Torpids 1850

BUMPS CHART

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Wadham 14 14 Brasenose 2 Lincoln 11 11 Balliol 3 Brasenose 9 9 Wadham 4 Exeter 8 8 St John's 5 Christ Church 6 6 Lincoln 6 University 5 5 Queen's 7 Worcester 4 4 Exeter 8 St John's 3 3 University 9 Pembroke 3 3 Magdalen Hall 10 Balliol 2 2 Jesus 11 Queen's 2 2 Oriel 12 Jesus 2 2 Worcester 13 Magdalen Hall 1 0 Christ Church 14 Oriel 1 0 Pembroke

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Balliol 1[ 1] 8[ 1] 8.00[ 1] Queen's 1[ 1] 5[ 2] 5.00[ 2] St John's 1[ 1] 4[ 3] 4.00[ 3] Magdalen Hall 1[ 1] 4[ 3] 4.00[ 3] Oriel 1[ 1] 3[ 5] 3.00[ 5] Brasenose 1[ 1] 2[ 6] 2.00[ 6] Jesus 1[ 1] 2[ 6] 2.00[ 6] Wadham 1[ 1] -2[ 8] -2.00[ 8] University 1[ 1] -2[ 8] -2.00[ 8] Lincoln 1[ 1] -3[10] -3.00[10] Exeter 1[ 1] -3[10] -3.00[10] Worcester 1[ 1] -5[12] -5.00[12] Pembroke 1[ 1] -990[13] -990.00[13] Christ Church 1[ 1] -994[14] -994.00[14]

• 8 days: Sat 25, Mon 27, Wed 29, Thu 30 May, Sat 1, Mon 3, Wed 5 and Fri 7 June 1850
• First appearance of Jesus and Magdalen Hall [Note] in Torpids.

• Notes from Sherwood

  First day: Lincoln took their station but did not start. University recorded as catching Christ Church on second and third days.

  Second day: St John's absent, and lost a place. Exeter damaged their boat and could not start, but were allowed to keep their place.

  June 3: University disqualified for rowing some Eights' men in the Torpid.

• In other news ... [1850]

  May 23

  The USS Advance puts to sea from New York to search for Franklin's lost expedition in the Arctic.

  May 25

  The hippopotamus Obaysch arrives at London Zoo from Egypt, the first seen in Europe since Roman times.

  June 1

  The transportation of British convicts to Western Australia begins, as the transportation of British convicts to other parts of Australia is phased out, when the ship Scindian arrives in Fremantle, with 75 male prisoners.

  June 1

  The postage stamp issues of Austria begin with a series of imperforate typographed stamps, featuring the coat of arms.

  June 1

  The 1850 United States Census shows that 11.2% of the population classed as "Negro" are of mixed race.

  June 3

  Kansas City, Missouri is incorporated by Jackson County, Missouri as the Town of Kansas (traditional date of its founding).

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