New-York tribune., 1909-01-29
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
RACING At NEW ORLEANS
iSrang and De Palma to Meet OUer
Circular Track.

Entries are coming In fast for the three-day
automobile meet to be held in connection with
the New Orleans Mardi Gras festival on February
20. q and D. Among the well known drivers who
will pilot in the contest are Ralph De Palma
Louis Strang. George Schoneck, A. Dennison and
Bob Burnan.
It is now planned to hold a series OF match races
between Strang and De Palma, and as both men
will pilot racing of high horsepower, some ex-
citing sport is promised Strang will handle the
which he drove to victory in the Briarcun'
Savannah and Lowell road races, while De Pama
will be behind the wheel Of the machine in which
ne made new worlds record for a mile on cir
cular track The car which Schoeneck will drive
was entered in the Grand Prize race at Savannah
while Dennisons machine is the same which ne
pfoted in the last Vanderilt Cup race.
Interest in the meeting is increased by the large
number of cars of different make that are entered
for the various contests. Homer George, secretary
OF the New Orleans Automobile Club, under the
direction of which the races will be held Is re-
ceiving the entries for the contests The club Is
not leaving stone unturned to have the track In
the best possible condition A score of men nave
been employed to roll oil and bank the turns 1t
is said the club will spend $1,000 to make the meet
a success
The 24-bour race should be the feature OF the
tournament. Among the drivers in this race are
Strang De Palma and Schoeneck. The progrs n1ne
also includes contests for women drivers, ana MIS-
Joan Newton Cuneo, of Richmond HIM. Long ISL
and, who has driven in three Glidden tours and
a
Hank Caldwell, toastmaster and humorist Of
the Flat Tire Club, has been appointed chief Of the
publicity department OF the American Automobile
Association In his newspaper career Mr.. Caldwell
is said to have insisted being paid according
to space instead OF salary. He refused to answer
when seen yesterday, whether the same conditions
held good in his new office.
oF GnOx sb
who recently completed the first lap Of their trip
around the world in a Maxwell touring car by ar
rivinG at New York. set sail for Algiers on Jsnu-
sry y on the -fated steamship Republic AS Is
well known. the steamer was run down In a fog
off Nantucket by the steamer Florida The car
went to the bottom with the steamer. but Mr.
Hover said yesterday that the trip would be con-
tinued as soon as a new machine and the neces-
sary equipment could be secured
The tour of 10000 miles will be the most COM
prehensive ever undertaken by motorists. Mr.. and
Mrs Hover will Journey through every country OF
Northern Africa Europe and Asia, and expect to
return home in the spring of 1914 They Will go
prepared TO spend the nights by the roadside, If
necessary. and VIII carry camping outfit for this
purpose and full set OF firearms for self-deEence
One of the attendants at the automobile show in
Madison Square Garden last week kept account
of the persons who stopped at the door of the Louis
XVI Pierce Arrow car, and examined the gold
mounted pilasters and the painting and rich uphol-
stery. He counted for five minutes at a time. and
found that on an average. during the evening ns
persons examined this particular car every five
minutes OF course, the attendance was greater
during the evening than during the morning and
afternoon. strike fair average for the week
II was decided TO count the day seven hours in
stead Of the thirteen during which the doors were
open This would make a total of 1912 people day
who viewed this and a grand total OF GO 5SA
for the week.