NOT SO “STIFF”

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 5 March 1935, Page 6

NOT SO “STIFF”

“Billy the Stiff” Wins £2OOO in Art Union DANNEVIRKE AGENT’S LUCK \ ' ONE TARANAKI PRIZE (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, To-day. • The “Big Prize List’ ’ art union of £4OOO, drawn to-day, resulted as follow: £2OOO, Ticket No. 4f>550. —“Billy the' Stiff,” Dannevirke, Hawkes Bay. £IOOO, No. 120529.—“ Jim,” Hokitika. £4OO, No. 36811. —S. Barkle, Progress Junction, Keefton. £3OO, No. 126200. —“Buick,” 24 St. Asaph Street, Christchurch. £2OO, No. 185604. —‘ ‘Levity, ’ ’ Christchurch. £IOO, No. 126380. —“For Luck,” ** Christchurch. £6O, No. 64936. —“Cuddle,” Wellington. £SO, No. • 110195.—“ Old Sandy,” Pukerehua, Taranaki. £4O, No. 173777.—“ Mum and Bad,” Mr Anderson, Devonport. £3O, No. 82160.—“ Shirley,” Featherston. £2O, No. 18510. —“My Turn,” Cashmere Road, Christchurch. A consolation prize of £IBO was won hy ticket Nd. 57707, Mrs Goodwin Goodwood, ‘Otago. All tickets bearing the terminal numbers of 550 and 529 are awarded prizes of £2. The holder of the winning art union ticket, “Billy the Stiff,” is a wellknown Dannevirke land agent, Mr William Sharpley, who told an interesting story of how he bought the ticket. He had intended going to the . Wellington races, having received a couple of tips. At the last moment his plans were changed and the horses he had intended to back, but did not do so, won, both paying substantial dividends. In disgust, he sought consolation by buying an art union ticket under the nom de plume of “Billy the Stiff.”