The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-01
REPORT ON THE YACHT RACE.
ALL OF LORD DUNRAvEN'S
CHARGES DIsPROyEN.

The Committee Expresses the Belief
That He Would Have withdrawn
His Charge n He Had Remained
Present UntiI the Close of the In
vestigatiOn-A Large Attendance OF
Members to Hear the Report.
New York. Jan. 31.-A special general
meeting of the New York Yacht Club was
held at the club house. G. Madison avenue,
tonight. The meeting was called for the
purpose OF presenting to the members tho
report of the special committee appointed
by the club to Investigate the now famous
Dunraven charges. There was a large
attendance OF members present, and oa
the FIVE members that formed the invests
eating committee the Hon. f. ]. Phelps
was the only absentee. The other meme
bers were Capt. Mahan, United States
navy. j. Pierpont Morgan, George l..
Rives. who acted as secretary OF the COM
mittee, and Hon. w. c. Whitney.
Among the members present who were
prominent in connection with the raca
Tor the Americas cup and yacht owners
entitled to vote In the club, were: Ex-
Commodore James d. Smith, J. r. RusI<.
A. Cass Canheld. Archibald Rogers, A.
Carey Smith. s. Nicholson Kane. Latham
A. Fish, Newberry Thorne, Woodbury..
Kane, w. Butler Duncan and ]. Frederick
Tams.
J. Plerpont Morgan, in the absence OF
Hon. IL. j. Phelps the chairman of thd
committee, read the report The memberS
frequently interrupted the reading at each
telling point with marked applause. When
Mr. Morgan concluded the report, was, on
motion or Commodore Smith, received acc
cepted, and adopted, amid a scene of great
enthusiasm. A vote OF thanks was ten-
dered 70 the committee for their very abba
ana exhaustive communication and the
committee was discharged
capt. Ledyard's resolution that the cons
slderation OF the report and the matters
appeftalning thereto should be postponed
until the next general meeting OF the ciuh
on the 18th proximo was seconded and
ADOPTED. The secretary was directed Ia
send copies OF the report and the evf@
dence to each member OF the club. After
the members had heard the report the gen4
eral FEELING was one OF entire satisfac-
ton with the findings, and the manner
IN which the committee had handled their
arduous task. The report makes a pam-
phiet OF 30 pages, and 1t concludes with
Upon a careful consideration OF
,ils Ine -, whole. whole case the committee are
ntbnan'mSHusly tbe GSsrgy 4ao Of the opinion that
raven, and which has been the subject OF
this Investigation, had its origin in a
mistake; that II Is not only not sustained
by evidence, but Is completely disproved;
and that all the circumstances indicated
| by him as giving rise TO his suspicion, are
| entirely and satisfactorily explained They
| deem II, therefore. but Just to Mr.. Iseiin
/ and the gentlemen concerned with him
/ as well as to the officers and crew OF the
| Defender, that the committee should ex-
press emphatically their conviction, that
/ nothing whatever occurred in connection
| with the race in question that casts the
/ least suspicion upon the integrity or pro-
/ priety of their conduct
And the committee are not willing e
/ doubt, that II Lord Dunraven had remained
/ present throughout the investigation
so as to have heard all the evidence that
| was introduced, he would Of his own mo-
/ ton have withdrawn a charge that was so
| plainly founded upon a mistake, and that
| has been SO unfortunate in the publicity
| Il has attained, and the feeling to which
| IL has given rise"
The committee expressed regret that q
| partial report OF their finding got into
print without their consent, some days
| ago. Tho newspaper that made the pub
| lication had no authority to do so.