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10 min., full stage. This was a new act that I put on here, consists of 2 men in a contest on cycle racing treadles, which are different from the home trainers in that they permit of greater speed being attained. The novelty about it was the method of scoring, with a miniature track placed between the men and two small figures circling it. The announcer was bad and some of the mechanism got out of order, so that the act got a very bad send off. I would not recommend it for the balance of the circuit, but can keep it here because the riders are local men and will have some draft for that reason.
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University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 2 September 1902-3 September 1903