Court History

Tuxedo Club is a large and beautiful sporting estate founded by Pierre Lorillard IV, the New York tobacco magnate, sportsman and racehorse owner.  The first clubhouse opening in 1886 and 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 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, Lambay.