![]() ![]() Racquet sports were other, favoured recreation, with Wig making significant contribution to the interclub results of both the Taupiri Tennis Club and the Ngāruawāhia Squash Club, in later life often against opponents a fraction of his age. He rode horses throughout his childhood and was a member of the Hamilton Light Horse Club, competing at shows. ![]() Wig enjoyed sports from a young age and was a New Zealand schoolboy representative in rugby league, playing fullback. When Leo died, Wig continued to run the farm with Rita, milking cows as well as breeding and training horses. Attending Ngāruawāhia Primary School and Hamilton High School, his formal education ceased when his father became ill and he was required on the farm. He was the second son of Leo and Rita Wilson, a younger brother to Harry. Noel Leo Wilson was born on 15 January, 1932, in Ngāruawāhia, on the farm he was to live and work on for 84 years. ![]() A man of integrity, what you saw was usually what you got. If the story said much about Wig's sense of humour and capacity to tease, it is far from illustrative in other matters of character. For its part, the Shetland Pony kept mum. Wig and company swore they had no knowledge of how a miniature horse had found itself in their room. They're pictured out for her 40th at Gainsborough House in 1983. Noel 'Wig' Wilson considered marrying wife Nan his “greatest achievement”. A piercing screech was heard, the door flung open and an escape made. As Shetland's finest made its presence felt, lovemaking abruptly ceased. When she and her amour entered the room, the lights were off. Sadly, this was not the attitude of the young lady from the public house. Some women fantasise about being gifted a pony. Liberating the beast from its stall, they led it across the carpark, into the foyer and up the hotel stairs. Wig and the boys went back to the stable, where a Shetland pony, a support animal for one of the highly strung thoroughbreds, was to be found. His mates readily agreed and left the establishment about ten minutes before closing.Ī plan was swiftly hatched. The lucky gentlemen requested some alone time in the room the group were sharing. As beers were downed, it became apparent that one of their number was having success in the amorous pursuits. ![]() After the steed was bedded down, they ventured out to a nearby public house. Wig had a horse running in the following day's event. Many years ago, he and a few like-minded racing friends visited Taranaki. One of Wig's better yarns went something like this. They could be long, allusive affairs but for those with the patience to pay proper attention - the majority, given the man's magnetic charm - the payoff was substantial. Noel Leo 'Wig' Wilson was known for his yarns – including one about sneaking a Shetland Pony into a Taranaki hotel room. ![]()
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