The results of this very interesting experiment must have been sobering enough for the participants to recollect what had taken place and later to improve upon their endeavour, The present form of the game was introduced into England in 1873 where it was christened badminton,' the name of the Duke of Beaufort's seat in Gloucestershire. Bath was its centre for some considerable time and it was not until 1895 that the Badminton Association was formed in England, its laws being based upon those drawn up by the Bath Badminton Club in 1887. The Badminton Club of New York, however, claims to have been formed as far back as 1878 and to be the oldest badminton organization in existence to-day.
All-England Doubles Championships were started in 1899 and the following Year singles were introduced into the competition, The first International match was played between England and Ireland in 1903.
Badminton clubs in England now number over 5000, special courts being erected in modern building estates. From 1926 onwards, the developments of the game have been enormous and the latest scheme afoot is to introduce a championship upon Davis Cup lines,
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