New-York tribune., 1896-01-30
INTEREST IN THE VERDICT.
,rNrvAI, OF ATTENTION TO THE DUN
RAVEN CASE.
u,vcr-1.a ALTON AS TO THE REPORT OF THE IN
o11RY CoMMITTEE-No DOUBT THAT THE
EARI,s CHARGES ARE DIsPROVED.
BUT UNCERTAINTY REGARDING
THE WAY THEY WILL
BE TREATED.

. ,,s time for the meeting of the New-York
.,,h, club u hear the Dunraven Committees
ranort draws near. interest in the matter which
naa reached low water-mark because OF 'he ueiay'
is revived.
,s soon as the Inquiry Committee announced
.,o, It's work was completed and adjourned people
- ~ looiS Cor the verdict. But Dunraven's s
,nsel hacked his portmanteau and followed his
,;apt across the water, the DEFENDER Witnesses
.attered TO their homes along the New-Ehs'ahd
oos, Mr. Isen sailed away, and stil there was
no sign OF report. Inquiries about II grew iewer
:, ,h. Yacht Club. and as days increased 10 weeks
and there vas st.ll news from the committee
hicb was to decide whether NOT the fore
,nost Yachting organization in the land had peeh
g,,,ltv of dishonesty and fraud. interest in the
matter naturally began 10 wane. But wheh IL
hacane known 4 few days ago that the Verdlc'
would be made public at the special meeting whlch
s TO be held at the Yacht club tomorrow evening,
m became evident that The interest in the Dun
avsn case was still olive. though dormant
since the meeting has been called eVeiNood! mas
haen speculating the nature of the report ana
the suppositions on the main point all run IN one
direction There seems to be no doubt that the
FL of Dunrayen has failed 10 prove that the
defender sailed on a frauduentiy lonstheneu ioad
,,a,ar-line but there is doubt as 10 now the
committee Will treat his charges. Some yaeh's'le"
think that the committee VIII make II easy 'o'
the Engl!shman and say that he had some cause
for forming his opinion; that they Will N''e '''
matter Of the submerged ppe-hole In Dunraveh
favor and, on the whole. let him down gently DE
sa,,,c that ne Is not guilty but must never 90 II
again These people say that the committee VIII
take the ground that Dunraven has been puh'sheu
enough by his failure and that additional chas-
tisement would be cruel.
m the other hand, there members or me
club who expect report whch W." ue-
nounce the Earl. ard which will give the radlcai
members good reason for asking that DunraVens
name be stricken from the roll OF honorary Nheii-
w No one will know until the report is read which
side if either is right but ii Will take no report OF
the Inquiry Connslee or S dtiS Ir nF D,'nraven in
termine the standing OF the t-dr oi S,, M ~ -,
American Yachting circles The popular VeIoict IN IN
his was pronounced some iie sS0, % 10
probably never be reversed lie ma! continue "
race his yachts in European waters the ir!lce oI
Wales and the German Kaiser may , S0nuolr Win Win
him at Cowes. and the HapsbuIg yachtsneh may
svmpathize with him on the MedltefraIeail ,,s ne
may receive congra tulatory addresses at Ceroil
and In London. but he VIII propaDiy rae no ny Sa
u,ith American yachtsmen. from Whom ne mar
earned the unenvable Title OF a grumper anu oao
loser. 1t, . -. 49, ,,oo.,,,
to-morrow night appointed al the special meet
Ing held at the Yacht Club on the evening OF nove'i
NOT the largest, in the history OF the CluD FROM
ali ind cations the meeting TOMORROW Will be equally
weU attended The meeting Will take place IN the
model-roon. in which the indignation meeting was
held and where the Inquiry Committee sat
speaking Of the possible expulsion OF ~ ven
from honorary membership in the New-fork facht
Club a member said: Il doubt whether the cIuo
will do anything in that direction Dunraven Is the
youngest honorary member on the club ISt ana
unless he asks to have his name taken or. thnK
II VIII remain there. -, -.
The other foreign honorary members OF the club
are the Prince of Wales the Marquis OF Dufferin
and Ava the officers Of the Royal London Yacht
Club, the Royal Harwich Yacht Club ana the
Russia: Baron Adolphe de Rothschild and the
Duke of Gothland. OF Sweden