New-York tribune., 1896-02-01
LONDON PRESS COMMENTS
THE COURTESY OF THE COMMITTEES s
DOCUMENT PRAISED
THE CHRONICLE' THINKS THAT IAN INSTANT
AND COMPLETE APOLOGY" FROM THE Earl.
WOULD now BE IL ORDER YACHTS
MEN IL ENGLAND WILL, LOYALTY
ACCEPT THE DECISION.


ACCEPT THE DECISION.
rorIon Jan sl-"The Chronicle tomorrow.
commenting on the finding of the committee of In
ouiry Of the New York Yacht club in the matter
of the charges made by Lord punraven asanst the
Defender syndicate. viii say:
The committee was 50 strong and distinguished
that it's findings must be rrcc.vei as con, 'siN e
,.rit,t The verdict - expressed In .anguast or
ih. most studied courtesy and consi iertton nler
th~ rir'umsiances the cpmmitise coult no, nay ma. = =
demolition of Lord Dunrtycn : monsifouS char -
u hat commented upon them IN IAn.uasr OF @ @tne
n..u .mposs bic 20 SHOW greater regard for MS
initiate aclir3t any future contest the only ques-
tor tnst apw remains =, Whtt IS LORI punraNeh
going to ,lo1 l. w! b. the opinion. we are conii-
tar of an british lovers of the best kind Of sport
mat there is only one course open IQr MN ana that
: 10 make an instant ami complete apology IN
terms which sha. he exhaustive. ana whl'n ..all
rival la con~1srh'. NE Us feen ., ,la,n his
gross ana most unfortunate error beyond the pos
sibIlty of doubt
The STANDARD will say:
/, may be acknovlcdscd that the h1d'ng, although
hostile - Lord Dunrarcn's cont"ntIon is stutousy
courteous and Is well cal 'u'd'ci 70 lay 'he uhPeds
ant business 10 rest
The paper adds that II regrets that Lord Dun
raven was unable hear all the evidence. No
doubt II he had. and had deemed II sufficient to
cncidatc his suspicious. he would have been the
first to admit his mistake. II remarks that the
commit 20 carStuly hNoit- saying b'ht i'Vi' '""-
raven had no grouuIs for hs harsc. and ends
We rust that Lori - nras, l., IS the ON
mite, believes after stu lying the whole rebuttiIg
rlijepcr b, convinced OF his M IKE and arise
and accept he hand the committee has held out
and bring 20 AZ anicahle conclusion mater
which mas caused a great d"al Oh angry ieei!nV Pc
tween the two great yachting peoples OF the word.
The Morning Will say.
The decision vii be Loyalty accepted by Lord
Uunraven and his fellow yacht 'men here There
is no course left open but 10 withdraw the allega-
tons. 1t is thousand pitiss that nora nulraIen
garded as closed
THE TINES" THINKS 1T SEVERE.
"The Times will say:
Whatever degree OF assent the findings may conf
mand in yachting circles IN this country. tney VIII
an inuuiry conducted by men OF unmpeachable
honor. problty and position While some or the
raven contentious to be unfounded are undeniably
str1nG and pertinent. others appear to be or less
cOgont nature
THE Times" discusses these respective grounds
and adds
The great mistake made by Lori Dunraven seems
TO have been that he did not make his a-ir-
portant communication to the ReSatta Committee
in writing. He trusted to verbal messaSe, ard
ent,y did not convey his full mean nG the mes
seuser. and certainly dd not do so to the com
mttee; ne langunse, adopted M e py the tn oomm!tsee
vere when IL Is RENE emhcred that the charge was
not made public by him until atier 1t had been pub
rsNcd hv the committee In New-York. 1t Is to /
regretted too. that the Committee OF Inquiry
unable 10 take wider view ot its functions and
udge the whole on It's merits.
Tho result of the investigation as It stands IT,
indeed TO acqult Mr. iselln and his friends OF
charge which was brought against them. but 1t
can hardly be said u have cleared up In salts
factory manner the real matter at issue; That.
indeed as Lord Dunraven has contended all along.
Garher ar ofter the custody OF the yachts by
The committee that night had been neglected.