The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-13


SPIN aker set, and after stasfiug at H..
20:24 lou .ded the first m @& at :26:58,
and finished at 4:0f 36 IN the light
breeze this W u particularly good per
f-rmauce, G18 zee eat 70 vindward was
much faster thsn had bcen anticipated,
for daring one part OF that journey the
very light breeze seemed to die out al
most entirely. But even in thet, De-
fender made good headway and when
she crossed the home line, 80 winner of
the race and the winner g the series,
Defender, in fact, as p.lli as in name,
was greeted ri.h rosr Of whistles,
thrice repeat1 AID the belching of can
non and the 9ers Jf th dsands.
General regret %;s pressed that the
series for the are i,a's Cup, begun so
ausp' ciousiy and prCI ising such rare
contests, had ended so disastrously, for
willie tie a. estion which was made as
to the wii.l.er Of TIE second race might
have hc Z passed Iy nnheeded had a
stilrinS contest taken place to day, the
withdrawal of Lord Dunraven in the
third and perhaps deciding event, has
necessarily had depressing effect upon
all those identified with the great match
and will probably have a mole serious
effect in regard to future international
races.
All during the Defenders beat home
the wind increased in power and as the
champion lay over, sometimes with lee
scuppers under she presented sight
that made the on-lookers cheer. AS she
was approaching the finish Mr.. 1selin
Id m
mittee boat, ''Do you wish me to cross
the liner He received no answer, and
he repeated the inquiry. Again no an
swer came and so Defender went over at
4:04:36 She was greeted with another
most enthusiastic salute as sic did So
The time as taken by the committee
represented that she went over the course
in 4h, 44m, 12s. With the 30 seconds
time allowance her corrected time was
All, 43m, 43s.
Late in the afternoon an attempt was
made to see Lord Dunraven. He was
invisible. His friend and adviser, Rear
Commodore Glennie was seen on the
City of Bridgeport, the Valkyries tender
Mr.. Glennie said that his Lordship had
gone away into the country somewhere,
he did not known where. In answer
to question whether or not Dunraven
would sail in a race or series of races
at Newport or Marblehead, away from the
maddenipg crowd of New York, for
cup, Mr.. Glennie replied that he thought
it very unlikely. He hardly believed
that his Lordship would again sail Val
kylie on this side of the water, though he
could not state what would be done with
Walk rie in the immediate future. Mr..
Glennie said he intended to return to
England very shortly and he had an idea
that Valkyrie would do the same When
it was proposed that Defender might go
across next year and race in English
water. Mr.. Glennie made no reply, but
turned on his heel and bade the reporter
good night.
Lord Dunraven tonight made the fol
lowing explanation of his views to an
interviewer
Il am quite satisfied that cannot, off
New York, sail race for the Americas
Cup under satisfactory conditions The
situation is this: / do not believe th&t |
have superior boat.
II do not believe that I should be sub
jected TO an insult from the Regatta
Committee or from the representative Of
any challenging syndicate. It was Eot
nay way; was forced to it.
There ia no difference Of opinion
aboard our boat 1t is simple matter
of refusal to sail under existing condi
tions and rules.
''I know that | cannot get show. |
saw Haff put up his helm-or thought
that | saw it. / have no criticism to
make upon Watson. He turned cut
good boat. She crossed the Atlantic
ocean, and if she could not win it is not
the fault of Watson Watson is not re-
sponsible and of course you know it from
my actions. Valkyrie is my yacht"
The Atlantic Yacht Club contemplates
an attempt to arrange race, or series,
between Vaikyrie and Defender lor
special cup, to cost about 81, 600. The
members of the club will propose either
one race or two out OF three,
and several of them are anxious to wager
Dunraven from So, 900 to $50, 900 that
the cup will be won by the Defender.
Dunraven will be allowed to arrange de-
tails if the plan materializes, to choose
the waters between Sandy Hook and
Marblehead, and the date within the
limit of October /; to arrange that the
public be kept in ignorance of the dates
and to select rules of either the New
York, Atlantic or Larchmont Club, the
three leading clubs of the country to
govern the race.
LONDON, Sept 12-Reuters News
Agency this evening, sent q request by
cable to the Earl of Dunrayen for STATE
ment of the reasons for his action ID
withdrawing from the third race for the
Americas cup soday. The following re
ply has been received from New York:
Owing to the excessive crowding by
steamers at the first two races, and
especially at the start of and on the last
tan miles of fine second race, notified
the cup committee on the tenth instant,
requesting that the letter be not opened
until after decision had been rendered
with regard to the foul at the start Of
the second race, that owing to the
danger of serious accident by collision
with the excursion steamers and other