New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
LATEST ABOUT DUNRAVEN>
THE REPORT THAT HE WAS ADVISED BY
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
OF THE PRINCES RESIGNATION


FROM TIE NETWORK YACHT cLUB-Mls-
crtJ.AxEoUs YACHTING NOTES.
There was no excitement at the New-York Yacht
D,,I, yesterday and there was nothing about the
rloce 10 indicate that it had recently been the
- ~ an incident which has parallel in the
,acbting history Of the world lord Of high
,r., had been expelled and entry had been
nod. IN the clubs records which Will seriously In
,srfere with O former honorary members admission
80 American society The few members who braved
49,. storm and came 10 the club may have referred
- the matter. but most Of the members have De
come heartily sick Of the Dunraven Incident ana
a. ,hev are all pleased with the outcome or the
eoir other and more agreeable themes were gen
erallv chosen for discussion. Some of the mem
,rs believe that an apology from the Royal Yacht
SQUADRON which Dunraven represented III the IL
.rro,ional races would now be in order. 1t IL
well known that the yacht squadron, early IN '"e
controversy, gave notice that the charges were
brought bv Dunraven as individual and not as
,he representative of the Royal Yacht Squadron
IN, st!n in view Of the fact that he failed 10 SUD
scribe TO the findings of the special Inquiry COM
,rittee il is believed now by many members mat
nm. body which he represented should make some
amends for his shortcomings. and thereby pave the
way to future friendly international contests
II is argued by some that Lord Dunraven's course
after the finding OF the special committee was NV
tated by the Prince OF Wales and that there was
some truth in the report which came from anI ,
10 the effect that Dunraven had called on aie If
DynTavon's failure to take advantage Of the com,
m.ttees enity and OF the c Pr of Wales some
members think that the latter woud pe ii' Tho
wh and a Resignation from him Is looked for 10y
those who believe that he was Duhf!lNe ~ 81 80
viii simply show that he dd not inspire Dunr aver
action. The Prince Of Wales knows WIS his member
snip through fooT SbnEc be- anothef taken
of
The other English honorary ms mbeTs OF .me
OK iag' .be otfcers OF the London Yacht Club
the Harwick Yacht Club ana the f.o' fnssja Baron
.. ,dHG, dn Bnthschild and the Duke OF Gothand
sweden are also honorary members
The report that Dunraven's resignation was caoeo
g. Nv o5die is still the subject of discussion a
notice has been posted in conspicuous piace III
the clubhouse which announced the receipt a' '.iV
n m on Friday of Dunravens letter. presuihio'!
containing the resignation when was sem '".0
q news agency from London on the day OF tle
,,oo,,nc INT that - the only resignation Whlch
AIR Oddje has received. and If one was teeerapoea
81 never reached It's destination Inc iel'eF VIII
nrohal5v not be read TO the members OF the cluf
until the next general meeting. which will De held
0iMSTbers Of the club fan to understand why so
much russ has been made the efforts on the
nart a. Dunraven to have his resignation appear
before the club Even II II had come M ele ,lls
upon, and If ne has read Captain !edyard,s re-
marks Lord Dunraven Will know by TINS uIe why
bic resignation could not have been accepted
Some comment was made yester ,s on the posi-
ton taken by Dnnravens organ Which We're
first published IN It's columns II says: Ihe New
Ions pos,tion ana has practically barred for the
future any protests international racing to which
never have been entertained by an English club
The only good feature about 5ns icl'en' Is 'A'
People con-ersant with the situation DO not be
leve that The Field" expresses the sentiment OK
the English Yachting world and think that ; ;hsrs
would have been if Dunraven had not made his
foolish charSes.
ogden Goelet was the only American yachtsman
present Of the opening Of the Riviera regatta yester
dav He was on board his beautiful steam yacht,
the White Ladye
The steam yacht which is being built for P A. B.
Widener al Elzabethport, n. j. by Louis Nixon, is
m2fng ra Be lnaunchea before he middle Of this
month.
TIL. New-york Yacht Club is we'll represented at
New-Iondon Conn. where the following yachts are
in winter quarters; Surprise. owned by T. {. sted-
man; Feaalma s 9 2sS9Soda H N9ahrrWTas 6 II
osgood: Aiontauk Lewis Cass IIedyard' and SHAM
rock, W. p Ward
A dispatch from Europe announces that the ex-
Ernpresss Eugene has purchased the screw schooner
Thistle. The Thistle Is a o44-ton vessel anu was
the property of the Duke Of Hamilton at the tifne
~ his death She is not registered IN the name Oh
The ex-Empress Admiral Fane's being USED ior
that purpose. The yacht IS being oVerhauled, ana
WIN PROBABLY sail for Men;one this week
Tho challenge OF the Lincoln Yacht Club OF
Chicago has been accepted by the Royal Canadian
Yacht Club and the international races Will De
arranged 10 take place IN August Oh Lake Erie
The annual meeting Of the Columbia Yacht Club
win ho held on Tuesday, March 8. at the Hotel
Pomeroy Fifty-ninth-st and Columbus Plaza. at
s y m The following ticket has been placed N
nomination by the committee; For commodore D.
= Hitchcock sloop Cygnet; vce-commodore, James
7, Hitler, sloop Ramona, rear commodore. p
Coale naphtha Banshee sWa11eyy Heef surgeon
H. p ID Stevens measurer, A. Nogel; three mem
1ers of the Board OF Trustees, George H. Bldweli,
= {; Hoffman and w. +. Gorhar
TO IMPROVE THE TURF IN CANADA.
ottawa, Ont, Feb 2.-The Canadian Jockey Club