The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-17
~JUST CAUSE TO JEER AT HIM."
WESTMINSTER GAZETTE ON LORD
DUNRAVEN's LETTERS.

The Noble Yachtsman's Ears win
TingIe When He Hears What His
own English People Say of His
Conduct-Dunraven' behavior on
the Day of the Last Race said by
the Gazette to BE Like .sThe Acts of
school Boy in the suIISs." and
"The Course He Took Not Consist
ent with the HOnOred Traditions
and Highest Code of Sportsman
ship"
London, Sept. 16.-The Westminster
Gazette publishes Lord Dunraven's Sc
ries Of letters under the general head
'Was Dunraven Right?' In its comments
Oh the letters. the Gazette gives promi-
nence to the argument that Lord Dun
raven well knew the conditions before
starting in the race. These conditions
were the same for both the Defender ana
the Valkyrle, and the chances Of the
boats were therefore equal When LORD
Dunraven made up his mind that further
racing was impossible, it asks, ought he
not to have communicated the fact to the
committee and to the Defender? To go
down to teh start to pretend to get ready
and make a show of crossing the line
and then retire seems like the act Of a
school boy in the sulks. Even if the odds
were against Lord Dunravens winning,
he certainly ought to have made an er-
fort. If he had been beaten everybody
would have been pleased with him. But
now the effect is different. Nobody would
then have felt; as he must do upon calm
review of all the facts, that the course he
took was hardly consistent with the hon.
ored traditions and the highest code of
craftsmanship. It may be true that yacht
racing in America is not as clean as it
might be, but Englishmen have not a
monopoly of craftsmanship and Lord
Dunraven has given our American cousins
just cause to jeer at him"
London, Sept. 16.-The Daily News will
tomorrow say: "The Nalkyrie's depar-
ture under the present circumstances may
leave a bad feeling between the two coun-
tries that viii take long to heal Lord
DunraYen owes much to himself and the
country he represents; he owes more to
the American committee which has treat
ed him throughout with studied courtesy.
We hope he viii arrange a race which
will settle the question as to which is the
better yacht"
New York. Sept. lex Commodore
James d. Smith, chairman of the Amer
ica's cup committee, was seen at his Of
flee to-day, but he declined to express an
opinion on Lord Dunraven's latest letter,
saying: This is a letter which will have
TO be of1cially considered by the commit
tee and in the absence of my fellow men,
bers, L do not think it would be right for
me to speak. But will say that l have
an opinion of that letter, a most decided
opinion and it viii be made known in due
"WhI there be any more races between
aa ang Peiender and the Valkyrie?" was
mo, I do not think so. Sometimes
1
VIII be no more races between the boats
Dunraven has said that he will race no
more, ana II he means what he says he
will not do so. Mr.. Iselin has also said
that he viii participate in no more races
With the Valkyrie, and that seems to set |
''As to Mr.. vanderbilt's offer to race
Ihe Defender against the Valkyrie, l do
not DelieYe there is a word of truth in
It. But l wish there would be another
series, l would just like to have them
see what We could do, to see how easily |
{Re Inc iDesfender can walk away from that
Commodore Smith said that the cup
committee was pretty well scattered |
now, but that it would get together and
as soon as possible, and settle up the
fnal details of the races.
Newport, r. l., Sept. ia. Cass Can
committee, when asked to-day if there
was any prospect of more racing be-
tween the Defender and Valkyrie, said
Not that 1 know Of" He allowed that
the only foundation for the report that
there would be further racing and off
tnls port, was the idle talk at the clubs |
He doubted if Lord Dunraven, or anyone
else with authority, would talk race
Just at present.
Newport, R. l., Sept. 16.-Lord Dun
raven and II. Maitland Kersey took a |
sail on f. w. Vanderbilts yacht Con-
queror this afternoon and the information
Is received that John B. Herreshoff and |
Nathaniel Herreshon were also aboard.
J. ne yacht first headed outside, then as
a huse steamer hove in sight, it came |
about and under cover of the steamer |
proceeded up the bay, being last seen |
heading liz toward Bristol, where it is un- |
qerstood the party quietly landed at |
Herreshoffs bOatshOp.
"A knowing party said, as he observed |
the yacht heading up the bay, that the |
purpose of the trip was to continue the |
little talk in the pilot house of the City of |
mat the subject of Herreshoffs build |
lnS D-rater to beat the Niagara was |
discussed. If Dunraven is talking of a |
new boat, and that, too. of American |
Dullu, Tor racing purposes, there is as /
sufedly grand surprise in store for |
gauting circles.
Newport, R. l., Sept. 16-The steam |
yacht ConquerOr left the harbor quite un- |
eApectedly tonight on some unknown er- |
1duu' shortly before 9 o'clock when the |
stores We're all closed the crew were bust |
lug ABOUT the streets for supplies and at |
20 O'Clock, +. w. Vanderbilt's carriage |
uIoVe down TO the yacht club from /
Tmeh there alighted Mr.. Vanderbilt and |
u; Maitland kersey. They at once board |
eI the ConquerOr's steam launch which /
showed off. Soon the Conqueror herself |
Numor has it that while Lord Dunraven |
teindlns here these two gentlemen will !
SuuedVor to arrange more racing with De- |
ieHuer, as Dunrayen is accredited with |
DVIhg quite dlsgusted with his present |
slahulng with the American people.