.
IRVING GRINxELL.
CHESTER GRIswoLD.
The rule referred TO is the following:
"A yacht shall not bear away out Of |
her course SO as to hinder another
yacht in passing to leeward."
Section III of the same rule says: "A |
yacht free, shall keep free OF one close /
hauled"
The rule covering Disqualification
is:
If yacht. in consequence of neglect |
Of any Of these rules shall foul an
other yacht. or compel another yacht |
to foul any yacht. mark or obstruc-
ton. or to run aground she shall be l
disqualified and shall pay all dam
ages"
As stated in these dispatches. the
Defender gave the Valkyrie plenty Of
room TO cross the line. aud il was only /
by the Valkyrie's bearing away to
prevent crossing before gun fire that
'aused the fouling.
The British skipper. to avoid col.
ision which seemed inevitable. luffed
up. andvalkyrie's boom did the dam
.ge to the Defender. lie violated the
-ules by bearing away and by failing
20 keep clear of the Defender. a yacht
lose hauled. Such is the verdict Of
he committee and also of all the COM
petent judges on the attendant fleet.
Capt. Cranfield OF the Valkyrie holds
hat the fault lay with Capt Haff OF
The Defender, and insists that he could
sail no closer to the end of the line
without fouling the committee boat
Lord Dunraven accepts the decision.
and will have the Valkyrie Mt the line
to-day for the third Of the interna.
tional races.
The regatta committee posted tho
following notice at the house of the
New York Yacht club last evening:
To Members If he Ner York Yacht Club.
Your committe beg to state that be
Tore arriving at decision on the De-
tenders protest. they enieavored to
bring about mutual agreement be-
tween the yachts to resail Tuesdays
race, but each preferred that the com
mittee should pass judgment on the
protest.
THE REGATTA COMMITTEE.
Lord Dunraven left the club house
after the hearing. lie declined to
talk. Messrs. Kerscy. Glennie and
Ratzy. Of the English contingent. were
equally rcticent.
After the long session OF the regatta
was ended Mr. Grinnell,
Dne OF the members Of the committee,
was asked IL there was any question
hat Lord Dunraven would race to-
lay. in view of the publ shed report
hat he would not do so IL the decision
De adverse 20 the valkyrie.
NO" replied Mr.. Grinneil. "IIe &C.
septed the decision as any true sports
nan would. lie did say. however, that
ne would not race unless the courses
we're kept clear Of excursion boats.
some Of these boats behaved very badly
and Lord Dunraven was EN-.
>hatic In his protests against them"