1875 AAC Championships

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1875 AAC Championships
Dates22 March 1875
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Lillie Bridge Grounds, London
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1874
1876


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]

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The Lillie Bridge Grounds in 1875 Lillie Grounds.jpg
The Lillie Bridge Grounds in 1875

Summary

Results

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Event1st2nd3rd
100 yards John PotterManchester10.6H. LucasReading AC6 ins - ½ ydWilliam C. Bedford Clare C, Camb 6 inches
quarter-mile Frederick T. Elborough London AC 51.0Alfred R. LewisCambridge UAC5 ydJohn PotterManchester1 ft
half-mile Edward A. Sandford Christ Church C 2:04.2 Henry Bryden Clapham Rovers F.C. 1 ydF. W. ToddIrish Champion AC3 yd
1 mile Walter Slade Albert AAC4:35.4T. R. HewittCambridge UACwalked inWilliam Y. WinthropCambridge UACdnf
4 miles James GibbSouth London Harriers21:09.4 Walter Slade Albert AACdns (lap 9)only 1 finished
120yd hurdles Hugh K. Upcher St John's C 16.8Alfred B. LoderCambridge UAC1 ftCharles A. Bayly Lincoln C, Oxford 1 yd
7 miles walk William J. MorganAtalanta RC53:47.0 NRH. WebsterVictoria AC, Stoke-on-Trentdnf (lap 17)J. H. Becke University C, Oxford dnf (lap 2)
high jump Michael Glazebrook Balliol C 1.803 =WRonly 1 competitor
long jump Charles L. LocktonMerchant Taylors' School6.36Hugh K. Upcher St John's C 6.21only 2 competitors
shot put Tom StoneLiverpool12.14William Y. WinthropCambridge UACnmonly 2 competitors
hammer throw William A. BurgessOxford UAC31.62John D. ToddOxford UAC30.94Stephen 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.