New-York tribune., 1896-01-08

Lord DguraVen's vessel crossed the llne ana
at once abandoned the race.
DI-NRAvEN's LETTER OF SEPTEMBER l3.
\ letter follows. written by Lord Dunraven on
september 49, in which, among other things ne
says:
Connning myself TO the subject Of my le;ter-the
overcrowd.ng. As FAR back az last OCTOBER wrote
concerning the difficulty OF insuring clear course
the persons responsible should be free TO take what
steps they thought best In the matter ,a,,.
have sw besm beer e IT, % in my letter Of The ioth had
absolutely withdrawn But my desire TO sal on on
ana suggested steps which | thought would remove
the difficulty. These steps were not taken l held
doing l emphatlcaiiy deny that | went back in any
way on ihs az M to nnsd !sTms and Mr. Bush
Ter oG@ g en- S wsdoqf y9e gsgeG BY
the conversation that they were not. and under
stood from them that the committee had not come
ciude from Your letter that they officially rep
resentug the committee. In that case the proposal
made t. me by the committee was ihat should
withdraw my Determination. expressed in my letter
OF the o,h. ana should sail the third; and possibly
nnal race o. the condition that sufficient room was
secured the star and that IN am further race,
starting should not be made public should BE- car.
rird out That proposition did not commend itseir
no one has denied the overcrowdlng OF the course.
but In any case. either my complaint was. III me the
opinion u the committee. unjustlnAble, IN when
case could not have agreed with them ana should
have withdrawn being fully convince or me nrcss-
y.
SO doing; or il was justhable. In which latter case
the committee were. think. bound to give redress
before the next race was sailed ,o. - . ~
so far withdrew my letter of the 10Th az TO say
that | would sail the third race II ne eommts,se t
judgment either vessel interfered with by the
steamers the committee putting anybody they liked
~as content to leave the matter in their hands.
supuatng only that hey would pVt an eNpe
far az am concerned. have no Wish 10 continue
Il discussion which you accurately describe as SUI
y,
gret that II any desire to resail rus sdays
known to- ss eNs ng ssr Hoer Ar Of the a Ns%
York Yacht club regulations. In when case. what
ever my opinion to the cause Of the foul may be-
| should have been at the disposal OF the commit
tee: and that the cup Committee could not see their
way Clear 10 aIop' what appears TO me the simple
course of hoisi,ng letter q yesterday. and post
ponng the race until such time as they hsd arrived
! have the honor 10 remain, gentlemen yours very
faithfully, D'NRA\r.N
THE COMMITTEES REPLY
The committee having separated. the report
says the following reply was sent as soon as
practicable:
New York September H. 1896
receipt of your letter dated September l3. We would
cepi: but, as this whole matter viii probably
before the public. We feel that We should correct GER
You sav! "The request thar Mr. Canfield should
not ooen my letter Of the 10th was unnecessary
You Informed MIR canfied that you had learned that
the Cup Committee had nothing TO do with the pro-
test and at the same time you requested him 10
keep the tof the i0th) unopened until the pro-
test had been decided. You did not inform him that
II was necessary refrain from opening your let
ter
II the details which YOU give 10 times OF de-
liverv etc, OF letters imply any neglect dis
courtesy on the part OF the committee. must
DENY that there has been any >h neglect md must
dIsclaim any intention OF being dscourt teous-other
wise we agree with you that these facts are CT
minor Importance
THE INTERVIEW ON SEPTEMBER H.
Your assertion that you named no new cOndi-
lons in your letter OF the 10Th is absolutely exact.
We should have said in your letter OF the llth.
In your letter OF the 10th you only declined TO con-
tiue the contest under the existing circumstances.
view a the Waldorf at y. M September II, you
tated upon what conditions you would continue ana
YOU repeated substantially the same conditions in
your letter OF September II.
In the interview at the Waldorf, the TWO repre-
sentatives of the committee pledged the committee
obtained your permission to postpone the time OF
starting FOR that purpose.
The representatives. declined absolutely to agree TO
the condition that the committee should assume the
In their judgment. either vessel were interfered
with by the attending vessels. In our opinion II
would be impossible to secure race absolutely free
from interference. and the relative amount OF In
reference would De much too delicate a point for
us to decide The representatives declined to agree
dayl The representatives informed you that the
question OF not announcing the dates and times OF
starting any future races must be submitted to the
committee. The representatives assured you OF re-