New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-29
ALL APPROVE THE ACTION
DUNRAvEN'S EXPULSION FROM li1T
NETWORK YACHT CLUB.
. LETTER FROM HIM PRESUMABLY CONTAINING

NETWORK YACHT CLUB
4 LETTER FROM HIM PRESUMABLY coNTAiN">"
HIS RESIGNATION RECEIVED LAST NIGHT
WAS 1T DELAYED ON PrRPOsE?-CAP-
TAIN I.EDYARD's REMARKS IN SUB
MITrING HIS SUBSTITUTE.
The action taken by the New-York facht
Club on Thursday evening. when 1t dropped the
name of the Earl of Dunraven from It's hse
Of honorary members with only one dissenting
vote was the subject Of much discussion III
Yachting circles yesterday. Every MEMBER oi
the club seemed to be pleased with "hat i'au
heen done. and no one could be found to say
ANYTHING criticising the adoption or the LeuEaru
substitute. Commodore Brown said that he had
been stopped on the street several times our
ing the day by people who wanted to congratu-
late him. and all had good word to say for
Tho c,uh because of the stand it took toward
Dunrayen. The publication OF an alleged resig-
nation few hours before the club met ala not
improve the Earrs standing with the mem
bers This alleged letter purpor'ins to contain
his resignation. was telegraphed from Loiuo"
The letter bore the date February ~ anu many
members who went to the meeting on THURSDAY
evening believed that the Dunraveh ressna
zion had been received by the secretary OF 'he
club and they wondered how such document
would affect the unfinished business III 'ie
form of the Ledyard resolution AL the tiuo
vos learned that no such documen; had been
received and many surmised that 'he l.'' "
resorted TO a trick. hoping that the ciup wou'u
nostnone action If it knew that such uocu-
art u,as IN transit or that the Ledyard reso-
luton might be modified
Rut the Yacht club could not take nouce Vi
a communication which came through news
agency. and the trick, if it was trick faiieu'
WHAT MIR. LEDYARD SAID.
In asking unanimous consent to Withdraw
bis resolution. Captain Ledyard said:
,.,he Lac, session of the club introduced reso-
luton which called upon the Earl OF Dun ,,h
to resign his 9nGIaF r nnd Think great many
members Of club thought that that ne ress on
instead of taking more summary action against n,f
in accordance WIN n .ne wa" IN 70 that
time 1t seemed then more coHSist Sa M IN When
courteous and dgnified ana Inv he New-York
do not think there has ever been in the s, mnd
Of any member of the club, an idea that we sn4u ss
accept any resignation by Lord DnnTas and ample
apology and at the same time retraction OF ms
Charges in the tonight ern ihe c
cumstance that the secretary has made no lneh.or
Of any such b WSen s suggested by the
Introduction OF my resolution that l;ord ad IN
vens resignation should be requesteu, ren,er -
demand by the club-not resignation suen az
ander and expect to have accepted think sir
that the communications which we d nsre aspect
pon the ne mater Lord Dunraven by these several
has "a b hGT naur ha he fs is s no
ing still hedging, stll evading ana sun ,s know
tina. be be s never dd m" See and What been
ciusvely proved to have been imp9ssibbde. - l. du.
think his course mas been such that !, Is uue
now 70 the dignity and self-respect OF this cup
that action should be taken which VII leave no
with that view shall ask the unanimous consent
Of the members Of the club 10 te for he
purpose OF substituting in It's place another anu
different one.
BY the passage Of the other resolution the name
Of Dunraven ceases 10 exist on the membership
roll Of the club . ,ho
club at 7:lO p m. Yesterday. and II IS presunaoy
the one which contains the resignation, pun the
club officials declined to make It's contents KNOWN
new feature in the case was developed yes
terday. dispatch from London saio that ,;o,a
but had also cabled IL to j. Y. s Oddie the secre
tary Of the club
NO SUCH DISPATCH RECEIVED.
Mr.. Oddie told a Tribune reporter that no sucn
cable message had been received. and Commo-
dore Brown confirmed the statement. saying that
II cable dispatch had come to the cluo AIT.
Oddie would certainly have known Of 1t. Mr..
Oddie said that he had been told that Sir George
Baden-Powe had made a statement to the erect
that the dispatch had been sent. but Mr.. Oddie
knew nothing about H. There were also rumors
10 the effect that the British Yacht Racing AS
ISOLATION Of which Lord Dunraven Is president.
would make some announcement as TO the alleged
cabled resignation. There seems 10 be nttle
doubt as TO the contents OF the letter wh,cn
reached the club yesterday but the matter OF
the cabled rC signation cannot be confirmed
Opinions are divided as 10 the effect OF the
outcome OF the Dunraven episode on Interna-
tional Yachting. The position taken by the
Yacht Racing Association and the sympathy
which some English yachtsmen have shown fer
Dunrayen make certain yachtsmen think that 1t
will take years TO straighten out matters. while
others have no fears on that score. Ex-Commo-
dore James D. Smith thinks that II Will have no
Injurious effect. ION the contrary" he said.
"any other verdict would have been blow at
ternational yachting.
Ex-Commodore +. J. Dickinson Is OF the same
opinion. The younger element in the club. while
II Ia thoroughly satisfied with what has been
done expresses regret at action having been de-
iayed H. c. Du Val, who became member at
the last general meeting, said: 81 think the club
did just right Enough wind has been expended
in this matter to blow the Vakyrie across the
Atlantic. l should like to see her In racing trim
next season with an owner who knows how 10
take a whipping"
Captain John Hyslop, the official measurer OF
fhe New-York Yacht Club. who knew all about
the water-line dispute and was witness before
the Inquiry Committee. said: THE vote OF the
members on the resolution Is proof that they be-
lieved in the finding Of inc committee. There
could be no other verdict
only vote against the resolution by which Dun
ravens name Is dropped from the roll. Is reported
a. having voted that way because he thought