1870 AAC Championships

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1870 AAC Championships
Dates9 April 1870
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Lillie Bridge Grounds, London
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1869
1871


The 1870 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 9 April 1870, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London. [1] [2]

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Summary

Results

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Event1st2nd3rd
100 yards Alfred Baker London AC 10.2Francis O. Philpott St Edmund Hall 1 ftEdward J. Colbeck AAC ½ yd
quarter-mile Abbott R. Upcher First Trinity 52.6Edward J. Colbeck AAC 53.2A. G. ClarkeSouth Essex AC
half-mile Robert V. Somers-Smith Merton C 2:02.6Arthur J. C. Dowding New C 2 ydHon. Arthur L. Pelham Third Trinity 12 yd
1 mile Robert H. Benson Balliol C 4:54.6 Ellis Ashmead Bartlett Christ Church C 4:57.6Thomas R. Hewitt Trinity Hall 5:02.0
4 miles Henry C. Riches London AC 21:24.0 Edward Hawtrey St John's C 21:25.6A. Hardy London AC 500 yd
120yd hurdles John L. Stirling First Trinity 17.0Francis O. Philpott St Edmund Hall 5 ydErnest E. Toller London AC 4 yd
7 miles walk Thomas GriffithSouth Essex Club55:30 NRR.H. Nunn London AC 55:55J.E. Bentley London AC 57:01
high jump Robert J. C. MitchellManchester AC1.753 =WREdward Bergman
John Harwood
St Edmund Hall
London AC
1.651n/a
pole jump Robert J. C. MitchellManchester AC3.12Edward Bergman St Edmund Hall 3.10Robert Graham London RC 2.74
broad jump Robert J. C. MitchellManchester AC6.09 Edmund Loder Trinity C 5.84Edward HaversIngatestone5.82
shot put Robert J. C. MitchellManchester AC11.58 NREdmund Phelps Sidney Sussex C 9.88unknown
hammer throw Henry Leeke Trinity C 31.09Francis U. Waite Balliol C 31.06William A. Burgess Queen's C 30.58

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References

  1. "Athletic Sports" . Sporting Life. 13 April 1870. Retrieved 20 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "The Amateur Championships" . London Evening Standard. 11 April 1870. Retrieved 20 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 July 2024.