The modern form of the sport was invented in the 1870's by British army officers who played it in India and at Badminton, the estate of the Duke of Beaufort in Gloucestershire. The game became known as "that Badminton game", and was probably derived from the ancient game of battledore and shuttlecock. In 1893, the Badminton Association of England was formed and the first all-England championships were played in 1899. One of the oldest badminton club in the world is the Badminton Club of the City of New York, which was formed in 1878. In 1934, the International Badminton Federation, the world-governing organization for the sport was formed in England.