Flying frisbees

Press, 21 February 1986, Page 14

Flying frisbees

A highlight of the Canterbury frisbee championships at North Hagley Park tomorrow afternoon will be attempts on two New Zealand records by the current national champion, Peter Bowie, of Christchurch. He has good prospects of bettering the distance mark, because at the recent Australian championships, in Hobart, he eclipsed the world record by 1.4 m. However, his inspired chuck of 169.4 m was ruled unofficial because the frisbee wafted out of the domain and into the car park, which was 2m lower than the throwing area.

Despite that partial setback, Bowie still set an Australian all-comers’ distance record of 143 m

and took first placings in the distance, freestyle, and maximum time aloft sections. He was also second in the disc golf. Previously, in Auckland, Bowie retained his over-all New Zealand title by winning the distance, freestyle and disc golf events and taking third place in the maxi- J mum time aloft. He set a new national distance record of 150.75 m, and it is » this mark he will at- ; tempt to beat tomorrow. < He will also make a bid ; on the maximum time aloft record. Men’s, women’s and junior (under 17) chain- > pionships will be held at J North Hagley, and there will be a section for dogs ■ who can catch or retrieve a frisbee. It should ; be a howling success. '