1873 AAC Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1873 AAC Championships London, England 5 April 1873 Lillie Bridge Grounds, London Senior Outdoor 1872 1874 AAC Championships The 1873 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 5 April 1873, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000686/18730407/068/0004 The Amateur Athletic Club meeting Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 7 April 1873 British Newspaper Archive subscription 21 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18730409/011/0003 Amateur Athletics at Lillie Bridge Morning Post 9 April 1873 British Newspaper Archive subscription 21 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000609/18730407/069/0008 Amateur Athletics Championship Meeting London Evening Standard 7 April 1873 British Newspaper Archive subscription 21 July 2024 Summary Several events were affected by absentees. Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 20 July 2024 Event1st2nd3rd100 yardsJohn Potter S.L.H 10.4Alfred W. Oldfield Birmingham AC ½ ydGeorge E. R. Johnstone AAC 4 ftquarter-mileAbbott R. Upcher First Trinity 53.4Charles D. Risbee Northampton 8-10 ydJ. G. MacLean Carlton FC 5 ydhalf-mileHon. Arthur L. Pelham Third Trinity 2:05.5George A. Templer Trinity 3 yd Joseph W. MooreBirmingham AC 1½ yd1 mileWalter Slade AAC4:32.6Edward A. SandfordChrist Church C3 yd Joseph W. MooreBirmingham AC 30 yd4 milesArthur F. Somerville Trinity Hall21:38.0Alfred Wheeler Stoke-upon-Trent 21:48.0 120yd hurdlesHugh K. Upcher St John's C 16.4 Edward S. GarnierJohn H. A. Reay University CAAC ½ yd½ ydn/a 7 miles walkWilliam J. Morgan Atalanta RC 54:56 NR only 1 finished high jump John B. Hurst (Ireland)Louth 1.676Edward S. PriorFrancis H. WoodsJohn Harwood Caius CJesus CLondon AC 1.6261.6261.626n/a pole jumpWilliam Kelsey Hull 3.20Charles Leeds AAC 3.10A. F Deck T. B. Wholley Bartholomew's Gipsies FC long jumpCharles LocktonThames H & H 5.89 only 1 competitor shot putEdward J. Bor (Ireland)Royal Engineers 12.19 Tom Stone Newton-le-Willows 11.76 William F. Powell Moore AAC 11.20hammer throwJames PatersonTrinity C 32.92 only 1 competitor References Athletics Outdoor Category:Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Category:Athletics competitions in England AAC Category:April 1873 in the United Kingdom