Torpids 1873

BUMPS CHART

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 University 19 19 University 2 Christ Church 17 18 Christ Church 3 Trinity 14 14 Brasenose 4 Brasenose 12 12 Oriel 5 Lincoln 10 11 Balliol 6 Balliol 9 8 Queen's 7 Queen's 7 7 Wadham 8 Wadham 6 6 Corpus Christi 9 Exeter 5 5 Trinity 10 Oriel 4 4 Magdalen 11 Pembroke 4 4 Lincoln 12 Magdalen 3 3 Pembroke 13 St John's 3 3 Worcester 14 Corpus Christi 2 2 Keble 15 New College 2 2 Exeter 16 Worcester 2 2 St John's 17 Keble 1 1 New College

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Corpus Christi 1[ 3] 6[ 1] 6.00[ 1] Oriel 1[ 3] 6[ 1] 6.00[ 1] Keble 1[ 3] 3[ 3] 3.00[ 3] Worcester 1[ 3] 3[ 3] 3.00[ 3] Magdalen 1[ 3] 2[ 5] 2.00[ 5] Balliol 2[ 1] 2[ 5] 1.00[ 6] Christ Church 2[ 1] 1[ 7] 0.50[10] Brasenose 1[ 3] 1[ 7] 1.00[ 6] Queen's 1[ 3] 1[ 7] 1.00[ 6] Wadham 1[ 3] 1[ 7] 1.00[ 6] University 1[ 3] 0[11] 0.00[11] Pembroke 1[ 3] -1[12] -1.00[12] St John's 1[ 3] -3[13] -3.00[13] New College 1[ 3] -4[14] -4.00[14] Lincoln 1[ 3] -6[15] -6.00[15] Trinity 1[ 3] -6[15] -6.00[15] Exeter 1[ 3] -6[15] -6.00[15]

• 6 days: Thu 6 – Wed 12 March 1873

• Notes from Sherwood

  Second day: 'A fearful scrimmage' amongst the upper boats

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

  We extract the following from the Exeter book:- [Second day] 'A fearful scrimmage occurred among the upper crafts. Balliol had bumped Trinity, and failed to get out of the way of Lincoln, who were driven against the wall by Queen's. Wadham, in hot pursuit, cut right into Queen's, and were themselves upset by Oriel. Into the midst of this mass of confusion came the luckless Exeter; Pembroke were upon them in an instant, and Magdalen rushed into Pembroke, followed by Corpus, who managed to paddle past the debris and reach the winning post. Exeter and Balliol were each fined £5'.

• In other news ... [1873]

  Monarch: Victoria

  Prime Minister: William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal)

  March 3

  First performance of W. S. Gilbert and Gilbert Arthur a Beckett's play The Happy Land at the Royal Court Theatre, London. The play creates a scandal by breaking regulations against the portrayal of public characters, parodying William Ewart Gladstone, Robert Lowe, and Acton Smee Ayrton, respectively the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and First Commissioner of Works.

  March 4

  Ulysses S. Grant is sworn in for a second term, as President of the United States.

  March 13

  Gladstone resigns as Prime Minister, the Conservatives fail to form a government, and Gladstone returns to office two days later.

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