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[YACHTING]. Report of the special committee of the New York Yacht Club relative to certain charges made by the Earl of Dunraven concerning the recent match for the America’s Cup. New York: printed for the Club, 1896. Royal 8vo. Contemporary half green morocco gilt, marbled sides, raised bands, gilt–lettering and fillets in compartments, top edge gilt, stamp–signed by Stikeman & Co. (spine a bit sunned). Provenance: David B. Ogden (bookplate). FIRST EDITION of this rare account concerning Lord Dunraven’s charges against the American yacht, Defender, which, according to his claim, was loaded with ballast to sink her four inches lower in the water, thus making her faster than Dunraven’s yacht.