Torpids 1949

BUMPS CHARTS

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Christ Church 58 62 New College 2 New College 54 52 Christ Church 3 Trinity 50 46 S.E.H. 4 Balliol 48 46 Trinity 5 Brasenose 48 45 Balliol 6 Magdalen 35 44 Brasenose 7 S.E.H. 34 36 Pembroke 8 St John's 34 30 Magdalen 9 University 29 28 Worcester 10 Pembroke 27 27 St John's 11 Corpus Christi 24 26 University 12 Worcester 22 24 Lincoln 13 Oriel 22 23 Oriel 14 Lincoln 21 21 Merton 15 Exeter 20 18 Keble 16 Wadham 18 18 Corpus Christi 17 St Peter's 18 17 Wadham 18 Keble 17 17 St Peter's 19 Merton 16 16 Jesus 20 Jesus 15 16 Exeter 21 St Catherine's 11 12 St Catherine's 22 Queen's 9 8 Hertford 23 Hertford 7 8 Queen's

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=ranking Crews Bps Avg Merton 2[ 7] 7[ 1] 3.50[ 1] Worcester 2[ 7] 7[ 1] 3.50[ 1] Pembroke 2[ 7] 6[ 3] 3.00[ 3] S.E.H. 2[ 7] 6[ 3] 3.00[ 3] Lincoln 2[ 7] 4[ 5] 2.00[ 5] Brasenose 3[ 1] 3[ 6] 1.00[ 7] Hertford 1[22] 2[ 7] 2.00[ 5] Keble 3[ 1] 2[ 7] 0.67[ 8] New College 3[ 1] 2[ 7] 0.67[ 8] St Catherine's 2[ 7] 1[10] 0.50[10] Oriel 2[ 7] 1[10] 0.50[10] University 2[ 7] 1[10] 0.50[10] Jesus 3[ 1] 1[10] 0.33[13] Wadham 2[ 7] -1[14] -0.50[14] Queen's 2[ 7] -3[15] -1.50[15] Magdalen 2[ 7] -3[15] -1.50[15] St Peter's 2[ 7] -4[17] -2.00[17] St John's 2[ 7] -4[17] -2.00[17] Trinity 2[ 7] -4[17] -2.00[17] Corpus Christi 1[22] -4[17] -4.00[23] Balliol 3[ 1] -6[21] -2.00[17] Christ Church 3[ 1] -7[22] -2.33[21] Exeter 2[ 7] -7[22] -3.50[22]

Notes

• 4 days: Wed 16 – Sat 19 Feb 1949
• Racing reduced to 4 days, Wed–Sat, presumably as an experiment (and also following the Cambridge pattern), but it wasn't until 1956 that it became fixed as a 4 day event.

• The Times Fri 28 Jan

  Alterations and an addition have been made to Oxford University Boat Club's programme. The Torpids, which usually last six days, will be reduced to four days, beginning on February 16. The Summer Eights have been deferred a week to May 26.

  A new event is a race for double sculls in June for a cup given by A. D. Rowe, the Oxford president.

• The Times Thu 17 Feb, from Our Special Correspondent

  The Oxford University Torpid races were begun yesterday in fine weather and before an unusually large crowd. There were singularly few bumps for an opening day — 12 in all. Fifty crews entered and Christ Church retained their position at the head of the river.

  The order of starting and bumps were :— [...]

• The Daily Telegraph Thu 17 Feb

  Only 12 bumps were made on the opening day of the Oxford Torpid races yesterday. Fifty crews entered, five more than last year, and Christ Church retained their position at the head of the river. Bumps:[...]

• The Times Fri 18 Feb

  On the second day of the Oxford University Torpid races yesterday the weather was again ideal and the attendance well above average. There were 14 bumps, against 12 on Wednesday. [List of bumps]

• The Daily Telegraph Fri 18 Feb

  On the second day of the Oxford Torpids, there were 14 bumps. New College caught Trinity in the First Division, and now have a chance to challenge Christ Church for the Headship. Bumps were made by: [...]

• The Times Sat 19 Feb

  In the third day's racing of the Oxford University torpids yesterday the headship of the river changed, New College depriving Christ Church of this honour when coming out of the Gut. Thus New College regained the head of the river they held two years ago.

  There were 15 bumps in all, against 12 on Wednesday and 14 on Thursday. There is one disputed bump in the third division in which Christ Church II caught by Keble II claimed they were impeded by the boat in front of them, St. Edmund Hall II. The claim was considered last night. The bumps were:—[...]

• The Daily Telegraph Sat 19 Feb

  There were 15 bumps on the third day of the Oxford Torpids yesterday, bringing the total for the three days to 41. New College regained the Headship they lost in 1947. They bumped Christ Church coming out of the Gut. Bumps were made by: [...]

• The Times Mon 21 Feb

  What was thought to be a record crowd watched the final day's racing on Saturday in the Oxford University Torpid races. New College retained their position at the head of the river, gained on Friday, and altogether there were 54 bumps. Christ Church II, who claimed on Friday that they had been impeded when Keble II bumped them, re-rowed and Keble again bumped them.

  Saturday's bumps were:— [...]

• The Daily Telegraph Mon 21 Feb

  New College retained their position won on Thursday, at the Head of the River when the Oxford Torpid races ended on Saturday. There were 13 bumps, for an aggregate of 54, made by: [...]

• In other news ... [1949]

  Feb 17

  Chaim Weizmann begins his term, as the first President of Israel.

  Feb 19

  Ezra Pound is awarded the first Bollingen Prize in poetry, by the Bollingen Foundation and Yale University.

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