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Item HT 13268 Letter - Sculthorpe to Telford, Phar Lap's Death, 17 Apr 1932

Summary

This letter of sympathy was one of a large number sent to his trainer and part owner Harry Telford after Phar Lap died in April, 1932. The Telford family retained the letters, and they were donated to the museum in the 1990s.

More Information

Collection Names

Phar Lap Collection
Collecting Areas

Leisure, Public Life & Institutions
Acquisition Information

Donation from Mrs Nancy Telford, 20 Oct 1999
Date Written

Nicholls Rivulet, Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia, 17 Apr 1932
Inscriptions

Text: Dear Mr. Telford,/I am writing/to express my deepest sympathy/to you in the loss of/your beloved horse Phar Lap./We have all watched his/wonderful career, and was/so pleased at his great success/in Agua Caliente, it is hard/to realise that Phar Lap is/no more. Again expressing my/deepest sympathy.
Classification

Sport, Horse racing, Correspondence
Category

History & Technology
Discipline

History
Type of item

Document
Overall Dimensions

25.1 cm (Length), 20 cm (Width)
Keywords

Correspondence, Death & Mourning, Horse Racing, Horses, Racing Industry, Sport, Making History - Phar Lap