1873 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.^[1][2][3]

1873 AAC Championships
Dates	5 April 1873
Host city	London, England
Venue	Lillie Bridge Grounds, London
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
← 1872 1874 → AAC Championships

Summary

• Several events were affected by absentees.

Results

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Event	1st			2nd			3rd
100 yards	John Potter	S.L.H	10.4	Alfred W. Oldfield	Birmingham AC	½ yd	George E. R. Johnstone	AAC	4 ft
quarter-mile	Abbott R. Upcher	First Trinity	53.4	Charles D. Risbee	Northampton	8-10 yd	J. G. MacLean	Carlton FC	5 yd
half-mile	Hon. Arthur L. Pelham	Third Trinity	2:05.5	George A. Templer	Trinity	3 yd	Joseph W. Moore	Birmingham AC	1½ yd
1 mile	Walter Slade	AAC	4:32.6	Edward A. Sandford	Christ Church C	3 yd	Joseph W. Moore	Birmingham AC	30 yd
4 miles	Arthur F. Somerville	Trinity Hall	21:38.0	Alfred Wheeler	Stoke-upon-Trent	21:48.0
120yd hurdles	Hugh K. Upcher	St John's C	16.4	Edward S. Garnier John H. A. Reay	University C AAC	½ yd ½ yd	n/a
7 miles walk	William J. Morgan	Atalanta RC	54:56 NR				only 1 finished
high jump	John B. Hurst (Ireland)	Louth	1.676	Edward S. Prior Francis H. Woods John Harwood	Caius C Jesus C London AC	1.626 1.626 1.626	n/a
pole jump	William Kelsey	Hull	3.20	Charles Leeds	AAC	3.10	A. F Deck T. B. Wholley	Bartholomew's Gipsies FC
long jump	Charles Lockton	Thames H & H	5.89				only 1 competitor
shot put	Edward J. Bor (Ireland)	Royal Engineers	12.19	Tom Stone	Newton-le-Willows	11.76	William F. Powell Moore	AAC	11.20
hammer throw	James Paterson	Trinity C	32.92				only 1 competitor

References

1. "The Amateur Athletic Club meeting". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 April 1873. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Amateur Athletics at Lillie Bridge". Morning Post. 9 April 1873. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Amateur Athletics Championship Meeting". London Evening Standard. 7 April 1873. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 July 2024.