1877 AAC Championships

The 1877 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 26 March 1877, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London.

Summary Walter Slade won his fifth consecutive 1 mile title.

Results

Event1st2nd3rd100 yards Henry MacDougall London AC 10.4 Edward M. Salmon Cambridge UAC 1 ft Ernest C. Trepplin Oxford UAC 1 ydquarter-mileFrederick Elborough London AC 51.4William H. Churchill Cambridge UAC 5 yd Henry W. Hill London AC 4 ydhalf-mileFrederick Elborough London AC 2:00.0 Arthur Pelham AAC 3 yd only 2 competitors 1 mileWalter Slade London AC 4:29.2 W. O Moore dnfonly 2 competitors 4 milesJames Gibb South London Harriers walk over only 1 competitor 120yd hurdlesJohn H. A. Reay London AC 17.2 Sydney F. Jackson Oxford UAC 3 ydHenry MacDougall London AC 7 miles walk Harry Webster Knotty Ash, Liverpool 53:59.6William J. Morgan Atalanta Rowing Club 53:59.8S. W. Metcalfe London AC 55:06.0high jump Gerard W. Blathwayt Cambridge UAC 1.676 Henry E. KayllHorace W. StrachanJohn Alkin Sunderland FCLondon AC Nuneaton AC 1.6071.6071.607 n/a pole jump Henry E. Kayll Sunderland FC 3.28Horace W. Strachan London AC 3.20only 2 competitors long jumpJohn G. Alkin Nuneaton AC 6.27Horace W. Strachan London AC 5.99 only 2 competitors shot putTom Stone Jr. Newton-le-Willows CC 11.63 William J. Winthrop AAC 11.02 only 2 competitors hammer throw George H. Hales Cambridge UAC 33.54 NR only 1 competitor

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