Torpids 1999

MEN'S BUMPS WOMEN'S BUMPS

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Oriel 163 144 Oriel 2 New College 133 135 Pembroke 3 Pembroke 119 132 New College 4 University 109 111 Christ Church 5 Christ Church 103 108 St Catherine's 6 St Catherine's 102 89 Magdalen 7 Magdalen 94 86 Wadham 8 Lincoln 93 86 Lincoln 9 Wadham 87 85 University 10 L.M.H. 84 83 L.M.H. 11 Osler-Green 77 80 Exeter 12 Trinity 77 80 Merton 13 Exeter 68 78 Osler-Green 14 Worcester 66 72 Queen's 15 St John's 65 68 Worcester 16 Brasenose 64 64 St John's 17 Queen's 64 58 Somerville 18 Merton 60 55 Brasenose 19 Wolfson 52 55 Wolfson 20 Keble 50 54 Balliol 21 Balliol 46 52 Trinity 22 Hertford 45 48 St Peter's 23 Somerville 42 46 Keble 24 St Peter's 42 43 Jesus 25 Jesus 39 36 Hertford 26 St Anne's 38 34 St Anne's 27 Mansfield 31 34 S.E.H. 28 S.E.H. 31 33 Mansfield 29 Linacre 26 25 St Hugh's 30 St Hilda's 26 23 Corpus Christi 31 Corpus Christi 22 23 Linacre 32 St Hugh's 22 21 St Hilda's 33 St Antony's 6 6 St Antony's 34 St Benet's Hall 3 3 St Benet's Hall 35 Regent's Park 2 2 Regent's Park

STATISTICS College All Crews Men's Crews Women's Crews [ ]=ranking Crews Bps Avg Crews Bps Avg Crews Bps Avg Somerville 4[12] 14[ 1] 3.50[ 1] 2[10] 8[ 4] 4.00[ 2] 2[ 7] 6[ 2] 3.00[ 2] Exeter 5[ 5] 13[ 2] 2.60[ 4] 3[ 4] 10[ 2] 3.33[ 3] 2[ 7] 3[ 6] 1.50[ 7] Christ Church 7[ 1] 13[ 2] 1.86[ 8] 4[ 1] 11[ 1] 2.75[ 6] 3[ 1] 2[10] 0.67[14] Merton 4[12] 11[ 4] 2.75[ 3] 2[10] 4[ 7] 2.00[ 8] 2[ 7] 7[ 1] 3.50[ 1] Magdalen 6[ 3] 10[ 5] 1.67[10] 3[ 4] 6[ 5] 2.00[ 8] 3[ 1] 4[ 5] 1.33[ 9] Balliol 5[ 5] 9[ 6] 1.80[ 9] 3[ 4] 3[10] 1.00[14] 2[ 7] 6[ 2] 3.00[ 2] St Catherine's 4[12] 8[ 7] 2.00[ 6] 2[10] 9[ 3] 4.50[ 1] 2[ 7] -1[21] -0.50[21] St Peter's 3[22] 7[ 8] 2.33[ 5] 2[10] 4[ 7] 2.00[ 8] 1[24] 3[ 6] 3.00[ 2] St Hugh's 3[22] 5[ 9] 1.67[10] 1[29] 3[10] 3.00[ 4] 2[ 7] 2[10] 1.00[10] Jesus 3[22] 4[10] 1.33[12] 2[10] 3[10] 1.50[12] 1[24] 1[14] 1.00[10] Queen's 4[12] 4[10] 1.00[13] 2[10] 4[ 7] 2.00[ 8] 2[ 7] 0[17] 0.00[17] Regent's Park 1[33] 3[12] 3.00[ 2] 1[29] 3[10] 3.00[ 4] St John's 4[12] 3[12] 0.75[14] 2[10] 2[16] 1.00[14] 2[ 7] 1[14] 0.50[15] St Antony's 1[33] 2[14] 2.00[ 6] 1[24] 2[10] 2.00[ 6] L.M.H. 5[ 5] 2[14] 0.40[17] 2[10] 2[16] 1.00[14] 3[ 1] 0[17] 0.00[17] Corpus Christi 2[30] 1[16] 0.50[15] 1[29] 1[18] 1.00[14] 1[24] 0[17] 0.00[17] Osler-Green 2[30] 1[16] 0.50[15] 1[29] 1[18] 1.00[14] 1[24] 0[17] 0.00[17] Lincoln 4[12] 1[16] 0.25[18] 2[10] -1[21] -0.50[22] 2[ 7] 2[10] 1.00[10] Pembroke 5[ 5] 0[19] 0.00[19] 3[ 4] 3[10] 1.00[14] 2[ 7] -3[25] -1.50[26] St Benet's Hall 1[33] -1[20] -1.00[23] 1[29] -1[21] -1.00[24] S.E.H. 4[12] -2[21] -0.50[20] 2[10] -3[26] -1.50[26] 2[ 7] 1[14] 0.50[15] Wadham 4[12] -2[21] -0.50[20] 2[10] 0[20] 0.00[20] 2[ 7] -2[24] -1.00[23] Brasenose 2[30] -2[21] -1.00[23] 2[10] -2[25] -1.00[24] Mansfield 5[ 5] -3[24] -0.60[22] 2[10] 3[10] 1.50[12] 3[ 1] -6[30] -2.00[27] St Hilda's 3[22] -4[25] -1.33[26] 3[ 1] -4[26] -1.33[25] St Anne's 4[12] -5[26] -1.25[25] 2[10] -10[29] -5.00[31] 2[ 7] 5[ 4] 2.50[ 5] Linacre 3[22] -5[26] -1.67[28] 2[10] -4[27] -2.00[27] 1[24] -1[21] -1.00[23] Hertford 3[22] -6[28] -2.00[31] 2[10] -1[21] -0.50[22] 1[24] -5[28] -5.00[31] Trinity 3[22] -6[28] -2.00[31] 2[10] 5[ 6] 2.50[ 7] 1[24] -11[32] -11.00[32] Wolfson 5[ 5] -7[30] -1.40[27] 3[ 4] -6[28] -2.00[27] 2[ 7] -1[21] -0.50[21] New College 4[12] -7[30] -1.75[29] 2[10] -10[29] -5.00[31] 2[ 7] 3[ 6] 1.50[ 7] Keble 5[ 5] -9[32] -1.80[30] 3[ 4] -1[21] -0.33[21] 2[ 7] -8[31] -4.00[29] University 7[ 1] -16[33] -2.29[33] 4[ 1] -19[33] -4.75[30] 3[ 1] 3[ 6] 1.00[10] Worcester 3[22] -16[33] -5.33[35] 2[10] -12[31] -6.00[33] 1[24] -4[26] -4.00[29] Oriel 6[ 3] -20[35] -3.33[34] 4[ 1] -15[32] -3.75[29] 2[ 7] -5[28] -2.50[28]

