1873 AAC Championships
1873 AAC Championships | |
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Dates | 5 April 1873 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | Lillie Bridge Grounds, London |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 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]
Summary
- Several events were affected by absentees.
Results
Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||
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100 yards | John Potter | S.L.H | 10.4 | Alfred W. Oldfield | Birmingham AC | ½ yd | George E. R. Johnstone | AAC | 4 ft |
quarter-mile | Abbott R. Upcher | First Trinity | 53.4 | Charles D. Risbee | Northampton | 8-10 yd | J. G. MacLean | Carlton FC | 5 yd |
half-mile | Hon. Arthur L. Pelham | Third Trinity | 2:05.5 | George A. Templer | Trinity | 3 yd | Joseph W. Moore | Birmingham AC | 1½ yd |
1 mile | Walter Slade | AAC | 4:32.6 | Edward A. Sandford | Christ Church C | 3 yd | Joseph W. Moore | Birmingham AC | 30 yd |
4 miles | Arthur F. Somerville | Trinity Hall | 21:38.0 | Alfred Wheeler | Stoke-upon-Trent | 21:48.0 | |||
120yd hurdles | Hugh K. Upcher | St John's C | 16.4 | Edward S. Garnier John H. A. Reay |
University C AAC |
½ yd ½ yd |
n/a | ||
7 miles walk | William J. Morgan | Atalanta RC | 54:56 NR | only 1 finished | |||||
high jump | John B. Hurst (Ireland) | Louth | 1.676 | Edward S. Prior Francis H. Woods John Harwood |
Caius C Jesus C London AC |
1.626 1.626 1.626 |
n/a | ||
pole jump | William Kelsey | Hull | 3.20 | Charles Leeds | AAC | 3.10 | A. F Deck T. B. Wholley |
Bartholomew's Gipsies FC |
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long jump | Charles Lockton | Thames H & H | 5.89 | only 1 competitor | |||||
shot put | Edward J. Bor (Ireland) | Royal Engineers | 12.19 | Tom Stone | Newton-le-Willows | 11.76 | William F. Powell Moore | AAC | 11.20 |
hammer throw | James Paterson | Trinity C | 32.92 | only 1 competitor |
References
- ^ "The Amateur Athletic Club meeting". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 April 1873. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Amateur Athletics at Lillie Bridge". Morning Post. 9 April 1873. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Amateur Athletics Championship Meeting". London Evening Standard. 7 April 1873. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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