Summary
Sympathy poem belonging to a large number of items sent to his trainer and part owner, Harry Telford, after Phar Lap died in April, 1932. The Telford family retained the poems and they were donated to the Museum in the 1990s.
Physical Description
Rectangular sheet of light brown ruled paper, with extensive text hand typed on one side in purple ink. The author has signed and dated the poem in black ink in the bottom left hand corner (signature is indecipherable.)
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Nancy Telford, 20 Oct 1999
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Inscriptions
Hand typed on front in purple ink: PHAR LAP/ From the last barrier he sped to proudest victory:/ But ere the Latin cheers had died was he borne/ On lightning wings -- unbitted and riderless --/ Home to the West, whence he came./ Here, his immortal spirit dwells -- and soars/ From the land of his birth to Yarra's filed/ And other fields of noble triumph./ And his proud laurels adorn not his grave --/ But his memory eternally -- Phar Lap!
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Overall Dimensions
11.6 cm (Length), 20.8 cm (Width)
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Maximum dimensions
1 mm (Length), 208 mm (Width), 116 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Death & Mourning, Horse Racing, Horses, Poetry, Racing Industry, Sport, Making History - Phar Lap
