New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

When can his folly fade!
O the wild charge he made.
Marked him craven.
Fie the charge he maze
Shame the base crusade
Made by Dunraven'
Two weeks ago the members OF the !ao"' ,'uo
xhought that by this time the Dunra'eh Hi0'uo"'
,voud he a matter OF the past The charge 'ha'
called had been probed. the committee had niaue
A.. ranor, and the club had taken the hrs' steps
.ouvard nunshing Dunraven-all that was el' OF
bim-when a cable message from ms Loi
STAYED the hand Of the executioner' Ihrous'i '
generosity Of the club he was granted lesp'e -
80 weeks The time expires at O'Clock THIS even
ing. .. % the
1advard resolution. is still within easy reach ana
the nature Of Dunraven's letters VIII ue'e'''''''
whether or not it will be used Under the CT
stances It is only natural that the members siiouiu
bs anxious to know what DunraVen mas "ii'''"'
hut whatever it may be. 1t will have little OF ITO
ra., IN the way of e.evating him In their es'iid-
90, The verdict in his has been agreed upoi'
and II the resolution asking him 10 resign i'o NJ
orary membership is not adopted IL wiz "o' "
cause Dunraven has re-estapAsheu i'!'''is .,a.
lions with the New-York Yacht Cluo' u"' ,.,
,ha conservative members. who fear that olas",
oasuras might interfere with further international
yachting have prevailed on the younger clement u
spare him. r,..uo,o,r naners
The recent publications in the european 20" -
On far to show that no true sportsman "ou'u NC
tate to challenge for the America Cup o00""
~ tho finding in the punraven case anu sum.
vachtsmen have even gone so FAR as 10 say '. -
Dunraven were punished for his action. the i'oSai
Yacht SQUADRON would erdeavor to get up q iao
for the cup simply to show that 'he a"'' ~
none of theirs, but punraven matter Pu'' ~
simple. p,,,es ,a.,ers
In connection with the Phelps ana h''es ''..S
,o-piph
,ad. ..yhat will be done If one OF the ie''eiS
.airs res,gnation?" There Is already reso-
iution before the club TO ask Ter the Eai 80.
lion and the point is: VIII the resolution ue wv"
drawn in order that the resignation" may 49,
,,ron or viii II be pressed TO vote SO tia' 'ie
-ec,rds nav show that the EarIs resignation "'
oce,ved and accepted after he had been redueS'eu
to hand 1t In? c.,, Cass
1Ndyard at the meeting which took pace OH GU
AIRY 13. 1t reads
Whereas The Earl Of nnbsT an CERTAIN
STATEMENTS hargng that foul play was S Tpecent races
for the Americas Cup Upon investgatOn % BY
said charges made BY 1ss9 and anticipated in
by Lord Dunraven and his counsel II clSar nyS a
peared that the said charges were not U1S by
any reasonable grounds Of sSspciSan Lore
n nare oeTed aav apology for making the Under
these circums it Is in The judgmeht 81 Dun nm,
raven Should Continue to enjoy TIE privileges OF
honorary membership therein. Therefore %, 20 In
Resolved That the secretary be instructed ~, ~ ~
form the Earl Of 9 en- Se rs Yaeh Club
is requested by the club.
This resolution would have baen adopted without
a negative vote If J. Pierpont Morgan had not
moved 10 lay it on the table for two weeks in orier
that Lord Dunraven's letters, which he caped were
under way, might be first read ana cohs.ce'eH
The letters are here and viii be read tonight be-
i,,-si roff he last
taken up. The speculations az TO the possible ac-
tion in the event of there being RESIGNATION m
cluded in the communications seems to be useless,
for Secretary Oide says that ne ms s-Th Nouns M
like resnation rom the Earl he punraven
the Yacht Club has given him 50 many cAanctS 10
extricate himself from the meshes in which he
be no possible excuse for inaciioh ne may
however, that the meeting tonight VIII be short
the Abortion Of the Ledyard resolutions. Even II
that course is not pursued II VIII take many EjeI
Yacht Club that cx-Commodore Smith vac not
right when he said that there was no place IN the
yachting world for Lord Dunraven.
Ex-Minster Edward J. Phelps who presided over
the Special Inquiry Committee, was in town when
the report OF his committee was laid before the
club but did not attend tire meeting. he was here
yesterday also. but did not remain TO see wn ia
would be done with his fe.low-honorary member ne
Of the nature OF the letter which he had received
except B su BAY en' s and Wod be made pu
them Mr. Phelps left the city yesterday as ne
lectures at Yale to-day
A large delegation from the New-York Yacht
Club will attend the funeral OF Colonel Charles
Nick Leoser at Larchmont Manor to-day. Among
those who viii go Commodore Brown. Secretary
eddie S. Nicholson Kane and f. T.. Chase.
The Horseshoe Harbo- Club. Of Larchmont y.
w. will hold its annual meeting at the Marlborough
Hotel on the evening OF March .. The Nominating
Committee has presented the following ticket. TO
which there will be no opposition: Commodore
BENJAMIN c. Lockett vice-commoGore. Edward g.
Unit: treasurer, l.. S. kneva!s; Secretary Eustis
l. HOPKINS: trustee, Commodore George . rowe;
The Nominating Committee was composed OF t1e
following members: c. *. Roscnques;, r. H. Foote
jr Joseph l.. Sterling. Bloomfield Brewer ana
Frank A. Moore.
The Regatta Committee Of the Atlantic fach'
Club has issued its programme for the coming sea-
son. The Decoration Day excursion is the hrst ana
special September ). the last nunoer In me
large programme. The prizes aggregate *lV.olo ne
report Is signed by John l.. Bliss Henry j. GieIoW
David e Austen w. l.. Gerrish and George W.
McNulty.
DUNRAVEN'S COUNSEL ON THIS SIDE
TO BRING MIR AsKWiTH OVER.
Lord Dunravens failure to establish his charges
was not due to any na;tention on his part He
spared neither time money In his Efforts to make
out case and employed counsel here as well as
abroad. Colonel George Bliss. who was retained BY
ninth-st. last night. and said that Lord Dunraven