Summary
Note: This object includes a derogatory slur. Such words and sentiments are not condoned by Museums Victoria which considers them to be racist. Historical distance and context do not excuse or erase this fact.
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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Inscriptions
Text: To Mr. Telford/You have the/deepest sympathy of all/sincere sports in the loss of/the wonderful horse Phar Lap/but not so your Jew partner/who is not we call a sport/but a money grabber./One also feels terribly sorry/for his constant attendant/Tom Woodcock. [extensive text]
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Overall Dimensions
15.8 cm (Length), 24 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Correspondence, Death & Mourning, Horse Racing, Horses, Racing Industry, Racism, Sport, Making History - Phar Lap
