The herald., 1895-09-12
Secures Favorable Decision
From the Judges
DUNRAVEN is DiSGRUNTLED
Great Diversity of Opinion Concerning
ike Ruling of the Committee
Another Race Today-.-The Valkyrie Light
ened by the Removal of Eighteen
Pigs Of Lead
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
| NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE races for
| the America s cup OF 1895 will remain in
| history as the most exciting that ever
| took place up to this date. Not that the
capabilities have been so evenly matched
as in some other races, such as the Sec
ond race OF the Puritan and Genesta SER
les, and the contest between the Vigil
liant and ValRyrie IT, but in the enthusi-
| asm which has prevailed among the peo-
pie from the very time tho match was
made. A larger fleet OF excursion boats
and greater number of people have
witnessed the two races which have al
ready taken place than ever before were
gathered to see yacht race.
Even though it appeared on Saturday
last that Defender was easily better
boat than Valkyrie Ill, on Tuesday the
crowd that went ont was as great. The
interest was further shown by the over
anxiety of the captains OF several boats
TO allow their passengers to remain close
to the racers, and thereby incom mode the
contestants. 1t is true that there has not
been very much betting on the event. but
this is accounted for easily. There was
too much uncertainty on both sides, and
after one trial the friends of the yacht
that was beaten demanded too great odds.
At no time since Valkyrie arrived in
this country has the excitement APP
preached tho degree to which it rose to-
day, excepting the times when the win
ner has crossed the finish line or rounded
a mark during q race. The unfortunae
collision of yesterday and its attendant
! incidents have kept the public in fever,
so to speak. Everybody was anxious to
know what the regatta committee of the
New York Yacht club would do about
Defenders protest, and having learned
that the decision was i'll Defenders IA
vor, they were further stirred up by a
report that Lord Dunraven. considering
that he had been unjustly treated, had
determined to withdraw his boat and go
home without another race. That the
English party holds the sincere opinion
that they have been badly treated there
can be no doubt. If any testimony on
this point were needed, it could have
been found tonight over in the Erie
basin, where the two yachts were being
measured for the third time under the
electric lights. Lord Dunravens friends
and advisers on the City of Bridgeport,
manner and reserved in words. They
seemed to desire to let their American
callers know that they were deeply hurt.
For long tune Commodore Arthur
Giennie. who has gained the reputation
since he has been on this side of being
| a genial and exceptionally merry fellow.
| refused to give the newspaper men the
| slightest hope that there might be race
| tomorrow. He would only say that he
was waiting orders from Lord Dunraven.
] He did warm up triHe. however, about
! O'Clock and admitted that Valkyrie
would start tomorrow certainly. This
| fact had been discounted before Mr..
Glennie's admission, because of the pres
ence of Measurer Hyslop, the general ac-
tivity of Valkyrie's sailors and the very
PLAIN purpose of the English boats man
ayers to Tighten her. and thus decrease
the load water line length. 1t light be
mentioned incidentally that one of the
things done to lightsn Valkyre was to
remove the eighteen pigs OF lead that
we're taken aboard OF her the day before
the first race. This lead weighs in the
neigh borhood OF ton.
Excitement among yachtsmen was at
fever heat all day. Everybody had an
opinion.to express. OF course most per-
sons upheld the committee from patriotic
motives il nothing else. There were
good many. however, who championed
Nalkyrie and her cause There were 9TH
have given the race to Nalkyrie because
Defender could beat her anyhow, and q
verdict favorable 10 the Englishman
would have no other effect than 6to make
necessary one more race.
While thinking the matter over old
timers recalled the action of Sir Richard
Sutton, the owner of Genesta. who raced
against Puritan in 1885. 1t was remem-
be1ed that Puritan accidentally fouled
Genesta at the start on the first day of
the first race. When the committee sent
word to Sir Richard that Puritan had
been disqualified and that he could sail
over the course alone and win the race,
he replied that he did not want to win
that way. lie wanted Il race and no
walkover and showed himself to be a
sportsman. Lord Dunraven has shown in
this case that he is not the gutter that
some persons have tried to make him
out, by saying tonight at the Waldorf
hotel that he would certainly be on
hand to race tomorrow.
In an interview tonight Lord Dunraven
expressed himself regarding the action
of the regatta committee of the New York
Yacht club IN tho matter OF the protest
made by Defender in Tuesday s race, as
follows: II shall sail this race tomorrow
as sportsman, because | have no occas
ion TO do otherwise. | believe in the
ability and honesty of the regatta COM
mittee Ct the New York Yacht club |
believe that no effort haa been made to
influence their decision. l believe them
to he gentlemen and yacbtsmen, and
while | do not care to say anything
about Nalkyrie. | yet think Mr.. Watson
has also fulfilled his engagement TO build
for me boat. | do not expect that Mr..
Iselin will offer chance for q resait or
anything of the sort. While it is very
certain the America s cup is lost by iea-
son of the Nalkyrie's racing showing, it
is not so certain that at some time the
cup may not be carried across the At
lantiC.
''Tne appearance OF the decision of the