WINNER OF £2000

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 1, 26 September 1939, Page 5

WINNER OF £2000

Flying-Boats Arc Lucky

For Her

By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRLSCHLRCIi, September 25.

Flying-boats are a profitable source of it) spiral lon for Miss Irene Leggett, 10 Wyndham Street. The first prize of £2OOO in the Lucky Future Art Union, went to her under the num de plume of Aotearoa. and in 1937 she collected £lO from another art union, this time with the pseudonym of Centaurus.

There is a. story behind these two lucky windfalls.

When the llying-boat Centaurus made its first flight to New Zealand Miss Leggott dreamed the name Centaurus on three successive nights. She mentioned the fact to her lather and inquired whether this was the name of a horse. He corrected her on the point and was so impressed by the persistence of the dream that he bought a ticket in her name. That explains the win of £lO.

Three weeks ago Miss Leggett’s father, Mr. W. T. Leggott, decided to buy a ticket, on bis daughter’s behalf. With a lively recollection of the last win be decided on the uont de plume Aotearoa, and deputed bis sou, Mr. Frank Leggott, Io buy the ticket. On Saturday, September 2. Mr. Frank Leggott. bought the winning ticket for his sister, along with two others, in which lie had an interest himself.