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Evening Star, Issue 14888, 29 May 1912, Page 7

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AUSTRALIAN ROWERS AT OXFORD. Press Association—By Telegraph—.Copyright. LONDON, May 28. (Received May 29, at, 11 a.m.) The New South Voiles lowers who intend to take part in she Olympic Canes, visited the Oxfeid A'ar-ity Eight this week, and dined in Ihe new College Hall. They .start training to-day. CRICKET IN ENGLAND. SEVERAL CENTURIES. Playing for Hampshire against Kent, at Southampton Ibis week, C. B. Fry. captain of England's Eleven in Ihe test lour. compiled 1-13 runs, and C. P. Mead 106. Playing for Yorkshire against Lancashire at Bradford, Rhodes made 107 runs. Against Su... \-. at ixn-d's. J. W\ Heanv (Middlesex) captured seven wickets for 28 runs._ For the same side P. F. Warner scored L>o runs, LONDON. May 28. (Receive,! May 29. at. 11.3 a.m.) llardstaff I Notts) made 197 against Surrev at Nottingham. Pla'vim- for K;sex at l.evi-m against Derbyshire. Perrin .-cored' 243 and M'Cahey 130. BR'YCLE TRICK DIVER'S END. Cabled from London tlt.it- Arthur llepp-i. a -Well-known bicycle 'trick diver, was killed at- Brighl.cn pier in ihe presence of thousands of holiday-makers. OTAGO HOCKEY ASSOCIATION. Last night's executive meeting was pre. sided over by Mr E. If- Caldm. It was resolved to play four matches on Saturday at, Monteeiilo 'on the grounds placed at Ihe disposal of the association by the governing bodies of football.—-Messrs Smart. Wright, and .Jarman were appointed a committee to consider the necessity for amending ihe rides, par* icularly in inspect to the preventing of the indiscriminiile transfer of players from one club to another without good reason. No Challenge for ihe Shield.--Mr .hitman moved -Thai the challenge to the Wellington Association for a, match this veto- for the Challenge Shield be withdrawn." lb, did not- see le.w ihe ffxlure could possibly be kept by Otago witbour either giving up 1 lie annua! Southland match or interfering with the club matches loan extent that would not lie warranted. 'The season would in any case be a heavy one, with nine senior teams competing and several interruptions funn vari- u- ia.ii-e>, and perhaps one or two postpoueinc-nis on account- of bad \ve«lh»r. if. in addition to this, the usual trial matches had to be played, and the .local club matches snpended on that account, as we'll as on account- of the represeutaCve team being away, it- would be iinpo.-sibic to avoid a repetition of what happened last year namely, dislocation of club h.stures and consequent, disappointment ot pluyers. Mr Slater agreed ihr.t it seemed imp.-slide ;.,> keep the engagement without d-trimeu! y, the majority of the players, anil as ihe interests of the players wet e of mure importance than an attempt- )" win I be

shield, he thought that the attempt should be postponed for another year, when a representative team wonlil in any case be going North. —The motion was curried unanimously. DEATH OF MULTIFORM. A cablegram from Sydney announces the death of Multiform. This horse was bred at Auckland in .1891 by Mr T. Movrin. got by Holohkiss from' Fonno. by Slerllingworth—Pulehra. by Ro.-uci.'ucia-n. Alt' I Stead started the colt 11. times as a two-year-old. ;ukl though he in some races played second h'ddlo to his stable mate Gold .Medallist ia« in the. D..T.C. _ Champagne and Eclipse Slakes), and twice had to "accept tin- verdict, of a dead heat (in the Welcome Stakes with Sir and in the Glr.sgow Plate with Si. Clements), he headed tlio list- of winning hoivcs for the season--:' gfcal- record for a I iwo-ycar-old -with £2.761. 13s. .Multiform j was'quite a. remarkable hur-c. and some say mc ncwr knew bow good he was. I At ih" conclusion of the Wangamb i Jockey Club's Winter Meeting Dorando v.-..- purchased from Mr St. J. Buckley by Mr .). Fur/,e. of Auckland.