QUEENSBORO MOTORCYCLE CLUB, INC.

A BRIEF HISTORY, 1910 TO.........

Queensboro M.C. hold the honor of being the oldest club of its kind in New York City, dating back to 1910.

In January, 1937, the AMA was founded: Queensboro joined and was given number 45, which it holds to this day. Mind you, number 45 nationally. How many clubs 1 thru 44 are still around today? Queensboro (45) Yonkers (6), Crotona (8) and New Jersey (1) M.C.'s are left to name a few in the area.

In the early days of the club, many riders tried their hand at scrambling. In the early 20's, Queensboro sponsored many scrambles, cinder track, hill climbs and T.T. events. Polo was another popular game - with bikes. Match gameswere played as far away as Newburgh, N.Y. Another popular event of Queensboro was their annual Snow Man Run. Over the years it became a very well-known event with everyone going to the big dance afterwards.

Queensboro has always been located on or near Northern Blvd. One of the clubhouses was on the site of the first World's Fair in the 30's. The Fair Committee asked us to move, telling us that we would be reimbursed.We never did get reimbursed - there wasn't enough money left to give away. Before we moved our meetings to the Hofbrau, (a good old fashioned beer garden), they were held in the homes of different members each week.

In 1940, we acquired our present site at a public auction. Club members were sold stock in the club. When there was enough money in the Treasury, the stock was bought back: this is how we became incorporated.

World War II came and everyone of our members answered his call to duty. Some members enlisted in the Civilian Corps with the 109th precinct. Eventually, everyone was called, save for Charley Garby. He had a draft-deferred job with an aircraft plant. Charley held the land deed and title until everyone returned.

In 1947, Queensboro officially got underway again. A new constitution was written, a membership drive was started and we grew. The club becameincorporated in New York State on November 3, 1952.

On September 17, 1967, the club served as Honor Guard in M.C.A.'s Bike-a-Kid to the Ball Park, a program for underprivileged children. The members enjoyed working with the kids so much that in the summer of 1968, Queensboro picked up a new interest. The club took over the 107th Precinct's Police Athletic League, the members on a strictly voluntary basis, built a PAL Center and supervised the children (ages between 8 and 16) in various activities. The club took them to ball games, football clinics, stock car races and motorcycle field meets.

At first the kids were difficult to get through to, however, they finally responded to us and the rate of malicious mischief dropped 89% in the area of the center.

We received citation awards for the years 19968 and 1969. Oncethe PAL Center was organized, the parents took over the responsibility of running the program. Afterwards, we occasionally took the parents and children from this Center as well as other children from other organizations on trips.

in 1967 we held a Scavenger Hunt for members only, it was so successful that is became a bi-annual (Spring and Fall) sanctioned event with a party following it (the party itself was such a blast, that we always lost money on our Scavenger Hunts). Asksomeone who has been there. Since then, we have inaugurated the Carnival Run, Absurd Trials, the Everything Run, Limerick Run, and the Casino Run.

We are still a full pledged A.M.A Club in District #34, A.M.A And were active in 'CAUCUS' from it's beginning to end.

Queensboro is a strong, very close-knit club. Our members observe all laws, rules and regulations of the road when riding motorcycles. Queensboro is an old club, but still going strong; we hope it will continue.

 

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