Torpids 1993

MEN'S BUMPS WOMEN'S BUMPS

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Oriel 118 122 Oriel 2 New College 89 88 University 3 Brasenose 77 80 New College 4 University 77 78 Pembroke 5 Christ Church 75 72 Christ Church 6 Pembroke 74 70 Brasenose 7 Wadham 54 60 Worcester 8 Worcester 53 57 St Catherine's 9 St Catherine's 52 52 Magdalen 10 L.M.H. 49 48 Wadham 11 Balliol 48 45 L.M.H. 12 Magdalen 44 44 S.E.H. 13 Wolfson 44 43 Osler House 14 Somerville 41 41 Balliol 15 Osler House 39 41 Somerville 16 Hertford 37 32 Hertford 17 Keble 36 31 Wolfson 18 S.E.H. 32 31 Lincoln 19 St John's 29 29 St John's 20 Lincoln 29 27 Queen's 21 Exeter 22 26 Keble 22 Trinity 22 24 Exeter 23 Queen's 22 24 Trinity 24 St Anne's 21 24 Jesus 25 St Peter's 20 17 St Peter's 26 Jesus 19 17 St Hilda's 27 St Hilda's 17 16 St Anne's 28 St Hugh's 15 12 Merton 29 Merton 11 11 St Hugh's 30 Linacre 6 9 Linacre 31 Corpus Christi 6 6 Mansfield 32 Mansfield 6 4 Corpus Christi 33 Regent's Park 2 2 Regent's Park 34 St Benet's Hall 1 1 St Benet's Hall

STATISTICS College All Crews Men's Crews Women's Crews [ ]=ranking Crews Bps Avg Crews Bps Avg Crews Bps Avg S.E.H. 3[ 9] 10[ 1] 3.33[ 1] 2[ 6] 7[ 2] 3.50[ 2] 1[ 7] 3[ 7] 3.00[ 5] Magdalen 3[ 9] 10[ 1] 3.33[ 1] 2[ 6] 7[ 2] 3.50[ 2] 1[ 7] 3[ 7] 3.00[ 5] Pembroke 4[ 2] 9[ 3] 2.25[ 7] 2[ 6] 6[ 5] 3.00[ 5] 2[ 1] 3[ 7] 1.50[12] Jesus 3[ 9] 8[ 4] 2.67[ 6] 2[ 6] 3[ 6] 1.50[ 8] 1[ 7] 5[ 3] 5.00[ 3] Queen's 4[ 2] 8[ 4] 2.00[ 8] 3[ 2] 3[ 6] 1.00[ 9] 1[ 7] 5[ 3] 5.00[ 3] Linacre 2[24] 6[ 6] 3.00[ 3] 1[23] 8[ 1] 8.00[ 1] 1[ 7] -2[21] -2.00[22] Osler House 3[ 9] 5[ 7] 1.67[ 9] 1[23] 1[10] 1.00[ 9] 2[ 1] 4[ 5] 2.00[ 9] Christ Church 3[ 9] 4[ 8] 1.33[11] 2[ 6] -2[23] -1.00[22] 1[ 7] 6[ 1] 6.00[ 1] St Benet's Hall 1[31] 3[ 9] 3.00[ 3] 1[23] 3[ 6] 3.00[ 5] Regent's Park 1[31] 3[ 9] 3.00[ 3] 1[23] 3[ 6] 3.00[ 5] Merton 2[24] 3[ 9] 1.50[10] 1[23] 1[10] 1.00[ 9] 1[ 7] 2[12] 2.00[ 9] Oriel 7[ 1] 3[ 9] 0.43[17] 5[ 1] -1[20] -0.20[20] 2[ 1] 4[ 5] 2.00[ 9] Trinity 2[24] 2[13] 1.00[12] 1[23] -1[20] -1.00[22] 1[ 7] 3[ 7] 3.00[ 5] St Peter's 3[ 9] 2[13] 0.67[13] 2[ 6] 1[10] 0.50[14] 1[ 7] 1[13] 1.00[13] University 3[ 9] 2[13] 0.67[13] 2[ 6] 1[10] 0.50[14] 1[ 7] 1[13] 1.00[13] St John's 4[ 2] 2[13] 0.50[15] 3[ 2] 1[10] 0.33[16] 1[ 7] 1[13] 1.00[13] Somerville 2[24] 1[17] 0.50[15] 2[ 1] 1[13] 0.50[16] Exeter 3[ 9] 1[17] 0.33[18] 2[ 6] 7[ 2] 3.50[ 2] 1[ 7] -6[29] -6.00[29] Wadham 4[ 2] 1[17] 0.25[19] 2[ 6] 0[17] 0.00[17] 2[ 1] 1[13] 0.50[16] St Hilda's 1[31] 0[20] 0.00[20] 1[ 7] 0[18] 0.00[18] Mansfield 2[24] 0[20] 0.00[20] 1[23] 0[17] 0.00[17] 1[ 7] 0[18] 0.00[18] Lincoln 3[ 9] -1[22] -0.33[22] 2[ 6] -7[29] -3.50[29] 1[ 7] 6[ 1] 6.00[ 1] Keble 4[ 2] -3[23] -0.75[23] 3[ 2] 0[17] 0.00[17] 1[ 7] -3[26] -3.00[26] L.M.H. 3[ 9] -3[23] -1.00[24] 2[ 6] -2[23] -1.00[22] 1[ 7] -1[20] -1.00[20] New College 4[ 2] -5[25] -1.25[25] 2[ 6] -3[25] -1.50[25] 2[ 1] -2[21] -1.00[20] St Catherine's 3[ 9] -5[25] -1.67[26] 2[ 6] -8[31] -4.00[30] 1[ 7] 3[ 7] 3.00[ 5] Balliol 3[ 9] -6[27] -2.00[28] 2[ 6] -1[20] -0.50[21] 1[ 7] -5[27] -5.00[27] Worcester 4[ 2] -7[28] -1.75[27] 3[ 2] -5[27] -1.67[27] 1[ 7] -2[21] -2.00[22] Wolfson 2[24] -7[28] -3.50[32] 1[23] 1[10] 1.00[ 9] 1[ 7] -8[30] -8.00[30] Corpus Christi 1[31] -7[28] -7.00[34] 1[23] -7[29] -7.00[32] St Anne's 3[ 9] -8[31] -2.67[29] 2[ 6] -6[28] -3.00[28] 1[ 7] -2[21] -2.00[22] Brasenose 3[ 9] -8[31] -2.67[29] 2[ 6] -3[25] -1.50[25] 1[ 7] -5[27] -5.00[27] Hertford 3[ 9] -10[33] -3.33[31] 2[ 6] -8[31] -4.00[30] 1[ 7] -2[21] -2.00[22] St Hugh's 2[24] -13[34] -6.50[33] 1[23] 1[10] 1.00[ 9] 1[ 7] -14[31] -14.00[31]

