The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-01
DUNRAIEN Is WRONG.
Dee n by the Yacht Club
Ia 'igating Committee.
The = iuAee VERY PLAIN.
Dnnrayen's Charges Not Only Unsus-
tanned, but Wholly Disproyed.
II the Irish Earl Had Stayed To Hear
the Evidence lie Would Have With
drawn Ills False Accusation. the
Committee Thinks-Dunrayen won,e
Talk.

New York. Jan. si.-The New York
Yacht Clubs home on Madison avenue
was crowded tonight with members who
were anxious 20 hear the report Of the in
yestigatlng committee which was appoint
Ell several months ago 10 hear the charges
preferred BY Lord Dunraven against the
owners of the victorious Yankee craft De-
fender. Commodore Brown called the spe-
cial meeting of the club for o'clock to-
night, and after the secretary called the
roll the report of the investigating COM
mittee was read. In the absence OF f., ].
Phelps, who was chairman throughout the
Investigation. the report was read by ]. z.
Morgan.
The findings review the charge of the
Earl of Dunrayen that after being meas
ured the yacht Defender was surrepti-
tfously loaded SO as 10 sink her four inch
es deeper in the water; that she sailed in
that condition the first day: that imme-
diately after the race the ballast was se-
cretly removed. so that when measured
the next day no discrepancy was found TO
exist between the two measurements.
The conclusion reached Is: Upon care
ful consideration of the whole case tha
committee is unanimously OF the opinion
that the charge made by Lord Dunraven
had its origin in a mistake: that il Is not
only not sustained by the evidence but ia
completely disproved: ard that all the cir
Gums tanceS indicated by him as giving
rise 70 his suspicion are entirely and sat-
isfectoriiy explained. They deem H.
therefore. but just to Mr.. Islin and the
gentlemen concerned with him. as well as
tie officers and crew Of the Defender. that
the committee should express emphatic-
ally their conviction that nothing what
ever occurred in connection with the race
In question that casts the least suspicion
upon the integrity or propriety OF their
ceneuct and the committee il not willing
10 doubt that If Lord Dunraven had re-
mained present throughout the investiga-
tion, so as TO have heard all the evidence
that was introdsced. he would. of his own
motion. have withdrawn charge that
so plainly founded upon a mistake,
and that has been 50 unfortunate in the
publicity IL has attained and the feeling
10 which II has given rise
During the reading OF the report every
point made elected hearty cheers and ap-
plause. When Mr.. Morgan had finished,
the report accepted and adopted. 1t
was decided that the consideration OF the
committees report be postponed until the
general meeting Of the club on February IA
London. Jan. S1.-Copies OF the decision
: OF the special committee on Investigation
of the New York Yacht Club we're deliver
ed to the press and to Lord Dunraven al 10
evening at the Marlborough Club. and ar
ceive the document. Lord Dunraven inn
medisiely catered upon the perusal OF the
report. An interview was sought tonight
with Lord Dunraven. btii he refused to ex-
press an orinion or to speak for publication
IA Ft..~t s4fN