New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
ACTION OF THE YACHT CLUB.
THE PRIVILEGES OF HONORARY MEMBERS
WITHDRAWN FROM HIM.
4 PRACTICALLY UNANIMOUS DECISION.
HIS UNAvAIrING EFFORT TO sTAvE OFF ACTION
AN ALLEGED LETTER OF RESIGNATION NOT
RECEIVED - SOME FURTHER CORRE-
sPONDENCE READ ALI. THE
YACHTsMEN PLEASED WITH
YACHTSMl
THE RESULT.


The Dunraven incident Is closed at last. The
New-York Yacht Club at its meeting held last
night withdrew the privileges Of honorary mem
bership heretofore extended to Dunraven, and py
a vote Of 40 to / ordered his name removed from
the list Of honorary members Of the club
The meeting at which this action was taken
lasted just thirty minutes. Dunraven possibly
knew what was In store for him. for a conimuni-
cation purportng to be = resignation was caoed
from England Yesterday The resignation. ac-
cordng to tn, teegraphic copy. Is dated February
lo but up to a late hour last night no such COM
munlcation had been received by any official oi
the New-York Yacht Club 1t may be in the mail
on board the Britannia, but it will come too late
for when 1t reaches tn. secretary Of the New
York Yacht Club the writer's name VIII nave
ceased 10 be on the club register.
4 WErJ-ATTENDED MEETING.
The meeting last night was we'll attended. At
the last meeting two weeks ago. where action
was postponea a tlp had beer given that moth
ing positive would be done. and many yachtsmen
who were deeply interested remained away.
There was no tip given yesterday. IL was well
known that the letters had been received that
the time was up and that something must be
done: and the crowded condition Of the clubhouse
showed that the members fully appreciated the
situation and that each man wanted 10 nave MS
share In contributing TO the result The mem
bers came early and 1t was long before the hour
named IN the call for the meeting that the model
room was densely packed. The crowd overiio"ed
into the hallway, on the stairway ana INTO the
smaller rooms on the second floor and Il the Eari
o, Dunrayen could hav. seen the men who were
to hear MS letters read he might have learned by
their looks that he had not strengthened his case
By writing them.
There has probably been no meeting or yacntS-
mon Ike the one of last night since the one when
Mr. lselin read his letter 10 the club, In which ne
denied the charges made by Dunraven, ana
asked that The Field charges be investigated.
4, that meeting the members gathered around
Mr. Iselln and assured him Of their confidence
IN him and his words were heartily cheered.
and then came tha, other cheer two weeks ago
in the model room OF the yacht club when Cap
tain Ledyard read the resolution which Instruct
cd the secretary TO inform the Earl OF Dun
raven that his resignation az an honorary MEM
her or the New-York Yacht Club was requested.
Even this did not recall, Dunraven from his
dream OF alleged fraud He continued 10 hug his
,uaptnary gr,evan nces, refused 10 say a word In
annreciation OF the lenency OF the investigat L
Ing committee which in charity called his charges
"a mistake and the conseque nee is that the
lie, ~ honrary members Of the club has been re-
duccd BY one .
YACHT OWNERS PRESENT.
Commodore Edward VI. Brown called the meet
ing - order a; about o'clock Among the yacht
owners present were: