ART UNION WINNER.
FLYING-BOAT INSPIRATION
Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 23. Flying-boats are a profitable source of inspiration for Miss Irene Leggott, of 10 Wyndham Street. The lirst prize of £2OOO in the Lucky Future Art Union, which was drawn last night, went to her under the nom-de-plume of “Ao Te Roa,” 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 flying-boat Centaurus made its first flight to New Zealand, Miss Leggott dreamed of the name Centaurus on three successive nights. She mentioned the fSict to her father 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 Mi6s Leggott’s father decided to buy a ticket on his daughter’s behalf. With a lively recollection of the last win, he decided on the nom-de-plume of “Ao Te Roa.” A Dunedin message says that the winner of the fifth prize of £3OO is Mr George Burnett, a tailor.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 253, 25 September 1939, Page 8
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198ART UNION WINNER. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 253, 25 September 1939, Page 8
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