1875 AAC Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1875 AAC Championships London, England 22 March 1875 Lillie Bridge Grounds, London Senior Outdoor 1874 1876 AAC Championships 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.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18750323/029/0006 The Amateur Athletic Club Championship Sports London Evening Standard 23 March 1875 British Newspaper Archive subscription 21 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000355/18750327/075/0005 The Amateur Championship Meeting Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle 27 March 1875 British Newspaper Archive subscription 21 July 2024 thumb|right|250px|The Lillie Bridge Grounds in 1875 Summary Michael Glazebrook equalled the world record of 1.803 in the high jump. Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 21 July 2024 Event1st2nd3rd100 yards John Potter Manchester 10.6 H. Lucas Reading AC 6 ins - ½ ydWilliam C. Bedford Clare C, Camb 6 inchesquarter-mileFrederick T. Elborough London AC 51.0 Alfred R. Lewis Cambridge UAC 5 yd John Potter Manchester 1 fthalf-mileEdward A. Sandford Christ Church C 2:04.2Henry Bryden Clapham Rovers F.C. 1 ydF. W. Todd Irish Champion AC 3 yd1 mileWalter Slade Albert AAC 4:35.4 T. R. Hewitt Cambridge UAC walked in William Y. Winthrop Cambridge UAC dnf4 miles James Gibb South London Harriers 21:09.4Walter Slade Albert AAC dns (lap 9)only 1 finished 120yd hurdlesHugh K. Upcher St John's C 16.8Alfred B. Loder Cambridge UAC 1 ft Charles A. Bayly Lincoln C, Oxford 1 yd7 miles walkWilliam J. Morgan Atalanta RC 53:47.0 NRH. 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 jumpCharles 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 nmonly 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 Athletics Outdoor Category:Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Category:Athletics competitions in England AAC Category:March 1875 in the United Kingdom