Eights 1847

BUMPS CHART

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Brasenose 16 18 Christ Church 2 Christ Church 14 12 Brasenose 3 St John's 10 10 Pembroke 4 Pembroke 8 8 Worcester 5 Worcester 7 7 Wadham 6 Lincoln 6 6 Balliol 7 Exeter 5 5 Jesus 8 Queen's 4 4 Oriel 9 University 3 3 Lincoln 10 Wadham 3 0 St John's 11 Oriel 2 0 Exeter 12 Balliol 2 0 Queen's 13 Jesus 1 0 University

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Christ Church 2[ 1] 6[ 1] 3.00[ 4] Balliol 1[ 3] 6[ 1] 6.00[ 1] Jesus 1[ 3] 6[ 1] 6.00[ 1] Wadham 1[ 3] 5[ 4] 5.00[ 3] Oriel 1[ 3] 3[ 5] 3.00[ 4] Pembroke 1[ 3] 1[ 6] 1.00[ 6] Worcester 1[ 3] 1[ 6] 1.00[ 6] Lincoln 1[ 3] -4[ 8] -4.00[ 8] Brasenose 2[ 1] -985[ 9] -492.50[ 9] University 1[ 3] -990[10] -990.00[10] Queen's 1[ 3] -991[11] -991.00[11] Exeter 1[ 3] -992[12] -992.00[12] St John's 1[ 3] -996[13] -996.00[13]

• 8 days: Fri 7, Mon 10, Wed 12, Thu 13, Sat 15, Mon 17, Wed 19 and Thu 20 May 1847
• Queen's were overbumped on 1st day by Oriel. First recorded overbump.
• ChCh II did not row on day 7.
• BNC II only rowed on days 6,7.
• Notes from Sherwood
  • On the first night Oriel bumped Queen's, a bump having taken place between them.
  • Christ Church II objected to Brasenose II putting on in the middle of Eights, because their entrance fee had not been paid by the appointed time. The object was overruled, whereupon the captains of Christ Church and of Pembroke, and ten members of Christ Church, called a captains' meeting. The decision of the committee was upheld by 11 votes to 4.
  • On May 19 a man in the Brasenose boat caught a crab, and fell out, as they were passing the post
• From the main text of Sherwood (p41)

  A quaint accident befell Brasenose, which is thus described in the Oxford Herald: 'On Wednesday, May 19, Brasenose met with an unfortunate and unlooked-for accident. On passing the Cherwell they were some considerable distance ahead of Christ Church, and were rowing beautifully towards home, when, just as the head of the boat was passing the red flag, one of the crew caught a 'crab,' and in endeavouring to recover himself, was thrown completely out of the boat into the river, and as the boat was thrown on its side shipped a considerable quantity of water. The seven oars had not the least chance to pull the boat past the flag, as all the oars on the bow side were in the air, and stroke side deep in the water'. In consequence of this accident Christ Church bumped them on the post.

• In other news... [1847]

  Monarch: Victoria

  Prime Minister: John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (Whig)

  May 31

  Second Treaty of Erzurum: the Ottoman Empire cedes Abadan Island to the Persian Empire.

  June 1

  The first congress of the Communist League is held in London.

  June 9

  Radley College, an English public school, is founded near Oxford as a High Anglican institution.

Christ Church
B:	H. W. P. Richards
2:	W. G. Rich
3:	A. Milman
4:	E. C. Burton
5:	A. Mansfield
6:	W. H. Milman
7:	M. Haggard
S:	E. J. Bunny
C:	W. Ethelston

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