New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-19

INDIGNATION. AND OF H. MATT
LAND KERsEY. TELLING
OF DUNRAvENs OFFER
TO COME HERE.
The New-York Yacht Club was organized IN
1sA 1t has held many important meetings since
then and on many occasions have it's members
turned out IN force t. show their loyalty and
their deep interest in matters pertaining 10 the
club and American yachting. bu' no more earnest
gathering ever took place under its auspices than
the meeting Of last night.
Commodore Edward NJ Brown issued the fol-
lowing call last week:
A special meeting Of the club vii be held at tho
clubhouse Monday, November IS at =, . ?. m; TO 70
raven In reference to the late Americas Cup races.
EDWARD NJ BROWN. Commodore
j. " 5, ODDIE. Secretary.
The call was issued because Of the audacious
charges of foul play which made by the
Earl Of Dunraven in which he cast a slur not
only on c. Oliver Iselin. w X. Vanderbilt and E.
ID. Morgan, but upon the whole NewYork Yacht
Club and every American sportsman. The
members Of the club seemed 10 look upon the in
suit in this way and anxious to lend hand
in bringing Dunraven 10 book This was shown
by the unusually large gathering at the club
house, No. 81 Madison-ave.. and by the prompt
ness Of the members. Long before the hour named
in the call members who are rarely TO be seen
there strolled in and all looked as II something
solemn and impressive were about to happen
Most Of the members sacrificed the first part Of
the opera in order to be present, and the club
house, with its crowd Of men in evening dress.
looked as If some society function was about 10
take place At o'clock the house crowded
,harc Tn tba hall nd on
in front Of the house there were many people who
were all anxious to know. will they fire Dun
raven" and who felt perfectly satisfied when
they learned that the matter had been placed in
the hands Of committee consisting Of j. Pier
pont Morgan, William C. Whitney and George L.
Rives.
THOSE WHO WERE IN ATTENDANCE.
Commodore Smith called the meeting to order.
and on roll call the following responded to their
names
shan A Henry Gry'4WU Ward 'so s t. Heusisd j. King 3.
Lancy Kane Walter stanton w A. Hazard, y ,,ioIs, H.
clark John A. Biooke John i: cole A A.,Ii 4 Wilkes
Theodore L. Myers Ea[ne,' StaPes W Tiam nrsxs Sog
Adrian lsen, jr.. II. s ParmIee. A, j Cassa,,. (.
P.Ger AdaT T. GsSsS GsStS / + 6ysr Bys ssn
l.: J; Callahan. p B. Fiske. Dwight Brannan L. Y.
J. p P =" Earl E. J @ Greacen j. G Berger George Work.
August Belmont, Oliver n. z. Belmont Charles
GeH George sGSe j Could epe Howard % Goud q w. wayand
W. l.. Brooks. Frederick Gattatin. G. O'D Iselin.
W. oYa % sto% oSenff f. b Thorne G1 CRare. Gould F a.
BSSrne Perry Belmont james r. BTssn Mdsr Men
II. c. Roome and Fl. l.. Wiloughby
MR. IsELIN's LETTER.
Secretary Oddie then read the call for the
meeting after which the proceedings proper were
begun by the reading of the following letter from
c. o. Iselin:
New-York November Is. 1926.
To the New-York Yacht club $3.50. <.u ,.,,,-
Gentlemen: desire to lay before you, for your @yonr
today The charges nats 9y ota Spcb Rpn
4 careful perusal Of this letter will show tina,
ing been measured for the cup races in September
last. the Defender was surreptitiousy loaded SO as
she G aaiIed T in that Condition On the first lays race
and tha aer ihs sd tba rae & We
ured the next day Sunday no discrepancy was
While Lord Dunraven intimates that not per-
sona,ly cogn.zant Of the charge. the fraud Is mono
Now. l.oid Dunrayen, Is an sXperiernsed Yachts
fectly Well. as every yachtsman knows. that II was
practical impossioi.ity for such thing as he
tween her measurement or Friday and her SAIL
ing on SATURDAY. without being known or MADE
the Defender ard in the name OF the New-Yors
Yacht cub. charged with the sole personal
0ficers and men to he number OF thIrty-eigit
were on board of her all the intervening time and
II il impossible that the fourteen tons OF ballast
necessary accomplish the result charged could
have been put into her on Friday night and taken
known to large number OF witnesses | was re.
sponsDle 'or the propSr oicer,ns anh mdnning .,
hold and every part Of her on the morning Of tho
7th Immediately before the race ana | know the
absolute faisty Of the mputation.
consider myself therefore. as standing before
the world solemnly charged by Lord punrayen
with an offence as base az could possibly be i'm
puted 10 a sportsman and gentleman. and which
/ Indignantly resent and repel; and, more than
that with having betrayed the confidence OF MY
associates in the ownership OF the Defender ne
and the good name OF my, country, whose reputa-
ton FOR fair PLAY WAS % IN aeS he 1b rae. on
Saturday after being satisfactot,ily assured hat
OF the Defender He sailed the next race on tbs
10Th witn the same conviction in his mind that on
off the last days race. not upon any such ground.
but on the entirely distinct ground that the course
home and after silence OF more than months
ne makes this odious charge IN communication
render nor to either the New-York Yacht club or
the Royal Yacht SQUADRON whom We respectively vel.
bu, to a public newspaper on the other side OF tbs
Tead d"' or reply to before had aTeady made deep
impression on the minds Of his connirymen
York Yacht club dcemei ITSELF Justified in placing
It's horAr and that Of the country in my hands ~
hat in assuming that trust should expose myself
and you to such gross mputations But now that
they have been made. place myself IN your hands,
i'm order that the cub may take such steps as Il
fit alone to vindcate the Defender ard the
honor ~ her owners but also TO reflte the imputa
ton cast upon the good faith OF the club and tbs
country I have the honor to remain. Very rsspect-
fully YOURS G. OLIVER ISELTN.
CHEERS FOR THE LETTER.
The spIrt OF the meeting showed Itself when
the reading of the letter was finished, and X
Dunraven had heard the cheer which went up
from tho members he would have realized that he
had made himself a persona non grata. to put Il
mildly. I'm that circle.
After the demonstration had subsided. Commo-
dore Brown said that another communication had