The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-13
THE COMMITTEES STATEMENT.
Dunraven Asked for Conditions That
Could Not BE Given.

Dunraven Asked for Conditions That
Could Not BE Given.
New York. Sept. 12.-The Americas cup
committee went into session at 9:45 D. m.
Ex-Commodore James D. Smith. chairman
of the cup committee, was seen just be-
fore the committee met, and. in reply TO
the question what he thought OF Lord
Dunraven's action in refusing to- sail to-
days race, replied that as there had been
several misunderstanding between Lord
Dunraven and himself he did not care to
express an opinion on that matter. Soon
after the committee went into session the
following letter was posted on the bulle-
tin board:
THE Americas cup committee received
at a. m. the following from the Earl OF
Dunraven:
Dear Mr.. Canfield: 1 have just re-
ceived your letter. L regret that. being
engaged at the TIME YOU and Mr.. Busk
Were kind enough to call at the Waldorf,
l could net give a decided answer to the
sations. | have since considered the mat
ter carefully. Your proposition to post
pone the start until We have sufficient
room is only one of several serious diff
culties mentioned in my letter OF the 10th,
and as no solution can be found TO the diff
ficulties l must adhere to my decision az
expressed in that letter. / am fully con-
WINGED that the committee have done and
will do tomorrow all IN their power TO
keep a clear course. but under the exist
ing circumstances they are powerless. AS
/ told you, / would sail IL the committee
would take it upon themselves to decide
the race tomorrow void II in their iudg-
ment either vessel was interfered with by
steamers and tugboats. | regret YOU are
unable to agree TO that. I regret
that the race fixed for tomorrow
could not be postponed I'm order TO give
the committee ample time to consider my
former letter. and I am sorry that my let
ter was not delivered to you sooner. AS
it is. 1t was explained 70 you that | was
urGer the impression that the committee
had the protest and pending a difficulty
I Cid not think ii right - place the letter
in their hands. When I irned this morn
ing that the cup committee had nothing
to 60 with the protest, I requested Mr.
Kersey. 10 whom I had intrusted the let
ter, to hand 1t to you. In case you do not
receive this tonight 1 shall take the Val
kyrie 10 Sandy Hook lehtship tomorrow
morning and will cross the line 20 give the
Defender a start. l inclose copy OF let
ter have written TO Mr.. Iselin. addressed
to the New York Yacht Club. Yours very
truly. DTJNRAVEN
"Ali the propositions of the above letter
were discussed between Lord Dunraven
and the members Of the committee at .
D. m yesterday. The reply given TO these
conditions was as follows:
"First-That it was impossible to post
pone the race fixed for today on so short a
notice.
"SeCond-That the race would not he
started until clear space for maneuver-
ing was secured.
''Thrd-That the committee could not
assume the responsibility of agreeing 10
declare the race void\f either vessel suf-
fered from the accompanying steamers.
The committee regret that they were
unable TO send an answer this morning
As, however, their reply would be the same
as that conveyed verbally last night. the
fact OF no answer having been made is
unimrortant For the committee. James
r Smith. chairvan. Al Garfield. secre-
tary'