The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-17
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Cabled to England by the owner of tn
VallSyrie, and Made Public There.

OADiGu 10 inElhnu Nv inc OWnet OF the
Vallyrie, and Made Public There.
New York. Sept, 1.-THE correspon-
dence between Lord Dunraven and the
New York Yacht club, concerning the
differences about the Americas cup con-
test, was published in London yaster-
day 1t was cabled to Secretary Grant
of the Royal Yacht squadron, by the
owner of the Yalkyrie, With the re-
quest that it be made public in Eng
land,
The correspondence consists of four
letters. The first, dated September II,
contains Mr.. Iselln's offer to resai the
race of September 10, In the second,
dated September u, Lord Dunraven de-
clines to resail the race, adding That he
could not understand the committees
reasons for finding the Valkyrie in the
wrong. In the third letter, dated Sep
TENDER 12,Mr. Garfield narrates the de-
lay in receiving Lord Dunraven's letter
Of the 18th relative to not sailing the
race set for the 18th unless tie course
was kept clear.
In the fourth letter, dated September
10, Lord Dunraven lengthily replies ex-
planning and defending his calm to
have the races sailed where there would
be no overcrowding, The last letter,
which occupies fully half a column in
the newspapers is as follows:
"439 Fifth avenue, Sept. 49, 1895
Gentlemen-I have the honor to ack-
nowledge the receipt of your letter of
the 18th inst. You say my letter on
Wednesday night to Mr.. Garfield was
not handed in the New York Yacht
club until 1 a. m. on Thursday, and was
not in your hands until a. m. of the
same morning. There must, I think, be
some mistake. l received Mr.. Garfield S
letter at 1890 p. m. Wednesday, and
my reply was delivered by my own SER
want at the New York Yacht club at
1915 a. m. to the club clerk. The stew
ard or clerk in charge was called on the
telephone at 1890, and was requested to
| find if Mr.. Garfield was at the Knicker-
booker club, and if so, to deliver the
letter at once The reply was that he
would endeavor to find Mr., Canf1eld
that he had a short time before left the
| New York Knickerbocker club and had
left word that he would call at a. M
| to see if there was any message for
him.
| 1.-The request that Mr., Garfield should
not open my letter of the 10th until the
protest was decided was unnecessary
as the cup committee was not hearing
| the protest, but whether my letter OF
Wednesday was delivered at the New
York Yacht club at 1915 or / a. M
whether it was in the hands of the com
| mittee at or s, and whether by letter
of the 10th was read at 80 or 2:30 p. m
appears to me to be a matter of minor
| Importance.
What is of importance to me is tc
tally the unjustifiable opinion implied
| in your letter of the 18th, that in com.
| ing to the decision conveyed to you il
my letter of the 10th went back on the
agreement signed by Mr. Smith anG
myself. You say:
| I'VE can only regret that the condi
tions that you named therein-that is
in your letter Of the 10th-as absolute
ly necessary, should not have been 81
presented when the agreemnt of terms
was formulated.
| Permit me to observe that I named
no particular conditions as indispensa
BILE, as you will perceive on referring tt
my letter. | hold that in any match {
| fair field and no favor is a condition
precedent to any agreement as to terms
and that failing, that any party has {
perfect right to withdraw absolutely Of
| conditionally. Articles of agreemen
cannot and are not intended to lay
down fixed rules to meet every imagina
BILE contingency. Certain contingencies
have arisen as you are aware
| Combining myself to the subject o
my letter, the overcrowding, as far bael
as last October I wrote concerning tn,
difficulty of insuring a clear course, bu
| did not insist upon my views because
thought the persons responsible should
be free to take what steps they though
| best. In view of the failure in that re
spect it might have been better if, in my
letter of the 10th, had absolutely with
drawn, but my desire to sail off thu
races was great, and I withdrew condi
| tionally, and suggested steps which
| thought would remove the difficulty.
| These steps were not taken, and
held to my determination to sail M
more, and in so acting emphaticallS
deny that I went back in any way OF
the agreement as to terms. I did no
I know whether Messrs Garfield anC
Busk were officially representing tn,
committee when they came to see me a
| the Waldorf.
| Il judged by their conversation tina
they were not, and I understood from
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