Travers Island, New York

Travers Island is an island in Long Island Sound, situated between Neptune Island, Glen Island and Hunter Island in New York City's Pelham Bay Park. It houses the New York Athletic Club.^[1]^[2]

History

The island was purchased by William Riggin Travers in 1886. The Club has a Main House and other buildings and facilities that sit on 30 acres (120,000 m²) of landscaped grounds. Centered around the Main House are an Olympic-sized salt water pool and accompanying cabanas. Travers Island extends the range of NYAC sports to include tennis, rowing, yachting, outdoor swimming and diving, a children's day camp, rugby, soccer, croquet and lacrosse.

External links

Travers Island, New York from the Library of Congress at Flickr Commons

References

^ "Frolic On Travers Island; Amateur Athletes Enjoy Themselves. Victories Celebrated In A Hilarious Way On Saturday Night. A Great Day For Amateur Athletics". New York Times. September 16, 1889. Retrieved 2010-12-31. There was a glorious time on Travers Island Saturday night. To say that it was glorious is even putting it mildly, for it is seldom that fun and hilarity hold such absolute away as they did then over the proceedings at the Summer home of the New-York Athletic Club. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ "Travers Island". New York Times. June 9, 1889. Retrieved 2010-12-31. The now Summer home of the New-York Athletic Club on Travers Island, near Pelham Manor, on the Sound, was opened yesterday for inspection by the members and their friends. The building, designed by Douglas Smythe, is a handsome structure of wood in the prevailing... {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[1] "Frolic On Travers Island; Amateur Athletes Enjoy Themselves. Victories Celebrated In A Hilarious Way On Saturday Night. A Great Day For Amateur Athletics". New York Times. September 16, 1889. Retrieved 2010-12-31. There was a glorious time on Travers Island Saturday night. To say that it was glorious is even putting it mildly, for it is seldom that fun and hilarity hold such absolute away as they did then over the proceedings at the Summer home of the New-York Athletic Club. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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