1879 AAC Championships

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1879 AAC Championships
Dates7 April 1879 / 14 June 1879
Host cityLondon, England
VenueLillie Bridge Grounds
Stamford Bridge Running Grounds
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
← 1878

AAC Championships

The 1879 AAC Championships were two outdoor track and field competitions organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC) and London Athletic Club (LAC). The first was the usual annual AAC championships, held at the Lillie Bridge Grounds on 7 April 1879.[1]

A second championships was organised in the Summer of 1879 to allow for the growing demand of club athletes to compete. Previously the championships in March were organised largely to suit the availality of university athletes.[2][3]

The Summer Championships were held on Saturday 14 June and Monday 16 June 1879 at the Stamford Bridge Running Grounds in England.[4][5]

Summary

In addition to each event winner receiving a medal, the prizes included several valuable cups ppresented on an annual basis:

  • A 60-Guinea Cup for the 4 miles race donated by Earl of Jersey
  • A 100-Guinea Cup for the 100 yards race donated by Prince Hassam
  • A 50-Guinea Cup for the 1 mile race donated by Mr C. B. Lawes

Results

[6]

Spring Championships

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Melville Portal 10.6 Edgar Storey 1 ft Edward Lucas 2 yd
440 yards Edgar Storey 51.4 Melville Portal 1 ft Frederick Fellowes 20 yd
880 yards William Bolton 2:03.6 Lees Knowles 3 yd Charles Johnstone 17 yd
1 mile Bernhard Wise 4:29.0 Henry Jenkins 15 yd Charles Johnstone 100 yd
4 miles James Warburton 20:41.6 James Harris 22:15.6
120yd hurdles Samuel Palmer 17.4 Charles Gilbert 12 yd only 2 competitors
7 miles walk Harry Webster 52:34.5 NR only 1 competitor
high jump Reginald Macauley 1.765 Thomas Tomlinson 1.689 only 2 competitors
pole vault Frederick Robinson 3.05 only 1 competitor
long jump William Elliott 6.36 Stanley Prest 5.84 only 2 competitors
shot put Arthur East 11.47 Henry Macauley 10.90 only 2 competitors

Summer Championships

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Charles Lockton 10.1–5 sec Henry Allan 2½ yd Horace Crossley close
440 yards Henry Ball 51.8 Sidney Baker 1½ yd Herbert Sturt ½ yd
880 yards Charles Hazen-Wood 2:01.3–5 sec Neville Turner 5 yd William Pedley 15 yd
1 mile Walter George 4:26.6 Samuel Holman dnf? only 1 or 2 finished
4 miles Walter George 20:52.2 only 1 finished
10 miles Charles Mason 56:31.6 George Stanley 57:51.8 only 2 finished
120yd hurdles Charles Lockton 16.6 Henry Allan 2 yd Francis Wood 6 inches
2 miles steeplechase Henry Oliver 11:49.2 Charles O'Malley IRE 70 yd Robert Benson 100 yd
7 miles walk Harry Venn 56:10.6 only 1 competitor
high jump Robert Thomas
William Hall		 1.753 n/a Horace Strachan
Frank Wood		 1.664
long jump Charles Lockton 6.74 Horace Crossley 6.22 Gerard Fowler 6.02
shot put William Winthrop 12.01 Robert Thomas 10.77 only 2 competitors
hammer throw William Burgess 29.49 William Winthrop 28.52 only 2 competitors

References

  1. ^ "Athletics". Dublin Daily Express. 8 April 1879. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "The Amateur Championship Meeting". Field. 29 March 1879. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Amateur Athletic Championships". Field. 21 June 1879. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "he Championship meeting at the L.A.C grounds this day". London Evening Standard. 14 June 1879. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "The Athletic Championships". Sporting Life. 14 June 1879. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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