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KIR IS A LASTI1 FORO SURF EVENTS By BRIAN MOSSOP Olympic kayak paddler Dennis Huessner proved he is far from a spent force in the surf to star in the open carnival at North Steyne By BOB ROSS The first heat of the Australian Star class championship on Lake Macquarie yesterday was declared "no race" after the competitors beat the officials to the finishing line. Arunga, led around the last mark. Smith did not make a Guess wficrf? t's tentpegging, ond tiis photo shows Col Campbell, from the Hunter Vullcy, on Sinatra, right on target in the NSW championships at Centennial Park yesterday. The events, in which nine four-man teams are competing, wilt continue today. win a place in the Olympic team for Munich.

A dedicated athlete, he achieved his aim, and remains in training on the calm water of The Lakes Golf Club intent on making the next Olympic team in 1976. Recently, Heussner was persuaded to nominate for the Australian surf team to visit South Africa early next year for the inaugural world surf championships. And while he is concentrating mainly on ski events, it will take a top man to win a spot ahead of him. Admiration Green, who has paddled kayaks at the last five Olympics, and had his first surf carnival start way back in 1946. could only watch in admiration as Freshwater paddler Murray Braund, 24, took over the lead on turning the buoys and raced away to a commanding win in the single ski.

"This still beats doing the garden on a Saturday afternoon," Green said with a grin after battling gamely into second place. For Smiles, who trains several miles daily under swimming coach Armin Stolzenbach in the Wav-erley College pool, his open surf race win was his second of the season. Aiming himself at a shallow sand bar. Smiles held the wave fractionally longer than Steed and was in a better position to race up the beach for victory. good job or covering Arunga and Baragoola.

Both were moving very fast upwind in the 8 to 12 knot nor-easter and slipped through. The Endeavour 24 State Championship re mains completely open, with one race to sail, after the fourth heat on Botany Bay yesterday. Delfin (Neville Bow man, Middle Harbour), a boat not among the points leaders, won the heat from Onyx (Bill Sweetapple, Middle Harbour) and Pussyfoot (Frank Young, Botany Bay). Tabasco (Greg Marshall, Middle Harbour) was fourth and Gail-E (Ed Moran, Botany Bay) fifth. One of the points leaders, Edelweiss (John Baterr, Botany Bay), slipped disastrously from second to tenth after a mishap round-ins a marker.

A crew member acciden tally fell against the tiller, and Edelweiss hit the marker buoy. Then it had to wait for a gap in the closely bunched fleet be fore re-rounding. A win to Onyx. Tabas co. Gail-E, or Edelweiss in the final heat today would give that yacht the title.

If Onyx finishes second, it will still win. BOUNCES GROV A WINNER Ken Grove (Tempe) showed a welcome return to form when he won the men's three-metre spring board title at the NSW diving championships at Ryde swimming centre yesterday. In a sustained performance which would have flattened most competitors 10 years his junior, the 28-year-old Maroubra surfer won the long board race, contested the single ski and iron man, helped his club to win the malibu and long board relays, and earned a second placing in the ski relay. It was to prove "veterans" day, with North Bondi's Peter Smiles winning the open surf race and his 41-year-old club-mate Dennis Green finishing second in the single ski. But Heussner's almost non-stop effort was easily the most outstanding of the day.

A former Australian surf team captain, Heuss-ner virtually gave up the surf last season to try to women's high board section. Mrs Barnett, who was considered unlucky not to go to Munich finished first with 372.10 points. Twenty-year-old Miss Grant (345.50 points) got second place. Fifteen-year-old Canadian Lindy Cuthbert (340 points) finished third. Heights 92 bt Double Bay 91.

At Bondl: Round 2 div 1: City 109 bt Bondl 83. Div Bondl 114 bt City 71. At Camperdown: Waverley 112 bt Cdown 90. At Coogee: Round 2 div 2: Coogee 127 bt Paddington 73. At Diamond Bay: Round 2 section 6: Diamond Bay 110 bt Sydney Jnrs 65.

Sydney 91 bt Bay 89. At Double Bay: Section 2: Dover Heights 100 bt Double Bay 88. At Hillsdale: Randwick 189 bt H'dale 169. At Kensington: Section 3: Kensington 101 bt Clovelly 82. At Mascot: Round 2: Section 1: Mascot 95 bt Alexandria-Ers-kineville 78.

