Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-01
DUNRAVEN DONE FOR
ROpOrt Of The New York Yacht CluOS
Investigating Committee
CHARGE COMPLETELY DESTROYED
the Evidence"

NEW YORK. January @.-N ' Wv,
,,,,ral meeting OF the New hoiN ,,s,
'.,..,, ,.,s held at the clubhouse W -.
..'.,,,o to-day. 1t was called lot INC
''' -, presenting 10 the members
p'''-'e Of the special committee ap-
,o,rted by the club TO in'es'e''v w
-. ,,nous Dunraven charges ~
large attendance OF members p'e,
""' a ~ the Eve members that iormeo
'''' ,.,.,s,ioating Committee the HON
'u' ns,ins was the only absentee.
J.. o. ,fahan. United States navy;
- pierpont Morgan J. {. ohVer'
-, oc,ed as secretary. and Hon W. -
,r,,,ney we're present Of the committee
&c tbe others present were mem
,romincnt in the Americas Cup
,.,,o,iftee. and yacht-owners' among
-, we're ex-Commodore James ID.
smith j.. r.. Busk, A. Cass Canheie.
Archibald Rogers. a. Cary smith, .
-...hoiso, Kane. Latham 4. Fish, New
go. ,rnorne Woodbury. Kane, W. But
i.r Duncan and }. Frederick rams.
Az / p.erpont Morgan, In the absence
, t4or q / Phelps. the chairman reaA
~. ~srort The members frequently IN
t.r~rnfed the reading at eacn teiii's
point with marked applause. .,.-o-
when Mr.. Morgan had concluded ulo
mort was. on motion OF eN-Ooilii
smith received. accepted, ana "uop'0V'
amidst scene OF great enthusiasm -
vote of thanks was rendered 10 'H1 -
inittce for their very able ana 'N.'"'' -
communication, and the commune
discharged. - .,,t Tho
consideration OF the report and the mat
tiers appertaining thereto shouo Nc PO''
noned until the next general meellns %
line club on the 18th proNino' We ~
,onde6 and adopted. The secretary was
directed. meanwhile. to send copies 10
the report and the evidence TO each mem
Der of the CLUB. , H. 70
After the members had hediu me ic
mort the general ceiling was one ol en,
lire satisfaction wl.h the hholhtS ahI
the manner in which the Coiiiiiii''e0 i''
handled their ardu)us TASK
,rto rerort makes "a pamphlet Of thirty
,,,oee n concludes with this summary
.I-non a careful consideration Of the
r.boie case the committee are unanl-
,nonelv of the opinion that the charge
made hv Lord lunIdNen, anu MiiCh has
leen the subject or this lnNtslsduOii' H9u
MS origin I'm mistake; that II Is not only
nor sustained by evidence. but IS COM
pleteiv dispr0ved. and that all the. CIR
rumsfances indicated by him as giving
rise 10 his suspicion are entirely ana
Satisfactorily explained.
.''Tbev deem IL. therefore. but just 10
Nlr Isel'n. and the gentlemen concerned
with him. as well as TO the officers ana
crew of the Defender. that the committee
,r0uH express emphatically their conVic-
zion that nothing whatever occurred IN
connection with the race in question thal
casts the least suspicion upon the IN
fegritv or propriety Of their conduct.
"And the committee are not WllllnS 10
doubt that 81 Lord Dunraven had re-
msined present throughout the investlgd-
ton. so as 10 have heard all the evil
dence that was introduced, he would or
his own motion have withdrawn a charge
that was so plainly founded upon mistake,
and that has been so unfortunate IN lhr
publicity II has attained and the feeling
IL which il has given use.'
Nothing more harsh than IS contained
in these paragraphs is said about LORD
Duuraven in the entire report
4 full stenographic report of the tesu-
mony. revised by counsel on either side,
IS appended TO the report.