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.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Nancy Telford, 20 Oct 1999
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Place & Date Written
63a Cuba Street, Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand, 26 Apr 1932
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Inscriptions
Text: Mr. H.R. Telford/Dear Sir,/I wonder if you would think it/impertinent of me, if I asked you to send me a/small souvenir of "Phar Lap". I can not yet/realise that it can be true that "Phar Lap" is/dead. I have watched every race in which he/has taken part, and I have felt as proud/and excited as if he were my own. When I read/of lhis death, I felt as if I had lost my only/child. It is yet unberable to think of the "Red/Terror" as one dead and gone. Even if I just/could have a piece of ribbon, and no that it/had touched his noble neck, I should value it/more than gold. Hoping that you will not/disappoint me.
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Overall Dimensions
24.7 cm (Length), 20.3 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Correspondence, Death & Mourning, Horse Racing, Horses, Racing Industry, Sport, Making History - Phar Lap
