NAAA Track and Field Championship locations 1879 to 1888:
NAAA (National Association of Amateur Athletics)
1876 , 1877, and 1878: Prior to 1879 there were Amateur Championship of America, but not under NAAA.
1879: NYAC grounds, Mott Haven * Sept 27, 1879. Hosted by the New York Athletic Club at 150th Street and Mott Avenue . This was the fourth annual Amateur Championship, but the 1st NAAA Championship. Events: 100 Yard, 220 Yard, 440 Yard, Half-Mile (Lon Meyers), Mile, 3 Mile, Hurdles, Running High Jump, Running Broad Jump, Pole Leaping, Putting the Shot, Throwing the Hammer (James McDermott, William Curtis), 56-Lb Weight, Walk, Tug of War, and others (Aug 26, 1879 Evening Star, DC) (Sept 28, 1879 Sun, New York) (Sept 28, 1879 New York Times) (Sept 21, 24, 27 & 28, 1879 New York Daily Herald) (External Link: science of running)
1880: NYAC grounds, Mott Haven * Sept 25, 1880. (President: George W. Carr) (Sept 5 & 26, 1880 Boston Globe) (Aug 27, 1880 Brooklyn Daily Eagle) (External Link1) (External Link2)
1881: NYAC grounds, Mott Haven * Sept 24, 1881 (Sept 25, 1881 Boston Globe)
1882: Polo grounds, New York city * June 10, 1882 (June 11, 1882 Boston Globe)
1883: NYAC grounds, Mott Haven * Amateur Athletic Championship Game: June 2, 1883 (New York Tribune, New York, New York, June 3, 1883) (June 4, 1883 Boston Globe)
1884: Williamsburg AC grounds, Brooklyn * Sept 28, 1884 (Sept 28, 1884 Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
1885: Manhattan AC grounds, New York city * June 13 or 18, 1885 (June 19, 1885 Brooklyn Daily Eagle) (External Link)
1886: It appears that two NAAA championships were held in 1886. The June meet was held in bad weather conditions. Based on Mar 30, 1890 Buffalo Sunday Morning: The June 26 meet was the meet.
1886: Staten Island AC grounds, West Brighton, Staten Island * June 26, 1886 (June 27, 1886 New-York Tribune)
1886: NYAC grounds, Mott Haven: Sept 18, 1886 (Sept 19, 1886 Democratic and Chronicle, Rochester)
1887: Manhattan AC grounds, New York city * Sept 17, 1887 (Sept 18, 1887 New York Times)
1888: Manhattan AC grounds, New York city * Oct. 13, 1888 (13th Annual Amateur Championship and 10th Annual NAAA Championship) (Sept 30, 1888 Times, Philadelphia) (Oct 15, 1888 San Francisco Examiner) (Oct 15, 1888 Gazette, Montreal)
(*= Mar 30, 1890 Buffalo Sunday Morning)
Note: “AC” = Athletic Club.
Competitions: Amateur Championship of America locations, but not under NAAA: 1876 to 1878:
1876: Sept 30, 1876: at Mott Haven, NY (NYAC) (Sept 25, 1876 New York Daily Herald) (Oct 1, 1876 Sun, New York) (External Link: Athletics from Ancient Times) and
The 1876 Championship included the following winners: Frederick C Saportas (100), Edward Merritt (440), Harold Lambe (Canadian) (880 and mile), George Hitchcock (120 hurdles), H Edwards Fickens (HJ), Isaiah Frazier (LJ), H E Buermeyer (SP), and William B Curtis (HT). (Link1) (Link2) (External Link3)
1877: Sept 8, 1877: at Mott Haven, NY (NYAC) (Aug 5 & Sept 9, 1877 New York Daily Herald) (External Link)
1878: Oct 12, 1878 : at Mott Haven, NY (NYAC). Third Annual Championship Game (Oct 13, 1878 New York Daily Herald) (External Link)
1879: Sept 27, 1879: 4th Annual Amateur Championship of America was held at Mott Haven, NY (NYAC). This meet doubled as the First NAAA Outdoor Championships as well. (grounds of NYAC) (Sept 21 & Sept 24, 1879 New York Daily Herald) (Sept 28, 1879 New York Times) (External Link: science of running) (External Link)
New York Athletic Club (NYAC) hosted the 1876 to 1879 meets (External Link: The Crimson 1879)
1879 to 1888: see NAAA Championships – see above.
