The San Francisco call., 1896-02-28
Nor Would He Cease Making
False Statements Concerning
His Defeat.
SOME CORRESPONDENCE PASSES
But 1t All eliminates in the Dis
gruntled Briton Suffering a
Great Disgrace.

NEW YORK, \. Y, Feb. 27.-Windham
Thomas Windham-Quin. fourth Earl OF
Dunraven and Mount Earl, better known
as the Earl OF Dunrayen, tonight suffered
the disgrace of being expelled from hon
orary membership III the New York Yacht
Club, the oldest organization of its kind in
America.
The action has been contemplated by the
club for some time past, but it was only
the exertion of the strongest influence by
certain members that saved his lordship
from being summarily expelled months
ago.
The action of the yacht club tonight
was taken because Lord Dunraven, they
believed, had had sufficient time to either
apologize or resign. Consequently upon
motion of Captain Cass Ledyard Lord Dun
raven was expelled from honorary men,
bership in the club by vote of 80 to 1.
To-night's meeting had been adjourned
from two weeks ago, when the question of
Lord Dunraven's expulsion was brought
up In the form OF a resolution introduced
by Captain Ledyard, calling upon Lord
Dunraven to tender his resignation
The meeting this evening was called to
order at 9o'clock. Some forty yacht-owners
or voting members were present in addi-
ton TO about 300 regular members.
Commodore E. NJ. Brown presided The
meeting being special one, only business
pertaining to the Dunraven question was
discussed and Secretary Oddie immedi-
| ately proceeded to read the different let
ters which had passed between Lord Dun
raven and members of the club. First he
read Dungaven's l5tterto e. j. plleips and
/ the one to George L. Ri7es, which were
published this afternoon
| Next was read the following cemmuni-
cation in reply to Dunraven's letter to MIR.
| Phelps:
| NEW YORK. Feb g. 1896
| To the Commodore Of the NelO York Yacht Club
| SIR: Inclosed herewith will be found a com.
| munication from Lord Dunraven. AS the COM
mittee at its request discharged at the
last meeting of the yacht club from further
consideration of this matter, this communities
ton is transmitted to the club for such action
as it thinks proper. The committee has ac-
! knowledged the receipt of the letter and has
notified Lord Dunraven of its transmission TO
| the yacht club.
They cannot submit this letter without OBJ
serving that Lord Dunrsven misstates their
report in important particular He saws
| that diagram was accepted by the commit
tee as mathematically proving that we did not
see the actual objects which we did see -
! Nothing in the report justifes this statement
1t was not denied nor doub bted that we saw the
| discharge-hole of the bilge pump ABOVE the
| surface of the water on the day before the race,
and that it was below the surface on the day
| following.
! The fact demonstrated by the evidence and
| foundation in the report is that the hole could
not be visible above the water when the vessel
was on an even keel. and consequently that it
was made visible on the first day by the vessel
having slight list to starboard the probable
cause of which the evidence pointed out The
apparent change in the relative position of the
vessel had been increased in the meantime
| Very respectfully yours. Edward J. Phelps, ].
| Pierpont Morgan, William C. Whitney, A. T.
Mahan G. L. Rives
| Then followed the reading of the ap-
pended communication
. NORFOLK ST., PARK LANE W., Feb. II, 1896.
| Dear Sir: Seeing that the New York Yacht
Club was to meet on the 18th to consider the
| report of the committee of inquiry appointed
on the 18th OF November last l thought it
right to inform you by cable that 1 had written
/ to Mr.. Rives the Sth inst. and to Mr. Phelps
on the 18th inst remain yours faithfully,
DUNRAvEN
| J. S. Oddie Esq, secretary New York Yacht
| Club, New York: According to papers here
Ledyard's motion postponed pending arrival
| of letters. These, in my judgment, do not af-
| feet terms of motion. Request leave of Rives
Phelps to publish them here. DUNRAvES.
After the reading of these communica-
tions Captain Eedyard jumped to his feet
and asked the unanimous consent of the
meeting to the withdrawal of his resoln-
tion of February 13 demanding Lord Dun
ravens resignation. This was willingly
granted. Then Captain Ledyard proceeded
to read tho following resolution, preceding
! II with the folloWinp remarks.
"At the last meeting of the club intro
dueed resolution which called upon
Lord Dunraven TO resign his honorary
membership OF the club. l thought at
that time, and 1 believe great many
members OF the ciuD thought that that
method OF dealing with the situation.
asking him to resign instead OF taking
more summary action against him-was
more in accordance with the way in which
we had been dealing with the matter upto
| that time.
II do not think there has ever been in
the mind of any member of the club. sir,
an idea that we should accept any resigna-
ton by Lord Dunraven unless it was ac-
companied by full, complete and ample
apology, and at the same time retraction
of his charges. think, sir, that the COM
munications which we have received since
the last meeting have put different as
pect on the matter. Lord Dunraven by
these several Communications has shown
that he has not accepted the result of this
inquiry.
HE is still csrping, still hedging, still
evading and still insisting that he saw
with his eyes what we all know he did
never see and what has been conclusiyely
proved to have been impossible.
/ 81 think his course has been such that it