by Don Richeson –
Neighbors on Middlesex County’s Montague Island missed the running of the Kentucky Derby so much that they decided to create their own derby Saturday — the first Jamaica Derby, named for Middlesex’s Jamaica community. Instead of racehorses, they used golf carts.
After climbing onto the saddle of their carts, they created the appropriate atmosphere by sipping mint julep beverages and singing “My Old Kentucky Home.” Calls were issued for “riders up” and a posting bugle call started things off.
Keeping safe distances apart on their golf cart “horses,” the lady jockeys raced around an obstacle course set up across their yards. Six island families participated in the fun.
Using golf carts as stand-ins for horses was fitting, according to…
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