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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Donation from Mrs Nancy Telford, 20 Oct 1999
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Text: Mr. H. Telford/Dear Sir/Please find enclosed/Receipt for your Donation towards/the Parkdale Gymkhana programme./The Committee wish to thank you for/your sporting spirit towards the/unemployed of this District who/will benefit we hope to the amount/of 75 for Labor to be done on/the Reserve & also regret of your/Loss in the Death of that wonderful/Horse, that you were respsonsible/in making the worlds Best/(Phar Lap) & wish you success/in the future to secure another/such thoroughbred to do you justice/as a Trainer.
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Overall Dimensions
26 cm (Length), 20.1 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Correspondence, Death & Mourning, Horse Racing, Horses, Racing Industry, Sport, Making History - Phar Lap
