1875 AAC Championships
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| 1875 AAC Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 March 1875 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Lillie Bridge Grounds, London |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
← 1874 1876 → | |
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]
Summary
[edit | edit source]- Michael Glazebrook equalled the world record of 1.803 in the high jump.
Results
[edit | edit source]| 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
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