 Every Melbourne Cup Day I trot this wonderful story out to my readers whom may not know this lovely 'tail'. The day before the running of the 1985 Melbourne Cup we were at Gowings Restaurant. The torrential rain began around lunchtime and continued throughout the night. With every downpour, came the cry from my father, “Open another bottle of champagne!". My father Dennis' horse, Cup runner #14 What A Nuisance loved a wet track. Awake at 5am and abundant with nervous energy, we set out for … [Read more...] about The Princess and the Pauper
Dennis Gowing
Death of a legendary salesman
Dennis Gowing, a.k.a. Kevin Dennis, sponsor of one-time Channel 9 hit New Faces and multi-faceted entrepreneur. The Briton who rose from humble beginnings -- he arrived in Australia in 1949 as a 10 pound migrant -- to become one of Australia's best-known identities, died in 1991 at the age of 62, but remains a daily inspiration to his only daughter. Read former Age Good Food Guide editor Rita Erlich's obituary The Age 4/12/91 [dt_sc_hr] An extract from … [Read more...] about Death of a legendary salesman