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
Braemar Street, Essendon, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 Apr 1932
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Inscriptions
Text: When you get a good thing remember where you got it/W.H. Jackson/"UNLEY"/BRAEMAR ST./ESSENDON./VIC. AUST./GLADIOLUS TEST GARDENS/(WHEREIN SHALL LIVE ONLY THE WORLDS BEST")/TELEPHONE F./Friday 15th April 1932./Dear Mr. Telford,/I am sending you this letter in order to express my/deepest sympathy in your loss of that magnificient thoroughbred PHAR LAP/There was only one PHAR LAP and I am afraid there/will only be one. I myself have always idolised him and followed him/with every interest. I have never been more enthusiastic over anything/as I have beenn over your great horse and I always used to look forward/to seeing him race and if present would watch his remarkable perform-/ances with utmost interest. [extensive text]
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Overall Dimensions
25.8 cm (Length), 20.2 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Correspondence, Death & Mourning, Horse Racing, Horses, Racing Industry, Sport, Making History - Phar Lap
