1873 AAC Championships

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1873 AAC Championships
Dates5 April 1873
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Lillie Bridge Grounds, London
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1872
1874


The 1873 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 5 April 1873, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Summary

Results

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Event1st2nd3rd
100 yards John PotterS.L.H10.4Alfred W. OldfieldBirmingham AC½ ydGeorge E. R. Johnstone AAC 4 ft
quarter-mile Abbott R. Upcher First Trinity 53.4Charles D. RisbeeNorthampton8-10 ydJ. G. MacLeanCarlton FC5 yd
half-mile Hon. Arthur L. Pelham Third Trinity 2:05.5George A. Templer Trinity 3 ydJoseph W. MooreBirmingham AC1½ yd
1 mile Walter Slade AAC 4:32.6Edward A. Sandford Christ Church C 3 ydJoseph W. MooreBirmingham AC30 yd
4 miles Arthur F. Somerville Trinity Hall 21:38.0Alfred WheelerStoke-upon-Trent21:48.0
120yd hurdles Hugh K. Upcher St John's C 16.4Edward S. Garnier
John H. A. Reay
University C
AAC
½ yd
½ yd
n/a
7 miles walk William J. MorganAtalanta RC54:56 NRonly 1 finished
high jump John B. Hurst (Ireland)Louth1.676Edward S. Prior
Francis H. Woods
John Harwood
Caius C
Jesus C
London AC
1.626
1.626
1.626
n/a
pole jump William KelseyHull3.20Charles Leeds AAC 3.10A. F Deck
T. B. Wholley
Bartholomew's
Gipsies FC
long jump Charles LocktonThames H & H5.89only 1 competitor
shot put Edward J. Bor (Ireland)Royal Engineers12.19Tom Stone Newton-le-Willows 11.76William F. Powell Moore AAC 11.20
hammer throw James Paterson Trinity C 32.92only 1 competitor

References

  1. "The Amateur Athletic Club meeting" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 April 1873. Retrieved 21 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Amateur Athletics at Lillie Bridge" . Morning Post. 9 April 1873. Retrieved 21 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Amateur Athletics Championship Meeting" . London Evening Standard. 7 April 1873. Retrieved 21 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 July 2024.