Eights 1874

BUMPS CHART

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Balliol 20 20 University 2 Pembroke 17 17 Brasenose 3 Christ Church 15 15 Pembroke 4 University 12 12 Oriel 5 St John's 11 11 Lincoln 6 Magdalen 9 9 Balliol 7 Brasenose 8 8 Corpus Christi 8 Lincoln 7 7 Christ Church 9 Corpus Christi 6 6 St John's 10 Wadham 5 5 Worcester 11 Queen's 4 4 Trinity 12 Oriel 4 4 Exeter 13 New College 3 3 Magdalen 14 Worcester 3 3 Wadham 15 Merton 2 2 Queen's 16 Trinity 2 2 New College 17 Keble 2 2 Merton 18 Exeter 1 1 Keble 19 St Mary Hall 1 1 St Mary Hall 20 St Edmund Hall 1 1 St Edmund Hall

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Oriel 1[ 1] 8[ 1] 8.00[ 1] Exeter 1[ 1] 6[ 2] 6.00[ 2] Trinity 1[ 1] 5[ 3] 5.00[ 3] Brasenose 1[ 1] 5[ 3] 5.00[ 3] Worcester 1[ 1] 4[ 5] 4.00[ 5] Lincoln 1[ 1] 3[ 6] 3.00[ 6] University 1[ 1] 3[ 6] 3.00[ 6] Corpus Christi 1[ 1] 2[ 8] 2.00[ 8] St Mary Hall 1[ 1] 0[ 9] 0.00[ 9] St Edmund Hall 1[ 1] 0[ 9] 0.00[ 9] Keble 1[ 1] -1[11] -1.00[11] Pembroke 1[ 1] -1[11] -1.00[11] Merton 1[ 1] -2[13] -2.00[13] New College 1[ 1] -3[14] -3.00[14] Queen's 1[ 1] -4[15] -4.00[15] St John's 1[ 1] -4[15] -4.00[15] Wadham 1[ 1] -4[15] -4.00[15] Balliol 1[ 1] -5[18] -5.00[18] Christ Church 1[ 1] -5[18] -5.00[18] Magdalen 1[ 1] -7[20] -7.00[20]

• 8 days: Wed 13 – Thu 21 May 1874
• Notes from Sherwood
  • The races were rowed this year in two divisions
  • Fourth night: Keble, rowing with two untrained men, were bumped by St. Mary Hall; but, one of the absentees returning next night, they rebumped them.
  • Seventh night: Corpus were rebumped, as their 7 was ill, so they rowed an untrained man at bow on a fixed seat
• From the main text of Sherwood (p43)

  1874. The Eights were rowed this year for the first time in two divisions. Owing to the number of boats on, the head boats had for some years started about the Freewater Stone, a fact which made the race between the top boats a thorough scramble, and made it very hard to catch a boat which once got head.The Eights, considered simply as a spectacle, lost much by the change, but from the point of view of the racing it was an enormous improvement.

• In other news ... [1874]

  Monarch: Victoria

  Prime Minister: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative)

  Wed 20 May

  Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans, with copper rivets. The price is $13.50 per dozen.

University
B:	A. S. Daniell	10st 8lb
2:	A. R. H. Saunders	11st 7lb
3:	T. H. Hall	11st 6lb
4:	J. M. Boustead	12st 2lb
5:	E. H. Burrows	12st 10lb
6:	J. E. Bankes	11st 5lb
7:	H. J. Preston	12st 0lb
S:	W. P. Johnson	11st 0lb
C:	P. S. Smith	7st 3lb

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