New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-10
THE DUNRAVEN CHARGES.
WHAT THE REPORT OF THE INvEsTr.
eating COMMITTEE WILL SHOW.


COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE EARL. TO ESTABLISH
HIS cAsE-NATURE Of THE TESTIMONY
THE REPORT LIKELY TO BE AN Ex-
cEEDINGLY LONG DOCUMENT.
There are no signs of a report from the Dun
raven Inquiry Committee. and the general i'm
preston Is tina. the document is still In tn.
hands OF the printer
The members OF the committee and the few
persons who present al the investigation
still refrain from talking about the report OF the
proceedings before the committee, and specula-
ton on the part of those who are interested
continues.
No person seems to doubt that Dunraven's
case was an ignomnious failure. but in what
form the committee will make the fact known to
the public is the point which causes discussion.
1t is supposed that the report Of the pro-
ceedings of the first and second sessions of the
committee will cover the most important feat
ures of the investigation. because at those meet
ings the charges made and the strongest
evidence in contradiction offered 1t will
probably be found that the first session was
taken up entirely by the charges which were
presented by Mr. Askwith and the testimony
in support Of the charges b. Lord Dunraven
and Arthur Glennie. II was at this session. also
that the affidavits Of Captain Watson and sew
eral members Of the Valkyrie crew were placed
In evidence. Lord Dunraven dwelt upon his con-
versatons with Mr. Glenne and with Latham
A. Fish to show that he had doubts as to the
Defenders load water-line That part ~ the tes-.
timony was anticipated by the Cup Committees
report which was published in The Triic,ne last
Wednesday The committee report states:
On Saturday. September = Lord Dunravcn COM
ar~aif
Defender had sailed that DAYS race Immersed three
go or four (D inches more than when she WAS meas
Lord Dunraven stated that he believed that the
change had been made without the knowledge OF
the Defenders owners but Il must be corrected or
he would discontinue rae ng.
;ion IL should take but he desired remeasurement
that day Saturday September ..
THE EARLs TESTIMONY.
The testimony Of the Carl OF Dunraven viii be
the part OF the report IN which most people Will
take the greatest interest espe tally since the
report Of the Cup Committee shows that ne with
drew his boat only because Il the alleged crowd
Ing on ,he part Of the excursion boats. II Is be-
neved that the evidence offered on the first day.
which included the testimony Of Dunraven ana
Mr. Glennie ard the afliiayits If Captain Watson
and Of several members of the Nalkyrie crew.
will show nothing to prove that extra ballast was
taken on board tie Defender but will satisfy all
that the charges were founded on suspicion only
At the second days session c. Oliver lselin was
examined and fatty denied the Dunraven
charges gave the reasons for the Defenders ten
der lying alongside the racer explained the orig
inal ballastng OF the yacht and showed that any
attempt to ship additional ballast on the part OK
the crew would have become known 10 HIM Mr:
Isens denial was followed By the evidence or
Captain Hank TIaff who was in a position during
the races T. know al, that took place on ne l,e-
fender He was as positive "a NJ lselin that the
On ere unfOlInipl Z.
will be as interesting as Mr.. lselins.
Mr.. Askwith doubtless endeav0rei To snow ina.
additional ballast might have been taken on board
without; Mr. lsclins or Captain HANS knowledge.
hut in this he probably unsuccessful But
even # he had succeeded in showing that during
the absence OF the syndicate representative ana
the navigator a little matter OF 1900 or loOJo
pounds of dead weight in the shape or pig lead or
water might have been taken aboard and slowed
In the hull the next witnesses would nave Demon
strated that the Defender would not nave Dene-
flied by the fraud.
UERRE.HOrrS IMPORTANT POINTS.
The Defender syndicate strengthened it's side
Of the case by the evidence of Nat Herreshon. the
designer Of the yacht, who was one Of the wit
resses on the second day. BY MS testimony u
was shown that even If the Defender crew had
endeavored To lsngthen the load water-line ~
the yacht by placing additional ballast aboard:
even if they had been INSCRIPTIONS enough to
desire to perpetratc the fraud, there were me-
chanical obstacles which could rot be overcome
The report Of bis testimony will show, /, IL be-
lieved that if enough additional ballast had
been placed the Defender to immersc her as
deep the charges allege and 10 make her three
four inches longer. II would have been de-
cided detriment TO the yacht and would have
lessened her chances Of winning the races. The
force OF the designers evidence was strength
ened by others. Then cane the twelve or four
teen members of the crew f the Defender. whose
evidence will probably take up much space, but
will show nothing new.
The third and fourth days OF the hearing were
taken up with corrobor1tive evidence. given by
members Of the New-York Yacht Club who
had sailed on the Defender as guests of Mr.
lselin.
Those people who look for a record of SQUAD
bes between Mr.. Choate and Mr. Askwth viii
look in vain a man who knows said that the
hearing was quiet one ana pleasant as
hearing of that kind could be. No personalities
INDUCED in. and the oppo'ing counsel ar
gued and discussed the various points that came
up in the most friendly manner
II know nothing officially" said member OF
the club but If the report Of the committee is as
long as IT was hn;ed, it will make a good-sized
book. and if printed in fun would cover about
one hundred columns Of The Tribune
The notice for special Meeting OF the New
York Yacht Club. at which the report viii be laid
before the members, and which Il looked for
daily has not yet been issued. and some Of the
members think that 1t may not be posted for sew.
eral DAYS
The reports from abroad t. the effect that Lord
Dunraven has lost caste among his own country
men and tina; in England well here there
seems 10 be little doubt as to the nature of the
committees findings are matters which are freely
discussed in Yachting circles Yachtsmen look
upon the attitude Of the English people in the
matter as sure indication that Dunraven's wild
vaporngs and his failure TO establish will
not affect international yachting. and that even
If drastic measures should he adopted and II
Lord Dunraven should he made to understand
that the New-York Yacht Club would be well
off without hts name on its roll 1t would not de-
ter other fair sportsmen from making efforts to
carry the Americas Cup TO England.
SUSPECTED OF LARCENY