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DESERT GOLD’S DEFEAT. United Press Association—Copyright. (Received March 12, 8 50 p.m.) SYDNEY. March „12. Desert Gold’s defeat in the King’s Plate is attributed to the colossal task of making her own pac-e against a solid stayer like Wallace Isinglass. No other ’ two mile veight-for-age race was ever run at such a pace. Desert Gold’s stamina is open to doubt, and her form suggests that It- miles is her best distance. When Cetigne’s owner decided to contest the C. M. rJ.oyd Stakes, he determined that the patriotic foods should not suffer in the ey eiit .or Cetigne beating Desert Gold. Ihe latter did not compete, but Mr. Stirton has decided to conir a ore ualf.. the stake to the Red Cross.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4816, 13 March 1918, Page 5
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