Notes

• Wed 3 – Sat 6 March 1999
• Due to a high stream only the fixed divisions raced during the first 3 days
• St Edmund Hall men's 1st Torpid (12th in Div I) barred from competing and demoted 6 places for violation of safety rules.

• Coverage in The Times limited to a simple listing of bumps.

• The Daily Telegraph Wed 3 March, By Geoffrey Page

  St Edmund banned for safety breach

  College crews, scattered by earlier floods to train where they could find suitable water, are now, with the exception of two eights, back in action on the Isis in the Oxford Torpids, which get under way today.

  St Edmund Hall first and second eights [apparently just the 1st VIII] have been barred from competing for breaches of the safety rules during dangerous conditions at the beginning of term. None of their senior oarsmen will compete this week and their top two crews will be demoted six places in next year's Torpids.

  Neither Oriel, the Head crew, who have been bumped only once in the past 25 year, nor Osler-Green, the top women's crew for the last four years, are expected to be troubled this week and it will be a surprise if either fail to retain their positions.

  In last year's Summer Eights, Pembroke challenged Oriel strongly and start second today as possible Headship challengers. [Starting Order]

• The Daily Telegraph Thu 4 March just contains lists of bumps and starting orders.

• The Daily Telegraph Fri 5 March

  Oriel, who have been Head of the River every year but one since 1972, were toppled yesterday. Pembroke's bow blade tagged the Oriel boat yards from the finish. [Results & Starting Order]

• The Daily Telegraph Sat 6 March

  Strong headwinds and stream dominated the third day of Oxford Torpids yesterday. Oriel will be acutely aware of stream conditions, having been bumped taking unwise evasive action from Pembroke mid-stream on Thursday.

  Pembroke looked the dominant force and indeed opened the gap on Oriel by nearly two lengths. In the women's First Division, Osler-Green could not be caught and rowed with class. Both Merton first crews are on for a bump a day and likely to win their blades. [Results & Starting Order]

• The Daily Telegraph Mon 8 March just contains a list of bumps and the finishing order.

• Review from the 1999 Eights Programme, by William Breeze

  Torpids 1999 saw an event not seen since 1969: the top Oriel crew was bumped down a place [in fact it seems 1970 was the last time]. Head of the River since 1972 (save a technical bump in 1991), Oriel's change in situation stands as testimony to the speed and commitment of Pembroke, undoubtedly the fastest boat on the river. Other noteworthy crews were Exeter, who moved up three places to fourth; St Catz, who won blades in moving up to tenth; Merton, who moved up five places to the foot of the first division; and L.M.H., who moved up five places to third in the second division, and will be looking to break into the first division next year. Univ had a bad Torpids: the first crew went down eleven places to ninth in the second division and the second crew fell nine places. The crew with the biggest fall this year, however, was Worcester II, who slumped fourteen places.

  The women's divisions saw Osler defend their crown with ease, with a lead of at least five lengths each day. Pembroke, emulating their men, won blades, moving up from tenth to fifth. Somerville moved up five places to seventh; Merton had an equally large move, to tenth. Trinity had the ignominy of being the least successful senior crew, falling eleven places.

• In other news ... [1999]

  March 3

  Walter LaGrand is executed in the gas chamber in Arizona.

  March 4

  In a military court, United States Marine Corps Captain Richard J. Ashby is acquitted of the charge of reckless flying which resulted in the deaths of 20 skiers in the Italian Alps, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler hit a gondola cable.

  March 6

  Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones creates the show InfoWars.

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