New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-27
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LORD DUNRi VEINS CHARGES.

LORD DUNRf VEINS CHAls6Eo'
AN ENGLrsHMAN STATES HIS VIEW OF THE cASH
AND THINKS AN INVESTIGATION DESIRABLE
To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: The publication OF Lord Dunravens stat
mont" has naturally revived in marked for'" ".
bitter feeling resulting from the late cup co..'
fasco. In the opinion OF most people Loru 40. .ho
raven. even though he honesty believed that '''e
real facts IN connection with this regrettaps M,
had not as yet been fairly or accurately iad pe.o
the public would have acted more wisely II ne 'aD
allowed the matter to sink into oblivion bu' ''''
publication OF the statement seems to me 10 ''"
1t imperative that the public be 1t the American ~
the English should have certain questions ahs"c..
publicly and accurately In order to eAape !.
some degree of accuracy or fairness TO dec'ue INV
the blame Is be apportioned. 81.
Lord Dunraven has been severely cri'csei
in the American and English press TOT piI"s'.'
forward q charge that the Defender was raced "po"
a different low-water line than the meaSure' ~
at this distance OF time and when the ia''' 80
not be ascertainel with any degree OF aco'iaN,
II II be the fact that this charge has now Deei NJ
for the first time agree that the delay In prine'ns
II and the occasion OF making IL are poth ii-'
and ungenerous; but Lord Dunravcn In MS s'''e
ment especially says. In effect. that he fnaue ''.e
charge the morning OF the first race 10 49, 49,
Fish, a member of the committee anu ''
tenders representative on board the Naih!t'e, "
coon as ever M Fish came on board. and tna' ne
ouest that they should be laid before the coi"iN'
tee by Mr. Fish Immediately after the race win
view of their being acted on Tnose susse
were that the Defender should be remeasureu III
mediatey after the race. or II that were Ho' pc
sb,e that she should be put under proper and salts
factory Surveillance of the committee as 500" d.
the race was over, ard kept so until reineasuie
nient. He goes to state that MI fish wa" 30
on board the committee boat as soon as ever 'N'
race was over, but that no action Whatever ~
taken by The committee upon the Suggestions "i'0'
Mr. Fish had been asked to bring before them
If these statements be truc-if IN fact the commit
tee had these suggestions laid before them by MI
Fish and did nothing to give real erect 10 'ne''
though obviously proper II the truth OF uhtfu'" -,
the charge to be ascertained once ana LOT ai
with accuracy-then It seems only fair TO suspein
judgment till certain questions DO answered. i"'S
questions to me TO be:
/ Aye or no. did Lord Dunraven make such "a
charge to Mr.. Fish when he came anne ON on 9oaru ''e
2 Did Lord Dunraven make the Suggestions
which he says he made TO Mr. Fish? Els, % hiring
these suggestions before the committee as soon d.
ever fie va as did Mr. Fish bring these suggestions
before the committee Immediately after the race d.
G. If he did, why did not the committee promptly
the suggestions ana nave the Seh ,i re-
measured at once, or properly watcheu 'l IT,
measured? ,,.,..
Lord Dunraver has made his statements puD"ey'
II is for the pubic through the power OF the press
TO insist that Latham Fish and the committee sha
fully and fairly answer such or similar questions
II Lord Dunraven did on the morning OF the race
make the grave charge he says he did to the De
tenders representative. with request that prompt
steps should be taken TO ascertain whether tha'
charge were true or false. and such action was
taken bv either Mr.. Fish the committee. grave
responsibility rests upon them. and Lord DunTaVen
cannot be blamed If the question remains In GUIDO 20
II on the other hand this charge be now maze TOT
the first time and when the facts cannot be prop,
ery ascertained. the public, both American ana
English viii. be more justified In viewing Lord Dun
ravens action in severer light AS an Enghsnee
man connected with America by the closest ties or
friendship and marriage. / naturally feel, as IN
deed DO all unpreudlced people here, that no stone
should left unturned now TO get at the real facts