Torpids 1860

BUMPS CHART

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Exeter 16 15 Exeter 2 Brasenose 11 11 Brasenose 3 Pembroke 9 9 Balliol 4 Christ Church 8 8 Corpus Christi 5 Trinity 6 6 Pembroke 6 Balliol 5 5 Trinity 7 Corpus Christi 4 4 Christ Church 8 University 3 3 University 9 Oriel 3 3 Wadham 10 Wadham 2 2 Magdalen 11 Lincoln 2 2 Oriel 12 Queen's 1 2 Queen's 13 Magdalen 1 0 Lincoln

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Magdalen 1[ 2] 4[ 1] 4.00[ 1] Balliol 1[ 2] 3[ 2] 3.00[ 2] Corpus Christi 1[ 2] 3[ 2] 3.00[ 2] Wadham 1[ 2] 1[ 4] 1.00[ 4] Queen's 1[ 2] 1[ 4] 1.00[ 4] Brasenose 1[ 2] 0[ 6] 0.00[ 6] University 1[ 2] 0[ 6] 0.00[ 6] Exeter 2[ 1] -1[ 8] -0.50[ 8] Trinity 1[ 2] -1[ 8] -1.00[ 9] Pembroke 1[ 2] -2[10] -2.00[10] Oriel 1[ 2] -2[10] -2.00[10] Christ Church 1[ 2] -3[12] -3.00[12] Lincoln 1[ 2] -988[13] -988.00[13]

• Thu 1 – Wed 7 March 1860
• From this year until 1955 (with a few exceptions) Torpids was rowed over the same 6 days: Thursday to Wednesday, with the Sunday off.
• First appearance of Magdalen in Torpids.

• Notes from Sherwood

  'The Torpid rowed this year in a gig eight, the crew being too heavy for a light boat' (Trinity book).

  On the fourth day Balliol claimed a bump on Brasenose, but it was not allowed, as they were past the post.

  Exeter had on a second Torpid, 'but owing to Nos.1–5, inclusive, catching crabs, there were caught by Queen's.'

• In other news ... [1860]

  Monarch: Victoria

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

  March 6

  While campaigning for the presidency, Abraham Lincoln makes a speech defending the right to strike.

  March 7

  HMS Howe, the Royal Navy's last, largest and fastest wooden first-rate three-decker ship of the line, is launched at Pembroke Dockyard but never completed for sea service.

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