1866 AAC Championships explained

1866 AAC Championships
Host City:	London, England
Dates:	23 March 1866
Stadium:	Beaufort House, Walham Green, London
Level:	Senior
Type:	Outdoor
Next:	1867
Games:	AAC Championships

The 1866 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 23 March 1866, in the grounds of Thomas Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh's Beaufort House.^{[1] [2]}

Summary

• A cup was presented to each winner and a medal was awarded to second place. Paid admission was required.^[1]
• The athletes consisted primarily of University students.
• Richard Garnett set a world record of 21:41.0 in the 4 miles race and also set a world record at the 3 miles intermediate of 16:27.0.
• John H. S. Roupell and J. C. Little set a world record when both jumped 1.753m in the high jump event.

Results

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width=100	Event	1st			2nd			3rd
100 yards	Thomas M. Colmore		10½	Robert W. Vidal		6 inches	William Collett		½ yd
quarter-mile	John H. Ridley		55.0	Anthony J. Wilkinson	Anomalies CC	6 yd	Charles W. Beardsell
half-mile	Percy Thornton	Blackheath Park	2:05.0	William C. Gibbs		10 yd
1 mile	Charles Lawes		4:39.0	William Bowman		12 yd	R. M Chinnery
4 miles	Richard C. Garnett		21:41.0 WR	Edward Royds	Eton	15 yd	Bernard C. Molloy
120yd hurdles	Thomas Milvain		17¾	Louis Tiffany		½ yd	John P. Martin
7 miles walk	John Chambers	Public Schools Club	59:32 NR	R.M. McKerell		60 yd	W. Doig		15 yd
high jump	John H. S. Roupell J. C. Little		1.753 WR 1.753 WR	n/a			Charles E. Greene	Trinity College	1.676
high pole jump	J. Wheeler	Wandsworth Club	3.05	F. Ewbank		2.90	Richard Lambert	Civil Service	2.51
broad jump	Richard Fitzherbert		5.99	Thomas G. Little		5.89	Robert W. Smith	Horse Artillery
shot put	Charles Fraser	London	10.62	George Elliot		9.25	C. C. Cheston		absent
hammer throw	Richard J. James		23.88	David Morgan		22.86	D. Moffatt

Notes and References

1. News: Amateur Athletic Club . Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle . 17 March 1866 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 19 July 2024.
2. Web site: Fulham: Walham Green and North End . British History Online . 19 July 2024.
3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 19 July 2024.
4. News: Amateur Athletic Club . Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle . 24 March 1866 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 19 July 2024.