Aust. Yachts Again Top
(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON. Australian boats again dominated the Pacific Moth class yachting championship yesterday. As in the first two races, . the four Australian yachts took the first four placings in the third race of the five-race series.
G. LiUingstone (Western Australia) won yesterday after being last away from the beach as he made lastminute adjustments to bis boat, Joy. He beat a fellowWest Australian, B. Plumb, by eight seconds. For New Zealand to keep the series open, G. Wagstaff (Wellington), a regular fifth in the series so far, would need to win the fourth race today, and Plumb, who leads on points, to finish below third.
Yesterday: B. Pearce (Australia), was third, P. Davey (Australia) fourth and G. Wagstaff fifth. The leading points are: Plumb 4042, Pearce 3860, Lillingstone 3690, Davey 2838, Wagstaff 2547.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31623, 8 March 1968, Page 10
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