Notes

• Wed 24 – Sat 27 Feb 1993
• Due to a high stream only fixed division crews raced

• The Times Wed 24 Feb

  After a reduction last year when the Proctors insisted on a late start, the Oxford Torpids have suffered even more drastic cutting, with all the rowing-on divisions falling victim to flood conditions.

  The yellow flag, restricting river use to first eights, has flown from Oriel boathouse for two terms, except for two considerable periods either side of Christmas when a red alert closed the Isis altogether. With the better crews having had to trail all over England in search of rowable reaches, form is unpredictable.

  Oriel look outstanding and should retain their headship with ease, while at the top of the women's first division, Somerville, New College, Wadham and Osler House are evenly matched, suggesting Somerville's dominance is also unlikely to be challenged. [Starting Order]

• The Daily Telegraph Wed 24 Feb, By Geoffrey Page

  Top crews look home and dry

  The head crews in this week's Oxford Torpids and the Cambridge Lent races should remain at the top at the end of the four days' racing.

  At Oxford, Oriel were head of the Torpids for 19 years until demoted four places for infringing boating regulations on the Isis in 1991, but climbed back to the top last year in both Torpids and the Summer Eights.

  Because dangerous conditions on the Isis curtailed training, the lower crews have not been allowed to compete and racing will be restricted to eight divisions... [Lents] ...

  Somerville have been head of the women's division at Oxford since the first day in 1991 and look set to maintain their dominance...[Lents]. [Starting Order]

• The Times Thu 25 Feb just contains a list of bumps and the Friday starting order.
• The Daily Telegraph Thu 25 Feb

  Oriel and Somerville lead way

  Oriel and Somerville showed their customary supremacy by rowing over at head of the river on the first day of the Oxford Torpids.

