Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-13

committee met and in reply to the ques-
ton what he thought of Lord Dunraven's
actlcn In refusing to sail yesterdays race.
said that since there had been several
misunderstanding between Lord Dunraven
and himself he did not care to express an
opinion that subject. Mr.. Smith gave
it as his private opinion that if Lord Dun
raven believed the Nalkyre was faster
than Defender Mr.. Iselin would be willing
to race him in any part Of the country for
from 1 cent to $1,000
Why Dunrnven Didn't Race.
Soon after the committee went into ses-
sion the following letter was posted on the
bulletin board
NEW YORK. September IL.
The Americas cup committee received at
S am. today the following letter from the
Earl of Dunraven. under date of yesterday:
Dear Mr.. Garfield: 1 have just received
your letter. l regret that, being engaged at
the time you and Mr.. Busk were kind
enough to call at the Waldorf. 1 could not
then give a decided answer to the prCpo-
sitions made in your short conversation.
l have since considered the matter care
fully. Your proposition to post one the
start until We have sufficient room meets
only one out of more serious difficulties
mentioned In my letter of tho 10th, and If
no solution can De found to these difticul-
ties, / must adhere to my decision as eX-
pressed in that letter l am fully cor
would do tomorrow, all in their power
to keep clear course, but, under existing
circumstances. they are powerless. AS l
told you, l would sail if the committee
would take it upon themselves to decide
the race tomorrow void if. in their judg-
ment, either vessel We're interfered with
by steamers and tugboats. l regret that
you are unable to agree to that. I regret
also that the race fixed for tomorrow
could not be postponed. in order to give
the committee ample time to consider my
was not delivered to you sooner. AS 1 ex-
planned to you, was under the impression
that the cup committee heard the protest,
and. pending a decision, l did not think it
When 1 learned this morning that the cup
committee had nothing to 10 with the
protest, l requested Mr.. Kersey, to whom
l had intrusted the letter, to hand it to
you.
In case you do not receive this tonight,
1 shall take Valkyrie to Sandy Hook light
ship tomorrow morning, and will cross the
line to give Defender start. | inclose
copy of letter have written Mr.. Iselin,
and addressed to the N. Y. Y. e.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) DUNRAVEN
Reply to Dunraven.
All the propositions of the above letter
were discussed between Lord Dunraven
and the members of the committee at 8
pm. yesterday.
The reply given to these conditions was
as follows:
l. That it was impossible at SO short
notice to postpone the race fixed for to-
day, September IL.
q That the races would not be started
until clear space for maneuvering was
secured.
g. That the committee could not assume
the responsibility of agreeing to declare
the race void If either vessel suffered from
the accompanying steamers
The committee regret that they were
Unable to send an answer this morning.
AS, however, their reply would have been
the same as that conveyed verbally last
night, the fact of no answer having been
made is unimportant.
(Signed
JAMES D. SMITH, Chairman.
A. CASS Garfield, Secretary.
For the Committee.
He Had Asked for n Postponement of
the Race.
Reuters news agency in London last
evening sent a request by cable to the
Earl of Dunraven for a statement Of the
reasons for his action in Withdrawing from
the third race for the Americas cup yes
terday. The following reply was received
from New York:
lowing to the excessive crowding by
steamers at the two races especially at
the start of and on the last ten miles of
the second race, l notified the cup commit
tee on the 10th instant, requesting that the
letter be not opened until after a decision
had been rendered with regard to the foul
at the start of the second race, that owing
to the danger of serious accident by col
lision with the excursion steamers and
otherwise, and owing to the absolute alb
surdity of carrying on races under such
conditions, 1 should decline to start TN
less some arrangements were made to
race in clear water.
Il requested a postponement of today's
race, with a view Of arriving at such an
THE committee found it impossible to
concede this.
Il notified them that I should be at
Sandy Hook lghtshp this morning for
the purpose OF giving Defender a start.
''DUNRAVEN."
Ex-Commodore Smiths View.
The session Of the Americas cup commit
tee came to an end shortly after IL o'clock,
aid ex-Commodore James D. Smith came
down and gave out the following statement
of his view of the situation:
There is no condition of the agreement
as to the sailing the cup races that has not
been strictly lived up to by the regatta
committee Of the New York Yacht Club.
1.-The endeavor to interpose new condi-
tcns few hours before an appointed race
by Lord DunrlVen, should have hardly been
attempted, certainly not insisted upon to
the extent of imposing new terms which, if
rot acceded to, might result in his with
drawing from the race if he so decided
after reaching and going over the starting
line.
There was no course left but to start
| he yachts by the committee, nor could any
course be taken but to have the Defender