Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
THE CONTESTED YACHT RACE Goes to Defender Says the Re-
 gatta Committee. LORD DUNRAVEN ACCEPTS The Finding and Says His Boat Will Be on Hand Today-Damage to Defen-
 der Repaired,

New York. Sept. 1.-The regatta com mittee of the New York Yacht club rem dered a decision late this afternoon sus- taining MT. Iselins protest against Val kyrie and awarding yesterdays race to Defender. This result was reached after deliberations and conferences lasting practically all day. As the occurrence was directly under the eyes of the com mittec, and was also witnessed by thou sands of spectators, there was only one decision possible. Everyone conversant with the racing of yachts and the rules of the road at sea agreed that the British yacht was at fault. Lord Dunraven and his friends, however held that his boat was crowded by Defender and that the accident was unavoidable.
 The committee gave each side ample opportunity to state their case and took the testimony of the captains ot eacH yacht and of others who were on board. Mr David Henderson, who sailed on Defender as the representative of Lord Dunraven, and Mr. R. J, Bush, who rep resented the New York Yacht club on Valkyrie, each reported on the occur renee. All the interested parties were at the yacht club house until late in the afternoon. With Lord Dunraven were Rear Admiral Commodore Arthur Glen ny of the Royal Clyde Yacht club, Sail maker Ratsey, H. Maitland Kersey, Cap tains Cranfield and Sycamore. In MT. Iselin's party were Woodbury Kane, Newbury Thorne and Herbert c. Leeds.
 It was 1 30 D. m. when the decision was announced. 1t was in the form Of re- ply to MT. Iselin's protest and reads as fullows:
 Mr. c. Oliver Iselin.
 We beg to acknowledge the receipt or your letter of yesterday protesting Val Va hia given the matter our careful consideration and believe that the foul occurred through the miscal- culation of the distance between the two yachts at a critical moment. From our observation, sustained by others who were in good condition to see, we find that Valkyrie, in contravention of sec ton II of racing rule 16, bore down upon the Defender and fouled her by the swing of her main boom when luf1ng to straighten her course. We also con sider that Defender allowed Valkyrie sufficient room to wfndward to pass clear of the committee boat. Your pro- test is therefore sustained.
 IS. N. KANE, Clbtrpan.
 IRVING GRINNELL,
 CHESTER GRISWOLD.'
 Lord Dunraven accepts the decision and will have the Valkyrie at the line to- morrow for the third international race. The regatta committed posted the fol- lowing notice at the house of the New York Yacht club this evening:
 ",ro the Memebers- of the New York
 Yacht Club
 Your committee begs to state that be- fore arriving at a decision of Defenders protest they endeavored to bring about a mutual agreement between the respect i've yachts to resail yesterdays race but each preferred that the committee should pass judgment upon the protest
 THE REGATTA COMMITTEE"
 The Defenders cracked topmast and starboard spreader were taken down. The horn of the spreader was broken entirely off, while the topmast had a split in it about a third of the distance up from the mainmast head. Another spar to take its place had been brought to the basin. It is not a new spar but one made for tho Colona. Captain Half said it would answer the purpose all right It weighs 400 pounds less than the old stick. The damaged spreader was also taken down. It's outboard end looked as though 1t had been chawed off. The Defenders water line will not be re- measured, but the Valkyrie's will Eighteen pigs of lead weighing about one and one-quarter tons were removed from her hold today, and she will set higher on the water. Probably the diff ference in water line measurement will wipe out the 29.1 seconds time allowance.
 Tomorrow race will be fifteen miles to Wjndward and return. The start will be from Sandy Hook lightship, unless the committee establishes another start ing point in order to obtain windward course of fifteen miles.
 The same rules that governed the first two races will prevail. Should the De- fender win tomorrow the Americas cup will remain here another year at least. and the international yachting contest of 1895 will be closed.