To save going through the story a score of times, Frank had the broken pieces of the bobstay bar brought up and laid on the deck near the tiller, and in reply to inquiries simply pointed to them, saying: "I think that tells the tale for itself." All were full of indignation at the dastardly outrage.
"What are you going to do, Major ?" "I am not going to do anything, except take it ashore and hand it to the Sailing Committee.

That it has been cut is certain.

As to who cut it, there is no shadow of evidence." "If I were in Carthew's place," one of them said, "I should decline to take the Cup under such circumstances, and would offer to sail the race over again with you as soon as you had repaired damages." "I should decline the offer if he made it," he said, quietly.

"It is probable that we shall meet in a race again some day, and then we can fight it out, but for the present it is done with.

He has won the Queen's Cup, and I must put up with my accidents." The effect produced by the facts reported to the committee, and their examination of the broken bar, was very great.