New-York tribune., 1896-02-01
FULL TEXT OF THE REPORT.
RESULT OF A CAREFUL INVESTIGATION
OF THE CHARGES
FACTS IN THE CONTROVERSY BROUGHT OFT BY
THE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF E. J.

NEY AND CAPTAIN MAIiAN.
Tho committee appointed by the New-York Yacht
| Club by resolution adopted at meeting held on
November B 1895. beg leave TO report:
The resolution in these words:
Whereas The London Field" has lately made
public certain charges purportng to have been made
America Cup races sailed under the challenge Of
the Royal acht squadron, and,
standing the extraordinary conduct OF the Ear OF
Dunraven N respect TO the time and manner OF
making such charges, II - due TO It's honor ana
dignity that suitable action should be taken IN re-
Resolved, That Messrs j. Pierpont Morgan, Wl-
lam c. Whitney and George l.. Rives are hereby
erection. 10 add TO their number to whom the mat
ter OF said charges is hereby REFERRED ana that sh
committee shall have full power to represent this
club in reference to tho matter and to take, on be
half OF the club. and in its name any action which
may seem 10 them proper In the premises
Az the meeting when these resolutions were
adopted letter from u. Maitland Kersey was
read which contained the following passage:
! have cable from Lord Dunraven TODAY saying
that while he thinks IL s now too late TO inNesti-
gate If desire exists among the members "i thH
club 70 DO So he VIII come over here ana riGe
tee He says that ne would not be able TO get away
vii You Kindly inform either the club the COM
mittee you may think desirable?
The committee on November %. wrote to Mr Ker-
sey requesting that. In accordance with the offer
contained In his etter. he would communicate with
lord Dunraven. and inform him that II was the de-
sire OF the New York Yacht Club and the inien-
ton OF the committee TO begin Immediately an i'll
vestisation OF the facts connected with the race OF
September :, and the charges made against the
representatives. OF the yacht club. The committee
added that they would be prepared To- enter upon
this investigation Immediately upon the arrival OF
Lord Dunraven.
The committee OF the opinion that As l-ord
Dunraven in the races in question. had reprefentei
the Royal Yacht Squadron, it was due TO that BODY
TO inform them of the appointment OF the committee
and Of the proposed Investigation. IN order tna' the
Yacht Squadron might take such part in the inVes-
tigation or make such suggestions in regard 10 It's
scope and charactor. as it thought h'
THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INFORMED
Tho committee therefore, November %. lN"
addressed to Mr. Grant the secretary Of tho squad
ron. the following cable:
At a special meeting of the New-York Yacht CUB
held on Monday November Is. the uniers4sNel "ci'
appointed committee TO represent 'ht c-up =, ,o
matter of certain charges made by the fnrl Cl DI, %
in reference to the recent Am ,ra ..'P
races, and published in The London Fl''u OF No.
The article in question expressly charges that
after being measured or The cup race III
loaded so as to sink her four inches deeper In ihr
water; that she sailed in that condition on the hrS'
the ballast 80 ,oadei was secretly removed, that
when measured the next Gay 'SuhcaY T." rT, ,o
measurements While Lord Dunraven intimate :
that the owners OF the yacht were not perioHaI.y
cognizant Of the fraud the chafsc Is none ''e ''
Il appears from Lord Dunravens article that M ths
extracted' from letter which he sent to The secre
;ary OF the Royai Yacht squadron on septemner -
charges last mentioned have been laid before thc
action has been taken by the Squacron upon ur
subject. -, -.
| the representative OF the Royal Yacht squadron
in an raGe yScs Cnb h feels nat
the most searching and complete Investigation OF
| the facts and of the charFes against N t'Prr-
promptly begun. 1t Is our InifIosc 70 conGuct s9ci,
investigation so as TO satisfy every far mind =
| we have already communicated with the Ear ~
Dunraven ana requested his presence in accordance
| with the offer made by him.
The result Of the invest sation with all testimony
'A"'''' VIII j. PIERPoNT MORGAN.
y S%- {. C. RiVEs, MVITNEE'
An answer was received by cable a few days
| later which was confirmed by the following letter
| frovs Mr.. Grant:
r. Y s Castle. Cowes. December T. ls'j
Gentlemen: you VIII have received my cables .,,t Of
| 10 me If the 9Th November was yesterdaf LAID
before the America Cup comm,ee OF the ,o R'yal 1
| squadron has taken no action in the matter The
suest made on saturday the 7th september, Mr.
Latham Fish-to have both vessels remeasured mat
| bers Of the committee or their representatives,
should stay board in charge OF the vessels until
| they were measured--was not compiled with and
! ali that followed IN consequence Of the non-oom-
piance with that request appears to the comioitee
| and not a matter in which the Royal Yacht squad
ron interfere nor does LORD Dunravcn r.Iues'
them to DO so. have the honor to be- gentlemen
'''' RiCHARD GRANT Secretary r. Y. g.
The committee. being appriscd Of the deter
| n,nation Of the Royal Yacht Squadron TO take no
part In the proposed investigation. concluded that
a full judicial inquiry was essential and they mere
upon added to their number. by invitation. Cpiain
| Alfred 7. Mahan. OF the United States Navy and
| Edward J. Phelps, VINO took part IN the subse-
ouent proceedings. tho result Of which is now re-
p0''' THE EARLs CHARGES.
Tho charges referred 10 were contained IN n
| pamphlet published by the Earl OF Dunraven ana
reprinted in The London Field OF November =
1861 and they were repeated by him In a speech
at Cardiff on the 2lst Of the same month They
had reference to the races sailed at New-York on
the 7th 10th and 18th OF September 1885, between the
| Yacht Valkyrie III. belonging to tho Earl OF Dun
| raven and others, and the yacht Defender, owned
| by Messrs c. Oliver Isel!n. Edwin ID. Morgan and
| William K Vanderbilt. Of New-York, In competition
| for what Is known as the America Cup. held
by the New-Y York Yacht Club. and subject TO chal-
| lenge under certain conditions Mr.. Iselin was the
| managing owner.
Lord Dunraven's statement as contained In tho
| publication above referred to- so far as II related
| 10 the first race. "a follows;
The nrst raca was sailed on September :. am
Of opinion that Defender dd not sail on her meas
I should first explain that, TO the best OF my pc
lief none OF the gentlemen interested III Ieienner
iivc5 ON hoard her on board OF her tender, the
| Hattie Palmer that Defenders crew slept on board
| her and that In cons eQuence, good deal or ma
| tariai mems cots ETC. had be transferred back,
ward and forward between the Hattie palmer ana d
| Defender a good opportunity was afforded us oil
| Ahaervtnr Defender when she lay close 10 us In
| the Erie Basin previous to docking after her hnal
| trisI race with Vigilant on August 81 When she
caua into the basin to be measured on SepttnlDe
il was plain to me, as 10 al on ooasi ,he ny @,
yrdoenort that sho floating considerably hIshf q
han on the former occasion. That was, OF counse'
quite unobjectonable may mention ;hai e acsot ~
~ ~ 70 Mr. Uvslop the official measurer DefenIe-
,s ss s. some six inches shorter when measured ior
! - C,,n races than when measured Tor tht Port.
tne ! Iup ~ Roth yachts lay inside Sandy Hook on
friday night: Defenders tender the HATTIE Lail,1 Inn
lay alongside her and the crew We're d. WIN '''
| Hdark 10 | o'clock In the morning ..., r.,s
On saturday morning cary my ,,dnaUnr, in