Section 7: Transport 108 bt Mascot 79. At Matraville RSL: vllle RSL 116 bt Bellevue Hill 78. At Moore Park: Moore Park 120 bt Rose Bay 78. At Paddington: Paddington 97 drew Coogee 97. At Rose Bay: Rose Bay 101 drew Mcore Park 101.

At South Coogee: Coogee 108 bt Victoria Park 96. At Vaucluse: Round 2: Div 7: Raleigh Park 100 bt Vaucluse 85. At Victoria Park: Round 2 section 4: Victoria Park 99 bt Coogee 97. At Waverley: Section 4: Waverley 104 bt Camperdown 72. CLUB EVENTS BELROSE: Pennant trials No 1: Belrose 103 bt Nth Manly 92.

No 6: Nth Manly 100 drew Belrose 100. No 7: Nth Manly 106 bt Belrose 95. CONCORD; Triples semi-final: Winsor Wiseman Denten 23 bt Clifton Kay Kelly 21. Minor singles final 16: Lusk 31-22 A Darnell 31-18. EAST CONCORD: Malor (Ingles final 16: Lewer 31-21.

HURLSTONE PARK: Pennant trials No 1: stone Park 114 bt Sth Strathfield 60. No 3: stone Park 105 bt Sth Strathfield 98. No 6: Alexandria Erskineville 97 bt Hstone Park 86. Minor sinqles final 16: Woodlands 31-23 Newman 31-4. Maior singles final BACK Through a misunderstanding over the length of the course, the official boat was not on station at the finishing line when the leaders reached it.

Hush (Bill Toft) was first to reach the buoy marking one end of the finishing line by about a minute from Starfire (Tim Owens) followed by Strawinsky (Helmut Schultz). The finishing mix-up led to a protest against the race committee by Rick Corben. skipper of Scallywag, which was upheld. 5.5 metres The heat will be resailed this morning with the second heat this afternoon. The first heat of the Australian 5.5 metre championship on Broken Bay was an extremely close race.

The new Arunga (Frank Tolhurst) won by 22 seconds from Bara-goola (Russel Slade) with another 16 seconds to Southern Cross III (Bob Smith). Antares (Mick Morris) was fourth and Crest (Carl Halvorsen) fifth. The first five boats finished within one minute 46 seconds of each other. Southern Cross III, faster downwind than the new Ernie Fay-designed By BRIAN MOSSOP Elourea boat captain and sweep Col Richards is adamant he has an even better junior crew this season than last. The claim couid easily fall on deaf ears, but when you recall Elouera came within a whisker of winning the national junior title at Swansea-Belmont last year, it takes on more meaning.

Streeting their rivals in the national final, Elouera seemed certain to capture their first major title since their formation in 1967. But arrival back at the beach well in front of the field does not always guarantee victory. The unlucky Elouera crew were helpless as their boat turned turtle and knocked over the judges' stand (with several judges on it), to ensure disqualification. But the new crew of Richards. Stephen Bird (stroke), Paul Burt (second stroke), Mick de Lawrence (second bow) and Ian Coates (bow), seem bent Grove, after a poor performance at Munich, was awarded 465.45 points to win his 15th successive State title.

He is regarded as the man to beat in the Austra- lion championships in Adelaide next month. oe but Cm DS cut the back of his head on the board. The gash bled freely as he left the water, and he was taken to Ryde District Hospital to have stitches in the wound. Tempe's John Pendall was awarded third place with 368.60 points. Madeleine Barnett and Carol Grant were successful for Tempe in the Scowls PEET KAY TROPHY in Tasmania NSW won 2 matches to 1 1st Game, at City Club, Hobart: Tasmania 167 bt NSW 15S (J O'Hare 18 Cure 31: Giilard 28 Everett 24: Mlchaelis 21 Correy 29: Youno 19 Forrest 23: Atkinson 29 Frost 12: Cocks 25 Pearce 19: Kay Vlney 29).

