The New York Athletic Club is a private social and athletic club in New York. In 1868, the club is home to around 8,600 members and two facilities that include the City House, located at 180 Central Park South in Manhattan; and Travers Island, located in Westchester County. Membership is open to those who are invited.
The club offers many different sports, like rowing boxing, wrestling fencing, judo, swimming, basketball as well as soccer, rugby union handball, tennis squash, snooker, lacrosse , and water polo.
Facilities
The City House, located at 180 Central Park South, is an impressive, cavernous structure constructed in the early 20th century, with sweeping views of Central Park. Designed in the early 20th century by Charles W. Clinton, The 24-floor structure houses two bars, a cocktail bar along with a library, ballroom meeting rooms, a billiards area with a rooftop solarium and eight floors of guest rooms , for members and club members. The floors for athletic training include a swimming pool as well as basketball courts boxing rings, a fencing and wrestling room with judo floors, and squash courts.
The name comes from Wall Street businessman William R. Travers who orchestrated the purchase of the island in 1886. Travers Island is the NYAC's facility for summer situated on Long Island Sound. It consists of the main house, other buildings and facilities set on 30 acres (120,000 sq m) of lawns that are landscaped. They are centered around its Main House, the Olympic-sized salt water pool and cabanas to go with it. Travers Island extends the range of NYAC sports to include tennis, rowing, yachting, outdoor swimming and diving, a day for children, camp for soccer, rugby the croquet game, lacrosse, and croquet.
Travers Island is located in Westchester County, New York and is situated between the borders of New Rochelle and Pelham Manor, in between Neptune Island, Glen Island as well as Hunter Island.
History
In 1866, William Buckingham Curtis, Harry Buermeyer, and John C. Babcock set up an indoor gym at the intersection of 6th Avenue and 14th Street in their New York City apartment, after having a discussion about the rapid growth of athletics organized in England. The demand for their gym grew which is why the men opted to form the New York Athletic Club on September 8, 1868. The club was modelled after the London Athletic Club. Their purpose was to provide sports events in New York. New York area, and keep official records of various sports. The NYAC was established on September 8 1868. The Bylaws and Constitution were adopted in the month of December 1868. At first, there was no fee for initiation however, $10 was the minimum for the first six months of dues.
The Mott Haven grounds that had a cinder track were obtained at the request of the group in 1875. The Mott Haven facilities were utilized for several national athletic competitions.
In 1879, at that it was a member of 170 It published rules for several amateur sports like fencing, sparring, as well as Greco-Roman wrestling. The NYAC could be considered the foundation for amateur athletics throughout the United States. The NYAC was the very first organisation to establish and implement an official code of conduct for the administration of athletic events, the first to offer prizes for games played by amateurs of all ages and the first to host an amateur championship.
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NYAC members have won an impressive 119 Olympic gold medals as well as 53 silver and 53 bronze medals. Presently, the NYAC is home to the best athletes in judo, wrestling, rowing, fencing, water polo and track and field, among other sports. Forty NYAC members competed for three nations in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing with 16 medals.
From 1896 to 1912 (a period of 16 consecutive seasons) in the period of 1896-1912 the New York Athletic Club had an official team playing in the American Amateur Hockey League and played in the St. Nicholas Rink at 69 West 66th Street in Manhattan. The NYAC Ice Hockey branch was awarded championships in the league four times in 1896-97 as well as 1897-98 and 1908-09 1909-10. Canadian players in hockey Tom Howard, who won the Stanley Cup with the Winnipeg Victorias in February 1896 played four season with the team from 1899 until 1903.
Mercury Cup series
The NYAC's Mercury Cup series is the top regional fencing tournament within North America. The series includes a number of sabre and epee tournaments in each season, and culminates in the “Epeepalooza” and “Sabrage” events. Participants earn points based on their the final results of each tournament which determines the winner as most highly ranked at close of the season.
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