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THE DAVIS FAMILY PHAR LAP PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM
including thirty-six black and white photographs of the finishes of all of Phar Lap's race wins in Australia, mounted in pairs on white card on right hand pages, each with race details inscribed to mount, all photographs 10.5cm x 30.5cm, 18pp., in black photograph album
the photographs in chronological order:
Maiden Juvenile Handicap 27/4/29
Rosehill Guineas 21/9/29
AJC Derby 5/10/29
Craven Plate 9/10/29
Victoria Derby 2/11/29
St. Leger Stakes 1/3/30
Governor's Plate 6/3/30
King's Plate 8/3/30
Chipping Norton Stakes 12/4/30
St. Leger 19/4/30
Cumberland Stakes 23/4/30
AJC Plate 23/4/30
Elder Stakes 10/5/30
King's Cup 17/5/30
Tattersal's Chelmsford Stakes 30/8/30
Hill Stakes 20/9/30
Spring Stakes 4/10/30
Craven Plate 8/10/30
Randwick Plate 11/10/30
W.S.Cox Plate 25/10/30
Melbourne Stakes 1/11/30
Linlithgow Stakes 6/11/30
C.B. Fisher Plate 8/11/30
St .George Stakes 14/2/31
Futurity Stakes 21/2/31
Essendon Stakes 28/2/31
King's Plate 4/3/31
Underwood Stakes 25/8/31
Memsie Stakes 5/9/31
Hill Stakes 19/9/31
Spring Stakes 3/10/31
Craven Plate 7/10/31
Randwick Plate 10/10/31
W.S. Cox Plate 24/10/31
Melbourne Stakes 31/10/31
Album 29cm high x 40.5cm wide x 4cm deep
OTHER NOTES
THIS ALBUM IS THE ONLY KNOWN COMPLETE SET OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF PHAR LAP'S AUSTRALIAN RACE WINS.
David Davis, an American businessman, was the co-owner of Phar Lap with Harry Telford.
Sold for $75,000
Lot 184
including thirty-six black and white photographs of the finishes of all of Phar Lap's race wins in Australia, mounted in pairs on white card on right hand pages, each with race details inscribed to mount, all photographs 10.5cm x 30.5cm, 18pp., in black photograph album
the photographs in chronological order:
Maiden Juvenile Handicap 27/4/29
Rosehill Guineas 21/9/29
AJC Derby 5/10/29
Craven Plate 9/10/29
Victoria Derby 2/11/29
St. Leger Stakes 1/3/30
Governor's Plate 6/3/30
King's Plate 8/3/30
Chipping Norton Stakes 12/4/30
St. Leger 19/4/30
Cumberland Stakes 23/4/30
AJC Plate 23/4/30
Elder Stakes 10/5/30
King's Cup 17/5/30
Tattersal's Chelmsford Stakes 30/8/30
Hill Stakes 20/9/30
Spring Stakes 4/10/30
Craven Plate 8/10/30
Randwick Plate 11/10/30
W.S.Cox Plate 25/10/30
Melbourne Stakes 1/11/30
Linlithgow Stakes 6/11/30
C.B. Fisher Plate 8/11/30
St .George Stakes 14/2/31
Futurity Stakes 21/2/31
Essendon Stakes 28/2/31
King's Plate 4/3/31
Underwood Stakes 25/8/31
Memsie Stakes 5/9/31
Hill Stakes 19/9/31
Spring Stakes 3/10/31
Craven Plate 7/10/31
Randwick Plate 10/10/31
W.S. Cox Plate 24/10/31
Melbourne Stakes 31/10/31
Album 29cm high x 40.5cm wide x 4cm deep
OTHER NOTES
THIS ALBUM IS THE ONLY KNOWN COMPLETE SET OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF PHAR LAP'S AUSTRALIAN RACE WINS.
David Davis, an American businessman, was the co-owner of Phar Lap with Harry Telford.
Estimate $100,000 - $130,000
Horse Racing and Other Sporting Memorabilia
AUCTION
Sale: LJ5693
12:00pm - 4 November 2012
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Wednesday 31 October 2012 10am - 8pm
Thursday 1 November 2012 10am - 4pm
Friday 2 November 2012 10am - 4pm
Saturday 3 November 2012 10am - 5pm
CONTACT
Giles Moon
giles.moon@leonardjoel.com.au
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