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]
| 1875 AAC Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 March 1875 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Lillie Bridge Grounds, London |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
← 1874 1876 → | |
Summary
edit- Michael Glazebrook equalled the world record of 1.803 in the high jump.
Results
edit| Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | John Potter | Manchester | 10.6 | H. Lucas | Reading AC | 6 ins - ½ yd | William C. Bedford | Clare C, Camb | 6 inches |
| quarter-mile | Frederick T. Elborough | London AC | 51.0 | Alfred R. Lewis | Cambridge UAC | 5 yd | John Potter | Manchester | 1 ft |
| half-mile | Edward A. Sandford | Christ Church C | 2:04.2 | Henry Bryden | Clapham Rovers F.C. | 1 yd | F. W. Todd | Irish Champion AC | 3 yd |
| 1 mile | Walter Slade | Albert AAC | 4:35.4 | T. R. Hewitt | Cambridge UAC | walked in | William Y. Winthrop | Cambridge UAC | dnf |
| 4 miles | James Gibb | South London Harriers | 21:09.4 | Walter Slade | Albert AAC | dns (lap 9) | only 1 finished | ||
| 120yd hurdles | Hugh K. Upcher | St John's C | 16.8 | Alfred B. Loder | Cambridge UAC | 1 ft | Charles A. Bayly | Lincoln C, Oxford | 1 yd |
| 7 miles walk | William J. Morgan | Atalanta RC | 53:47.0 NR | H. Webster | Victoria AC, Stoke-on-Trent | dnf (lap 17) | J. H. Becke | University C, Oxford | dnf (lap 2) |
| high jump | Michael Glazebrook | Balliol C | 1.803 =WR | only 1 competitor | |||||
| long jump | Charles L. Lockton | Merchant Taylors' School | 6.36 | Hugh K. Upcher | St John's C | 6.21 | only 2 competitors | ||
| shot put | Tom Stone | Liverpool | 12.14 | William Y. Winthrop | Cambridge UAC | nm | only 2 competitors | ||
| hammer throw | William A. Burgess | Oxford UAC | 31.62 | John D. Todd | Oxford UAC | 30.94 | Stephen S. Brown | St John's C | 29.87 |
References
edit- ^ "The Amateur Athletic Club Championship Sports". London Evening Standard. 23 March 1875. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Championship Meeting". Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle. 27 March 1875. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 July 2024.