Evening journal., 1896-02-28

George u. hlNcS. Inc model room OF lho
clubhouse was chokod up with the mem
bers who were anxious 20 join tho yacht
owners, who could decide the ISSUE in
sending tho Irish earl TO coventry.
AS soon as tho meeting was called TO
order by Commodore =. M. Brown, Cap
tain LOWS Cass Ledyard requested that
his motion for tho expulsion of Lord Dun
raven from the New York Yacht club,
which no proposed two weeks ago, should
DO withdrawn. The request was granted
unanimously
Lcdyard's Resolution.
Captain Lodyard thon offered the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution;
"The Earl OF Dunraven, an honorary
member Of this club, has publicly charged
foul play on the part of the Defender in
the recent races for the Americas cup of
such nature as necessarily implicate tho
managing owners of the vessel.
"The charge has been Investigated by
commission Of the highest character,
which has proceeded iudicially and before
which Lord Dunraven has appeared and
given his own and other testimony and
has been heard in person and by counsel.
The commission has unanimously decided
that the charge was false; that it was not
merely improved, but was aiiirmatively
disprovod by competent and unoontradic-
tory evidence, leaving no possibility Of
doubt
"The commission has also found that
the facts upon which Lord Dunraven acted,
according to his own statement, furnished
no justification for making such charge.
"Wo deem IL TO be among the unques-
toned rules which regulate tho course Of
gentlemen, that whom one finds that he
has boon led by mistake to cast unjust inn
mutations upon tho character of another no
should promptly make such roparation as
remains in his power by acknowledging
his error. Withdrawing the imputations
and expressing his regret. Such reparation
TO Mr. Isclin and his associates the Earl
of Dunriven, after full opportunity, has
failed TO make
Could Not Verify the Charges.
"It further appears from the evidence,
including Lord Dunrayen's own admis-
sions, that at the time of the cup races he
Intentionally rufraincd from making the
charge formally or making any protest as
required by the rules, because It was inn
possible for him to verify the charge and
he was unwilling 70 take the responsible
ty OF entertaining It.
1T IS not open TO discussion that when
gentlemen are engaged in any sport and
one suspects another of foul play no Is
bound TO make the charge then and in
such form and manner as to assume full
responsibility therefor or thereafter TO re-
main silent
"lt further appears that in print and In
public speech Lord Dunravon has sought
/ TO justify the making Of the charge by
numerous misrepresentation of fact He
has been forced himself to admit the un-
/ truth of most OF these, yet no stubbornly
refuses TO retract the injurious inferences
drawn from them.
s'"The representatives Of this club en-
/ gagged in the international yacht races
I with Lord Dunravon as the representative
OF English yachtsmon upon tho footing OF
mutual confidence and honor Ho has ro-
| Quilted their courtesy and confidence by
dstrust, suspicion, unfoundod imputa-
tions of fraud and a refusal of reparation.
Lord Dunraven by his course has for
feited tho high esteem which led TO his
election as an honorary member of this
clubs therefore,
" Resolved, That tho privileges OF hon
ofnry membership heretofore extended 20
the Earl OF Dunraven are hereby with
drawn, and that his name be removed
from tho list Of honorary members of tho
club,
Expelled Almost Unanimously.
In introducing the above resolution
/ Captain Ledyard said:
AT the last meeting of the club IN
troducod a resolution which called upon
the Earl Of Dunraven 20 resign his honor
airy membership In tho club. / thought
at that timo-and / think great many
members Of tho club thought-that that
method of dealing with the situation-ask-
ing him to resign instead of taking more
summary action against him-was moro
IN accordance with the way in which we
had been dealing with this matter up TO
that time. IL seemed then moro consistent
with the courtosics and dignifod and caro-
full way IN which all this subject had been
treated by the New York Yacht club.
do not think that there has ever been In
the mind of any member Of the club, sir,
an idea that we should accept any resigna-
tion by Lord Dunraven unless it was ac-
companied by full, ample and complete
apology and a rctraction of his charges.
When Mr.. Ledyard had done speaking
he was greeted with wild cheers and erie:
Of "Bravol Bravo" As soon as quiei
: was restored Commodore Brown put thl
resolution TO the 40 yachtowners present
all oi whom but one, answered Ia The