The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19

DEFENDER.
the crowd that went 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 too many times.
It is true that there has not been very
much betting on the event, but that is
easily accounted for. At first there
was too much doubt 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 ap-
preached the degree to which it now is,
excepting the times when the winner
has crossed the finish line, or rounded
q mark, or something like that, when
she displayed her superiority actually
in a race. The unfortunate collision
and its attendant incidents have kept
the public in fervor, 80 to speak, that
has not been equaled. Everybody was
anxious to know what the regatta com.
mittee of the New York club would do
about Defenders protest, and having
learned that the decision was in De-
lenders favor, they were further stirred
up by report that Lord Dunraven was
considering that he had been unjustly
treated, determined to withdraw his
boat and go home without another race.
That the English party holds the sim
cere opinion that they have been badly
treated there can be no doubt. II any
testimony on this point were needed, it
could have been found over in the Erie
basin, where the two yachts were be.
ing measured for the third time, when
the feeling between the respe ctive
crews Of the ships manifested itself in
various ways.
Lord Dunraven' S friends and advisers
on the City of Bridgeport, the Val.
kyrie's tender, were all curt in manner
and reserved in words. They seemed
to desire to let their American callers
know that they were deeply hurt For
long time Commodore Arthur Glen
ME, who had gained the reputation
since being On this side Of being genial
and exceptionally merry fellow, refused
to give the newspaper man the slight,
est hope that there might be race to-
day. He would only say that he was
waiting for orders from Lord Dun
raven" He did warm up trit1e, how.
cN6l) iatOL Oh, anu uulhlblOu puht ui-
kyrie would start today certainly This
fact had been discounted before Mr.
Glennie's admission, because Of the
presence of MeasureT Hyslop, the gen.
eral activity of Valkyrie 8 sailors and the
very plain purpose of the English
boats managers to tighten her and
thus decrease the load water line length
Excitement among yachtsmen is at
fever heat. Everybody has an opinion
to express. OF course, most persons
uphold the committee from patriotic
motives IL nothing else, There are d
good many, however, who champion
Valkyrie and her cause,
Lord Dunraven has shown in this
case that he is not the quitter that some
persons have tried to make him out BY
saying at the Waldorf hotel that ht
would certainly be on hand to race to
day.
Il do not expect that Mr.. Iselin will
offer chance for a resail or anything
of that sort. While it is very certain
that the Americas cup is lost by reason
of the Valkyrie's racing showing, 1t il
not so certain that at some time tn,
cup may not be carried across the AT
lantic. l do not think that the de
cision of the New York Yacht club re
gatta committee is based upon thei
calm consideration of the matter II
hand. do not agree with them"