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The Tuxedo Club Tuxedo Park, NY

Set in the storied enclave of Tuxedo Park, New York, The Tuxedo Club is a distinctive social institution that, since 1886, has provided its members, their families and their guests with recreation and refuge in the close environs of New York City. The Club’s rich history, spectacular grounds, varied sporting venues and multiple clubhouses offer year-round enjoyment for all ages.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The History of the Club.......................................................

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Tuxedo Today......................................................................... 13 Globally and Nationally Recognized................................. 15 Excellence in Amenities and Facilities............................

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Caliber of Staff and Service.................................................. 23 Engagement and Commitment of Membership.............. 25 Governance and Prudent Fiscal Management.................. 27 Adaptive to Change............................................................... 29

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THE HISTORY OF THE CLUB September 1885 In a drenching rain one afternoon in September 1885, two men stood on the rear platform of the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad's Buffalo Express as it chugged noisily through the quiet woods beside the Ramapo River. As the train rattled past the thirtyfive milepost from Jersey City and began to grumble at the steeper grade, one of the two leaned far out and waved ahead to the conductor. "All right," he shouted, "signal to stop-now!" With a squeal of brakes, the train slowed down, and the two men jumped off. An instant later, the train had picked up speed and vanished between the hills.

Pierre Lorillard and Bruce Price The two men were tobacco heir Pierre Lorillard IV and his friend Bruce Price, a young architect. Turning up their collars, for they had neglected to bring raincoats, they clambered up the embankment above the tracks and trudged off through the mud. Before them rose a wild, heavily wooded hillside. Only a tiny brick schoolhouse and an orchard showed that mankind had ever been there. By the time the two men had reached an open wagon awaiting them on a dirt road, which straggled past this little building, they were soaked to the skin.

An hour later, after three miles of boulders and thickets through which the wagon barely squeezed, they reached the top of the winding ascent and halted on a ridge overlooking a lake. This would have been at the top of what is now Tower Hill Road. At the north end were some cleared fields and a hut. Pointing there, Mr. Lorillard said: "That is a good site for the clubhouse. Don't you think so? And we can have a row of cottages between there and here." And with that, Pierre Lorillard IV had envisioned Tuxedo practically as it stands today.

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THE HISTORY OF THE CLUB Two Weeks Later…

Bruce Price had an army of men on the spot.

1,800 men were imported and lodged in a small city of shanties built along regular streets with such names as "Fifth Avenue," "Broadway," and "Corso." The mess-hall was called "Delmonico's," which was the fashionable New York City restaurant at that time.

Working with only the primitive tools then available, the men from this camp succeeded in building thirty miles of graded dirt and macadam roads, a water and sewage system (the first complete one in the world), the Park gatehouse and police station, twentytwo cottages, two blocks of stores, the village stables, a new dam, an icehouse, a swimming tank and a hatchery. The clubhouse itself was a huge gray wooden building with wide porches. It was designed in the comfortable living style of the day, with spacious public rooms and complete facilities for entertainment as well as sport. The ballroom, which was quite large and round in shape, instantly became one of America's most famous rooms.

By May 30, 1886, it was ready for the opening celebration.

May 31, 1886 Three special trains with 700 guests sped up from New York City.

The run was supposed to take an hour and a half, but the exuberant engineers made it in forty minutes, to the alarm of the passengers, many of whom were frightened by the way the rickety old coaches careened on the narrow-gauge track. Despite their fears, they arrived safely at the Tuxedo station and were met by coaches and wagons painted brightly in the Club colors of yellow and green.

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THE HISTORY OF THE CLUB Golf at Tuxedo A few bold spirits initiated golf at Tuxedo in 1889. A six-hole course was laid out on what are now the Tuxedo Park School grounds.

Lorillard had to send to Montreal to obtain clubs with which to play, and on this newly opened golf course a driving competition was held, which was won by Dr. E.C. Rushmore. By 1892 the sport had become so popular that a nine-hole course was laid out near the old North Gate of the Park. The old caddie shack remains in ruins to this day. An eighteen-hole course was completed shortly thereafter, which straddled both sides of Route 17. (This 18-hole course was moved to its current location in the 1950s to accommodate the New York Thruway).

The Country's First Interclub Golf Match The country's first interclub team match was a four-way contest held at Tuxedo in 1894. The teams were The Country Club (Brookline, MA), St. Andrew's, Shinnecock and The Tuxedo Club. The trophy presented that year to The Country Club was donated to the U.S.G.A and is now the U.S.G.A.'s Senior Open trophy. Although the names of all the players at the first match cannot be ascertained, Tuxedo was represented by: E.C. Rushmore, Alfred Seton, Edward C. Kent, and Walker B. Smith.

