The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12
lowing at the New York Yacht Club this

evening:
To Members Of the NeaO York Yacht Club: Your
committee beg to state, before arriving at a de-
cision on the Defenders protest. that they en-
deavored to bring about mutual agreement
between the respective yachts to resail yetser-
dVy's race, but each preferred that the COM
mittee should pass judgment on the protest.
THE REGATTA COMMITTEE.
Lord Dunraven left the clubhouse after
the hearing. He declined to talk. Messrs.
Kersey, Glennie and Ratsey of the English
contingent were equally reticent.
After the long session Of the regatta COM
mittee was ended, Mr.. Grinnell, one of the
members of the committee, was asked if
there was any question that Lord Dunra-
ven would race tomorrow, in view of the
published reports that he would not do so
if the decision should be adverse to the
Valkyrie.
NO." replied Mr.. Grinnen. "He ac-
cepted the decision as any true sportsman
should. He did say. however, that he
would not race unless the course was kept
clear of excursion boats. Some of these
boats behaved very badly yesterday, and
Lord Dunraven was emphatic in his pro-
tests against them"
]. V. s. Oddie, secretary of the New
Y ork club, said that he was much pleased
with the decision, and that he thought all
who saw the fouling would acquiesce in
the committees view of it.
Both the Defender and Valkyrie were
drydocked at Erie basin to-day to fit them
for to-morrow's race. The Defender went
to the dock to repair the injuries received
at the start of yesterdays race, and the
Valkyrie went in for another coat of pot
lead on her bottom.
The Defenders cracked topmast and
starboard spreader were taken down. The
horn of the spreader was broken entirely
off, while the topmast had split in it
about one-third of the distance up from
the mainmast head. Another spar to take
its place has been brought to the basin.
1t is not new spar, but one made for the
Colonna. Captain Half said it would an
swer the purpose all right. 1t weighs 400
pounds less than the old stick.
The damaged spreader was also taken
down. Its overheard end looked as though
it had been chewed off.
The Defenders water line will
not be remeasured; the Valkyrie's s
will. Eighteen pigs of lead, weigh
ing between one and quarter
tons, were removed from her hold to-day
and she will set higher in the water. Prob
ably the difference in the water line meas
urement will wipe out the % Ito seconds
allowance which she gives the Defender.
John Hyslop, the official measurer of the
New York Yacht Club, was at the drydock
all the afternoon waiting for the Valkyrie
to be floated, but when she was still resting
on the blocks at 80 this evening he went
away as it was too dark to take the meas
urements.
The new topmasts of the Defender were
set on end at O'Clock. The spreader was
replaced by new one and the shrouds
were put in place. 1t was O'Clock before
the yachts were fioated.
To-morrow's race will be fifteen miles to
windward and return. The start will be
from Sandy HOOK iightship, unless the
committee established another starting
point in order to obtain windward course
of fifteen miles. The same rules that
governed the first two races will prevail.
Should the Defender win tomorrow the
America cup will remain here another
year at least and the international yacht
ing contest of 1895 will be closed.