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1879 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]

1879 AAC Championships
Dates7 April 1879
14/16 June 1879
Host cityLondon, England
VenueLillie Bridge Grounds
Stamford Bridge Running Grounds
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
← 1878

AAC Championships

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

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In addition to each event winner receiving a medal, the prizes included several valuable cups presented 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

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[6][7]

Spring Championships

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Event 1st 2nd 3rd
100 yards Melville R. Portal Oxford UAC 10.6 Edgar Storey Cambridge UAC 1 ft Edward L. Lucas Cambridge UAC 2 yd
440 yards Edgar Storey Cambridge UAC 51.4 Melville R. Portal Oxford UAC 1 ft Frederick W. Fellowes Burton FC 20 yd
880 yards William W. Bolton Cambridge UAC 2:03.6 Lees Knowles Cambridge UAC 3 yd Charles J. Johnstone Cambridge UAC 17 yd
1 mile   Bernhard Wise Oxford UAC 4:29.0 Henry C. Jenkins Oxford UAC 15 yd Charles J. Johnstone Cambridge UAC 100 yd
4 miles James E. Warburton Stoke Victoria 20:41.6 James Harris Middlesbrough BC 22:15.6
120yd hurdles Samuel Palmer Cambridge UAC 17.4 Charles Gilbert Oxford UAC 12 yd only 2 competitors
7 miles walk Harry Webster Stoke Victoria 52:34.5 NR n/a only 1 competitor
high jump Reginald Macauley Cambridge UAC 1.765 Thomas Tomlinson Denby 1.689 only 2 competitors
pole jump Frederick H.W.D. Robinson Beccles AC 3.05 n/a only 1 competitor
long jump William G. Elliott Cambridge UAC 6.36 Stanley F. Prest Durham ARC 5.84 only 2 competitors
shot put Arthur H. East Cambridge UAC 11.47 Henry W. Macauley Cambridge UAC 10.90 only 2 competitors

Summer Championships

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Event 1st 2nd 3rd
100 yards Charles L. Lockton London AC 10.1–5 sec Henry Allan London AC 2½ yd Horace Crossley London AC close
440 yards Henry R. Ball London AC 51.8 Sidney H. Baker London AC 1½ yd Herbert H. Sturt London AC ½ yd
880 yards Charles Hazen-Wood London AC 2:01.3–5 sec Neville Turner London AC 5 yd William E. Pedley RIEC 15 yd
1 mile Walter George Moseley Harriers 4:26.6 Samuel K. Holman London AC dnf Charles Hazen-Wood London AC dnf
4 miles Walter George Moseley Harriers 20:52.2 Charles H. Mason London AC dnf W. Stevenson London AC dnf
10 miles Charles H. Mason London AC 56:31.6 George E. Stanley Spartan Harriers 57:51.8 C. F. Turner Spartan Harriers dnf
120yd hurdles Charles L. Lockton London AC 16.6 Henry Allan London AC 2 yd Francis J. W. Wood London AC 6 inches
steeplechase Henry M. Oliver LAC & Mosley Harriers 11:49.2 Charles L. O'Malley (Ireland) LAC & Ilex SC 70 yd Robert S. Benson Royal School of Mines 100 yd
7 miles walk Harry Venn London AC 56:10.6 n/a only 1 competitor
high jump Robert E. Thomas
William Hall		 Liverpool Gymnasium
Bristol Ariel RC		 1.753 n/a Horace W. Strachan
Frank J. W. Wood		 London AC
London AC		 1.664
1,664
long jump Charles L. Lockton London AC 6.74 Horace Crossley London AC 6.22 Gerard Fowler Birmingham AC 6.02
shot put William Y. Winthrop London AC 12.01 Robert E. Thomas Liverpool Gymnasium 10.77 only 2 competitors
hammer throw William A. Burgess late Oxford UAC 29.49 William Y. Winthrop London AC 28.52 only 2 competitors

References

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  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. ^ "The 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.
  7. ^ "The Amateur Championship Athletic Sports". Morning Post. 8 April 1879. Retrieved 23 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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