The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-13
ENGLISH PApERs on THE DECISION
Mr.. Iselin Complimented for His Offer to
Sail the Disnuted Race Arain.

Mr.. Iselin Complimented for His Offer to
Sail the Disputed Race Again.
London, Sept. 12.-The ST. James Ga
zette in its comments of the decision of
the New York Regatta committee upon
the protest of the Defender against
the Valkyrie, says it refuses to believe
that there is any truth in the cable
grams received here affirming that Lord
mittee's decision was announced that
he would not allow his boat to start in
any more races if the decision should
be against the Valkyrie.
"The committees award" the Ga
zette says, fought to be received in
sportsmanlike spirit Mr.. Iselin's offer
to sail the race over was most sports
manlike and exceedingly gratifying"
The Pail Mall Gazette says: No
body coming in contact with Lord Dun
raven can question his being a thorough
sportsman. That being the case, one is
inclined to speculate as to why the
committees decision seems to him I'M
just. 1t is possible that his protest
merely means that unless the excursion
boat nuisance can be checked he will
not race again. If he will not race no
other Englishman will care to challenge
for the cup for many long year to
come, at least until the history of the
Americas cup is forgotten"
The Pail Mall Gazette in its comments
declines to discuss the question to
what extent the foul at the start af-
fected the result. The lesson of the
second race, the paper says, seems to
be that the Valkyrie in her altered trim
sailed better and more than held her
own in beating to windward, but that
on reach or a run in a wind of mod
crate strength, she is no match for the
Defender.
The Westminster Gazette says the
committees decision will certainly put
the bad feeling existing between Eng
lish and American sportsmen to Sc
we're test. The fairest way, it thinks,
would be not to count Tuesdays race at
all.
The Yachting World in it's first leader
on the subject, written before the de-
cision, says: 1.-TWO races have been
sailed. The Valkyrie lost one actually
and the second one virtually. Whatev-
er may be the committees verdict it is
impossible to doubt that the Ameri-
can champion achieved a moral vic
tory. There seems to be small doubt
that Mr.. Herreshoff has again design
ed a yacht that is exceedingly well
adapted to the purpose for which she
was built. Therein we must seek our
consolation, for. were he not handi-
capped by having to design a vessel
which, first of ALL has to brave the At
lantc, it is more than likely that Mr..
Watson would turn out a shell capable
of turning the tables"
"Yet, our challenges are issued with
full knowledge of the hardness of the
conditions governing the contests, and
there is no use of grumbling afterward,
but, for the sake of cheering up our
respondent pride, let us imagine that
the Yankee challenged for the Royal
Victoria Gold cup
The Daily Graphic says: 1.-THE COM
mittee's decision will be accepted 10y
ally. Lord Dunraven is not the man to
throw away his now remote chance
of winning the cup, because a, commit
tee of American gentlemen have held
that his yacht was in the wrong"
The Post says: Nothing can be
done but to accept the verdict, but,
even if the decision of the committee
be acquiesced in unanimously by
yachtsmen on both sides of the Allan
tic, the 1895 contest will always be re-
garded as an unfortunate match. 1t
would be a graceful and sportsmanlike
course if Mr.. Iselin should offer to re-
sail the race, even if Lord Dunraven
was unable to take advantage of the
courtesy"
Speaking of the crowding by the ex-
cursion steamers the Post says it is
most deplorabie, as it prejudices the
sport of International racing. It fur
Their says it would be pity if another
attempt should be made to bring back