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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Text: Mr. Telford/Dear Sir/I am taking the/liberty to write to you I hope you/will excuse me I just want/to ask you as I am a great/admirer of dear old Phar Lap/I would love very much a/little memento of him if you/would kindly send me one/There is a name that will live for ever/Of a horse that was good and true/But alas his last race is run is victories/are over/Dear old Phar Lap is is you.
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Overall Dimensions
20.2 cm (Length), 16.3 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Correspondence, Death & Mourning, Horse Racing, Horses, Racing Industry, Sport, Making History - Phar Lap
