Show DUXRAVEXS REASON He Says it Was Absolute Absurdity Absurdi-ty to Race LONDON Sept 32 Heuter News Agency this evening sent a request by cable to the Earl of Dunraven for a statement state-ment of the reason for his action in withdrawing with-drawing from his third race for the Americas cup today r he following reply re-ply has been received from New York Owing to the excessive crowding by steamers at the first two race and especially es-pecially at the start of and on the last ten miles of the second race I notified the committee on the llth lust requesting request-ing that the letter bo not opened until a decision had been reached with regard to the foul at the start of the second race that owing to the danger of a serious accident ac-cident by collision with the excursion steamers and others and owing to the absolute absurdity of carrying on races under such conditions I should decline to start unless some arrangements were made to race in clear water I requested a postponement of todays races with a view of arriving at such arrangement ar-rangement The committee found J impossible im-possible to concede this I then notified them that I should beat be-at Sandy Hook lightship for the purpose of giving Defender 3 start Signed DUNRAVEN ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE KEY WEST Fla Sept 12Advices received from Cuba ia steamship Mascotte say that a great battle has been fought near Camaguey between insurgents under Maximo Gomez and the Spaniards under General Mallo The battle lasted fortyeight hours and the Spaniards were repulsed with heavy loss It is reported over 1JO Spaniards were killed and wounded When the news reached Havana it caused excitement at the palace Roloff and his band have been busy during the past week having blown up a troop train near Santiago de Cuba and a bridge near Sagua Spaniards admit that the train was blown up but claim only five men were killed Advices I Ad-vices received however state that nearly 100 soldiers were killed I The harbor of Havana is almost deserted de-serted Not a ship save Spanish was I there when the Mascotte left |