Eights 1864

BUMPS CHART

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Trinity 19 19 Trinity 2 Brasenose 16 16 Brasenose 3 Balliol 14 14 University 4 University 12 12 Christ Church 5 Magdalen 10 10 Exeter 6 Exeter 8 8 Balliol 7 Christ Church 7 7 Magdalen 8 Pembroke 6 6 Pembroke 9 Merton 5 5 Corpus Christi 10 Corpus Christi 4 4 Wadham 11 Wadham 4 4 Queen's 12 Queen's 3 3 Oriel 13 St Edmund Hall 3 3 St John's 14 Lincoln 2 2 Lincoln 15 Jesus 2 2 Merton 16 Oriel 2 2 Worcester 17 Worcester 1 1 New College 18 St John's 1 1 St Edmund Hall 19 New College 1 1 Jesus

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg St John's 1[ 1] 5[ 1] 5.00[ 1] Oriel 1[ 1] 4[ 2] 4.00[ 2] Christ Church 1[ 1] 3[ 3] 3.00[ 3] New College 1[ 1] 2[ 4] 2.00[ 4] Worcester 1[ 1] 1[ 5] 1.00[ 5] Queen's 1[ 1] 1[ 5] 1.00[ 5] Wadham 1[ 1] 1[ 5] 1.00[ 5] Corpus Christi 1[ 1] 1[ 5] 1.00[ 5] Exeter 1[ 1] 1[ 5] 1.00[ 5] University 1[ 1] 1[ 5] 1.00[ 5] Lincoln 1[ 1] 0[11] 0.00[11] Brasenose 1[ 1] 0[11] 0.00[11] Pembroke 1[ 1] 0[11] 0.00[11] Trinity 1[ 1] 0[11] 0.00[11] Magdalen 1[ 1] -2[15] -2.00[15] Balliol 1[ 1] -3[16] -3.00[16] Jesus 1[ 1] -4[17] -4.00[17] St Edmund Hall 1[ 1] -5[18] -5.00[18] Merton 1[ 1] -6[19] -6.00[19]

• 8 days: Wed 4 – Thu 12 May 1864

• Notes from Sherwood
  • The distance between the boats reduced to 130 feet.
  • Christ Church were stopped by a blockade of boats, and Pembroke rowed past, but would not claim the bump.
  • First night: St. Edmund Hall late, and so lost a place.
  • Sixth night: 'New College was actually able to bump St. Edmund Hall.'
• From the main text of Sherwood (p.41)

  In 1864 a motion was brought forward that the number of nights in the Eights should be reduced to six, but was lost by a large majority. 'The argument of Mr. Shepherd, of Brasenose, that then they could no longer be called "Eights" went a long way for the conservative cause.'

  The distance between the boats this year was fixed at 130 ft., 'because so few bumps had been made in the Torpids,', though strangely enough the rule was not to affect the Torpids.

• In other news ... [1864]

  Monarch: Victoria

  Prime Minister: Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (Liberal)

  Thu 5 May

  American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

  Sat 7 May

  American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards

  The clipper ship City of Adelaide is launched in Sunderland, England. By the 21st century she will be the world's oldest surviving clipper of only two (Cutty Sark being the other)

  Sun 8 May – Sat 21 May

  American Civil War — Battle of Spotsylvania Court House: Some 4,000 troops die in an inconclusive engagement

  Mon 9 May

  Danish-Prussian War (Second Schleswig War) — Battle of Heligoland: The Danish navy gains a tactical victory over those of Austria and Prussia, near the island of Heligoland. It is the last significant naval battle fought by squadrons of wooden ships, and also the last involving Denmark.

  American general John Sedgwick is shot dead during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, shortly after uttering the famous last words: "They couldn't hit an elephant from this distance"

  Wed 11 May

  American Civil War — Battle of Yellow Tavern: Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart is mortally wounded at Yellow Tavern, Virginia.

  Thu 12 May

  American Civil War — Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (the Bloody Angle): Thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers die.

Trinity
B:	G. R. W. Macklin	9st 6lb
2:	W. Johnson	10st 8lb
3:	H. Schneider	11st 11lb
4:	C. Morrell	11st 8lb
5:	J. C. Parson	13st 2lb
6:	R. Jenkyns	11st 8lb
7:	C. P. Roberts	11st 0lb
S:	M. Brown	11st 6lb
C:	F. C. Clutterbuck	9st 3lb

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