1870 AAC Championships explained

1870 AAC Championships
Host City:	London, England
Dates:	9 April 1870
Stadium:	Lillie Bridge Grounds, London
Level:	Senior
Type:	Outdoor
Previous:	1869
Next:	1871
Games:	AAC Championships

The 1870 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 9 April 1870, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London.^[1] ^[2]

Summary

Robert Mitchell equalled the high jump record with a jump of 1.753.
Robert Mitchell won a record four titles at one championships.

Results

width=100	Event	1st			2nd			3rd
			10.2	Francis O. Philpott		1 ft	Edward J. Colbeck		½ yd
quarter-mile	Abbott R. Upcher		52.6	Edward J. Colbeck		53.2	A. G. Clarke	South Essex AC
half-mile	Robert V. Somers-Smith		2:02.6	Arthur J. C. Dowding		2 yd	Hon. Arthur L. Pelham		12 yd
1 mile	Robert H. Benson		4:54.6			4:57.6	Thomas R. Hewitt		5:02.0
4 miles	Henry C. Riches		21:24.0			21:25.6	A. Hardy		500 yd
120yd hurdles	John L. Stirling		17.0	Francis O. Philpott		5 yd	Ernest E. Toller		4 yd
7 miles walk	Thomas Griffith	South Essex Club	55:30 NR	R.H. Nunn		55:55	J.E. Bentley		57:01
high jump	Robert J. C. Mitchell	Manchester AC	1.753 =WR	Edward Bergman John Harwood		1.651	n/a
pole jump	Robert J. C. Mitchell	Manchester AC	3.12	Edward Bergman		3.10	Robert Graham		2.74
broad jump	Robert J. C. Mitchell	Manchester AC	6.09			5.84	Edward Havers	Ingatestone	5.82
shot put	Robert J. C. Mitchell	Manchester AC	11.58 NR	Edmund Phelps		9.88	unknown
hammer throw			31.09	Francis U. Waite		31.06	William A. Burgess		30.58

Notes and References

News: Athletic Sports . Sporting Life . 13 April 1870 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 20 July 2024.
News: The Amateur Championships . London Evening Standard . 11 April 1870 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 20 July 2024.
Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 20 July 2024.