Harry Telford, Owner of Phar Lap- The Story of His Sad End

I just wanted to recount a true story involving my Mother, Kaye Dunen (nee Stewart) and the famous racehorse, Phar Lap. Harry Telford was Phar Laps lessee for the first three years on contract from owner David Davis, and Telford was always his trainer through Phar Laps entire career. After three years Telford purchased a 50% share of Phar Lap for 4000 pounds from owner Davis. Phar Lap then won his next race in America and it was the world's richest horse race. Then he died from poisoning soon after. He somehow ended up ill in the Bacchus Marsh Hospital in country Victoria in 1960. I think he was living in Bacchus Marsh. My mother, who was about 17 years old, was up at the hospital visiting her grandfather Mr. Kershaw. She was with her step-father, Dick Stewart who was a horse trainer & knew Telford. Dick pointed out Telford to my mother telling her of his famous link to Phar Lap. Kaye Dunen of Bacchus Marsh, aged 77 in 2020. She was one of the last people to see Harry Telford b