New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09
DUNRAVEN COMING SOON.
HE WILL SAIL IN THE GERMANIC ON
THE 11TH.
A STATEMENT FROM THE NETWORK YACHT CLUB
AND THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE
ROYAL. YACHT SQEADRON.

A STATEMENT FROM THE NETWORK YACHT CLUB
AND THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON.
George L. Rives yesterday issued statement
giving in full the correspondence between the
New-York Yacht Club and the Earl Of Dunraven
and Royal Yacht Squadron in regard to the IN
vestigation Of the charges made by Lord Dun
raven as to the alleged loading Of the Defender so
az to increase her load water-line. Mr. Rves is
one of a committee of three appointed by the
New-York Yacht Club on Monday evening, No
vember lS to investigate the truth or falsity OF
Lord Dunraven's allegations. The other two
members Of the committee are Perpont Morgan
and William G. Whtney.
The statcn nent b gins with a copy OF II. Maitland
Kersey's letter Of October IS to the New-York
Yacht Club, In which he said that he had received
a cable message from Lord Dunraven offering
to come to New-York and place himself at the
dlsposal Of the Investigating Committee Then
follows copy Of n letter from the committee 10
Mr.. Kersey. requesting him to communicate to
Lord Dunraven that the investigation would be
begun Immediately upon his arrival, and re-
quest!ng to be Informed or the propaple date Oh
his departure for America.
The conv of A letter sent TO Richard Grant,
secretary of the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes,
follows in which the committee after setting
forth the resolution of the New-York Yacht Club
Amounting the committee and providing for the
investi alton. says:
1t appears that Lord Dunraven's statement. pub
lished in THE Field is mainly extracted from a
letter which he t. the secretary or tne fsoydi
Yacht Squadron on September "A. last. We. there
FORE beg inquire whether the charges last men, men
toned have been laid before the Royal lacht
SQUADRON and whether any and what action has
been taken by the Yacht Squadron upon III the SUB
ject. In view Of the grave imputaton OF the repre-
Sentative of the Royal Yacht Squadron IN an m
ternational race between the two great yacnt cups
searching and complete investigation OF ;he facts
and of the charges against the representatives. ol
the New-York Yacht Club should be promptly De,
gun II IS our purpose to conduct such invesga ;ion
so as TO satisfy every far-minded man on either
side of the Atlantic, and to that end we nave az
ready communicated with the Earl Of Dunraien
and requested his presence in accordance win tne
offer made by him. The result of the inves,iga, ga,
tion with all testimony taken, will be transmitted
to you.
In answer to this, the committee, according
to the statement. received the following answer
on December s.:
London, December g. 1895.
Committee thank you for your cable Squadron
has taken and can take no action i being purely
the squadron to interfere. Am writing GRANT.
Continuing the statement says that on the fol-
lowing day the committee received through MT
Kersey, two cables from Lord DunraVen' the
first reading: 49, .
kindly inform committee that will sail at
the earliest possible moment 7th or llth prob
ably former. Regret delay, but must nave state
ments of shippers. etc. now sca'ereu'
The second message read: -
"Shan come by -Germanic 11th certain. Kindly
inform committee"
In closing the committee says that by virtue
Of the resolution under which II was appointed II
has the power TO increase its number. ana mas
therefore upon receiving Lord Dunraven's re-
plies added two members. e j. Phelps late
United states Minister to England, and the we'll
known naval authority. Captain a. l. Mahah'
Both have promised ID serve