The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-09
nITNRAVEN IS COMING.
ysw York Yacht Club 10 In
restigate the Earl's Charges
,r FRAUD IRA THE CUP RACE.
i. Phelps and Capt Mahan, of
-. n, Added to the Commit
~-Dunraycn Sails "Wednesday.

,.x York. Dec George T.. Rives.
~ the committee appointed by
x@ York Yacht club . investigate
14,rgea made by Lord Dunraven
~. re management az the yacht De-
So made public the following CORE
-r.seres today.
-s committee. upon esretHI c~ohs4Hera-
ire subject referred 70 them. de-
- "a send the following communica-
- - Mr. y. Maitland Kersey. Lord
.,vsD's representative IN America, and
- .eereiary OF the Royal Yacht squad
@r,ssr Sir Your letter ~ the 18th in
Addressed u Commodore Brown.
ia before the meeting Of b New
- yacht Club, held the same evening.
- meeting the undersigned were ap-
e.sssss z committee 70 represent the club
80 matter 0f charges ~parpOrfing 10
- s4en made by the Earl Of Dunraven.
a. have 70 request that IN accordance
- The Information contained In your
-, YOU will communicate with Lord
,-r..ven and inform him thai Il ls the
800 the New York Yacht Club. and
= sntsn:ion. to begin Immediately an
rms.5g,ffon OF the facts in connection
- ne race OF September 7, and the
1895 made against the representatives,
80 yacht club. They will be prepared
..,sr upon this investigation immedi-
80 nnop the arrival OF Lord Dunraven,
= - nrobsble date OF which we would
= saf 10 be advised
eslrnsd) II. Pierpont Morgan. w. Q.
xs1tasy. g. L. Rives."
r. Richard Grant. Secretary OF the
s,gsl Yacht Squadron. Cowes;
ssr. Al a special meeting Of the New
~ Yacht Club held on Monday. No
wnh4r Is. the Undersigned were appoint
committee 10 represent the club I'm
4. natter Of certain charges made by the
- n Dunraven In reference to the re-
=. Americas cup races and published
,ba London Field OF November ., 1895.
-.ts article in Question expressly charges
-, sf,er being measured for the cup
.,sss In September last, the Yacht De-
,.sser was surreptitiOusly loaded 80 as
!, ssYs her four inches deeper IN the
go. that abe sailed Ia that condition
: he first DAYS race. and hat immedi-
,,siv sffer the race the ballast so loaded
80 secretly removed. 80 that when meas
ssss he next day no discrepancy was
$3.50 10 exist between the two measure
msn.s While Lord Dunraven intimates
80, the owners OF the yacht We're not
,erssnallv c0gnizant OF the fraud. the
sarge IA none the less explicit. II appears
,,n Lard Dunraven's article that this
statement. as published In the Field. Is
,nafnly extracted from "A letter which
- ant 70 the secretary OF the ROYAL
Y,sht Squadron on September 81 last. We
t~Asref,re beg 10 inquire whether the
charges last mentioned have been laid be
tsre the Royal Yacht Squadron. and
vesttsr any and what action has been
ussn hy the squadron upon the subject.
In view Of the grave ~imputations n %
msae BIZ the representative of the Royal
ys,hs Squadron in an international ace
tsfwszn the two great yacht clubs, the
Nsx York club feels that the most search
ne and oomplete investigation should be
penpsiy Begun. It is our purpose TO
oaadaci ach Investigation so as 10 satisfy
sgsy hlr-minded man on each side OF
~ Atlantic. and 10 that end we AVE al
Nasg communicated with the Earl Of
Dgszven and requested his presence in
acoFaanee vith the charges made by him..
TIE Investigation with all the testimony
vi b. transmitted 10 you
j. Ferp0nt Morgan. W. q. Whitney.
D L Rives."
On Tuesday. December ,. the committee
rcetyed The following cablegram from
". Grant:
London. Dec. 3.-Committee thanks you
To- your cable. Squadron has not taken
al can take no action. It being purely a
Frsonai matter. Lord Dunraven does not
request the squadron TO interfere. Am
sitlng. Grant"
o. the following day the committee re-
faFed through Mr.. kersey two messages
ION Lord Dunraven. sen by cable and
AiAd respectively the 81 and ith. The
fHl Of these messages was as follows:
Kindly inform committee l will sail at
IL sagies; possible moment. 9Th or nth.
Nopahly former. Regret delay. hut must
ave statements Of shippers. etc, O
Etiterea"
The second message read thus: "Shall
cme oY G%ermanic. nth. certain. Kindly
hsoFm committee"
lae committee, after receiving the fore
saHg replies from Lord punraven and
@s secretary Of the Royal Yacht squad
ah decided 20 add to their numbers. as
sf nave power % Do SO. and they have
eserdlngly invited Hon. r. J. Phelps and
apt A 7. Mahan. u. :. y, to act with
VEN Both of these geutlemtn have con
kaied 20 serve.