2nd game at Sandy Bay, Hobart: NSW 168 bt Tasmania 145 (W Kay 33 Peet 18: Dunn 17 Ims 23: Atkinson 16 Best 27: Glllard 32 Elliott 18: Cocks 25 McLennan 15: Young 30 Forrest IS: Mlchaelis 15 Wilson 29). 3rd game, at Rodman, Hobart: NSW 133 bt Tasmania 119 (E Atkinson 18 oawe 17: Kay 9 Forrest 21: Glllard 22 Darling 18; Dunn 21 A Cornish 12: Cocks 20 Longman 11: Mlchaelis 31 Everett 17: Young 12 Frost 23). GROUP MATCHES EASTERN SUBURBS ROUND ROBIN At Alexandria: Dlv 1: Mascot 129 bt Alex-Erskinevilte 66. At Bellevue Hill: Matraville RSL 100 bt Bvue Hill 70. Dover ABC AWARD The ABC Sportsman of the Year will be announced in a national ABC telecast next Saturday at 7.30 pm.

hspopht Grafton's Greg Robertson (378 points) came second but narrowly missed serious injury on his last dive. He was attempting a reverse two and a half tuck when he lost balance and undoubtedly have a lot of knowledge they could pass on. The South Coast (Queensland) branch are to be commended for realising the fact. Officials of the Nippers movement didn't exactly go overboard to promote the three-way interstate "Test" between NSW, Queensland and South Australia at Elouera last Sunday. In fact they refused even to name the winners and placegetters in the various races claiming the carnival was being run on a team event basis.

"It is against our policy to highlight individuals," was the loud and clear message from one official. Be that as it may, it is not exactly the type of attitude to encourage the media. Or to retain the interest of youngsters long enouph for them to graduate into the senior ranks of surf life saving. National Park club "Era, ass'sted by. Burning Palms, will host the annual Svd-ney branch inter-district championships today.

is best yeu TAIL 16: Johnson 31-10. RAMSGATE RSL: Fours semifinals: Harford Chambers Hancock Reynolds 30 bt Clarke Hawkins Edwards Bell 2 Kearney McGrath Malby Conlan 22 bt Oliver A Donovan Jameson Hollebon 23. TURRAMURRA: Pairs quarterfinals: Dewhurst 20-13 Oliver 36-18 Lovegrove 27-7 Sheehv 32-18 Moore 21-20 Manning 27-15 White 35-13 Collins 18-17. a TEW li IS SAGA BAY TOURNAMENT In Miami, Florida Second round: Laver (Aust) bt Pilic (Yugoslavia) 7-6 6-3 Lutz (US) bt Froehling (US) 6-3 6-4 Smith (US) bt Addison (Aust) 6-4 6-4 Richey (US) bt Battrick (UK) 6-1 6-2 Emerson (Aust) bt A Stone (Aust) 6-4 7-5. NZ C'SHIPS In Wellington Women's singles: Semi-finals: Goolagong (Aust) bt Coleman (Aust) 6-1 6-1 Young (Aust) bt Pryde (NZ) 7-5 6-1.

Men's singles) Semi-finals: Ball (Aust) bt Locklngton (NZ) 6-1 6-3 7-6: Warwick (Aust) bt Plotz 6-0 5-7 7-5 6-7 6-4. SPALDING JUN AUSTRALASIAN INVITATION TOURNAMENT In Central Park, Wellington Boys' singles: Braun (Qld) bt Kachel (NSW) 4-6 7-9 Thor-oughgood (NSW) bt Carter (Qld) 7-5 1-6 3-6. Edmondson (NSW) bt Braun (Qld) 13-11 6-4 Thoroughgood (NSW) bt Brandon (SA) 6-1 7-S. Girls' singles: Fenwlck (SA) bt Walker 6-1 5-7 5-7. A Arnott (Qld) bt Senwlck (SA) 7-5 6-2 Croiler (NSW) bt Demond (NSW) 6-3 6-4.

on rectifying the situation. In eight carnival starts this season, Elouera junior crew have notched four wins and four seconds. And so far they have managed to avoid any arguments with the judges' stand. Initiative The Queensland South Coast branch of the SLSA has shown a streak of initiative which other branches might do well to bear in mind. Keen to improve their surfboat knowledge, the branch has made an ap proach to two of the top boat men in Australia, Peter Ellercamp and Ken Murray of Swansea Caves, to attend a weekend instructional seminar on the Gold Coast.

The two Caves men will fly up and back on February 10-11 for the all expenses paid trip. Between them "Mick" and Ken have notched a swag of Australian. State, branch and inter-club boat titles unlikely to be equalled for many years. Both have been rowing and sweeping surfboats for over 20 years and 6 THE.SUN-HERALD-lAN-2rrl973-T7,6 fA.