New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24
THE CAUSES OF DUNRAvEN's DELAY.


AN EXPERT SEES REASON TO DOUBT THE EARLS
THOROUGH HONESTY OF PURPOSE.
common, ordinary man. who owns common,
ordinary sloop and belongs TO common. ordinary
yacht club. admitted yesterday that there were sew
eral things he did not understand.
with my common. ordinary brains" he said i
don't quite comprehend how Lord Dunraven a.
lowed himself to take part in the subsequent races
II from the first he under the conviction that he
had been fou.ly dealt with He has calmly asserted
at Cardiff that both he and his guests, and all on
board the Valkyrie were thoroughly convinced that
the Defender had taken on extra ballast since her
official measurement and was about 10 san the
first race on a longer water-ne than she was taxed
for. And am trying to think out now the hish-
grade honor Of a British sportsman OF winch we
hear so much found itself able to countenance
continuation Of apparently friendly sport with peo-
pie who we're guilty Of this sort of thing
Does not the fact OF the continuation OF the con-
tests prove that he was at the time very Tar rum
certain that anything wrong had taken place can
understand that he may have felt forced 70 san the
first race because at this time the Cup Committee
had had no chance to decide upon the charge whlch
he laid before them, through Latham Fish. But
how he managed to allow himself to sail the second
race beats me. BY possible change OF wordihg'
which the necessities OF the case require MS state
ment at Cardiff means practically this: 1 was en-
tirely convinced that I was sailing against a BOAT
every iule OF honor in order to gain mean aH-
vantage And still he continued to sail.
"Query-Woud any yachtsman do this! Does not
the fact OF his sailing in the second race Pro'iae
pr,ma facie proof that he WIS at the time very Tar
from being convinced of the correctness OF MS pro-
test? Even after the Cup Committee mad ignored
his request to have the boats Immediately re-
measured and that both should be guarded by the
cub until such re-measurement could take place.
we find him attending private dinner given az
Newport by A. Cass Garfield. one OF the cup COM
m:ttee 49, o r, .. SUGGESTED by the
statement at Cardiff the Cup Committee retra:ned
from guarding the Defender on the night OF sep,
remove her Illegal excess OF ballast were they os
man Who ordered the ballast be put in? Certain,
IT, yes But did Lord Dunraven think soI no me
sa' all T'' the bonds Of fellowship and broke bread
with him. and possibly touched s ,assn Of good
after all the :ocal bs D ronssssd
one) had been given to the DEFENDER ana a.'e tx
the accumulation of grievances had been io"'
"e What are we to think? s..r,v I'm.
again If Lord Dunraven had such deeply IN IN
planted doubt regarding the good faith OF the
management of the Defender and also or the Nswo
York 9asnt S srse can It be believed that
would take any chances in matter 80 lnpolJi" ~
Defender Of his own ,bnt , duriP bs
all the night of September l. II at tnat u,ie
IL
as he saws he now is, would he have trusted 10 uSs
that a humber OF officials, naturally dining sh 10
winng and celebrating the victory on the night OF
the 7tR would leave their festivities 10 nunI a,ou;
The dark wharves OF Brooklyn to find the Delenue
and guard her until morning? Lord DunraVen 10
not Of very trusting nature He himself s, says T
Cardiff that he should not be asked to neie srce
AS honor or BIS integrity. or In the moral perez
tons Of somebody else and II he had felt sure that
the Defender possessed cargo contrapano OF wal
he is hardly the man to allow her to discharse II
in an unperceived way ... hs,-d ~
Moreover Il may have seemed rather ABSURD 70
hunt his rival all night in order 10 prove Ina
| she contained an excess OF ballast WHICH, ourin :
the light wind In which the race was run couu
only have done her harm All through the day oo'a
| boats would have been glad 10 be reviewed OF a
good many tons Of their ordinary ballast TO give
them light action In the wretcheily poor airs ina.
were moving And IT must have been S clear , 10
Lord Dunraven that II the Defender could peat MN
| a. She did while freghted down four inches 700
deep her performance gave him mournruI proin rs
OF what she could do in the same weather when her
illegal ballast removed: Indeed II may p P
confidently said that for all the weather WniSn Is
usually experienced in these cup races on New :.
| York II was TO the interest OF Lord DunraVeh 10
tesn the Defender ballasted four inches too low
| all the time. ! guess that's why he KEPT aars
about it. He was afraid the extra fifteen tons
! would be taken out