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]
1879 AAC Championships | |
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Dates | 7 April 1879 14/16 June 1879 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | Lillie Bridge Grounds Stamford Bridge Running Grounds |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1878 |
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
editIn 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
editSpring Championships
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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
edit- ^ "Athletics". Dublin Daily Express. 8 April 1879. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Championship Meeting". Field. 29 March 1879. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Amateur Athletic Championships". Field. 21 June 1879. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Athletic Championships". Sporting Life. 14 June 1879. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 July 2024.