Eights 1844

BUMPS CHART

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 University 18 18 Christ Church 2 Oriel 15 15 Merton 3 Christ Church 15 13 Brasenose 4 Trinity 11 11 Oriel 5 Pembroke 9 9 Wadham 6 Balliol 8 8 Trinity 7 Brasenose 7 6 Balliol 8 St John's 6 5 University 9 Worcester 5 5 Pembroke 10 Exeter 5 4 Exeter 11 Wadham 3 3 Lincoln 12 Lincoln 3 0 St John's 13 Merton 2 0 Worcester 14 Magdalen Hall 1 0 Magdalen Hall 15 Jesus 1 0 Jesus

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Merton 1[ 4] 11[ 1] 11.00[ 1] Wadham 1[ 4] 6[ 2] 6.00[ 2] Lincoln 1[ 4] 1[ 3] 1.00[ 3] Balliol 1[ 4] -1[ 4] -1.00[ 4] Exeter 1[ 4] -1[ 4] -1.00[ 4] Oriel 1[ 4] -2[ 6] -2.00[ 6] Trinity 1[ 4] -2[ 6] -2.00[ 6] Pembroke 1[ 4] -4[ 8] -4.00[ 8] University 1[ 4] -7[ 9] -7.00[ 9] Brasenose 2[ 1] -979[10] -489.50[10] Jesus 1[ 4] -981[11] -981.00[12] Magdalen Hall 1[ 4] -982[12] -982.00[13] Christ Church 2[ 1] -983[13] -491.50[11] St John's 1[ 4] -992[14] -992.00[15] Worcester 2[ 1] -1972[15] -986.00[14]

• 10 days: Mon 4, Wed 6, Thu 7, Sat 9 March; then Tue 14, Thu 16, Sat 18, Mon 20, Thu 23 and Fri 24 May 1844
• Sherwood really does list the first 4 days racing as being in March, but doesn't explain why.
• Univ didn't row on day 9 but dropped 2 places rather than 1, presumably as a consequence of Trinity (2 behind) bumping Balliol (1 behind).
• Oriel didn't race on the last day, so dropped 1 place
• Trinity didn't race on day 3 so dropped 1 place
• Pembroke didn't race on day 6 so dropped 1 place
• St John's didn't race on day 4 and took off after day 5
• Lincoln didn't race on day 1 so lost 1 place
• Worcester II only raced on days 3 and 4
• Magdalen Hall only raced on days 5-8
• Jesus only raced on days 5-9.
• Notes from Sherwood
  • Floods all the time
  • Dates altered to avoid clashing with the Derby [apparently this just meant racing on Thu 23 May rather than Wed 22]
  • On the second night St. John's, through an accident, started with seven oars
  • On the fifth Brasenose ran aground

• In other news... [1844]

  Monarch: Victoria

  Prime Minister: Robert Peel (Conservative)

  Fri 24 May

  The first electrical telegram is sent by Samuel Morse from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. to the B&O Railroad "outer depot" in Baltimore, saying "What hath God wrought".

  June–July

  The Great Flood of 1844 hits the Missouri River and Mississippi River.

  June 6

  George Williams sets up (in London) the first YMCA.

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