The herald., 1895-12-09
In the Matter of Defenders
Management
THEY WILL BE INVESTIGATED
The Earl viii Arrive on the Germanic
On Wednesday
Hon. y. J. Phelps and Capt. A. T. Mahan ,
U. S. N. viii Assist the COM
mittee In Its Labors
Associated Press Special Wire.

NEW YORK, Dec. s.-George L. Rives,
member of the committee appointed by
the New York Yacht club to investisAte
the charges made bv Lord Dun.aven
against the management of the yacht
made public The following cor
today:
The com mittee, upon careful consider
alton OF the subject referred to them, de-
cided to send the following communica-
tins to II. Maitland Keisey, Lord Dun
representative in Am merica. and
the secretary of the Roya Yacht Squad
ron:
To H. Maitland Kersey-Dear Sir: Your
letter of the 18th inst, addressed to
Commodore Brown, was laid by him be-
fore the meeting of the New York Yacht
club, held this evening. At the m setting
the undersigned we're appointed COM
mittee to represent the club in the mat
ter of charges puIporting to have been
made by the earl OF DunIaven.
We have to request that in accordance
with the offer contained In your letter.
you will communicate with Lord Dun
raven and inform him that it is the
desire OF the New York Yacht club and
our intention to begin Immediately an
investigation of the facts connected with
the race of September 7th and the charges
made against the representatives, CT the
yacht club.
They will be prepared to enter upon
this investigation Immediately upon the
arrival OF Lord Dunraven, of the probable
date of which We would be glad to ne
az '''' J. riERREPoNT MORGAN.
W. G. WHITNEY,
q. L. RIVES.
November %.
To Richard Grant, secretary Royal
Yacnt Squadron, Cowes-Sir: At spe-
cial meeting OF the New York Yacht
club, held on Monday, November 18th,
the undersigned were appointed u COM
mittee to represent the club IN the mat
tie. of certain charges made BY the earl
OF Dupraven IN reference to the recent
Americas cup races and published in the
London Field Of November 8, 1898. THIS
article in question expressly charges that
after being measured for the cup races IN
Septumb ber last the yacht Defender was
sure ptitiously loaded SO as to sink her
four inches deeper in the water; that she
sailed in that condition in the first day s
race, and imm ediately after the race the
ballast so loaded was secretly removed,
so that when measured the NEXT day no
the two nj measuremsnts. While Lord Dun
raven intimates that the owners of the
Yacht we're not personally cognIzant of
the fraud, the charge is none the less ex-
plcit.
1t appears from Lord Dunraven's article
that this statement as published IN the
Field ia "maiuly extracted" from let
ter which he sent to the secretary OF the
Royal Yacht squadron on September Gath
last.
We therefore beg to inquire whether
the charges last mentioned have been laid
before the Roayl Yacht squadron, and
whsth, ,r any and what action mas been
taken by the squadron upon the subject.
In view of the CRATE imputations thus
made by the representa- tives of the Royal
Yacht squadron in Pm International race
between the two great yacht clubs, the
New York club feels that the most seach-
ing and complete investigation should be
prom pity begun. 1t is our purpose TO
conduct such investigation so as to sat
isfy every tair-minded man on each side
OF the Atlantic, and, to tnat end, we
have already communicated with the
earl of Dunraven and requested his pres
ence in accordance with the offer made
bv nim. The result OF tie in !estiga,ion
with all testimony will be transmitted
to you. (Signedl
w, C. WHITNEY,
q. l.. RIVES.
On Tuesday, December Sd, the COM
mittee received the following cablegram
from Mr.. Grant:
LONDON, Dec. 3.-Committee thank
you for your cable. Squadron has not
taken and can take no action, it being
purely a personal matter. Lord Dun
raven does not request the squadron to
interfere. AE writing. (SigDsD
On the following day the committee
received through Mr. Kersey two mes
saees from Lord Dunraven seat by cable
and dateo respectively Sd and 4th. The
first OF these messages was as follows:
"kindly inform committee l will sail
at the earliest possible moment, 7th OF
l1th, PROBABLY former. Regret dslay, but
must have statements of shippers, ETC.,
now scattered"
The second message read thus:
"Shall come by Germanic 1ltb, certain.
Kindly inform committee
The committee, afte, receiving the
foregoing reply from Lord Duniaven
and the secretary of the Royal squadron.
decided to add to their mum bers, as they
have power to do so. and they have ac-
oordingly invited Hon. Il. ]. Phelps and
Capt. 4. T. Mahan, U. S. NJ, to act with
tn EN-. Both of these gentlemen nave
consented to serve.