The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-12
1T IS DEFENDERS RACE.
The Committee Decides in Favor
of the Protest.
vALKYRIE VIOLATED THE RULES.
Evideneo Taken BY the Committee ms to
How the Accident of Tuesday Happened,
| and IL Was Shown That tho Enslisb
Yacht Had DisroRarded Rules.

How tho Accident OF Tuesday Happened,
/ and IL Was Shown That tho Enslisb
Yacht Had DisroRarded Rules.
NEW yoRK. Sept. 12-The regatta com
mittee Of the New York Yacht club has
sustained the protest entered by Defender
in Tuesdays raoe. The committee gives
the race to Defender. Evidence was taken
yesterday by the committee, and 1t was
clearly shown that the English yacht had
violated tho rules Of racing.
The yacht races for Americas cup Of 1896
will remain In history as the most exciting
that ever took place up TO date. Not that the
capabilities OF the boats have been so evenly
matched as In some other races such as
the second race Of the Puritan and Genestu
ecries and the third between Vigilant and
vnlkyrio II, but In the enthusiasm which
very time that the match was made.
1t Is true that there has not been very
much betting on the event, but that Ia
easily accounted for. At first there was
too much doubt on both sides, and aftei
one trial the friends Of the yacht that was
beaten demanded too great odds.
At no time since Valkyrie arrived In
this country has the excitement ap.
preached the degree to which 1t rose yes
terday, excepting tho times when the win.
ner has crossed the finish limo or rounded
Q mark, or something like that, when she
displayed her superiority actually in race.
The unfortunate collision OF Tuesday and
Its attendant Incidents have kept abe pub.
lie in q fervor, 80 to speak, that has not
been equalled.
Everybody was anxious to know what
tho regatta committee of the New York
club would do about Defenders protest,
and ''ering learned that the decision was
In Defenders favor they were further
stirred mp by q report that Lord Dunravcn,
considering that he had been unjustly
treated, determined to withdraw his boat
and go home without another race.
That the English party holds the sin
cere opinion that they have been badly
treated there can be no doubt. II any tes.
tlmony on this point were needed 1t could
have been found last night over in the
Erie basin, where the two yachts were be-
ing measured for the third time under the
electric lights-something new in that
line-when the feeling between the respeo-
tive crews of the ships manifested itself in
various ways.
the City of Bridgeport, the Valkyrie's ten
ip words. They seemed to desire to let
their American callers know that they
were deeply hurt. For long time Com
modore Arthur Glennie, who has gained
the reputation since he has been on this
side Of being q genial and exceptionally
merry fellow, refused to give the news
paper men tho slightest hope that thcrc
might be q ra,e today. He did warm up
o trifie, however, about 8 o'clock, and adj
mitted that Valkyrie would start today
certainly.
Excitement among yachtsmen was at
fever heat all day. Everybody has an
opinion to express. OF course, most per-
sons upheld the committee from patriotic
motives If noshing else There were good
many, however, who championed Valky-
rio and her cause.
While thinking the whole mnttcr over,
old timers recalled the action Of Sir Rich
ard Sutton, the owner of Genesta, who
raced against Puritan in 1885. II was re-
membered that Puritan accidentally, but
certainly, fouled the Genesta at the start
on the first day Of the match. When the
committee sent word to Sir Richard that
Puritan had been disqualified and that he
could sail over the course alone and win
the race, he replied that he did not want
70 win thab way ne Whnteu race anu mol
. walkoVer. He showed himself to be q
sportsman.
Lord Dunraven has shown in this case
that he Is not the qultter that some per
sons have tried to make him out by saying
last night at the Waldorf hotel that he
would certainly be on hand to race today.
Defender and Valkyrie were both dry
aocked yesterday in the Erie basin for an
other scrub, and were noated again before
dark. The Defender also placed one ol
her spare topnasts in position TO take the
place of the one that was sprung Tuesday
She will be ready for racing today.
1t might be mentioned incidentally that
one of the things done to tighten the Val.
kyrie yesterday was to remove the eighteen
pigs of lead that were taken aboard Of heI
on the day before the first race. This lead
weighed in the neigbborhood of q ton.