The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-09
ON HIS DEFEAT.
NJ ACCUSES OUR YACHTsNEN OF
DISHONESTY.

Wual is as AAeu Ab Auf the Hace
rnl.r the Darkness of Night-The
rr.v.dfng on the Course Also Re-
fcred to.
r-r7on. Nov. S-The Field viii to-mor-
-.- publish a four-column statement
a Lord Dunraven regarding the
II Americas cup.
Hs opens by saying that as so much
IS been written and said loosely con-
81 arninr the races. ana as he has received
a many requests for fuller Information
thinks il due to the yachting and
General public and himself that he make
statement He would. he adds, confne
tr..lf 10 the cause of his Withdrawal
an the Valkyrie from the races, name
h. overcr0R tiug. but that other matters
nd been mentioned in the cup commit
s-s report 10 the New York Yacht CLUB.
lie relates what occurred at the meet
8g of the committee held for settling the
.liti0ns Of the contest and says he dis
approved of the method making the load
water line up TO the copper tacks on the
deck instead of the yacht racing associ-
atoms method of visible marks on stem
ana STERN but he made no protest a
fv days later he wrote to Mr.. Garfield
a regard to this matter, and received
verbal answer that the committee did
not see the object of reconsidering the
matter. Lord Dunraven did not press the
matter, but signed the agreement. The
following day the first race was sailed.
Continuing, he says: Il am Of the opin-
Jon that the Defender did not sail on her
measured load water line length in the
de remarks that nobody interested in
Il DR. Defender lived on her or her tender,
the Hattie Palmer, but that the material,
crews. etc, were transferred backward
and forward from the Defender to the
\ Hattie Palmer and vice versa. Those on
Il board the Nallxyric We're wen able to OBJ
A srNe the Defender when they were along
SIDE or her IN the Erie basin. After her
lrst trial with the Nigiant, when the
Defender went to the Erie basin to be
measured on Sept. 8, it was obvious to
Il everybody on board the City OF Bridge
port, the Nalkyrle's tender, that she was
eating higher than on a former occa-
son This, of course was unobjection-
a9.e. The Hattie Palmer was alongside
The Defender all night. Her crew We're at
work from dark until ] o'clock in the
morning Early Saturday those aboard
the City Of Bridgeport noticed that the
Defender was visibly deeper in the water
than when she was measured. When he
put Mr.. Henderson aboard at o'clock
Lord DunraVen perfectly certain that
she Was four inches deeper than 81 e was
when she was measured. He was reluc-
tant to formally complain, as it was inn
Anyhow, nothing could have been done
before the race, bat when Mr.. Fish went
ON board the Valkyries Lord Dunraven
told him the whole case and asserted his
belief that the Defender was sailing full
ly foot beyond her proper length. He
asked Mr.. Fish to induce the committee
20 send a member aboard of each boat
Immediately after the race and have both
measured forthwith, and If that was inn
possible to have the member stay in charge
until the yachts were measured. He also
asked that the load water lines be marked
Nlsibly externally. No action was taken
beyond ordering that the boats be re-
measured and marked on the following
gay. Nobody was placed in charge. The
Defender lay all night with the Hattie
Palmer alongside Of her. The result was
that Sundays remeasuring obviously af-
forded no proof that either or both yachts
lad not exceeded their measured lengths
III. Saturdays race.
Lord Dunraven then says: MY action
IN making this complaint has been Sc
Nerely criticised. l viii only say that l
considered il my duty to act as l did. l
did not ask anything that / was not
ready and willing to submit to myself"
He then proceeds to discuss the crowd
ms al the starting line, which was rem
ueIeQ 50 dangerous by the many steam
ers that 1t was impossible for the yachts
10 manouver properly or safely.
vessels We're constantly passing In front
of the mark boat, making it impossible
70 pick up the line accurately. When the
Na-kyrie came near the line the mark
boat was comrfotely hidden from view,
MOI KNOWING WnefE the llne was ana
fearing that she might be too soon, the
Nalkyrie bore away and thus spoiled her
start
He gives the details Of the steamers
washing and blanketing the racers on the
reach home. The Defender he says, was
uOubuess interfered with, but nothing
IKE TO the same extent as was the
Nalkyrle This was in accordance with
.lS former experience that the vessel
aSifrn got much the worst of the wash.
Lord Dmraven gives similar
lF h1 e~o ~ in no
and mentions the foul without remark.
ie says that on the reach home the Val
ASHe was crowded. On this occasion
t'--t or nine vessels crossed the EaiSE-
lit bows. A number were to Windward,
ana long, closely packed line was steam
l45 at nigh speed to the leeWard. The
Nalh!ne sailed the whole way in the boil
we WASH from these vessels and was
blaaNeted on both sides. 1t was hard 20
seer ana the racing was reduced to al
Il sulute farce. Lord DunraVen declares
lhat lac makes no accusation of partiality.
L4l only says that whereas the yacht
Muich was astern on the first day got
f.-ue The worst of the wash the yatch in
--9it cot much the worst of IL on the
se-o.Q 4ay. Even assuming absolute inn
La-liailty of intention, the result of
roc over a course impeded by 200 steam
CT was mere matter Of chance.
40 then says. Il made up my mind that
~ fas perfectly useless to sail under such
tLAulllals and communicated my decision
-" all+ there to the gentlemen aboard
- olAl re. What course / should have
caAe1 "a = i been merely personally inter-
tSttG dc not know, but as representing
bHtish ciuo in an International contest,
HaQ no hesitation in declining 10 sail
Hldet conditions precluding the possibI-
--< or l2lr trial Of the merits of the YES
US ! had gone cut to race, not to take
I.tI ln a show 1t has been stated that
ny decision was influenced by the fact
tla. the N&lKyrie had been protested
a. s1.iAst- 7 his is unturc / was not aware
4l lhe protest until the Yalkyrie had been
9p 70 gay Ridge hours afterwards.
ifls us lining TO uaccede to Mr.. Iselin's
ILeposal 10 resail the race, he says, was
-luca commented uDOn. II was quite inn
posslole 10 DO so. The protest was made
enc q was not withdrawn. II was dis
A"sel; he proper authority investigated
~ 4AQ save a decision. He could not re-
z3u Iae race at the personal request of
5,lI- lselln after tho committee had given
as Nefdlot against the Nalkyrie.
=. Ter giving further details in connec-
Ioh with the foul. Lord Dunraven pro-
e0s 10 state that. owing to the ambig-
10y or the wording of the letter of Mr.
nn 70 Ar. smith OF Sept. 16 the re-
L.7ai te resdu the race led to the erron-
'l19 s2pposition that he Gord Duura-
rAi hed declined TO resail the series
.e nelieyes Mr.. Iselin made a proposal
tne New ork Yacht Club to rasan
series On any conditions agreeable
~ Loit DUE aven, but the proposal was
Ltlf communicated TO him. He would