Evening journal., 1895-12-26
COMING OF DUNRAvEN.
He Arrives In New York on the
Steamer Teutonic.
HE IS NOT HERE FOR HIs HEALTH

Once Eminent Attorneys to Take Part
In the Controversy.
NEW YORK, Dec. 90. The steamship
Teutonic, which has arrived from Liver
pool had among It's passengers the Earl
Of Dunraven, who Is accompanied by Ar
thur Glennic and George Askwith. Tho
latter Is a London barristor OF great abili-
ty and has como over, 10 Is said, to act az
Lord Dunravens counsel Flo will have
II Is rumored, no less formidable an an
tagonlst than Joseph II. Chonte
As everybody knows by this time. Lord
Dunrnvons second visit to this country In
1893 is not one Of pleasure He has come
to flght TO the last ditch In defense OF his
sido Of the controversy, the greatest In
the annals not only Of yachting but also
of every other kind OF sport, information
al and looal--a controversy that has beon
responsible for as much bitterness OF feel
ing between England and America as the
Venezuelan question Itself.
or the cup contest for 1898 there u
hardly one pleasant thing to be said. The
veteran superintendent OF the New York
Yacht club hit the bullseye very cloverly
when he described the international bat-
tlo for the supremacy Of the seas as oon-
sisting OF "a iluko, a foul and a fzzlo.
Whom Lord Dunraven returned homa
no was by no means 50 popular or well
thought OF "A sportsman as when he Game
here. For some time aftor his arrival In
England the earl kopt himself moderately
quiet, but on Nov. . there appeared In the
London Fiold, the weekly which TO all
sporting Ilritons IL more than the table of.
the Ton Commandments, letter over his
signature which came like a bolt from the
blue sky upon our ynohtsmon. The let
ter or rather tho pamphlet, reviewed tho
Americas cup races for 1895, and In the
course Of his review the earl charged,
plumply aud plainly, the Defender syndt
cato with fraud. The charge was worded
as follows:
Dunraven's Charges.
"Doth yachts lay inside Sandy Hook on
Friday night Defender tender, the Hat
tic Palmer, lay alongside her, and her
crew were at work from dark TO O'Clock
IN the morning Early on Saturday morn
ing my attention was drawn by those on
board tho City Of bridgeport including
representatives OF her American Grew, 30
the effect that Defender was viaibly deep
or in the water than she had been when
measured, She 80 appeared to me, but az
her tender was alongside and engaged ap-
parontly IN taking material out OF her,
10 was impossible TO form q definite opin-
ion at that time
"When, however, put Mr. Henderson,
my representative on board DofondeI,
about a. m, after the Hattie Palmer had
left her, l felt perfectly certain that Do
fondor was immersed doopor than she WAS
when measured. Not only was her bob
stay bolt nearer the wntor, which might
. ia ..1 NrIr
hut, Judging by the line Of bronze plnting
and by the fact that a pipe nmidships
which was flush with tho water when
measured, was now nowhere visible sho
was in my deliberate opinion, floating
about four inches deeper In the water than
she was whom measured.
II was reluctant to make formal COM
plaint to tho cup committee on a matter
which IL was, Of course, impossible for me
10 verify"
Another insinuntion TO the same ofiect
was couohed In tho following words;
Defender lay Saturday night at Bay
Ridge with the Hattie Palmer alongside
her
"Both yachts were romonsured on the
following day, Sunday afternoon. whom
their load water line length was found 10
bo practically tho same as when meae-
urcd on the Friday previous. but obvious
ly that fact afforded no proof that either
or both Of tho yachts had not exceeded
their measured length whom sailing on
Saturday" =
Action Of New York Yacht Club.
Tho immediate effect OF this pamphlet
was a storm OF Indignation that swept
over this country. Not only yachtsmeD,
but every man with a drop Of blood In his
veins felt tho charges TO be q personal in
suit. As for O. Oliver 1selin, he took the
best possible course He appealed to tho
New York Yacht club 20 investigate tho
| charges The club answered hls request
by appointing at a special meeting held
on Monday, Nov. IS a committee con-
sisting OF William G. Whitney, 7. Pier
pont Morgan and George l.. Rives, to
/ whom was referred the matter OF Lord
| Dunravens charges. At that time a letter
was read from H. Maitland Kersey, In
| which the writer said that Lord Dunraven
| had cahled him that n the club so desired,
| he-Dunravon-woul come TO America
and place himself at the disposal OF the
club or its committed
The committee at once got things In
order for an investigation, which 10 In
| yited Lord Dunraven to attend. In its let
ter Of Nov. 20 to the Royal Yacht squad
ron, notifying that body OF It's appoint
ment, the committee said
1T Is our purpose TO conduct such IN
vestigation so as TO satisfy every fair mind
ed man on either side Of the Atlantic, and
TO that end we have already communicate
ed with the Earl OF Dunraven and re-
quested his presence In accordance with
the offer made by him.
The committee also added to their num-
Der Il. J. Phelps ex-Unted States minis
ter 90 England, and Captain A. Z. No
han, United States Navy.
Lord Dunraven IN response TO the com
mitteos invitation, started for America
on Dec II. The accident-o the Germanie
however, delayed him a week. Arthur
| Glennic who was his faototum on board
Valkyrie accompanies him as witness.
Conversions Are Being Made.
The Sunday Breakfast Association will
hold an all day meeting on December
l3l-morning, afternoon and even
ing, and the doors will be
open TO all comsrs The days services
will be closed with = watch meeting.
Special speaking and music will be
features Of the day. On Sunday
thirty reven men were fed AS breakfast
Il