PARACHUTE DESCENT.
RUGBY UNION FEATURE.
In conjunction with the Rugby Union matches at Eden Park on Saturday next a thrilling attraction in the form of a triple parachute, descent from an aeroplane will be provided. Mr. George Bolt will pilot the aeroplane and Mr. Albert Eastwood will make the giddy plunge from the wings of the aircraft equipped with his parachutes. Falling earthwards he will transfer from a red to a white and finally to a blue parachute. The 'descent will be made in Eden Park, so that those attending the football matches in the enclosure should have a fine view of this thrilling act. The Rugby Union futures are I'onsonby v. Grafton, Newton v. University, and Eden v. Grammar. The combined attractions should result in a record attendance at the park.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18389, 3 May 1923, Page 9
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132PARACHUTE DESCENT. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18389, 3 May 1923, Page 9
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