Show POOR TIME fOR AUTOS New Orleans Speed Carnival Draws Star Drivers But Track Is Slow New Orleans Feb 5 Poor time was made today at the opening of the New Orleans automobile speed carnival Such drivers as De Do Palma Barney Oldfield and Ben scored far below their rec records records records The fifth race a tenmile event attract attracted ed some som Interest when Oldfield remained behind De Palma for eight miles finally overtaking him and going to the front be before before before fore the ten miles were finished In the fourth race miles for stock cars of all classes Leigh Lynch driving a Jackson car crashed through the fence which surrounded the fair grounds track He escaped Injury however Barney Oldfield who was al already already ready leading In a Knox car won easily Summary First race twenty miles stock cars with piston displacement from to Inches Jackson Leigh Lynch 21 min minutes minutes mm utes 44 U seconds won Packard H F FFulton FFulton FFulton Fulton second Buick J 3 W J T Fritsch third Second race five miles Fiat Flat Ralph de do Palma Pama 4 minutes 41 sec eec seconds seconds I won Ben Kirsher sec see second second ond Barney Oldfield was forced to retire at end of first on account of tire trouble Third race ten miles open to all ama amateur amateur thur driving stock cars Fiat C S Bragg New York won 10 minutes 36 seconds Buick J W J T Fritsch Cincin Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati nati second Three entries two fin finished finIshed finished Fourth race for stock cars of all classes miles Knox Old Oldfield Oldfield field fied won 26 minutes 46 48 seconds Buick Bulck Fritsch second Jackson Lynch went through the fence In the fifteenth mile Lynch was unhurt Jackson No 2 De Delaney Delaney Delaney laney dropped out at the ninth mile Fifth race tenmile handicap free for all Flat Da Do Palma 10 seconds won Knox Oldfield 25 seconds second KIrscher scratch third Sixth race five miles special Benz Oldfield won Time Tim 33 45 15 KIrscher second No other entries |