1875 AAC Championships

1875 AAC Championships
Dates22 March 1875
Host cityLondon, England
VenueLillie Bridge Grounds, London
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAC Championships

The 1875 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 22 March 1875, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London.[1][2]

The Lillie Bridge Grounds in 1875

Summary

Results

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Event 1st 2nd 3rd
100 yards John Potter Manchester 10.6 H. Lucas Reading AC 6 ins - ½ yd William C. Bedford Clare C, Camb 6 inches
quarter-mile Frederick T. Elborough London AC 51.0 Alfred R. Lewis Cambridge UAC 5 yd John Potter Manchester 1 ft
half-mile Edward A. Sandford Christ Church C 2:04.2 Henry Bryden Clapham Rovers F.C. 1 yd F. W. Todd Irish Champion AC 3 yd
1 mile Walter Slade Albert AAC 4:35.4 T. R. Hewitt Cambridge UAC walked in William Y. Winthrop Cambridge UAC dnf
4 miles James Gibb South London Harriers 21:09.4 Walter Slade Albert AAC dns (lap 9) only 1 finished
120yd hurdles Hugh K. Upcher St John's C 16.8 Alfred B. Loder Cambridge UAC 1 ft Charles A. Bayly Lincoln C, Oxford 1 yd
7 miles walk William J. Morgan Atalanta RC 53:47.0 NR H. Webster Victoria AC, Stoke-on-Trent dnf (lap 17) J. H. Becke University C, Oxford dnf (lap 2)
high jump Michael Glazebrook Balliol C 1.803 =WR only 1 competitor
long jump Charles L. Lockton Merchant Taylors' School 6.36 Hugh K. Upcher St John's C 6.21 only 2 competitors
shot put Tom Stone Liverpool 12.14 William Y. Winthrop Cambridge UAC nm only 2 competitors
hammer throw William A. Burgess Oxford UAC 31.62 John D. Todd Oxford UAC 30.94 Stephen S. Brown St John's C 29.87

References

  1. ^ "The Amateur Athletic Club Championship Sports". London Evening Standard. 23 March 1875. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "The Amateur Championship Meeting". Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle. 27 March 1875. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 July 2024.