Torpids 1872

BUMPS CHART

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

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Lincoln 1[ 1] 4[ 1] 4.00[ 1] Queen's 1[ 1] 1[ 2] 1.00[ 2] St John's 1[ 1] 1[ 2] 1.00[ 2] Brasenose 1[ 1] 1[ 2] 1.00[ 2] Balliol 1[ 1] 0[ 5] 0.00[ 5] Trinity 1[ 1] 0[ 5] 0.00[ 5] University 1[ 1] 0[ 5] 0.00[ 5] Christ Church 1[ 1] 0[ 5] 0.00[ 5] Magdalen 1[ 1] 0[ 5] 0.00[ 5] New College 1[ 1] 0[ 5] 0.00[ 5] Pembroke 1[ 1] 0[ 5] 0.00[ 5] Oriel 1[ 1] 0[ 5] 0.00[ 5] Worcester 1[ 1] 0[ 5] 0.00[ 5] Keble 1[ 1] 0[ 5] 0.00[ 5] Corpus Christi 1[ 1] -1[15] -1.00[15] Wadham 1[ 1] -1[15] -1.00[15] Exeter 1[ 1] -5[17] -5.00[17]

• 6 days: Thu 29 Feb – Wed 6 March 1872

• Notes from Sherwood

  Heavy floods during practice.

  First night: Lincoln bumped Queen's, but having started before the gun, lost a place to Oriel.

• From the main text of Sherwood (p.47)

  On 8 Nov [1872] a new rule was passed, 'That no Torpid or Torpids shall be allowed to use a sliding seat; for it is now a golden rule that if a man cannot row on a fixed seat he cannot slide.'

• In other news ... [1872]

  Monarch: Victoria

  Prime Minister: William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal)

  March 1

  In the United States, Yellowstone National Park (once dubbed "Colter's Hell" after John Colter, of the Lewis and Clark Expedition) is established as the world's first national park.

  March 5

  George Westinghouse receives a United States patent for the "failsafe" automatic railway air brake.

  March 5

  The Tichborne case is decided in London against claimant Arthur Orton (who, as a result, is convicted of perjury in 1874).

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