LATE SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1918, Page 5

LATE SPORTING.

.m TKOPOSED BIPLANK-DESERT GOLD MATCH. Autstralian-N.Z. Cable Association. Received March 3, 11.15 p.m. Sydney, March 3. The proposal that has been mooted- to arrange a meeting between Biplane and .Desert Gold in Australia is arrowing «on- ' siderable interest. The. Sun states that a coble scut to Mr. G. W. Greenwood brought the reply that niter Biplane's defeat by Eatlaud, tHt colt was at present unfit to compete with Desert Gtold. Mr. T. H. Lowry (owner of Deaert OoU), interviewed at Melbourne, raised tie difficulty of.getting two such performers ■fit and wcll*at. n given date. He dittnot at present feel disposed to consent to such a proposal, because, anything uught ' happen before the actually of the con- ■ test. The suggestion was for a enaeial bmooting at Eandwick., one. ■event being a watch between tie ciwnijpions. It was «btimcd thai.it wouUfo) : «ucli an attraction that it woiiH piwfite a .recompense for both owners, and ykll large profit for patriotic funds. Otoe difficulty ia.that<ha<!ominQinw>ajaj»Gisvfcrjament has decided to giant no aew racing dates. The Austnfliau Jbskoy. KSinb has dales,, ami under a* new decision eouHr-not, Government saitefion, look'fwftafcnew 'one.