WINNER OF £5OOO.

Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18117, 6 September 1930, Page 9

WINNER OF £SOOO.

IN' TATTERSALL’S SWEEP. FEELS THE RESPONSIBILITY. In the quietude of the Canterbury College quadrangle, with the air of a man talking of' the weather or some suoh banal subject,' Mr ,G. G. Calvert, lecturer in Civil Engineering, -discussed his good fortune in winning £SOOO in a recent Tasmanian consultation, with a Christchurch Sun reporter. ■ His principal reaction, he said ( was one of responsibility; the difficulty was to knOvv how best to use, the money. ■Mr Calvert has taken only three or four tickets in consultations. It was "not until yesterday that he learned ' that another Christchurch man (Mr C. C. Barnard) had won a similar prize a few weeks ago. The ticket with which Mr Calvert gained his prize was taken in the Adelaide Racing Club’s Grand National Hurdles race, run on August 16, and the horse’s name was Llnamagne. 1 Pleasantly Surprised. “When I heard that I had drawn a : horse I was pleasantly surprised, knowing that L should win' about £70,” said Mr Calvert. “Of course, when one purchases-a ticket in any,sweepstake one hardly contejnplates winning a prize. In,such a consultation as this one thinks that a £5 prize would be handy, and a £2O. prize is as much as one anticipates. So when I- heard that I had won £SOOO I was amazed. “It is a big responsibility, and as yet I have not thoroughly considered what I shall do with the money. I understand that five weeks will elapse before I get it, although by going over to Australia I could draw it sooner. At present I have no definite plans, except that" I shall not spend the money rashly. It takes a long time to accumulate £SOOO, but one can soon spend It.” . ' v Mr ■ Calvert-pointed out that his prize would be useful in providing a measure of comfort when he retires. In the meantime the interest on it from ■some investment would give - him the opportunity of securing many things he had been unable to have in the past. He did not intend to leave Christchurch, nor had he considered making a trip abroad. " ' Salesmen Warned Off. “I fully expect to be inundated with salesmen, and so I would like to take ' this opportunity of stating that their efforts will be useless,” he added. “Many people think that to win such a prize is marvellous; they do-not realise the responsibility attached to it., “I heard of a mail in Dunedin who won a large sum once, and within a short while he was worse off than before receiving it. He was a road foreman, and he immediately'resigned his position, bought each of his. workmen a new suit and a gold watch, and went to England. When he got back to New Zealand he was a poorer man than he was before winning that prize. “I do not intend to follow his example. I shall remain- in Christchurch, and between now and the day I receive the money I will think, out how best to use it.”