The herald., 1920-05-06
AUTO RACES AND SPEED
CARNIVAL.
Fair Grounds Saturday and Sunday.
May and 9-CrOwds Will
BE Thrilled by Speed and
Darin2-S6,O 200 In
Purses.

FOR the first time in three wears.
southern Louisiana sport followers
are TO be given an opportunity to wit
ness the Worlds greatest auto race
drivers in action when the Fifty Mile
Derby. surrounded by short distance
events will be staged at the Fair
, Grounds at New Orleans. Saturday,
and Sunday, May Sth and 9Th.
New Orleans expects to make the
| Speed Carnival a regular sprfn,
sporting event and with this object
in mind is sparing no expense TO
tempt the greatest drivers in Ameri-
ca to enter the numerous events.
With purses amounting to six thou
sand dollars it is confidently expect
ed that field of star drivers such as
has never been seen in the south will
face the starters flag both days.
The first entry received by the
management was from the famous
French driver Leon Duray. The
dare devil Frenchman is known to
all followers of the racing game. He
has never been seen in action in
the south and is working night and
day on his fast racing creation in
order not to disappoint New Orleans
fans, many of whom are of French
descent.
Following closely upon the receipt
of the entry of Duray the manage
ment received the entry of Louis Dis
brow, probably the best known dirt
track driver in the World. Some
time ago Disbrow abandoned the rae
ing game to open string of restau
rants in Chicago. The news of the
sensational driving of Duray whom
every sport writer heralded as the
champion of champions was too
much for the veteran Disbrow. With
the definite of purpose of defeating
the Frenchman he has come out of
retirement and will drive an Essex
racing car direct from the factory.
Aside from entering the big classic
tThe Fifty Mile Derby he has chal-
lenged Duray to an international
match race of five miles He has
offered to post one thousand dollars
that he will defeat the Frenchman.
Eyes of the sport world are turn
ed to New Orleans and in every state
in the Union there will be hundreds
of sport fans awaiting the result of
the Fifty Mile Derby" and the
great match race. Reports from
Chicago are to the effect that Dis
brow is the favorite at odds of seven
to five. While from New York
comes the report that Duray is the
favorite there at six to five. Very
few wagers have been made thus far
as many are waiting to get reports
on the car that Disbrow will drive.
Determined to make the Speed
Carnival the greatest sporting event
OF the year, the management has
added as special feature the most
sensational game known to sports
as part of the entertainment. On
both days, Saturday and Sunday the
All American team will meet the
Pacific Coast Champions in a series
of championship Auto Polo games
Auto Polo is unquestionably the
most thrilling sport in the world to-
day.
Other entries received by Manager
Bole prior to going to press were
Ray Lampkin, Sig Haugdahl, Dave
Koetzla. Leslie Allen and the Essex
Team, who will drive the factory
cars which have arrived in New Or
leans, but the names of the drivers
have been withheld until the last
moment.
On both Saturday and Sunday the |
Speed Carnival will start at 3 p. m, |
and the popular price of the dollar
admission will prevail. This price
Of admission includes all charges,
both grand stand and parking space |
for automobiles. There will posi-
lively be no extra charges.