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.
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.
The Summer Championships were held on Saturday 14 June and Monday 16 June 1879 at the Stamford Bridge Running Grounds in England.
Summary 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
Spring Championships Event1st2nd3rd100 yards Melville R. Portal Oxford UAC10.6 Edgar StoreyCambridge UAC 1 ft Edward L. LucasCambridge UAC 2 yd440 yardsEdgar StoreyCambridge UAC 51.4 Melville R. Portal Oxford UAC1 ftFrederick W. FellowesBurton FC 20 yd880 yardsWilliam W. BoltonCambridge UAC 2:03.6Lees KnowlesCambridge UAC 3 yd Charles J. JohnstoneCambridge UAC 17 yd1 mile Bernhard WiseOxford UAC 4:29.0Henry C. JenkinsOxford UAC 15 ydCharles J. JohnstoneCambridge UAC 100 yd4 miles James E. WarburtonStoke Victoria 20:41.6 James HarrisMiddlesbrough BC 22:15.6 120yd hurdles Samuel PalmerCambridge UAC 17.4 Charles GilbertOxford UAC 12 yd only 2 competitors 7 miles walk Harry WebsterStoke Victoria 52:34.5 NR n/a only 1 competitor high jumpReginald MacauleyCambridge UAC 1.765Thomas Tomlinson Denby1.689 only 2 competitors pole jump Frederick H.W.D. RobinsonBeccles AC 3.05n/a only 1 competitor long jump William G. ElliottCambridge UAC 6.36Stanley F. PrestDurham ARC 5.84only 2 competitors shot putArthur H. EastCambridge UAC 11.47Henry W. Macauley Cambridge UAC10.90only 2 competitors
Summer Championships Event1st2nd3rd100 yards Charles L. LocktonLondon AC 10.1–5 sec Henry Allan London AC 2½ yd Horace CrossleyLondon AC close440 yardsHenry R. Ball London AC 51.8Sidney H. BakerLondon AC 1½ ydHerbert H. SturtLondon AC ½ yd880 yardsCharles Hazen-Wood London AC 2:01.3–5 secNeville TurnerLondon AC 5 ydWilliam E. Pedley RIEC 15 yd1 mile Walter GeorgeMoseley Harriers 4:26.6Samuel K. HolmanLondon AC dnfCharles Hazen-WoodLondon ACdnf4 milesWalter GeorgeMoseley Harriers 20:52.2 Charles H. MasonLondon AC dnf W. Stevenson London AC dnf10 miles Charles H. MasonLondon AC 56:31.6 George E. StanleySpartan Harriers 57:51.8C. F. Turner Spartan Harriersdnf120yd hurdles Charles L. Lockton London AC 16.6Henry Allan London AC 2 ydFrancis J. W. WoodLondon AC 6 inchessteeplechase Henry M. OliverLAC & Mosley Harriers 11:49.2 Charles L. O'Malley (Ireland)LAC & Ilex SC 70 yd Robert S. BensonRoyal School of Mines100 yd7 miles walk Harry VennLondon AC 56:10.6n/a only 1 competitor high jump Robert E. Thomas William HallLiverpool GymnasiumBristol Ariel RC 1.753n/a Horace W. Strachan Frank J. W. WoodLondon AC London AC 1.6641,664long jump Charles L. LocktonLondon AC 6.74Horace CrossleyLondon AC 6.22Gerard FowlerBirmingham AC 6.02shot putWilliam Y. WinthropLondon AC 12.01 Robert E. ThomasLiverpool Gymnasium 10.77 only 2 competitors hammer throwWilliam A. Burgesslate Oxford UAC 29.49William Y. WinthropLondon AC 28.52only 2 competitors
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