1911 International Cross Country Championships

The 1911 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 25 March 1911. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.^[1]

1911 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	9th
Date	25 March
Host city	Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales
Venue	Caerleon Racecourse
Events	1
Distances	10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation	45 athletes from 5 nations
← 1910 Belfast 1912 Edinburgh →

Complete results,^[2] medallists,^[3] and the results of British athletes^[4] were published.

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 10 mi (16.1 km)	Jean Bouin   France	54:07.6	Harry Baldwin   England	54:22	George Wallach   Scotland	54:44
Team
Men	England	32	Ireland	108	Scotland	121

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Jean Bouin	France	54:07.6
	Harry Baldwin	England	54:22
	George Wallach	Scotland	54:44
4	William Scott	England	55:01
5	Frederick Hibbins	England	55:26
6	Christopher Vose	England	55:36
7	Ernest Glover	England	55:44
8	Alfred Clemes	England	55:47
9	Sammy Welding	England	56:00
10	Puck O'Neill	Ireland	56:07
11	Jacques Keyser	France	56:24
12	Samuel Raynes	England	56:26
13	John Daly^[note 1]	Ireland	56:31
14	Sam Watt	Scotland	56:49
15	Sid Wilson	Wales	56:59
16	Paul Lizandier	France	57:17
17	P.J. Clarke	Ireland	57:18
18	Ernest Paul	Wales	57:21
19	P.J. McGuinness	Ireland	57:38
20	Will Herring	Wales	57:47
21	Albert Turner	England	57:50
22	Angus Kerr	Scotland	57:51
23	Frank Ryder	Ireland	57:53
24	Tom Johnston	Scotland	57:55
25	F.J. Isles	Wales	57:57
26	Jack Smith	Ireland	58:09
27	Alex Mann	Scotland	58:13
28	Louis Pauteix	France	58:22
29	Paul Kelly	Ireland	58:24
30	T. Elsmore	Wales	58:43
31	Alex McPhee	Scotland	59:06
32	F. Guthrie	Ireland	59:07
33	J.D. Hughes	Scotland	59:09
34	Jack Meyrick	Wales	59:11
35	James Duffy	Scotland	59:48
36	Llewellyn Lloyd	Wales	1:00:01
37	Gustave Lauvaux	France	1:00:14
38	Fernand Lamorille	France	1:01:43
39	Edgar Ballon	France	1:01:44
40	Jean Capelle	France	1:02:21
41	Lucien Fremont	France	1:02:21
—	Edgar Stead	Wales	DNF
—	John Templeman	Scotland	DNF
—	Jack Miles	Wales	DNF
—	Jim Kerr	Ireland	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Harry Baldwin William Scott Frederick Hibbins Christopher Vose Ernest Glover Alfred Clemes	32
2	Ireland	Puck O'Neill John Daly P.J. Clarke P.J. McGuinness Frank Ryder Jack Smith	108
3	Scotland	George Wallach Sam Watt Angus Kerr Tom Johnston Alex Mann Alex McPhee	121
4	France	Jean Bouin Jacques Keyser Paul Lizandier Louis Pauteix Gustave Lauvaux Fernand Lamorille	131
5	Wales	Sid Wilson Ernest Paul Will Herring F.J. Isles T. Elsmore Jack Meyrick	142

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 45 athletes from 5 countries.

•   England (9)
•   France (9)
•   Ireland (9)
•   Scotland (9)
•   Wales (9)

See also

• 1911 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. Cross Country Championship - Fine Running by Frenchman. - The ninth cross-country international was run at Newport Racecourse on Saturday before a large number of spectators..., Glasgow Herald, 27 March 1911, p. 12, retrieved 26 September 2013
2. , Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 5 August 2007, retrieved 26 September 2013
3. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
4. (PDF), IAAF, p. 13ff, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013

1. not to be confused with John Daly (1880-1969)