The sports club was formed by cottage residents from Tyarlevo (Tärölä, east from Saint Petersburg) in 1888 as Society of Running Enthusiasts and were using a hippodrome in Tsarskoye Selo for their sports competitions.

Later athletes from the sports club were using a park area of the Petrovsky Island.

The main "enthusiast" of the club was Peotr Moskvin who is considered the forefather of track and field in modern Russia.

It also was one of the first All-Russian clubs that joined League competitions which were organized by British citizens in the Imperial Russia.

During the 20th century the Club won the City's championship title multiple times.