The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-01
DUNRAVEN IS DONE
REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE PUBLISHED.

Dupraven's Charges of Unfair Loading of
the Defender are HeId, According 10
the Evidence Presented, to be Com
pIeteIy Refuted and the Conduct OF the
Race by IseIin and His Associates to
Have Been All That it Should Be-COm-
ments of the London Press on the Case
Apology Recommended.
New York. Jan. 31-The New York
Yacht clubs home on Madison avenue
was crowded tonight with members
who were anxious 10 hear the report
of the investigating committee which
was APPOINTED several months ago to
hear the charges preferred by Lord
Dunraven against the owners Of the
victorious Yankee craft the Defender.
Commodore Brown called the special
meeting Of the club for o'clock to-
might and after the secretary called the
roll. the report of the investigating
committee was read.
In the absence of Hon. Z. ]. Phelps
who was chairman throughout the in
vestigati ton, the report was read by
Mr.. J. p Morgan.
The findings review the charge Of the
Earl OF Dunraven that. after being
measured, the yacht Defender was sur
r,ptitiously loaded 50 as TO sink her
four inches deeper in >the water; that
she sailed in that condition the first day
and that, Immediately after the race.
1xv 1ser hg
when measured the next day no discrep-
ancy was found TO exist between the
TWO measurements. The conclusions
reached is:
Upon a careful consideration of the
whole case, the committee are unani-
1nously Of the opinion that the charge
made by Lord Dunraven had its origin
in a mistake; that il is not only sus-
tanned by evidence, but is completely
disproved; and that all the circum-
stances indicated by him as giving rise
10 his suspicion are entirely and salts
factOrily explained. They deem IL,
therefore. but Just to Mr.. Iselin and the
gentlemen concerned with him, as wei!
a TO the officers and crew of the De
fender, that the committee should eX-
press emphatically their conviction that
nothing whatever occurred in connec-
tion with the race in question that casts
the least suspicion upon the integrity or
prOpriety Of their conduct and the com
,rittee are not willing to doubt that if
Lord Dunrayen had remained present
throughout the investigation So as 10
have heard all the evidence that was in
troduced. that he would, Of his own mo-
ton, have Withdrawn q charge that was
50 plainly founded upon mistake, and
that has been so unfortunate in the pub
lefty it has attained and the feeling 10
which it has given rise"
During the reading Of the report,
every point made ELECTED hearty cheers
and applause. When Mr.. Morgan had
finished. the report was accepted and
adopted. Il was decided that the con
ftderaUion Of the committees report be
postponed until the next general meet
ing Of the club, February H.
DUNRAVEN GETS THE NEWS.
London. Jan. 31-Copies Of the decis-
ION Of the special committee on inves-
7igation Of the New York Yacht club
were delivered To the press and to Lord
DunraVen at 1 o'clock tonight by Mr..
Burns.
Lord Dunraven spent the evening at
The Marlborough club, and arrived at
his residence just in time to receive
the document. Lord Dunraven imme-
diately entered upon the perusal Of the
TeDor. An interview was sought to-
night with Lord DUnraven, bUt he re
fused to express an opinion. or to speak
for publication on the decision.
The Chronicle cOngTatulates the Dun
raven committee upon its studied court
esy and consideration, when the com
plete demolition Of Lord Dunraven's
anOnstrous charges mi2Sht have justified
the seVerest censure-
The only course open to him says
the Chronicle, lis an instant and COM
plete apology
The Times in an editorial expresses
the greatest respect for the committee.
the only possible objection u the com
position Of which, in the Times opinion,
IS that the legal and business element
somewhat OutWeiEhed the expert ele-
ment.
1T is not quite obvious" the Times
continues. why they declined to inves-
tgate other charges than the miners
ion charE While some grounds Of
the committees decision are undenia-
bly, strong and pertinent, others appear
To he Of a less coSent nature"
Proceeding then TO call in question
some of the findings as inconclusive.
the Times says:
The language adopted by thecom-
mittee viii seem unduly severe when it
IS remembered that the charge was mo-
made public by Lord Dunraven until i
had already been published by the cup
committee in New York. Il is TO be re-
GREETED, also. tina 1.-THE committee We're
unable 60 take wider view of their
functions and To judge the whole case
on its merits. The result Of the inquiry
Is 10 acquit Mr. Iselm and his friends
81 q charge which was not brought
against them. But it can heartily he
said 10 have been cleared I'm a satisfac-
tory manner the real matter mt issue
The Standard says IN an editorial:
The committees finding is studious-
y courteous ana well calculated To lay
the unpleasant business Il rest. We
trust that Lord Dunraven Wi. be CON
WINGED 1hat mistake has arisen and
VIII accept the hand the committee has
held out"