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1873 AAC Championships

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1873 AAC Championships
Dates5 April 1873
Host cityLondon, England
VenueLillie 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]

Summary

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  • Several events were affected by absentees.

Results

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Event 1st 2nd 3rd
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
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

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  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.