N.Z. Skier Fifth

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30823, 7 August 1965, Page 13

N.Z. Skier Fifth

f.V Z Press .Assn— Copyright) MELBOURNE, August 6. The New Zealander. P. Goldstern, of Wellington.’ beat Australia’s best skiers' for the second time this week when he finished fifth in the giant slalom at the Australian championships today. He finished one-tenth of a second ahead of M. Milne.; the top-placed Australian. The men’s title was won by j the current world champion.' Jean-Claude Killy, of France, j Second was his team-mate.; Leo La Croix, and third was' a 17-year-old Japanese high | school student, Yasuhiro j Ohiba. The women’s title also. went to France, won by the "lympic skier. Madeline Bochatay. Yachtsman Sixth. —The New , Tealand Finn class yachting j Champion. N Everett, finished ’ sth in Thursday's opening race | Ir > the international yachting regatta at Muden. Holland. The "inner was Henk van der Best, of Holland Prize-winners. The British Open champion. Peter Thomson, of Australia, is second behind Ireland s Christy O'Connor in •he list of leading money win t ' ers on the British golf circuitl far this season. Thomson has; "on £320». and O'Connor £4320 ! 75th Anniversary. The i Hawke's Bav match against Poverty Bav at Gisborne on Sat “rday marks the 75th jubilee of toe founding of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union