Evening journal., 1895-09-13

crowding was so great that we could not SEQ
the marlxboat and could not tell when we were
near the line, and we were much hampered by
steamboats,, especially on the reach home.
Today on the reach home eight or nine
steamboats, were 10 the windward of me- and,
what was worse a block Of steamboats, were
steaming level with me and close under my
lee I sailed nearly the whole distance in tum.
bling broken water in the heavy wash OF
these steamboats,.
To race under these conditions is, in my
opinion. absurd. and decline TO submit my
self TO Thorn again.
would remind your committee that, fore
seeing the trouble that might occur / urged
upon them the dcsirablity Of sailing off Mar
blehoad or some locality other than New York
bay and thoy refused to do so. At the same
time would testify Co my full belief that your
committee have done everything in their pow
or to prevent ovcrcrowding.
The fact is that when a contest between the
representatives, Of two yacht clubs eNcitcs so
much popular interest and attracts such
crowds of people, II the races are sailed in the
immediate noighborhood of a great city and
the dates of the races and times Of starting
are known and advertised, it is impossible to
keep course free from causes Of exceptional
danger and clear enough TO assure the proba-
bility that the result of q match viii be decid-
ed according TO the relative merits Of the COM
peting vessels.
have the honor to remain your obedient
servant, DUNRAvEN.
The Americas Cup Committee.
The Cup Comm ittee's Report.
The Americas cup committee was in
session for several hours. Tx Commodore
James ID. Smith, chairman Of the Amori-
cas- cup committee, was seen Just before
his committee went into session, and in
reply to the question as TO what he thought
Of Lord Dunravon's action in refusing to
sail Thursdays race he replied that since
thore had been several misunderstanding
between Lord Dunraven and himself he
did not care to express an opinion on that
subject.
Mr.. Smith expressed it as his private
opinion, however,, that if Lord Dunrayen
believed the Valkyrie was faster than De-
fender Mr.. Iselin would be willing to race
in any part of the country for from 1 cent
TO s., 900.
Commodore Smith said:
"There is no condition Of tho agreement
as to the sailing Of the cup races that has
not been strictly lived up to by the regat-
"a committee Of the New York Yacht
club
Tho endeavor to intorposo now condi-
tions a few hours before the appointed
race by Lord Dunraven should have hard
ly been attempted and certainly not in
sisted upon TO the extent of imposing new
terms which, if not acceded to, might re-
suit in Withdrawing from the race if he so
decided after reaching and going over the
starting line.
"There was no course left but to start
the yachts by the committee, nor could
I.f.A ,f4 20 Ia
fender sail over the course. This under
the rules made her the winner. Mr.. Ise-
lin offered to sail the race Of Sept. 10 over
again, thus making it no race, which Lord
Dunrayen declined to do.
Il can enter into no discussion Of the
reasons actuating Lord Dunravon in de-
clining to go on with tho race. He is bot
ter judge than as to the course he should
pursue, and If he is satisfied certainly
must be-
Mr.. Smith said that the cup committee,
after the result of the race had been an
nounced, notified Mr.. Iselin that the Do
fender had successfully defended the
Americas cup, and the duty Of the COM
mittee was therefore at an end so far as
the present series Of races was concerned.
Mr.. Iselin offered to Resail tho Race.
In an interview with Mr.. Iselin, head
Of the Defender syndicate, he was asked:
do you know why Lord Dunrayen de-
clined to race against the Defender?''
"All I know" said Mr.. Iselin, els
what have read in an evening paper,
which prints an interview with Mr.. Glen
ME In this it is stated that Lord Dunra-
ven wanted the committee to guarantee
him a clear road for the race Further
than that don't know anything about
the matter I don't care to discuss the
matter, and all can say is that am very
much surprised that Lord Dunraven did
not race"
In response to a query regarding inter
ference by the fleet in yesterday race Mr..
Iselin said that the feet did not interfere
at all and that the Defender had a clear
course. He thought that the feet would
undoubtedly have kept away from the
Valkyrie also
Asked if he had communicated with
Lord Dunraven since the regatta commit
tee decided that the Defender was entitled
to the second race Mr.. Iselin said:
"Oh, yes, indeed. After had learned
that the Defender was allowed the pros
test and that we had won the second race,
wrote q letter to Lord Dunrayen. told
MIN IN JDlS lcllcf lnul 4 was Wiling lluu
the race should be declared off, mean
the second race--and that it should bd
sailed over again. Lord Dunraven send
me a written reply, declining to accept
my offer, and for that reason when we
started out Thursday we went in to sail
the third of the series Of the cup races. Z"
Mr. Isolin said that he had no comment
to make on Lord Dunraven's action in
the matter.
In regard to future plans Mr.. Iselin
said that he had mono for the present and
said that the Defender would start for
New Rochelle this morning at 10 o'clock.
When vaIkyrie Backed Out.
At the time that the yachts cast of their
lines from their respective tugs there was
every indication that there would be a
good breeze up to the time that they got
down to the Sandy Hook lightship. Haw-
sers were cast off about at the Scotland
lightship point, but when the boats got
down to the outer hghtship the wind had
fallen to about four or five miles an hour
and had shifted from south-southwest to
west by north. Under that condition Of
breeze the committee saw that they could
send the yachts away before the wind out
to sea without any danger OF touching