New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12
WHAT WILL TIE CLUB DO!
SPECULATION ABOUT POSSIBLE ACTION
CONCERNING DUNRAVEN.
To MORROW NIGHTS MEETING OF THE NEW
YORK YACHT CLUB-OTHER YACHT

,ro vopRow NIGHTS MEETING OF TIE NEW
YORK YACHT CLUB-OTHER YACHT
ING MATTERS
e,ocr,a,,on as 10 what action be taken by
,h Iouyorl, Yacht Club It's meeting Tomorrow
On tho ease of Lord Dunraven was stimulated yes
terday by the report from London that Duhra'eh
communication TO the club VIII be Simply a." eN
nlanation OF his charges. but not an apo'os!' ne
is reported as having said as much 10 DIXON Ne'"p
and II Is argued that he would nave haae "' SUI"
statement II the report OF the inquiry 'oi'i'''ee
had not been unsatisfactory to him.
The officials OF the yacht club naturally ret-
cent on the subject because whatever the nature
OF the communication may be- IL one mas Deeh re-
ceived II must be laid before the cp beiore IL can
be discussed
the Dunrayen incident has caused many people 10
think that spirit of fairness had sprung UP there
and that Dunraven might have benefited by 1t. but
dispatches received from London yesterday show
that the stand OF the newspapers has not aHccted
the representative yachtsmen. At Its annual meet
ing which was held on Monday, the London Yacht
Racing Association reelected Dunraven as presi-
dent THAT is a sample OF English fairness said
a yachtsman in referring to the election. They
say that Dunraven was wrong. they ask him to
apologize, they indorse the action or the specla
committee. and then they eject the man who stands
convicted of conduct which should disgrace nm
in yachting circles TO preside over their delibera-
tons"
Members of the club will not express their opinion
as TO what may be done in the Dunraven matter
tomorrow night. but many OF them look az II they
thought that the 18th would be all unlucky date
for the Irish earl
The many friends OF Flee, Captain Frank T. Rob
lnson. who Frustrated by attack Of partial
paralysis ut the New-York Yacht Club some time
ago and has been confined to his home Madison
ave. and Twenty-seventh-st.. ever since, VIII be
glad 10 know that he is growing better. and that ne
has arranged to make IA trip to bermuda, leaving
here next Wednesday.
he (rua /
yacht. IS being overhauled AMI improved at City
Island. Much of the fine yacht vii. be entirely new
when she Will n AXE her reappearance next season.
r. S Pamer's yacht Yampa. which has been on
the New England coast for time. sailed for
Bermuda yesterday.
John d. Barretts new steel schooner yacht. on
which Lawley & Sons. OF Boston, have been at
work from designs by Wintrngham, Is making
good progress
Lloyd Phoenix and party OF friends will sail for
the Mediterranean In his yacht Intrepid soon as
the repairs which In progress on the vesse
are completed The crew. which VIII DC COMMANDED
by Captain Kerr. has been taken on board
The Brooklyn Yacht Club viii follow the example
which by other clubs and work for uniform
racing rules at the annual meeting which VII take
at No. Willoughby-st at p. III.
The Iarchmont Yacht club viii also vote upon
amendments 10 tDelf racing lufS III NV
meeting which Will be held Dclmonicos next
Wednesday at $50 r. m. The candidates for the
various offices named in The Tribune some
days ago.
The meeting Of the Atlantic Yacht Club on Mon
day evening was marked by unusual enthusiasm.
and 1t was evident that the members were all anA-
ous to make the coming season IN every way sue
cess:ul. Commodore Goud, IN his annual report
urged the members TO ala tho cause OF yachilAE 10y
attending the regattas ard going on the cruise
Colonel Austen In speaking OF the prospects for the
coming season. said that 1t would probably be the
n osi successful In the history of the club New
and valuable prizes VIII be added L. the rcgu ar
list and cool inducements viii be held out TO
honOrs.