Eights 1883

BUMPS CHART

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Exeter 22 22 Exeter 2 Magdalen 19 19 Magdalen 3 Hertford 16 16 Corpus Christi 4 Brasenose 14 14 Brasenose 5 New College 12 12 Keble 6 Corpus Christi 11 11 Pembroke 7 Keble 9 9 Hertford 8 St John's 8 8 New College 9 Pembroke 7 7 St Catherine's 10 University 6 6 Trinity 11 Lincoln 5 5 St John's 12 Trinity 4 4 Christ Church 13 Balliol 4 4 Lincoln 14 Christ Church 3 3 Worcester 15 Worcester 3 3 University 16 St Catherine's 2 2 Balliol 17 Wadham 2 2 Queen's 18 Oriel 2 2 Wadham 19 Queen's 2 2 Merton 20 Merton 1 1 Oriel 21 St Mary Hall 1 1 St Mary Hall 22 Jesus 1 1 Jesus

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg St Catherine's 1[ 1] 7[ 1] 7.00[ 1] Corpus Christi 1[ 1] 3[ 2] 3.00[ 2] Pembroke 1[ 1] 3[ 2] 3.00[ 2] Keble 1[ 1] 2[ 4] 2.00[ 4] Trinity 1[ 1] 2[ 4] 2.00[ 4] Christ Church 1[ 1] 2[ 4] 2.00[ 4] Queen's 1[ 1] 2[ 4] 2.00[ 4] Worcester 1[ 1] 1[ 8] 1.00[ 8] Merton 1[ 1] 1[ 8] 1.00[ 8] Brasenose 1[ 1] 0[10] 0.00[10] Magdalen 1[ 1] 0[10] 0.00[10] Exeter 1[ 1] 0[10] 0.00[10] St Mary Hall 1[ 1] 0[10] 0.00[10] Jesus 1[ 1] 0[10] 0.00[10] Wadham 1[ 1] -1[15] -1.00[15] Lincoln 1[ 1] -2[16] -2.00[16] Oriel 1[ 1] -2[16] -2.00[16] New College 1[ 1] -3[18] -3.00[18] St John's 1[ 1] -3[18] -3.00[18] Balliol 1[ 1] -3[18] -3.00[18] Hertford 1[ 1] -4[21] -4.00[21] University 1[ 1] -5[22] -5.00[22]

• 6 days: Thu 10 – Wed 16 May 1883
• Notes from Sherwood
  • First night: St John's broke their rudder at the start and ran into the bank, Pembroke rowing past.
  • Second night: Christ Church close on Trinity when they made the bump. They could not get clear, and Worcester rowed past and bumped them over two places. Keble broke an oar.

• The Daily Telegraph Tue 15 May (the only coverage in the paper)

  Rowing at Oxford
  The University Eight-oared Bumping Boat Races were continued yesterday in splendid weather, when thousands of spectators assembled on the river and banks of the Isis to witness both divisions race. The Second Division left Iffley in the following order: [start order] St. Catherine's, after breaking a slide in the Gut, overtook University at the new boat-house. Worcester, after a good race along the Willows, were run into by Christ's Church [sic]. The others maintained their positions. The First Division was despatched as follows: [start order]. Exeter, rowing within themselves, finished well in front of Magdalen, but the latter and Brasenose had a very hard race, Brasenose claiming a bump which was disputed, and will be decided within this day (Tuesday) [apparently disallowed]. Corpus went well up to the Willows, but after fell back to their place. Keble bumped New at the Red Post, and Trinity overtook St. John's at the first willow.

• In other news ... [1883]

  Monarch: Victoria

  Prime Minister: William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal)

  Wed 23 May

  Robert Louis Stevenson's children's pirate adventure novel Treasure Island is first published in book format, in London.

Exeter
B:	T. W. Gibson	10st 6lb
2:	L. Stock	11st 1lb
3:	J. A. G. Bengough	11st 2lb
4:	W. A. G. Walter	12st 9lb
5:	H. H. Walrond	13st 6lb
6:	R. A. Pinckney	11st 12lb
7:	W. C. Blandy	10st 9lb
S:	W. D. B. Curry	9st 11lb
C:	H. L. Bolton	8st 2lb

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