The 1874 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 30 March 1874, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London.
Summary Marshall Brooks set a world record of 1.803 in the high jump. Edwin Woodburn equalled the world record of 3.23 in the pole jump.
Results
Event1st2nd3rd100 yards E. Jenner Davies Trinity C 10.5 John Potter London AC 1 ftAlfred H. Pearson Notts City F.C. inchesquarter-mile George A. Templer Trinity C 53¾John Potter London AC 4 yd George W. Gower G.W.R CC 6 ydhalf-mileEdward A. Sandford Christ Church C 2:04.0 F. W. Todd (Ireland) Irish Champion AC 3 ydJoseph W. MooreBirmingham AC 1 yd1 mileWalter Slade AAC 4:43.0 E. B. Grimmer Norwich AC dnfonly 1 finished 4 milesWalter Slade AAC 20:52.0 James E. Warburton Haslingden AC 30 yd Augustus E. Micklefield St John's C 450 yd120yd hurdles Hugh K. Upcher St John's C 16.5John H. A. Reay London AC 3 ydHenry W. Beauchamp Corpus Christi C 1 yd7 miles walkWilliam J. Morgan Atalanta RC 55:26.8A. Gilmour Trinity Hall withdrewonly 1 competitor high jumpMarshall Brooks Brasenose 1.803 WR Thomas Davin (Ireland) Irish Champion AC 1.778 J. T. Yellowly Watson London AC 1.702pole jump Edwin Woodburn Ulverston CC 3.23 =WRHugh M. Fyffe Robert W. SabinWilliam Kelsey South London HarriersCulworth ACHull CC 3.153.153.15 n/a long jump E. Jenner Davies Trinity C 6.83Hugh K. Upcher St John's C 6.10+ William Kelsey Hull CC shot putWilliam F. Powell Moore AAC 12.17Tom Stone Liverpool 11.96 Nicholas J. Littleton St John's C 11.62hammer throwStephen S. Brown St John's C 36.58 William A. Burgess Oxford U.A.C 36.47James Paterson Trinity C 35.61
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