SAILING : Davis Leads by Point With One Race Left

Only one point separates Mike Hare of Houston, David Houser of Coronado and Brett Davis of St. Petersburg, Fla., going into the final race of the single-handed Laser class for the Sears Cup in the USYRU National Junior Sailing Championships at Balboa today.

First place is worth three-quarters of a point and subsequent places equate to their positions.

Davis started slowly in the five-day, 10-race series but won four consecutive races before placing second in the ninth race Thursday. He has 23 points to 22 for Hare, who won the ninth race, and 22 3/4 for Houser.