The Washington times., 1911-01-31
MOTORISTS STIRLING
FOR THE MARD| GRAS
Speed Carnival to Be Big
Sporting Event Since
Knell of Turf.
By HARRY WARD.

Automobile manufacturers and racing
enthusiasts all over the country are
taking lively interest in the coming
Mardi Gras speed carnival to be held in
New Orleans February 24-27.
This meet is the big sporting event of
the famous festival week, since the
anti-horse racing bills were enacted by
the Louisiana Legislature. AS q result
the meet is to be made the biggest mile
track event of the year, eclipsing all
other meets of like character in point
OF entries and speed. A racing program
Of three days has been arranged, with
six to ten automobile races each day,
together with two motorcycle events
The American Automobile Association
has sanctioned the meet. and entries
are being received every day by Homer
George, manager of the New Orleans
Automobile Club. An automobile show
will be held in connection with the
races.
Some OF the most famous drivers in
the country are scheduled to drive in
this meet Among them are Lewis
Strang, winner of the Briarcliff, Savan-
nah, and Lowell road races; Caleb
Bragg, the young millionaire amateur,
who defeated Barney OldfeId in two
match races at Los Angeles last year;
Walter Donnelly, who drove a Cino car
in the Munsey Historic Tour; Harry
Endicott, Lewis Edmunds. Ralph De-
Palam, Bob Burman. Arthur Chevrolet,
Hughie Hughes, and a number of lesser
lights.
With Convention Hall taxed to its ut
most capacity to accommodate the ex-
hibits, Washington's national automo-
bile show, to be held during the week
of February 13. will surpass in the num-
Der and variety of cars any show ever
held in this section. With few eXcep-
tions, every standard make of pleasure
car sold in the East is included in the
list of exhibits that will be shown. In
making the allotments Of space the
show committee found itself confronted
with the problem of applications far in
excess of the space available, notwith-
standing the fact that changes had been
effected in the plans whereby several
hundred square feet were added.
Nineteen entries have been named for
the Panama-Pacific road race, to be
held February % at Oakland, Cal. 1t is
expected this meet will be as successful
as il was last year under the name OF
the Portola race. The route will be
about eleven miles long. The race for
light cars will be ninety-eight miles,
with an event for heavy cars at 152
miles, and a free-for-all at 2U miles.
The entrance money of each race will
be divided among the first three fin
ishers, 20 per cent going to the winner,
20 to the second, and 10 to the third.
Other prizes will be awarded. The fol-
lowing cars have been nominated to
date: Four Nationals, two Pope-Hart-
fords, two MaXwells, a Simplex. Am
plex, Fiat, Lozier, Speedwell, Corbin,
Apperson, Mercer. and Only. If spe-
ciai class is made, the Velie and Frank
lin will be entered.
F. A Seiberling. of the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Company, is in Wash
ington for a day or two. He came here
to attend the Ohio Society dinner at the
New Willard last night.
Among the prominent Washington
motorists who have been SiVen licenses to
operate automobiles in Maryland are
Truman H. Newberry, former Secre-
tary of the Navy, who secured three Ii
cense numbers; Reginald H. Huide-
koper.. Mrs. James Mcmillan, widow of
Senator Mcmillan: A. NJ. Lothrop, Hen
men Jennings, Clifford Pinchot, Charles
G. Glover, Representative John w.
Weeks, Edison Bradley, and E. c.
Graham.