Other Competitions locations: Fall Games:
1870: 1st Annual Fall Meeting in New York. Hosted by the New York Athletic Club. (External Link: Athletics from Ancient Times) (External Link: science of running)
1873: Oct 4, 1873. Annual Fall Meeting. Hosted by the New York Athletic Club. (Oct 3, 1873 New York Times)
1876: Sept 30, 1876: at Mott Haven, NY. 7th Annual Fall Games. Meet doubled as the First Annual Amateur Championship. Hosted by the New York Athletic Club. (Sept 25, 1876 New York Daily Herald) (Oct 1, 1876 Sun, New York) (External Link: Athletics from Ancient Times) (External Link: science of running)
1877: Sept 8, 1877: at Mott Haven, NY. 8th Annual Fall Games. Meet doubled as the 2nd Annual Amateur Championship (Aug 5 & Sept 9, 1877 New York Daily Herald)
1878: Oct 12, 1878 at NYAC grounds. 9th Annual Fall Games. Meet doubled as the 3rd Annual Amateur Championship (Oct 13, 1878 New York Daily Herald) (Oct 13, 1878 New York Times)
1879: Sept 20, 1879: NYAC 10th Annual Fall Games was held at Mott Haven, NY (Sept 21, 1879 New York Daily Herald)
1880: Sept 11, 1880: NYAC 11th Annual Fall Games was held at Mott Haven, NY (Sept 12, 1880 Boston Globe)
Other Competitions locations including the Spring Games / Meeting and the Scottish Games:
1870: 1st Annual Spring Meeting in New York. Hosted by the New York Athletic Club. (External Link: Athletics from Ancient Times) (External Link: science of running)
1879: May 30, 1879 at Mott Haven, NY. Hosted by the New York Athletic Club. 10th Annual Spring Games (May 31, 1879 New York Times) (May 31, 1879 Sun, New York)
1880: May 31, 1880 at Mott Haven, NY. 11th Annual Spring Meeting hosted by the New York Athletic Club (June 1, 1880 New York Times)
1870: Sept 1, 1870: 1th annual Scottish Games at Jones Wood (New York). Hosted by New York Caledonia Club (Aug 28, 1870 New York Times)
Pre NAAA Convention activities:
Side Note: 1875: Intercollegiate Athletic Association of Amateur Athletics form. (Paper: The Effect of New York’s Elite Athletic Club: (External Link))
Side Note: 1878: Jan 1878: Amateur athletic club delegates meet at Knickerbocker Cottage, New York to discuss formation of an association (name, chairs, constitution, bylaws) “Amateur Athletic Convention” (Jan 27 & 31, 1878 New York Daily Herald)
Side Note: 1879: March 24, 1879 and April 4-5, 1879: definition and rules of “amateur athletes” was discussed with several athletic clubs. April meeting at Columbia College, Gilmore Garden (Mar 23, 1879 New York Daily Herald) (Mar 24, 1879 Boston Globe)
NAAA Convention (1879 to 1889):
The 1880 NAAA Constitution and Bylaws lists the 1876 Amateur Champions. ( External Link)
1879 George W Carr was elected president, 1880 & 1881 & 1882 A. H. Curtis was elected president, 1883 & 1884 & 1885 Gilbert H Badeu elected president, and 1887 Walter Storm was elected. 1880 and 1886 NAAA Constitution and Bylaws cab be found at: (External Links: Link1, Link2, Link3 and Link4)
1879: April 22, 1879 Formation of the NAAA (National Association of Amateur Athletics). Seven clubs became charter members. (Oct 13, 1880 Citizen, Howard, Kansas) (St Louis Post-Dispatch Sept 3, 1887) (AAU) (Jul 30, 1905 Chattanooga Daily Times) (External Link: Britannica) (External Link: Britannica) (External Link: encyclopedia.com) (External Link: Athletics from Ancient Times) (External Link: science of running) (formation per: External Link: The Outing Club, page 363-365) (Formed April 1879: External Link: The Crimson 1879) (The April 22, 1879 date and charter members: per Proceedings Annual Meeting – Volume 67, Part 1964 – Page 69; National College Physical Education Association for Men (U.S.). Meeting) (The April 22, 1879 date: 1880 Brentano’s Aquatic Monthly and Sporting Gazetter) (The April 22, 1879 date: Historical Dictionary of Track and Field, Peter Matthews)
