The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-19
DINRAVEN'S CHARGES
To be Investigated by the New
. York Yacht Club.
DISTINGUISHED COMMITTEEMAN.


william @. whitney, j. pIerpont Morgan
and c,,r,. p,v.. s.,.,,., na,,.
on M"oe OIL Frooeaure-mr' iseiins
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F,..t -, yns In was n snoro uuras,on, r,sI,
T., ~, Dun,ssson rsss,, oni'rsoS, pupiisneo
h,,.sa, 1on .ol., nie,u, were rceu, 'hon re-
49,. - a..y .e.hhy rom ihe.hpers =, eno
p p ounilile.ee anu tne regatta co'Ii'ilsvce, ,
onun .n eanio Mr. ,scilh ioseer' whion
.s s, - loiows.
i". poIusnA u enis iotuer mii
sow .,uv Aoru DunrnVeh makes ehe
SnalseN1nao' aiter having neeh measureo
D ,or ohe cup races IN september iaSt' tne
o,onuor was surrep'it,ousiy ioaueo 50 as
W slnk her iour ihches ueepcr IN tne water
o Sne. sno s"iieu IN thao conuieion on the
=. ~ uuy race, anuoha. iiiiheuiaociy uieer
onat ritce the Daiiast SO loaueu was secretiy
noScu sn's,e 30 .nae Whcn measured tne hexe
my ny. t'anuayl no aiscrepancy was Ionna.o
1ssaa., p1.Ween the Two nieasuresieh.s.
Co i4oru DunruVeh ihtihates thde 4
~. .' nv po,soh'iiiy eoenilant ., one irauu'
ING viarse Is none the iess expiicit'
Vow Loru Duhrayen Is an experienced
ypu, "nu' "ncn NO ihaue tnis
on",so, ne Knew perfectly Wei, as every
yaoh.sinah ,, knows, that it was practicai
.lhpossipiiioy ior such atnlnS as ne cnarges
70 haVe peen done on the Defender between
i ner measurement on FRIDAY ana her sail
ins on oaturuay Without peing known or
,naue known 10 me, VINO, on behalf OF the
Del1huer anu IN tne name OF tne NeW
hork hacht CLUB, was charged with tho
soie personal responsibility OF managing
ner uuring the race onicers and men TO
1ne huhnper OF thlrty-eight were on BOARD
Oh ner aii tne intervening time, and it Is
Impossible that the fourteen tons OF bal
iaso necessary 10 accomplish the result
charged, could nave been put into her on
Griuay highc anu taken out again before
ounaay witnout tne iact being known TO
nree NUMBER OF witnesses.
was Responsible Tor the proper officer
ing and manning OF Ihe yacht. 1 person
any examined the defenders mold and
ever every pare OF ner on the morning OF the
en, immeaiateiy before the race, and
nno" tne aosoiutc taisity OF the imputar
eion' consider myself, therefore, as
soanuing Detore the world solemnly charged
py LORD Dunraven with an offense as base
as could Dc possibly imputed to sports
man ana gentleman, and which indig-
nantiy resent and repel, and more than
tnao' with having betrayed tho confidence
OF my associates In the ownership of the
Delender, the trust placed In me by the
New fork facht club, and tho good name
OF my country, whose reputation for fair
play was involved In the contest.