The Portland daily press., 1895-09-14
vALKYRIE TO 60 HOME.
Dunraven Has No Wish to Meet the Do
fender Again.

Dunraven Has No Wish to Meet the Do
fender Again.
New York, September Is -Dunraven
has quit for good,
The Valkyrie will be stripped of her
racing rig and sent back to Scotland at
once. There will be no more races be-
tween her and the Defender. Lord Dun
raven and his two daughters will go to
Colorado and other points west on a
pleasure tour and will then return to
England. This morning found the De-
fender and Valkyrie anchored off Bay
Ridge the centre of such group of
Yachts as only an international cup race
brings together.
The Defender was decked in full
dress of colors There was fresh breeze
and choppy sea and the big single stick
ers rode and courtesied under their lnf1ll-
ence. The Valkyrie and her tender left
Bay Ridge in tow for Erie Basin.at 8 90.
1t was after II when Mr.. Iselin, who had
down to the Atlantic Yacht Club in the
steamer yacht Neckan and put off in a
launch to the Defender. The tug Wal
lace B. Flint then went alongside and put
a line aboard Mrs Iselin was on the De-
fender with her husband. AS the yacht
cot under way in tow for New Rochelle
one Of the yachts anchoredsclose by burst
forth salute from her gun and the other
yachts taking the cue, Joined in noisy
ovation that lasted 30 minutes and
sounded like the bombardment of a be-
seiged town.
Pulyer arrived at Erie Basin shortly be-
fore 10 O'Clock. The British boat was
warped in between the steamship
and her sailors were put to work at once
Stripping her. BY noon her topmast and
much Of the top hamper had been re-
moved. Lord Dunraven was not present.
Mr.. Glennie, his representative, said
that his lordship would start at once
for Colorado with his two daughters and
that the Valkyrie would start on her
homeward voyage as soon as she could
get in trim for the passage He said
That the Valkyrie would not enter any
race for special cup Oh any conditions.
Beyond this he would say nothing.
Mr.. Rasey, who was present. was even
more reticent
II. Maitland Kersey said that the Val
kyrie's sails would be shipped to Cowes,
and her spars would follow later. Sever
al members of the American cup COM
mittee and the regatta committee visited
the Madison avenue club house of the
New York Yacht Club this forenoon. No
meeting Of either committee was held
and no communication from Lord Dun
raven was received or sent to him.
A. Cass Garfield. secretary of the cup
committee, left the city at noon for
Lakeport.
Ex-Commodore S. Nicholson Kane,
chairman of the regatta committee, said
that he regretted the manner in which
the races wound up, but that Lord Dun
raven at the last moment made a request
which the committee could not grant.
| Mr.. Kane continued: eff we had acoed-
ed to his request to call it no race, if at
any time one of the boats was interfered
with by the steamers it would be unfair
to the other boats if she were winning
We did all that we possibly could do to
keep clear course and prevent interior
ence, and offered to postpone the scarf
nntil the course was clear. I do not know
what more we could do. -
The Marblehead Race Will be Open to the
yigiIant if the Defender Declines.
Rost,,n. September 13.-The following
toIogran was received by Gen Charles Ell,
Tay7or this afternoon from c. Oliver
fseiin. who represents the syndicate that
owns the yacht Defender:
Brooklyn, September 49,
"Charles Fl. Taylor, Editor of the
MANY thansk for the generous offer. 1
must decline at present to sail the
'"iAJ - "OLIVER ISELIN.
The Globes yachting representative in
New York tele graphed the following this
afternoon:
"Gen. Charles Fl. Taylor:
"Mr Kersey has telephoned me that
the Valkyrie is being dlsmantied and
that Lord Dunraven has mace no formal
reR IKE 7 fJnSited press of New York has
asked whether the offer of a $4,000 cup for
races aces off Marblehead would be open to
contest between the Vieilant and
Valkyrie, in case the Defender refused TO
contest. ,.:,
Gen. Taylor at once sent back this reply;