When asked to return to his former job as the executive director of the Carolina Cup by the Carolina Cup Racing Association (CCRA) in July of 2017, John Cushman said he would do so only on an interim basis. In fact, the Camden native and businessman made it a point to tell all people within the sound of his voice, along with those who read the brief bio which accompanied his regular column which runs in the pages of The Camden Horse & Equestrian Magazine, that his time directing the Carolina Cup would come to an end sooner rather than later. We now know when sooner is.