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: Dear Harry/You will remember me/from the old Rawson days at Newcastle/when my father Donald Thomson was/alive. Mother Nell and myself/have been very gratified at your many/turf successes and have particularly/been interested in the wonderful career/of your marvellous horse Phar Lap. We/were (in common with everyone else in/Australia) deeply shocked at the sad/news of his passing and our thoughts/turned to you immediately. Please/accept our heartfelt sympathies in your/irreparable loss.
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Overall Dimensions
24.6 cm (Length), 19.9 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Correspondence, Death & Mourning, Horse Racing, Horses, Racing Industry, Sport, Making History - Phar Lap
