This is a fascinating menu from the Hotel Australia in Collins Street Melbourne in 1963. The Australia Hotel was a very popular hotel with the racing crowd with many trainers and jockeys staying there. more than once was the old safe at the hotel a temporary resting place for the gold cup. In 1963 the prize money for the cup was 25,000 pounds and it was won by Gatum Gatum ridden by J. Johnson. Also on offer was 12 new Falcon cars for the best dressed ladies.
This race is the richest "2 mile" handicap race in the world with prize money in 2012 being $6,175,00.00 plus trophies valued at $125,00.
The menu is interesting historically because notice the chicken being the most expensive item on the menu. ( there were no large chicken farms in those days ).
The mention of Rising Fast with the souffle refers to the famous New Zealand bred horse which is the only horse ever to have won the Melbourne Cup, the Caulfield Cup and the Cox Plate in the same year. Consomme Jockey Club is a chicken consomme garnished with diced carrots, pea and chicken royale.
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