The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-03
GENERAL SPORTING CHAT
|. 4. W. Will Not Lose Control of
Racing Interests.
YACHT REPORT MOST READY
Committee Investigating Lord Dun
ravens Charges WIN Proba bly, L.
sue the Result of the Meeting Be
tween Now and Monday
of Green Il. Morris.

1t is rumored that the report "f the spc-
cial committee, which Investigated the
charges preferred by Lord Dunraven gainSt
the owners of Defender. VIII have its report
ready for submission to the New York Yacht
Club tomorrow or Monday.
Members OF the committee, however, are
Just as rcticent iii regard to the progress
OF their labors rs they were while the hear
ingS were gong on, and no definite iufOrma-
ton as to when they VIII make public their
decision in the case has yet been obtainable.
fachtsmen are still discussing the matter
and its probable result, and the general
opinion prevails that the decision OF the
committee will show that the Irish earl not
only failed to establish his charges, but
could not show that he had any easonable
ground for making them.
Lord Dunraven's representative, G. r.
Asquith, was much impressed by his visit
to the Defender as she lay IN winter quar-
tiers.
Mr.. Iselin took the plans of the Yacht that
had peen used in evidence and personally
explained about the scupper pipes, which
seemed 10 form the basis for Lord Dunra-
ven's suspicious.
The yacht was thoroughly inspected and
nothing was left undone TO show Mr.. As
qulth how utterly impossible 1t would have
been to change the load water line. The
painted water lines that were daubed on by
Designer Watson were just as fresh as on
the day they were put on.
President Wilson of the League of Amer
lean Wheelmen, has this to say:
1.-The proposition TO abandon control OF
racing is most ill-advised. particularly at
this time when The warmest advocates OF
the movement cannot evolve any scheme or
even theory as to our possible successor in
track government. 1t is proposed revolu-
ton, WITHOUT any idea as to the purposes OF
final result.
Consider for moment the status Of rae
ing relative TO the league. The entire con-
troll is vested in single cOmmittee-the rae
inc The dpnartmput Is geIf-SuStaln-
ing, having received not one cent from The
parent body for year. The powers are
great and they have been e1eTSi a IN man an
commanded the respect OF all The wheelmen
in the land.
by constant and aggressive action the
racing board has attained prominence
which has threatened at times to over
shadow the other and more important divi-
sion OF our work. That very prominence
the racing naW 6eRns MADE
n is INV opjnion not that the racing depart
Inent has done too much, but That others
of us have done too little.
"Tne Inuch-talked-of class B amateur Ques-
ton is in a sense a squabbling over tech
nicality and resolves itself INTO the ques-
ton whether or not the league ltselr can
coin its own definition of an amateur.
However that question may be decided
believe that this class of paid riders, VINO
are not allowed 10 compete Tor desirable
prizes, must be continued just as long as
the trade supports teams, as at present"
Owner Green B. Morris is dissatisfied
with the manner in which the racing is
conducted at the Bay District track, and.
sguariDg up his accounts with the California
Jockey Club yesterday announced his in
,ention OF continuing his racing operations
in future to the new course at Ingieside
of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club.
&, ON Saturday last his crack filly. Sallie
Ciicquot, was a starter in the Elmwood
Stake, and in a drive was beaten out by
the Baldwin entry, Ramiro. In the weigh
ing-ln room under the judges stand Chorn,
who rode the winner, was found to be a
pound and a half short of weight on tip
ping the scales. The clerk OF the scales
then escorted Chorn, with his tack" to