Torpids 1849

BUMPS CHART

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Brasenose 10 10 Wadham 2 Worcester 8 8 Lincoln 3 Wadham 6 6 Oriel 4 Christ Church 5 5 Brasenose 5 Exeter 4 4 Exeter 6 Pembroke 3 3 Christ Church 7 Lincoln 2 2 University 8 University 2 0 Worcester 9 Oriel 1 0 Pembroke 10 St John's 1 0 St John's

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Oriel 1[ 1] 6[ 1] 6.00[ 1] Lincoln 1[ 1] 5[ 2] 5.00[ 2] Wadham 1[ 1] 2[ 3] 2.00[ 3] University 1[ 1] 1[ 4] 1.00[ 4] Exeter 1[ 1] 0[ 5] 0.00[ 5] Christ Church 1[ 1] -2[ 6] -2.00[ 6] Brasenose 1[ 1] -3[ 7] -3.00[ 7] St John's 1[ 1] -989[ 8] -989.00[ 8] Pembroke 1[ 1] -993[ 9] -993.00[ 9] Worcester 1[ 1] -997[10] -997.00[10]

• 7 days: Thu 31 May, Sat 2, Mon 4, Wed 6, Fri 8, Wed 13, Fri 15 June

• Notes from Sherwood

  On second day, the Worcester rudder-lines were crossed, and Christ Church bumped them with such vigour that they themselves were upset.

  On third day, the bung tore the rudder-lines from the Pembroke coxswain's hands. He went to the end of the boat to recover them, whilst one of the crew lost his stretcher. They survived, however, to the Free Water Stone.

• From the main text of Sherwood (p.45)

  The following entry in the Exeter book will read quaintly to the present [1900] generation: ' Tims, to row bow of the Torpid, 2s 6d.'

• In other news ... [1849]

  Monarch: Victoria

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

  June 5

  Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy.

  June 5

  Hungarian Revolution of 1848: The first Russian troops, led by Lieutenant General Fyodor Sergeyevich Panyutin, who come in the aid of the Habsburgs, cross the Hungarian border at Pozsony, in order to crush the Hungarian revolution.

  June 6

  The settlement of Fort Worth, Texas, is founded.

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