The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-13
The RACE WAS A fzzLE
Lord Dunraven Lowers His Sails
After Crossing the Line.
EXPLANATION or NIX. GLENNIE
lie lntimatcs That the Race Course viii
Never Prove Satisfactory to
the Earl of Dun.
raven.

New York, Sept. 12.--The Americas
cup races ended in a tiasco. Lord Dun
raven withdrew the Valkyrie lmme-
diately after the start and the Defender
sailed over the course alone. The
Americas cup committee notified G..
Oliver lselin that three races and the
cup were awarded the gallant Defender
and the crowds aiioat and ashore
cheered the ship that sustained Uncle
Sans supremacy ON the seas and the
skipper and crew that sailed her. For
at least another year the international
trophy Is ours, and In all probability 1t
will be many years before a British
yacht again challenges for the cup. The
mishap of last Tuesday and the rather
remarkable action of Lord Dunraven
today will not further the interests of
international sport. Americans have
complained of not being given fair play
when racing in English waters and
both In 1893 and this year extra pains
have been taken to prevent his lordship
from having cause to complain of un-
fairness here. In withdrawing he does
not charge any special unfairness to his
boat, but bases his action upon the in
reference with both yachts caused by
the large excursion fleet
The trouble was not caused today
for the course was clear at the start
when the British boat withdrew The
objections raised by the owner of the
Valkyrie We're made before the boats
reached the line, and We're based upon
the conduct of the attendant fleet on
Saturday and Tuesday. Lord Dunrav-
en- sent the Americas cup committee a
strongly worded letter. complaining
about the action of steamboats, and
nj ,t, . IA
Ing to continue racing Valkyrie unless
clear course was provided. He added
that, in his opinion. the course should
be distant from any large city.
MIR. Glcnnic's Explanation.
Upon the Valkyrie's arrival at Bay
Ridge, Mr.. Glennie explained why the
| Valkyrie did not race today: he said:
Lord Dunraven handed letter writ
! ten yesterday to A. Cass Garfield, Sec
| retary of the Americas cup commit
| tee with request that ii be not opened
until after the decision in the Defend
| er's protest. The substance of the let
| ter was that Lord Dunraven did not
| think fair course could be obtained
Off New York, and asked the commit
| tee to provide a course that could be
kept clear of boats. lie suggested
| Marblehead or some other place distant
IIoIl a Clty hht ANc" w "
He received no reply from the COM
mittee, and did not intend to race to-
day. He vert down the bay like a true
sportsman to give the other boats a
chance to start, and make 1t race II
he choose to. Had Lord Dunraven re-
| ceived a reply to his communication he
would have raced today.
Mr.. Glennie was asked II Mr.. Dun
| raven had not found the course clear
at the start today. He replied:
"Certainly."
but how about all the rest of the
race and the finish?'
Mr.. Glennie continued:
I'VE did not want to go and wallow
over the course. 1t is not fair for one
boat or the other"
Mr.. Glennie was asked:
What are Lord Dunraven's plans?'
He replied:
"'I have not the faintest idea"
The Valkyrie anchored off Bay Ridge
at o'clock.
Lord Dunraven declined to talk with
the representative of the United Press
| in person. but his friend Mr.. Glennie,
got into naphtha boat and went
| alongside the United Press tug, and
there gave Lord lDunraven's explana-
| tion of the failure of the British yacht
| to sail the race.
Dunravcn Interviewed.
Lord Dunraven said this evening:
Il am quite satisfied that / cannot
off New York sail race for the Amer-
cas- cup under satisfactory conditions.
The situation is this:
II do not believe that l have su-
| perior boat. l do not believe that |
should be subjected to an insult from
ha 10 mt ft.a - .
| club or from the representative of any
challenging syndicate. It was not my
| way; l was forced to 1t.
'There is no difference OF opinion
aboard our boat. 1t is a simple mat
ter of refusal to sail under existing
conditions and rulers.
| 81 know that l cannot get a show,
| saw Haff put up his helm-or thought
/ saw 1t. have no criticism to make
upon Watson. He turned out a good
| boat. She crossed the Atlantic ocean.
and II she could not win 1t is not the
fault Of Watson. Watson Is not re-
sponslble, and, of course. you know Il
from my actions. The Valkyrie IL my
yacht"
The Defender arrived off Bay Ridge
at o'clock.
The boston GIotc's OFFER.
Boston. Sept. 12.-The Boston Globe
will say tomorrow morning: General
Charles II. Taylor, editor of the Globe,
has made an offer to c. Oliver Iselin
and to Lord Dunraven which will not
only please every true yachtsman, but
all the lovers of fair play in sports in
the world. He has offered a 5000 cup
as trophy to be contested for on the
}, Marblehead course by the Defender and
Valkyrie, and thus determine which Is
the better of the two boats.
AT o'clock last evening the offer
was taken under consideration by the
New York Yacht club cup committee
and at the same time Lord Dunraven
was seriously considering the PROPOSE.
| tion."
defender Awarded tho Cup.
New York. Sept. 12-The regatta cup
committee met at the New York Yacht
club house tonight and awarded the
| GO ri Of rap 20 ha