A New Course at Tuxedo The planning and building of the New York Thruway marked the end of the golf course at the north end of the Park. A new course had to be found. After extensive negotiations, wherein alternative sites were considered, a new and better golf course was built at the south end of town, approximately 2 miles from the end of the big lake, on the Morgan Hamilton Farm in Eagle Valley. On July 4, 1956, nine holes had been completed, a clubhouse built and play commenced.

The following year the full 18 holes were in place. Robert Trent Jones, the golf course architect, took full advantage of Hamilton Farm to give Tuxedo its challenging and scenic course.

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THE HISTORY OF THE CLUB Court Tennis at Tuxedo Many will argue that Tuxedo pioneered court tennis in the United States. Due chiefly to the energy of T. Suffern Tailer and his friend the Hon. Cecil Baring, a court was built and opened on December 30, 1899. The building was one of architectural firm Warren and Wetmore's first commissions. Mr. Lloyd Warren had been an early member of the Club. The first court tennis match played was between Messrs. Tailer and Baring, with Tailer the victor at 2-0.

Shortly thereafter, Baring left the country with Mrs. Tailer, and they settled on an island in Ireland, building yet another court tennis court. Mrs. Tailer was a daughter of Pierre Lorillard. Later the same day, Eustace Miles, amateur champion of England, played Tom Pettit, the famous professional, who owed half 30 for a bisque. Miles won, 3-0, but lost a return match held a few weeks later.

Rackets at Tuxedo On February 12, 1902, the rackets court was opened with a match between Clarence H. Mackay and Milton S. Barger, representing New York, against H.M. Brooks and George I. Scott, representing Philadelphia. New York won, 4-0. In April of the same year Charles E. Sands defeated O.S. Campbell to win the first Tennis Gold Racquet Championship. Two years later saw the first racquets competition for the Gold Racquet Championship, with Barger defeating Sands, who played under the name of "E. Edwards". In 1905, Sands won the Tennis Gold Racquet Championship by defeating Jay Gould, 3-1. The Tuxedo Club is now the only Club in the world which can boast the combination of court tennis, lawn tennis, rackets, padel, pickleball, squash and platform tennis courts.

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Tuxedo Today Over the past four years The Tuxedo Club has welcomed over 150 new members and families to the Club. The Club is stronger and more vibrant than ever before. The increase in members has influenced the continued improvements of Club buildings and grounds and greater participation in Club life. Two new padel courts, a recently refurbished golf course, a boathouse, a swimming pool, lawn tennis courts, a court tennis court, a rackets court, platform tennis courts, two squash courts, a Main Clubhouse, Tennis House and the Golf Clubhouse make Tuxedo one of the most special Clubs in the world.

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Globally & Nationally Recognized The Tuxedo A Google search of Tuxedo will reveal more than sixteen million references. The short-tailed dinner jacket as we know it today was first introduced to America by a member of The Tuxedo Club. There are differing reports of how this event occurred, but the account by Mr. Grenville Kane, founding member of The Tuxedo Club as told to J. Earle Stevens in 1929, appears to be the most authentic. In the summer of 1886, Tuxedo Club member James Brown Potter and his lovely wife, Cora, while on a visit to England, were invited by the Prince of Wales to join him at Sandringham, his country estate, for the weekend. Prior to going, Mr. Potter asked the Prince what he should wear for dinner. The Prince replied that he had adopted a short jacket in the place of a tailcoat for dinner in the country and that if Mr. Potter went to his tailor in London, he could get a similar jacket made. Mr. Potter did as the Prince suggested. When he returned to America, Mr. Potter's friends at The Tuxedo Club were not only impressed by the account of his visit to Sandringham but also found the jacket Mr. Potter brought back more appropriate than tails for informal dinners, and so they had it copied by their own tailors. It then became the custom for members of the Club to wear this attire to informal dinners in Tuxedo Park. One evening, a group of members wore their new dinner jackets to a bachelor dinner at Delmonico's. Their jackets attracted the attention of other diners who, upon enquiry were told "oh, that is what they wear for dinner up at Tuxedo." And so, from that day forth, the name Tuxedo was forever associated with this style of formal wear.

