The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-06
BRITISH BRUTALITY.
Insulting Suspicious Expressed
Regarding the Niagara's
Water Tanks.
Rg Gable to the United Press.

LONDON, June 6, 18e6-The Field, in
its issue Of today, publishes the follow
ing undated letter from Mr.. Howard
Could in reply to a communication from
the Secretary of the Yacht Racing As
sociation, with reference to the water
tanks on Mr.. Gould's yacht Niagara
"Sir-In your issue of the S0th ultimo
there appeared an article regarding the
Niagara's water tanks, which, although
it does not state how they might be so
used, intimates that they could be used
as shifting water ballast
AS the article misled some of your
readers into the belief that they have
been used for a purpose both unsporis-
manlike and contrary to racing rules, I
desire to state emphatically that the
tanks have never been used for water
ballast or for any purpose whatever other
than to carry water for the needs of the
crew; also, that the Niagara was meas
ured this year fer Yacht Racing AS
sociatien certificate, with her tanks empty
and has always raced with them in that
condition. Even If the tanks were filed
the idea that they could be an advantage
minutes for the water from one to run
into the other through the small pipe
connecting them.
may add that nearly all racing
yachts built in America use tanks in
preference to carrying water in breakers,
which can SO readily be moved from one
SIDE of boat to the other
HAD the committee advised me OF their
intended visit it would have AFFORDED me
lnucn pleasure to have met them aboard
lne Niagara and aided them in their in
~ HOWARD GOULD.
Mr. Dixon Kemp's letter. as Secretary
o. o the Yacnt Racing Association, to Mr..
Gould, reads as follows
Dear SRA report was made fo the
Gouncn OF the Yacht Racing Association
that your yacht Niagara was fitted with
a water tank under the seaf on each . siIa si51s
" uae cabln and that these were connected
ny pipe 50 as to make it possible by
a1s alerely turning cock to run water from
one tank into the other, and thus use them
as shifting water ballast, which might
De advantageous in certain cases
cons iaqee el,esa members of the Council were in
ranks, which they did immediately after
m sne race of the Royal Thames Yacht Club
On 4an5y May ", and in your absence were af-
he ae9abers f of * IKE e5psa1e counc Earf az al
wish to convey any idea on their rs Al. r
imat ;rs9io, tae tanlSs Were used for the purpose
preston is the other way. But I am re-
quested to suggest in order to place the
matter beyond suspicion, tfat It is de-
slraple to make i1npractieable the run of
me water from enc tank TO the other,
Wnlch could readily be done by a small
alteration in the pipes.
y should be, glad to hear, for the in
formation of the Council, that this win
be done at once.
DIXON KEMP,
These, are the only letters which have
ietary. Of the Yacht Racing Association.
The statement cabled last night that Mr.
Gould had replied to Secretary Kemp as
senting to the suggestions of the Council
Of the Yacht Racing Association that
the tanks On board the Niagara be dis
connected is contained in an editorial
note in the Field making inquiry as
to the originator of the charge made
against the Niagara's owner.