More than 400 people have packed a bush pub in the Northern Territory to watch the "race that hops a nation". The annual event at Noonamah, 45 kilometres south of Darwin, coincides with the Melbourne Cup features a number of novelty events - the main attraction being a frog race in which competitors are placed inside a wetted down circle and the first to cross the line outside the circle wins.
More than 400 people have packed a bush pub in the Northern Territory to watch the "race that hops a nation". The annual event at Noonamah, 45 kilometres south of Darwin, coincides with the Melbourne Cup features a number of novelty events - the main attraction being a frog race in which competitors are placed inside a wetted down circle and the first to cross the line outside the circle wins.
