1867 AAC Championships

1867 AAC Championships
1867 AAC Championships
Dates	15 April 1867
Host city	London, England
Venue	Beaufort House, Walham Green, London
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
	← 1866 1868 → ; AAC Championships

The 1867 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 15 April 1867, in the grounds of Thomas Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh's Beaufort House.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Summary

Heavy rain showers at frequent intervals.
A cup was presented to each winner and a medal was awarded to second place.
Thomas Farnworth set a 7 miles walk national record of 58:12.

Results

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Event	1st			2nd			3rd
100 yards	John H. Ridley	Eton	10¾	William Collett	London AC	1 yd	Robert W. Vidal	St John's, Ox	1 ft
quarter-mile	John H. Ridley	Eton	52¾	Robert W. Vidal	St John's, Ox	¾ yd	Edward Colbeck	London AC	1 ft
half-mile	William Frere	Magdalen	2:10.0	William D. Hogarth	Liverpool	3 yd	Arthur King	Thames RC	walked in
1 mile	Samuel G. Scott	Magdalen	4:42.0	Charles Long	Trinity College	6 inches	Walter M. Chinnery	London AC	walked in
4 miles	Gilbert G. Kennedy	Trinity College	22:12.5	John W. Fletcher	Pembroke	15 yd	James G. Webster	London AC	150 yd
120yd hurdles	Arthur Law	Jesus, Cm	18.0	Henry M. Thompson	Trinity College	6 inches	Clement Jackson	Magdalen Hall	2 ft
7 miles walk	Thomas H. Farnworth	Liverpool	58:12 NR	John Chambers	AAC	6 in	T. W. Thompson	London AC	a good lap
high jump	Charles E. Greene Thomas G. Little	Trinity College Peterhouse	1.727 1.727	n/a			Frederick W. Parsons Sir Victor Brooke	Magdalen AAC	1.676 1.676
high pole jump	William F. Powell Moore	London AC	2.82	Edmund Gurney	Trinity College	2.74	only 2 competitors
broad jump	Richard Fitzherbert	St John's, Cm	5.91	Thomas G. Little	Peterhouse	5.84	only 2 competitors
shot put	John Stone	Liverpool Gymnasium	11.13	Richard Waltham	Peterhouse	10.10	William F. Powell Moore	London AC	10.08
hammer throw	Patrick Halkett	London AC	28.83	John R. Eyre	Clare	28.68	George R. Thornton	Jesus, Cm	28.40

References

^ "Amateur Athletic Club". The Sportsman. 16 April 1867. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Pedestrianism". London Evening Standard. 16 April 1867. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Athletic Sports". Field. 20 April 1867. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

[1] "Amateur Athletic Club". The Sportsman. 16 April 1867. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[2] "Pedestrianism". London Evening Standard. 16 April 1867. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "Athletic Sports". Field. 20 April 1867. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

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