The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-19
ABOUT THE LATE YACHT RACE
Ex-Commodore James D. Smith
Declines to Be interviewed.
THE COMMITTEE SCATTERED.
~ IL said thnt Lord Dunrnycn Is
T"ihfna of Having IL Twenty
Rnter Buiit by American Build-
"rs WAS Dunravcn Right. il the
Question.

LONDON, September 1G-rhc West.
minister Gazette publishes Lord Dun
raven 5 series of letters under the gen
cral head, Was Dunraven Right -
IN IT'S comments on the letters thct ia
H"tie gives prominence to the argument
that Lord lDunIuvcn well knew the con
ditionS before starting i'm the race
These conditions were the same fol.
b"th the Defender and the Eaikyric
ana the chances of the boats We're
therefore equal When Lord Dunravcn
made up his mind that further racing
WAS impossible it was asked ought h..
not To have communicated the fact u
the committee and to the Defender?
TO so down to the start To pretend to
get ready and make a show of cross
ing the line ana then retire seems like
the act OF a school boy i'm the Sulks
Even If the odds were against Lord
Dunraven winning. he certainly ought
70 nave made an effort If he had been
beaten everybody would have sympa-
thI2cd with him. But now the effect is
different Nobody would then have
felt as he must do upon IL calm review
81 All the facts. that the courS, he took
was hardly consistent with the honorcd
traditions and the highest code of
craftsmanship. 1t may be true that
yacht racing in America is not as clean
as ii might be, but lGnTlishmcn have
not monopoly of craftsmanship and
Lord bunravon has given our Amer
lean cousins just cause To- jccn at him
NEWPORT, X. |. Sept. l6.-I.orl
Dunravcn and II. Maitland * Jersey
took II sail on T.. W. Nandcrbilt's yacht
Conqucror this afternoon and informa-
ton is received that John Il. and Ma
thanirl HcrrcShOm were also aboard
The yacht first headed. outside. then as
n huge steamer hove in sight it came
about and under cover of the steamer
proceeded up the bay. being last seen
heading in toward Bristol. where il is
understood the party quietly landed at
HerrcShOn'S boat shop. \ Knowing
party said as he observed the Yacht
heading up the bay. that the purpose
OF the "trip was To- continue the little
talk in the pilot house of the city of
Bridgeport. in New York when IL is al
legged that tn" subject of Hcrrcshoff
building II 20 rat"r To beat the Niagara
was discussed. If DuninVcn is talking
oi a new boat. and that. too. of Ameri-
cum build, for racing purposes. there
Is aSsurcdly grand surprise for yacht
ing circles
NEW YORK Sept. lG. -Ex,Commo-
dorc James ID. Smith. chairman OF the
America Cup Committee. was seen al
| his Office to-day. but he declined to cX-
press an opinion. on Lord Dunraven's
latest letter. saying:
This Is a letter which will have to
be officially considered by the commit
tee. and in tn" absence of my fellow
members. do not think ii would be
right FOR me To speak. but | viii say
| that have an opinion on that letter--a
| most decided opiniou-and it Will be
made known in due time
VIII there be any more races be-
tween the Defender and the Nulllyrie ."
| was asked
No do not think So. Sometimes
am mistaken, but | am confident that
! there viii tie no more races between the
| boats. punraNen has said that he will
race no moro and ii he means what he
says hc VIII not do so. MIR Isclin has
also said That he will participate in no
| more races with the Nalkyiic. and that
seems 10 settle it,
AS to Mr. Nandcrbilt's offer to race
| the Defender against the Nalkyric do
not believe there is Il word of truth in
IT. but wish there would be another
series.
Il would just like to show wha, could
~ d"ne-t" see how easily the Defender
can walk away from that English
Commodore Smith said that the Gun
| committee was pretty well scattered
now, but that it would get together and
as soon as possible. ana settle up Inc
ihai details OF the races