Eights 1846

BUMPS CHART

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

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Exeter 1[ 1] 4[ 1] 4.00[ 1] Worcester 1[ 1] 3[ 2] 3.00[ 2] Lincoln 1[ 1] 3[ 2] 3.00[ 2] Magdalen Hall 1[ 1] 2[ 4] 2.00[ 4] University 1[ 1] 2[ 4] 2.00[ 4] St John's 1[ 1] 1[ 6] 1.00[ 6] Pembroke 1[ 1] 1[ 6] 1.00[ 6] Queen's 1[ 1] 1[ 6] 1.00[ 6] Brasenose 1[ 1] 0[ 9] 0.00[ 9] Christ Church 1[ 1] 0[ 9] 0.00[ 9] Merton 1[ 1] 0[ 9] 0.00[ 9] Trinity 1[ 1] -5[12] -5.00[12] Wadham 1[ 1] -5[12] -5.00[12] Magdalen 1[ 1] -984[14] -984.00[14] Oriel 1[ 1] -992[15] -992.00[15]

• 8 days: Sat 16, Mon 18, Wed 20, Thu 21, Sat 23, Mon 25, Wed 27, Thu 28 May
• First appearance of Magdalen (on 2nd day)
• Notes from Sherwood
  • Exeter had a new mahogany boat from Clasper, which 'proved an entire failure'; next year they went back to the old type of boat.
  • Magdalen Hall fouled a buoy on first night, and Trinity lost their rudder lines
• From the main text of Sherwood (p41)

  1846. Outrigged boats were adopted by some of the colleges, but Exeter at any rate went back to the old type the next year.

• In other news ... [1846]

  Monarch: Victoria

  Prime Minister: Robert Peel (Conservative)

  Fri 15 May

  Under the leadership of Prime Minister Robert Peel, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom votes to repeal the Corn Laws by passing an Importation Bill, replacing the colonial mercantile trade system with free trade.

  Sat 16 May

  The Revolution of Maria da Fonte begins in Portugal (it is crushed by royalist troops on February 22, 1847)

Brasenose
B:	W. H. Midgeley
2:	W. H. R. Merriman
3:	J. Oldham
4:	J. A. Ogle
5:	F. C. Royds
6:	J. E. Severne
7:	G. R. Winter
S:	T. W. Nowell
C:	W. Harvey

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