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02-25-2019, 10:00 AM
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As far as I know horse racing had inside rails really early. So I don't think it's a horse track.
I do think it's a board track for bicycles or early motorcycles. Those tracks often had a low curb at the bottom just like you can see at the right, and on the left side past the people, you can see the beginning of the banked curve and a pretty typical railing/fence they had at the top of the banked curves. https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.c...-racing-1920s/ The bathrobe guy may be a rider. But the gangster idea wouldn't be a stretch, Capone was apparently a huge cycling fan. And Cycling was a big sport pretty much everywhere including Italy. 
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02-25-2019, 10:28 AM
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I would concur that is cycling sport. Cycling is and was a major sport in pre -war Italy.
The cap the robed man is wearing is very similar to riders worn during the period. In addition, if you look in the background, you see what appears to be a bicycle.
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02-25-2019, 04:40 PM
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Thanks to the hot tip that this photo could be related to cycling, I'm fairly certain that the guy in the robe is Frank Kramer, champion bicycle sprinter. Sixteen consecutive national championships 1901-1916, and he's in the US Bicycling Hall of Fame. Location could be the Newark Velodrome.
   
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02-25-2019, 10:36 PM
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frank kramer cyclist
Man, that guy was a star. 16 consecutive championships 1901-1916.
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02-26-2019, 12:23 PM
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Kramer was encouraged to turn pro by Major Taylor, who beat him in 1900.
Taylor avoided some US championships because the organizers held many in the south where he was rarely allowed to race. If he'd been involved those championships could have been a bit more interesting. Both Kramer and Taylor raced a lot in Europe, and had excellent results.
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