Torpids 1869

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

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg New College 1[ 2] 5[ 1] 5.00[ 1] Oriel 1[ 2] 4[ 2] 4.00[ 2] Queen's 1[ 2] 3[ 3] 3.00[ 3] Christ Church 1[ 2] 2[ 4] 2.00[ 4] Brasenose 1[ 2] 2[ 4] 2.00[ 4] University 1[ 2] 1[ 6] 1.00[ 6] St John's 1[ 2] 1[ 6] 1.00[ 6] Pembroke 1[ 2] 0[ 8] 0.00[ 8] Wadham 1[ 2] 0[ 8] 0.00[ 8] Corpus Christi 1[ 2] 0[ 8] 0.00[ 8] St Mary Hall 1[ 2] 0[ 8] 0.00[ 8] Worcester 1[ 2] -2[12] -2.00[12] Trinity 1[ 2] -2[12] -2.00[12] Lincoln 1[ 2] -2[12] -2.00[12] Balliol 1[ 2] -4[15] -4.00[15] Exeter 2[ 1] -8[16] -4.00[15]

• 6 days: Mon 1 – Sat 6 March, 1869
• First appearance of St Mary Hall in Torpids.

• Notes from Sherwood:

  Rough weather and continuous floods. 'What is allowed to be the strongest crew upon the river, starting head, has been rowed down every day, simply from some of the crew playing the fool, and breaking training' (Exeter book). See Eights 1869

• In other news ... [1869]

  Monarch: Victoria

  Prime Minister: William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal)

  March 1

  The North German Confederation issues 10gr and 30gr value stamps, printed on goldbeater's skin.

  March 1

  Dmitri Mendeleev finishes his design of the first periodic table and sends it for publishing.

  March 4

  Ulysses S. Grant is sworn in, as the 18th President of the United States.

  March 6

  The first international cycle race is held at Crystal Palace, London.

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