[6] The club hosts a wide range of activities, such as cricket, gymnastics, golf, horse riding, polo, squash, and tennis.

Due to the construction of the railway lines in Argentina, many British citizen had established in Argentina, forming a big community that founded social and sports clubs where British sports could be practised, such as bowls, cricket, football, golf, horse riding, rugby union and tennis amongst others.

[3] John Ravenscroft, an Englishman living in the rural village of Puan, Buenos Aires, wanted to join the British community of Argentina to practise all the sports in a same place.

He was inspired by the London Hurlingham Club that ruled polo worldwide to create a similar institution in Argentina.

Ravenscroft wished to have the club located in the district of Belgrano, Buenos Aires, but the owners of the available lands increased their costs considerably enough to dismiss the idea.

The final solution came from Mr. Hill, then General Manager of the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway and a cricket enthusiast, who promised to help the club to find a land where to establish its headquarters and fields.

The railway company satisfied the demand and the "Hurlingham" (taking the name of the club)[9] station was opened in 1890, with a daily service to Palermo.

The match was supported by the BAPR, even providing a special sleeping coach for the players, who travelled the night before the game.