As well as the races and fashions on show, Bombala Cup Day also provided the very special opportunity to recognise the efforts of Anne Tier.
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Anne is the retiring secretary of the Bombala and District Jockey Club.
She served as secretary for more than 30 years, and in her role took on responsibilities too numerous to mention.
The club would not be in its current position if not for her.
Dr Colin Pate celebrated the significant occasion with a speech and presentation, and the according of Life Membership of the club.
It was remarked that the secretary's role must be a job that when you get it, you can't get rid of it.
Anne took over from John "Tacky" Beileiter in 1986 - and Tacky had been secretary for what seemed like an eternity prior to that.
When Anne took over there were six race meetings at Bombala per year - Caulfield Cup day, one in November, one in December, one in January, and two in March.
The powers that be in their wisdom slowly but surely reduced the meetings to be only one.
There were at least seven local trainers at that time.
In those days Anne had to take the nominations on Sunday nights and get them through to the South East Racing Association on Monday mornings, receive the weights back, which were released on Tuesday, and then acceptances on Thursday with barrier draws and many phone calls from trainers wanting to know draws and whether their horse got a run.
All that data - as well as advertisements Anne had chased up to make the cost of the books cheaper for the patrons - had to be compiled in the racebook.
Many a night was spent stapling the books together past midnight.
However, no problem thrown at Anne was ever too big or too small.
From bookmakers' draws to no phones, no on-course ambulance - with Dr Pate following the field in Athol Stewart's meat van instead - Anne took it all in her stride and the races went on.
All of this while rearing a young family.
It must have been extremely frustrating when Mother Nature took over and made race day very wet, cold, windy, extremely hot - or the worst of all, washed out - on the day after all that work.
Anne is now handing the reins over to the younger generation and Life Membership to the club is well deserved in appreciation for all the work she has done over the years.
On Saturday, Anne was also presented with a framed print of many memories from her days at the helm.
Anne continues to represent the club and has provided the template to which her successors can only aspire.
