LUCKY INSPIRATION

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20050, 23 September 1939, Page 6

LUCKY INSPIRATION

ART UNION WINNER NAME OF FLYING BOAT PREVIOUS PRIZE SECURED (Per Prc)fs Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Flying-boats are a profitable source of inspiration for Miss Irene Leggott, of 10 Wyndham street. The first prize o£ £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 1837 she collected £lO from another art union, this time with the psodonym of Centaurus. There is story behind these two lucky windfalls. When the flyingboat Centaurus made its first flight to New Zealand, Miss Leggott dreamed of the name Centaurus on three successive nights. She mentioned the fact 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 ihc 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 his daughter’s behalf. With a lively recollection of the last win, he decided on the nom-de-plume of Ao-tc-Roa, and deputed his son, Mr. Frank Leggott, to buy a ticket. On Saturday, September 2, Mr. Frank Leggott bought the winning ticket for his sister, along with two others in which he had an interest himself. A Dunedin message states that the winner of the fifth prize of £3OO in the art union is Mr. George Burnett, a tailor.