  In the men's divisions, Brasenose's challenge to the head ship [sic] was well spent before they reached the boathouses but Pembroke moved into third place by taking Christ Church in the last few strokes ... [Lents] [List of Bumps] [Starting Order]

• The Times Fri 26 Feb

  No change on the Isis

  There were no changes at the top of the men's and women's first divisions on the second day of Oxford University torpids on the Isis yesterday. The three leading boats in both divisions rowed over and Oriel and Somerville again looked invincible. [List of Bumps] [Starting Order]

• The Daily Telegraph Fri 26 Feb

  University College moved into fourth place in both sections of the Oxford Torpids yesterday.

  The men's first crew overlapped Christ Church along the boathouses and made their bump before the final run-in. [List of Bumps]

  The paper also includes a photograph with the title "Hands, Knees and Bumps a'Daisy as Oxford College Crews Clash", showing Keble III bumping Oriel V in Men's Div V, with the further comment

  Action hots up in the Oxford Torpids on the Thames yesterday as boats from Keble and Oriel appear to be on collision course.

• The Times Sat 27 Feb

  Lloyd survives bump

  Nick Lloyd was thrown into the water after Oriel IV had been bumped by Jesus II in the men's fifth division of the Oxford University torpids on the Isis yesterday. Three members of Mansfield's first eight, who were on the towpath, dived in to help him to the bank. He was taken to hospital suffering from mild hypothermia but quickly recovered. Oriel and Somerville again comfortably rowed over in the leading two divisions. [List of Bumps] [Starting Order]

• The Daily Telegraph Sat 27 Feb

  [Headline and first part of article relating to Lents]

  At the head of the Oxford Torpids Worcester men made their third bump and SEH advanced a fourth.

  In the women's division Oriel completed a five-place ascent and Christ Church caught Wolfson to given them a sixth.

  Keble reshaped the men's Second Division by hitting the OUBC stage and allowing three crews and a disputed Exeter to go past. [List of Bumps]

• The Times Mon 1 March just contains a list of bumps and the finishing order.
• The Daily Telegraph Mon 1 March, By a Special Correspondent

  Oriel fimd it easy at the head

  Oriel and Somerville finished the Oxford Torpids with huge margins at the head of their divisions.

  Oriel eased up for several strokes past the boathouses, while Somerville coach, Phil Halliday, paid tribute to second women's boat New College, who came nearer to deposing Somerville than any other opponent in three years at the Head. [List of Bumps] [Finishing Order]

• Review from the 1993 Eights Programme, by Roland Brown

  If the floods of Michaelmas Term had instilled a depressing sense of deja vu in those with memories of interrupted Torpids past it was quite understandable. Fortunately, although much training time and all rowing on divisions were lost, the Isis subsided in time for the main even to proceed essentially unhindered. It is to be hoped that this lost time will not affect Eights Week too much.

  Speculation as to the immediate destiny of both Headships petered out earlier than usual this year in the knowledge that both Oriel and Somerville were looking outstanding. The unchallenged Oriel used their commanding lead, eight lengths on Friday, to treat their boathouse to a nonchalant easy oar on Saturday — the first seen since 1989 — and still finished 27 seconds clear. Somerville may have exhibited less arrogance in rowing over but their margin of victory was barely less impressive.

  The lack of challenge to the head crew could not remove excitement from an otherwise rather fluid Men's First Division. Blades were won by an impressive Worcester who built on similar fine progress last year. S.E.H. made five bumps in re-entering the First Division and so revived memories of heady days in the 'sixties. If Pembroke failed to live up to expectation, making little impression on second placed Brasenose before succumbing to a snappy University on Saturday, New College were still more decisive in dispelling rumours of a serious challenge — they dropped three places from fifth.

  In the Men's Second Division Queen's and Exeter made steady progress but Keble, after suffering a disastrous fall for the second time in four years, must be wondering when their luck will change. In the women's races Oriel were blades winners as they entered the First Division for the first time in their history. Christ Church were also impressive in taking six First Division bumps.

• Men's head crew details taken from photo caption in the 1993 Eights Programme.

• In other news ... [1993]

  February 24

  Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney announces his resignation (effective June 25) amidst political and economic turmoil.

  February 25

  A MORI poll shows that 80% of Britons are dissatisfied with the way that John Major is running the country, and nearly 50% believe that the economy will get worse during this year.

  Feb 25–26

  Warrington bomb attacks: Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) bombs are planted and explode at gas holders in Warrington, Cheshire.

  February 26

  World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a van bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing six and injuring over one thousand.

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