1879: Evening of Sept 27, 1879 in New York. George Carr was elected president (after the competition) (External Link)
1880: By 1880 twelve clubs were part of the NAAA. In 1880 a set of amateur rules and amateur records were published by the National Association of Amateur Athletics at their 183 Broadway “headquarters”. The executive committee included George W. Carr (Mar 30, 1890 Buffalo Sunday Morning) (June 23 & Nov 18, 1880 New York Times)
1881: By 1881 twenty-one clubs were part of the NAAA (Mar 30, 1890 Buffalo Sunday Morning)
1888: Sept 15, 1888 and Oct 7 at Manhattan Athletic Club, New York. Track & Field competition was originally scheduled Sept 15, and was moved to Oct. 13, 1888 at Manhattan Athletic Club’s grounds, New York. President of NCAAA and MAAAA was Walter Storm. *
1888: Two separate organizations and two separate national championships existed: AAU and NAAA (National Association of Amateur Athletics) (St Louis Post-Dispatch Dec 15, 1988) (Chicago Tribune Aug 27, 1888) (The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Sept 2, 1888) *
1889: July 1889 & Dec 1889: Board of Manager Meetings in New York between AAU and NAAA took place to resolve a “merger” (Aug 1, 1889 New York Times) (Dec 29, 1889 Sun, New York) (Dec 30, 1889 Brooklyn Citizen)
1890: Jan 1, 1890: NAAA to be “merged” into the AAU. (Dec 30, 1889 Brooklyn Citizen)
*=(External Link) (Aug 1, 1889 New York Times) (Aug 2, 1889 Brooklyn Citizen) (Aug 21, 1888 Detroit Free Press) (Aug 26, 1888 Sunday Leader, Wilkes-Barre) (Aug 27, 1888 Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester) (Sept 1, 1888 Times Union, Brooklyn) (Sept 16, 1888 Detroit Free Pres) (Sept 16, 1888 Chicago Tribune) (Sept 20, 1888 Gazette, Montreal) ( (Sept 20, 1888 New-York Tribune) (Sept 20, 1888 Gazette, Montreal) (Sept 30, 1888 Times, Philadelphia) (Oct 4, & Oct 6 & Oct 14, 1888 Sun, New York) (Oct 7 & Oct 8, 1888 Buffalo Morning Express) (Oct 15, 1888 Gazette, Montreal) (Dec 15 & 30, 1988 St Louis Post-Dispatch) (formation per: External Link: The Outing Club, page 363-365)
1887 to 1978: refer to the AAU Conventions: (Link)
New York Athletic Club (NYAC) was founded in Sept 1868: May 15, 1869 Colonel William E. Van Wyck was voted President 1869 to 1872 (External Link-1) (May 18, 1869: New York Times; Sun, New York) (Mar 17, 1870 New York Times) (Mar 16, 1871 & June 7, 1872 New York Daily Herald) (Oct 13, 1880 Citizen, Howard, Kansas) (External Link: encyclopedia.com) (External Link: Athletics from Ancient Times)
Jersey City: 1878: Oct 19, 1878: First Annual Olympic Athletic Club of Jersey City championship (Oct 20, 1878 Mew York Daily Herald)
Canada: Canada in the 1800s had the Amateur Athletic Association. Montreal being one of the associations. (June 5, 1882 Gazette, Montreal, Quebec)
British: Beginning the formation of the (British) Amateur Athletic Association. Meeting held at Oxford. (Apr 26, 1880 Times, London) (External Link: NUTS)
1876 to 1978 Amateur Open Outdoor Championship locations:
1876 to 1878: Amateur Championship of America locations, but not under NAAA (Link)
1879 to 1888: NAAA Open Track and Field Championship locations (Link)
1888 to 1923: AAU Open Track and Field Outdoor Championship Locations: (Link)
1888 to 1978: refer to the AAU Open Track and Field Outdoor Championship Locations: (External Link)
Winners from Past Open Championships: (External Link: USATF Outdoor Champions)
220 Yard Hurdles at the Open Outdoor National Championship: (Link)
120 Yard / 110 Meter Sprint Hurdle (High Hurdle) Open National Champions 1876 to Present: (External Link)