A trio of medals won by the British Olympic athlete Bert MacDonald in the A.A.A. Championships at

A trio of medals won by the British Olympic athlete Bert MacDonald in the A.A.A. Championships at Stamford Bridge in 1925 and 1926, comprising two similar 15ct. gold winner`s medals by Vaughton & Sons, Birmingham, both inscribed AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP, the first further inscribed ONE MILE, CHAMPIONSHIP, STAMFORD BRIDGE, LONDON, JULT 17th & 18th 1925, B.MACDONALD, 4-18, the second inscribed 1 MILE FLAT, 1926, WINNER, both gold medals 33mm. diameter, weight 33gr.; sold together with a gold-mounted silver second-place medal, inscribed AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP, ONE MILE FLAT, CHAMPIONSHIP, 1925, SECOND. Stamford Bridge, now one of the most famous football grounds in the world, being the home of Chelsea FC, originally opened in 1877 as a stadium for the London Athletics Club and was used almost exclusively for that purpose until 1904 when the Mears family acquired the lease to be the home of the newly founded football club. Athletics, however, was still a regular feature at Stamford Bridge during the summer months including the prestigious Amateur Athletic Championship meeting. See lot 1171 for further information on Bert MacDonald.