St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-22
DUNRAVEN'S WAIL.
THE HURRICANE OF AMERICAN
INDIGyATION MAKES HIM
FRET.
CANNOT PROVE ANYTHING.
HE ADMITS 1T, BUT INSISTS THAT
THERE WAS SOMETHING
WRONG.
CANNOT PROVE ANYTHING.
HE COMPLAINS OF ABUSE
Long Speech at n Welsh Presenta-
ton on the America's Cup
Controversy.

CARDIFF, Wales, Nov. PA
number of prominent residents of
this city tonight publicly presented
to Lord Dunraven silver model of
Valkyrie III. The inscription on the
base of the model, which was ap-
proved by Lord Dunraven, is as fol-
lows:
Presented at Cardiff, Nov. 81, 1895, to
the Earl of Dunraven, K. B., by. his
neighbors and friends, in recognition
of his. gallant efforts to bring home the
Americas cup"
Lord DuraYen, replying to the gentle
man who made the presentation, said
that this occasion was one of the hap
piest moments of his life, and con-
tinued:
II have passed through a very trying
experience and l adopted certain
course because it was my plain duty
| fully realized that this course was
likely to be widely misunderstood, and
that 1t would entail upon me much an
noyance and anxiety. L anticipated
that my words would be tw. .Sted, my
actions misunderstood, and all sorts
of false motives attributed to me. My
anticipations have been amply full
| filed
After touching on the important in
fluence OF yachting upon a seafaring
nation, Lord Dunraven said:
yacht racing is a glorious game,
and, like all other games, it must be
played in strict accordance with strict
rules. The Americas cup has been
erected as a great international trophy
and the contests for it have gradually
acquired in America the dimens. ons OF
a really important national event.. The
excitement runs high large sums of
money are involved, and vast crowds
OF spectators throng to the scene. But
the care and attention of those reSpor-
sible for the conduct of these contests
has not increased in proportion to the
increased interest and the greatness of
the issues involved.
GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.
''When great masses of people are so
interested, all the responsibility should
be assigned by those in charge. It is
not fair to the public or any of the
parties concerned that there should be
any question as to honor or integrity of
one mans accuracy or keenness, or OF
another'S moral perceptions. Such con-
tests ought to be conducted with the
closest official scrutiny. I tried to
impress this upon those managing the
races, and l venture to think that if
they had listened little more ser. .otIs-
certainly better for me, and should
never have been compelled to act in
the way which was most dfstastefu1 to
me, and many a hard word and some
bitter feeling would have been OBJ
waited.
80 far as the violent language and
abuse affects myself, / care very little,
but, so far as the smallest particles
of ill-feeling can be created between
two peoples who, from every natural
tjp should hQ tha fa frinp6G Sa1f-
respecting and respecting each other, l
deeply deplore it. Some highly imagina-
tive people seem bent upon trying to
delude themselves and others into the
belief that IN taking the course it was
necessary for me to take 1 was actu-
ated by some feeling of animosity
against the American people. Others
accuse me of being the victim of pique,
spite Or passion, and the strangest de-
fusion of all is the storm of indigna-
ton passing over the United States at
my alleged treachecy in formulating a
new charge from the safe distance of
5000 miles. That aStounded me and I
resent it, for it would have been mean
and contemplate. l have done nothing
of the kind.
TRYING TO BE CAREFUL.
'I am unwilling to enter into a dis
cuSston of these subjects, more es-
pecially as everything l say or do is
by some curious misadventure mis-
understood by the press of America.
If out of the respect [ feel for the
American people, and my natural re-
pugnance to. saying anything which
might hurt the sensibilities of personal
friends. am reticent and guarded, my
words and actions are misunderstood,
and if l speak out l am accused of the
desire to insult great nation. To
make a speech considered satisfactory
by the Armenians, Turks, English,
Russians, Chinese and French, by Exc
ter hall and British jingoes, is an easy
matter compared with the task of talk
ing of the Americas cup.
1T is. however, due to you, who have
paid me the highest possible compli-
ment in expressing confidence in the
belief that | acted in a way not un-
worthy of the honorable traditions of
English sport, that L should say few
words on the subject of the complaint
/ made, that the Defender sailed the
first race more deeply immersed, and
consequently with a longer water line,
than according to the measurement she
was entitled to sail with. 1t has been
universally roared by the excited press
of America that in publishing the lit
tie history of the events of the late
races l for the first time made a new
accusation against the owners of the
Defender. Yet, if they had read my
statement instead of going into pre-
mature Mysteries, they would have
seen there was no foundation for their
Sllci L IioNc4 lillit IiOpS VI COHNtT
ing them; but [ can explain the matter
to you.
NO ACCUSATIONS.
'I am determined to print the state
ment of facts and send it to all the
yacht clubs and others interested he
cause l found a very confused idea of
all that occurred was prevailing in
yachting circles and l thought it was
due to yachtsmen, and, indeed, to the
public, that my case, good or bad,
should be clearly represented to them.
L have not made an accusation against
anybody. 1 mentioned fact which I
believe to be true, and which still be-
lteve to be true, namely, that the De-
fender sailed the first race more deeply
immersed than when she was measured
the day previous, and I gave my rea-
sons for so thinking. OF that fact 1
have not had, and have not the slight
est doubt. Whether l am right. or
wrong is a matter of opinion, and must.
fear, always remain so, seeing that
the only possible opportunity to abso-
lutely prove or diSprove the justice of
my complaint was not utilized.
1T is absurd to pretend that I was
actuated by spite or p:que because my
vessel was beaten, for made the COM
plant before the first race was start
ed, to Latham Fish, a member of the
committee, who was also the Defend
er's representative on the Valkyrie.
gave him my reasons for my belief, in
words almost identical with those 1
used in the pamphlet. I asked that
both vessels be remeasured immediate
ly, marked externally, and that the
committee take charge of them until
they were remeaSured, that being,
surely every man of sense must see,
the only possible means for efficient in
vestigation and authoritative decision
upon the question.
GRANTED ONLY IN PART.
''The committee was informed of my
complaint and request Immediately
--r.er the race. I had no noticestrs that
rect; but put Mr.. FIstr on boa:fdsshe
committee boat for the purpose .oiEIs.y-
ing my complaint before them, and,
obviously, they were informed, for they
acceded to a portion of my request
though, most unfortuna tely, not to all