Melbourne Cup Eve Celebrations
Around 20 members enjoyed a wonderful evening at the Frontbeach Restaurant - excellent food and company. The venue wasn't suitable for racing games and video presentations, so this year we just concentrated on the Fashions at the Frontbeach. Whilst the womenfolk really relished this opportunity to dress up, the men did not all appear to encompass the concept - unless I've read the room wrong and the style "nearly Bogan" is making a comeback.

A sensationally sartorial John Evans was deemed best dressed gent, whilst the extremely elegant Judy Beasley won the hotly contested ladies section.
Two rounds of Cup Sweeps were filled and drawn. It seems that it's Judy's week as at 3.05 pm the next day; I'm sure she was jumping around the lounge room as her horse crossed first. The second winner was Mary Henderson (who turned out to be the only winner in the Henderson household on Cup Day!)