Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-06-08
LAWSON SHUT OUT.
The independence Barred from
America Cup Races.
New York Yacht Club So Decides
and So Notifies Lawson.
A Decision Which will Not Meet With Appro
val Of the People.

Ney, York, June Mr. Thomas w.
Lawfon Of Boston, will not be allowed
to enter his yacht Independence for the
defence of the Americas cur, under the
charter ne has proposed to- the New
York Yacht Club.
This decision was arrived at by the
challenge committee of the New York
Yacht Club this afternoon, and was
conveyed to Mr.. Lawson in letter,
mailed, tonight.
The last two paragraphs Of the let
ter explained the attitude OF the New
York Yacht Club. They are:
1T is evident that further discussion
can serve 10 useful purpose and the
committee therefore must decline to
pursue the subject further with you.
IF member of this club notifies
the secretary that he has chartered the
Independence or that he has accepted
| transfer of her it will be for such
| member to enter her for such events
as she may be qualified to enter
Seemingly the last paragraph in it
self might open way in which the
| independence might be entered, but as
a matter of fact it is stated that no
| member of the New York Yacht Club
| today would accept a charter or
transfer of the boat owned by Mr.. Law
son under any circumstances. There
| fore, she is shut out absolutely from
participating in the race.
After meeting of the challenge
| committee today, and after it had de-
cidcd to return to Mr.. Lawson his pro-
position to charter the Independence
to a member of the New York Yacht
Club. members who comprise the chal-
lenge committee, correspondence was
| given out covering all the controversy
To the last letter from Mr.. Lawson
| the New York Yacht Club committee
replies under date Of June , as fol-
| lows:
Thomas w. Lawson:
Your letter of June was received,
this morning. The papers herewith
consisting of an instrument signed by
you and q copy of letter addressed TO
you by counsel, whose name is not dis
closed, are hereby returned to you, the
| committee having notified you on June
| ) that it did not desire you to submit
to them form of any charter you
| might propose to make.
Throughout the entire correspond
cncc tnlS CONli1llttce mas Deefl dliAlouS
| to believe that you had no other object
than to avail yourself of such reason
| able regulations as might be necessary
to qualify the Independence TO com
pete for the honor of defending the
cup and they have therefore, in spite
of many things in your letters to which
exception might have been taken,
| treated you with uniform courtesy.
| Your last letter. however, with the
| enclosure, indicates a settled purpose
| on your part to misunderstood the po-
| sition of the committee which has been
again and again stated to you in terms
too plain to be open to any but wilful
misconstruction.
1T is evident that further discussion
can serve no useful purpose and the
| committee therefore must decline to
pursue the subject further with you.
IF a member of this club notifies
| the secretary that he has chartered the
| Independence, or that he has accepted
n transfer of her it will be for such
member to enter her for such events
| as she may be qualified to enter.
LEWIS CASS LEDYARD.
Chairman"