1906 International Cross Country Championships

The 1906 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 10 March 1906. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1906 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	4th
Date	10 March
Host city	Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales
Venue	Caerleon Racecourse
Events	1
Distances	10 mi (16.1km)
Participation	44 athletes from 4 nations
← 1905 Dublin 1907 Glasgow →

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)	Charles Straw  England	57:32	George Pearce  England	57:55	Will Nelson  England	58:11
Team
Men	England	24	Ireland	86	Scotland	106

Individual race results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Charles Straw	England	57:32
	George Pearce	England	57:55
	Will Nelson	England	58:11
4	John Daly	Ireland	58:30
5	Joe Deakin	England	58:33
6	Jack Price	England	59:40
7	Sammy Welding	England	59:41
8	W.G. Dunkley	England	59:45
9	T. Hughes	Wales	59:52
10	Sam Stevenson	Scotland	1:00:25
11	John Hayes	Ireland	1:00:27
12	Francis Whittle	England	1:00:40
13	David Cather	Scotland	1:00:41
14	Charlie Harris	Ireland	1:00:46
15	Peter Russell	Scotland	1:00:55
16	R.E. Hughes	Scotland	1:00:57
17	Tommy Arthur	Wales	1:01:08
18	Pat Joyce	Ireland	1:01:09
19	Paul Kelly	Ireland	1:01:16
20	T. Mernagh	Ireland	1:01:40
21	George Butterfield	England	1:01:51
22	Tommy Greenall	England	1:01:52
23	Eddie Ace	Wales	1:02:20
24	Edgar Price	Wales	1:02:26
25	John Ranken	Scotland	1:02:34
26	W. Thomas	Wales	1:02:35
27	Thomas Robertson	Scotland	1:02:38
28	John Gilchrist	Scotland	1:03:19
29	T. Horton	Wales	1:03:21
30	J. Finnegan	Ireland	1:03:27
31	Harry Cleaver	Wales	1:03:30
32	William Muirden	Scotland	1:03:41
33	Joe Morris	Wales	1:03:52
34	Ernest Thomas	Wales	1:04:03
35	Alexander Matthews	Scotland	1:04:03
36	T. Bunford	Wales	1:04:10
—	James Beale	England	DNF
—	Billy Day	England	DNF
—	Tom Downing	Ireland	DNF
—	George Guthre	Scotland	DNF
—	Alex Mann	Scotland	DNF
—	Thomas Mulrine	Scotland	DNF
—	H.T. Johnstone	Wales	DNF
—	Eddie O'Donnell	Wales	DNF

Team results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Charles Straw George Pearce Will Nelson Joe Deakin Jack Price Sammy Welding	24
2	Ireland	John Daly John Hayes Charlie Harris Pat Joyce Paul Kelly T. Mernagh	86
3	Scotland	Sam Stevenson David Cather Peter Russell R.E. Hughes John Ranken Thomas Robertson	106
4	Wales	T. Hughes Tommy Arthur Eddie Ace Edgar Price W. Thomas T. Horton	128

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 44 athletes from 4 countries.

England (12)  Ireland (8)

Scotland (12)

Wales (12)

See also

• 1906 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. Notes on sport - Athletics - Cross-Country Championship - England successful - At Caerleon Racecourse, Newport, on Saturday, the fourth international cross-country championship was decided..., Glasgow Herald, 12 March 1906, p. 13, retrieved 25 September 2013
2. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Senior - Newport Caerleon Racecourse Wednesday March 10 1906, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 25 December 2005, retrieved 25 September 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
4. 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 13ff, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013