BIPLANE AND DESERT GOLD.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1474, 25 July 1918, Page 4

BIPLANE AND DESERT GOLD.

In a recent issue I mentioned it was reported that Mr. T. Lowry’s decision to s.end a team to Australia for the spring meetings depended upon the progress made by his Derby candidate Finmark. If this were so, Finmark must be going on the right way, as the latest announcement by cable from New Zealand is that Mr. Lowry has definitely decided to be represented in Australia in the spring. Desert Gold will be one of the team, and, as on the previous occasion, her stake earnings will be devoted to New Zealand patriotic funds. After all, Australians, and not New Zealanders, are to have the pleasure of seeing Desert Gold and Biplane meet at weight-for-age, and, good as the mare has shown herself, I still anticipate her defeat by Comedy King’s son at a mile and a-quarter, if they happen to oppose each other in the A.J.C. Craven Plate. Admittedly it is rather early to give an opinion on that point, as condition must necessarily be a great factor in the result. Still,

without attempting to detract from the merit of Desert Gold’s autumn performances in Melbourne and Sydney—it would be difficult to do so in any case—I think Biplane’s spring efforts compared favourably with them.—“Pilot,” in the “Referee.”