The record-union., 1895-09-12
IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDER.
The Regatta Committee Upholds
the Protest Made by Iselin.
AWARDS THE AMERICAN YACHT
THE RACE SAILED TUESDAY.

Decision That the Valkyrie Fouled
Her aU the Start - Captain Hail
yyould Like to Sail the Race over.
but Lord Dunraven Says He is Sat-
tsfied With the Committees Decis-
ion, and His Vessel Will be on
Hand to Sail the Third Race To-
Day.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE Regatta
Committee of the New York Yacht Club
rendered q decision late this afternoon
sustaining Mr.. Iselin's protest against the
Valkyrie, and awarding yesterdays race
to the Defender. This result was reached
after deliberations and conferences last
ing practically all day. AS the occur
renee was directly under the eyes OF the
committee, and was also witnessed by
thousands of spectators, there was only
one decision possible. Everyone con-
versant with the racing of yachts and
rules of the road at sea agreed that the
British Yacht was at fault. Lord Dunra-
ven and his friendss however, held that
his boat was crowded by the Defender,
and that the accident was unavoidable.
The committee gave each SIDE ample
opportunity to state their case, and took
the testimony of the crew OF each yacht
and of others who were on board. David
Henderson, who sailed on the Defender
as the representative of Lord Dunraven,
and J. r. Bush, who represented the New
York Yacht Club on the Nalkyrle, each
reported on the occurrence.
All the Interested parties were at the
yacht clubhouse until late in the after
noon. With Lord Dunraven were Com
mander Arthur Gienuie of the Royal
CIyde Yacht Club, Sailmaker Ratsey, II.
Maitland kersey. Captains Cranfield and
Sycamore. In Mr.. Iselin's party were
Woodbury. Kane, Newbury Tnorne and
Herbert G. Leeds.
1t was 4:30 P. NJ. when the decision was
reached. 1t was in the form of a reply to
Mr.. Iselin;s protest, and reads as follows:
&c. OiiUeT ISeti1t: We beg to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your letter OF yester-
day protesting against the Nalhyrle. We
have given the matter our careful con-
sideration, and believe that the foul oc-
Cured through the miscalculatlon OF the
distance between the two yachts at a
critical moment From our observation,
sustained bV that OF others who were in
good position to see, we lind that the al
kyrIe, in contraYention OF section of
racing rule 10, bore down upon the De-
fender and fouled her by swinging her
lnainboom when luf1ing to straighten
her course We also consider that the
Defender allowed the Nalkyrle sufficient
room TO wind ward to pass clear OF the
committee boat. Your protest is there
fore sustained"
In order TO remove all doubt as TO the
effect OF this decision, j. Y. :. Oddie.
Secretary OF theNew York Yacht Club,
announced that II awarded the race TO the
Defender without the necessity OF its
being re-sailed.
The racing rule referred to is the fol-
lowing: "A yacht shall not bear away
out OF her course so as to hinder smother
yacht in passing to leeward."
Section 2 of the same rule says: "a
yacht free shall keep clear of one close
hauled"
The rule covering disqualifications is:
"If yacht in consequence of her neglect
OF any OF these rules shall foul another
yacht or compel another yacht to foul any
yacht. mark or obstruction, or to run
aground, she shall be disqualified. and
shall pay all damages"
As stated in these dispatches yesterday,
the Defender gave the Nalkyrie plenty OF
room TO cross the line, and 1t was only
by the Valkyrie's bearing away TO
prevent crossing before gunfire that
caused the fouling. The Nalkyrie was
to windward, and close to the committee
boat end of the line. She was running
freer than the Defender, and was leading
slightly. She was tapping the commit
tee boat, and going toward the line al
pace that would probably have carried
her over before the signal. To avoid this
she bore away to leeward, and eased on
her sheets, in order to spill the wind and
check her headway. The change, of
course, brought her within biscuit toss
of the American boat. The latter held
her course. The British skipper, to
avoid a collision which seemed lnevits-
BILE, luffed up, and the Walk yrie's boom
did the damage to the Defender. He
violated the rules by bearing away, and
by failing to keep clear OF the Defender.
a yacht close hauled. Such is the verdict
of the committee, and also OF all compe-
tent judges on the attendant fleet.
Captain Cranfield of the Nalkyrie holds
that the fault lay with Captain Haff of
the Defender, and insists that he could
sail no closer to the end OF the line with
out fouling the committee boat.
Lord Dunraven accepts the decision,
and will nave the Nalkyrie at The line to-
morrow for the third race.
The Regatta Committee posted the fol-
lowing at the New York Yacht Club this
afternoon:
$40 Members Of the Neao York Yacht
CI,t6: Your committee beg to state that
before arriving at a decision on the De-
lenders protest, they endeavored to
bring about mutual agreement between
the respective yachts to re-sail yesterdays
race, but each preferred that the commit
tee should pass Judgment on the protest.
"THE REGATTA COMMITTEE"
Lord Dunraven LETT the clubhouse
after the hearing. He declined TO talk.
Messrs. Kersey and Glennie Of the Eng
lish contingent were equally reticent.
After the long session OF the committee
was al an end Mr.. Grlnnell, one OF the
members, WAS asked IL there was any
question that Lord Dunraven would race
tomorrow, in view OF the published re-
ports that he would not do so If the de-
cision should be adverse to the Nalkyrle.
No" replied Mr.. Grinuell, 'he ac-
cepted the decision as any true sports
man should. He did say, however, that
he would not race unless the course was
kept clear of excursion boats. Some Of
these boats behaved very badly yester-
day, and Lord Dunraven was emphatic
in his protests against them"
J. Y. 5. Oddie, Secretary Of the New
\ York Club, said that he was much
pleased with the decision, and that he
thought all who saw the fouling would
agree In the committees view OF II.
Both the Defender and Naikyrie were
dry-docked at the Erie Basin to-day TO fit
them for to-morrow's race. The De-
fender went 10 the dock TO repair the in
Juries received at the start of yesterdays
race. and the Valkyrie went in for an
other coat OF potlead on her bottom.
The Defenders cracked topmast and
starboard spreader were taken down.
The horn OF the spreader was broken en-
tirely of, while the topmast had split
in it about one-third of the distance up
from the mainmast head. Another spar
to take it's place has been brought TO the
hasir, 1t ie