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WATCH THE CLUB’S 120th GOLD RACQUETS TOURNAMENT VIDEO (2024)

Globally & Nationally Recognized Golf One of the first ten USGA Golf Clubs Home of the country's first Interclub Golf Match in 1894 Home of the country's first Quad Match (still played today) 2022 Site of the Metropolitan Golf Mid-Amateur 2022 Rees Jones golf course renovation featured in top golf and Club publications Racquets World & US Champion Professional Staff (Court Tennis) 2024 Site of The Ladies’ US Open (Court Tennis) 2022 & 2020 Site of The US Open (Court Tennis) Gold Racquets: the longest running annual Court Tennis Tournament in the United States Architecturally celebrated Tennis House designed in 1889 by Warren & Wetmore (the firm would go on to design Grand Central Station in New York)

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WATCH THE CLUB’S 2023 ‘FIELD OF DRIVING DREAMS’ VIDEO

Globally & Nationally Recognized 1886 Regatta Created in 2022 by a passionate member committee alongside top US Rowing Coach Mr. Michael Martinov Takes place each Columbus Day Weekend set against Tuxedo’s spectacular foliage In just a short time it has established itself as a can’t-miss regatta in the rowing community and beyond The event features top rowing talent (11 members of the current TeamUSA competing in the Paris Olympics have rowed in the 1886 Regattas).

‘Field of Driving Dreams’ Concours D’elegance Created in 2014 by a passionate member committee 10 years running Celebrated as one of the top Concours events in the tri-state area 2024 show featured over 140 fine classic and vintage cars and motorcycles

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Excellence in Amenities & Facilities Multi-Campus, 120+-acre facility including three architecturally celebrated clubhouses Main Clubhouse (designed by John Russell Pope), Golf Clubhouse (designed by Hart Howerton), Tennis House (designed by Warren & Wetmore) The only Club in the world to offer a combination of seven distinct racquet sports including: Two Padel Courts, one Court Tennis Court - one of only 11 in The United States, one Rackets Court - one of only nine in The United States, two Regulation Squash Courts, four Har-Tru Tennis Courts, one Pickleball Court and four Platform Tennis Courts Newly-renovated (2022), award-winning 18-hole Robert Trent Jones, Sr.-designed golf course, covered and non-covered ranges, practice areas including a newly added short game practice facility Tuxedo Lake offering 25 slips, sailing, fishing, rowing, kayaks, canoes and pontoon boats Ice skating, bocce court, overnight hotel rooms, youth programs, clinics & camps, member apartments Rich social programming including wine-tastings, holiday celebrations, ‘Smokehouse at the Boathouse’, costume parties and more

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OUR CLUB STAFF WAS RECENTLY FEATURED IN CLUB DIRECTOR MAGAZINE

Check out our staff in the most recent issue of Club Director Magazine

Caliber of Staff and Service General Manager (CCM, CCE) with over 30+ years of Club experience, and a national Committee Member for both CMAA and NCA Assistant General Manager (CCM) Five CMAA members Dedicated Human Resources Professional (Certified SHRM-CP) with a certificate from Cornell University in Diversity and Inclusion World Champion Professional Racquets Staff Golf and Racquets Professionals with 12+ year tenure at the Club Director of Agronomy 10+ year tenure at the Club, and GCSAA member (both national & local chapters) Controller is a Certificated Hospitality Accountant Executive with MBA and 9+ year tenure at the Club International H2Bs + J-1s Club commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion New staff training & corresponding member satisfaction surveys created (2024)

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Engagement & Commitment of Membership Largest number of members and privilege holders in recent Club history Initiation fee increase for all levels of membership in 2023 Fiscal Year 2024 resignation rate of less than 2% Recent improvements of $1MM including two Padel courts 13 Member-run committees 65 Committee volunteers Largest attendance at Club events including over 650 members & guests at the 2024 4th of July fireworks

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Governance & Prudent Fiscal Management Updated rules and governance model pertaining to Senior members (GM/COO < Committee and Board) Annual Board Orientations Board commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Board commitment to evolving the next generation of Club leaders Governed by five Executive Officers, a Board of Governors and 13 member-run committees Long Range Planning Committee focused on prudent spending on capital projects including the addition of two Padel courts (2024) Low member to debt ratio 1:$3,166 From FY 2022 to FY 2024 the Club operating revenues grew 28%

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CHECK OUT OUR MOST RECENT ISSUE OF 1886 MAGAZINE

Adaptive to change Successful Oak Leaf (Provisional) program grew from 28 in 2018 to over 100 in 2024, filled the membership pipeline, and resulted in over 60 new Regular & House members in the past two years (2022-2024) One of the first Clubs in the country to offer Padel (2024) New Bocce Court (2023) Revitalized Club Communications including the introduction of 1886 magazine (published 6+ times per year), new digital Golf Booklet, Racquets Booklet, Pool Booklet, Boathouse Booklet and Special Events Booklet Complete New Club Website and Mobile App (2023) Successful New Member Programming: Thursday Night Burgers & Brews, Weekly Poolside Bingo, Water Polo, Fishing Derbies, Friday Night Padel Mixers and more Creation of formalized social media policy (2022) Expanded H2B Program Successful hiring and training of seasonal staff Refurbishment of Staff housing (homes, apartments, and dorms) Commitment to expanding IT infrastructure and cyber security measures

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