Torpids 1867

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

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Balliol 1[ 2] 3[ 1] 3.00[ 1] Exeter 2[ 1] 2[ 2] 1.00[ 3] University 1[ 2] 2[ 2] 2.00[ 2] Worcester 1[ 2] 1[ 4] 1.00[ 3] Trinity 1[ 2] 1[ 4] 1.00[ 3] Pembroke 1[ 2] 0[ 6] 0.00[ 6] Wadham 1[ 2] 0[ 6] 0.00[ 6] Lincoln 1[ 2] 0[ 6] 0.00[ 6] New College 1[ 2] 0[ 6] 0.00[ 6] Oriel 1[ 2] 0[ 6] 0.00[ 6] Corpus Christi 1[ 2] -1[11] -1.00[11] Queen's 1[ 2] -1[11] -1.00[11] Brasenose 1[ 2] -2[13] -2.00[13] St John's 1[ 2] -2[13] -2.00[13] Christ Church 1[ 2] -3[15] -3.00[15]

• 6 days: Thu 7 – Wed 13 March 1867

• Notes from Sherwood

  It was agreed to give up Torpid coaching on Friday, for the benefit of the Rifle Corps. The Wadham crew, however, at any rate, were always taken to Sandford in tub fours on these days.

  Sixth day: A strong wind. Pembroke ran into the bank at the start, and Worcester broke an oar.

• In other news ... [1867]

  Monarch: Victoria

  Prime Minister: Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (Conservative)

  March 5

  The Fenian Rising breaks out in Ireland.

  March 15

  'Conference of Trades' first meets; later forming the nucleus of the Trades Union Congress.

  March 16

  An article by Joseph Lister, outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, is first published in The Lancet.

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