Show AUTO RACING I DISAPPOINTS DIS NEW r ORLEANS ORLEA S Feb 7 The The second Mardi Gras automobile meet at New Orleans was concluded yesterday at athe atthe atthe the he fair tall grounds race track About people saw the contests and were disappointed disappointed disappointed dis dis- appointed in the th There were only four races rates Instead of the six scheduled schedule and one of oC these was an uninteresting un- un int interesting drive between amateurs Barney Oldfield defeated RalpH De Do Palma Palma Palma Pal- Pal ma in what was scheduled to be the chief vent event of the meet The Tue contest was to have lave been a mile 10 match race In the fourth mile De Dc Palma burst a tire and was forced out Up to that time he and Oldfield had been running neck and neck eck De Palma used a Fiat Flat and Oldfield Oldfield Old- Old field fled a a. Benz car Summary Five miles Klaw la fI Erlanger i tr trophy ot for Fred amateurs Fred r Shaw h w Knox won C. C S. S Bragg Flat Fiat second Jack Darcy Stoddard-Dayton Stoddard third Tip Time 6 05 Handicaps Shaw 15 seconds Bragg scratch cratch Darcy 45 seconds Ten miles special worlds world's championship match match Oldfield Benz won De Do Palma Fiat Flat withdrew Time Five miles Gentilly Automobile company company com com- trophy troph for New Orleans pany any champion- champion ship Won hip Won by M. M vin Thomas car on n a forfeit for tor lack of starters Ten miles free free for free for Kirscher Darracq Dar Dar- acq won Oldfield Knox second De DePalma DePalma Palma Flat Fiat third Time Handicaps Handicaps Handi- Handi caps aps Kirscher 15 seconds Oldfield 32 seconds De Do Palma scratch I Ten miles special handicap event event Old Old Old- field eld Knox won De Dp Palma Fiat sec sec- ond nd Time Handicaps Oldfield 28 seconds |