The donkey Derby really started with it great visual of about 20 animals attached to maybe 30 people..  they were collected at the bottom of the driveway to get them organized sort of and then the object was to get them all running together to cross  the starting line which is always a bit of a riot in all these donkey derbies this was certainly no exception... How Colby--- my grandson---- managed to gather a dozen people at a typical Saturday night party and have them all come down to run with the donkeys I do not know but the presence of the large collection of energetic Kids of approximate college age certainly added to the fun.

the race was set up in 3 divisions and I never did see who belong to what but there was a one mile 3 mile and five mile loop.. whatever there was they all seemed to have a good time there were snacks at the finish line along with a bucket of water...   

Actually there was 1 clear winner Of the donkey Derby the donkey jogged right its handler almost across the finish line but the finish line had a ribbon across it and no self respecting donkey would take a chance on stepping over a ribbon so he didn’t. and  stopped short of that but other than that he was a well ahead of everybody else he was well ahead of the second place the second place was. snap snap crackle and pop---  3 neutered male goats .. As the rest of the tribe wandered in I didn't realize that Elvis our cow looking animal had been

led by someone over the mile route..  There seemed to have been plenty of activity to keep all the runners and friends entertained nonetheless of which is the fact that one of the goats laid down in the middle of Lynbrook Rd. And refused to go any further until Janine came along rattling a bottle of goat cookies and he got right up and ran off with her.... but there were plenty of  donkeys  personalities...and things like that but everybody had a good time.

 

ON TO THE NEXT !!