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NZ Truth, Issue 177, 7 November 1908, Page 5

By the look of things m the Australian cricket world, "our boys" when' they next visit England are hardly likely 'to set the Thames on fire with their matohes. Captain R. Praser, who brought out: the Wellington Harbor defence steamer, Janie Seddon, and has since been m charge of her, is to be transferred to the Marine Department, and stationed m Dunedm, as Assistant Superintendent ol Marine and Surveyor of Ships. Captain VV. Wilcox, chief officer of the Amokufa, has received a similar appointment at Lyttelton. Ernest Barry, who defeated G-. Towns for , the Championship of England, is quite , a young sculler, being only 25 years of . age, six feet m height, and scales 11.10 when m condition. He is a nephew of William Barry, who was a far bettec sculler than was generally supposed. He defeated Jem Wray and George Towns m 1898, though Towns would have won had . his boat not struck a piece of wood and filled. Towns turned the tables on Barry the following year, and won the Championship of England, which he has practically held ever since, until beaten by i Ernest Barry. English critics consider that Barry will beat any sculler m Australasia. Therefore, there should be another aspirant for the world's championship before long. The time put up by Barry was about 34 seconds better than the previous record for the course, put up by Gh Bubeat m 18U3*