Torpids 1874

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STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 University 20 20 Brasenose 2 Christ Church 19 17 Queen's 3 Brasenose 15 15 Balliol 4 Oriel 12 12 University 5 Balliol 11 11 Christ Church 6 Queen's 9 11 Wadham 7 Wadham 8 8 Trinity 8 Corpus Christi 7 7 Oriel 9 Trinity 6 6 Lincoln 10 Magdalen 5 5 Pembroke 11 Lincoln 4 4 Exeter 12 Pembroke 4 4 Worcester 13 Worcester 3 3 Corpus Christi 14 Keble 3 3 Magdalen 15 Exeter 2 2 Keble 16 St John's 2 2 St John's 17 New College 1 1 New College 18 Merton 1 1 Merton 19 Jesus 1 1 Jesus

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Queen's 1[ 2] 4[ 1] 4.00[ 1] Exeter 1[ 2] 4[ 1] 4.00[ 1] Balliol 1[ 2] 2[ 3] 2.00[ 3] Brasenose 1[ 2] 2[ 3] 2.00[ 3] Lincoln 1[ 2] 2[ 3] 2.00[ 3] Pembroke 1[ 2] 2[ 3] 2.00[ 3] Trinity 1[ 2] 2[ 3] 2.00[ 3] Wadham 1[ 2] 2[ 3] 2.00[ 3] Worcester 1[ 2] 1[ 9] 1.00[ 9] St John's 1[ 2] 0[10] 0.00[10] Merton 1[ 2] 0[10] 0.00[10] New College 1[ 2] 0[10] 0.00[10] Jesus 1[ 2] 0[10] 0.00[10] Keble 1[ 2] -1[14] -1.00[14] University 1[ 2] -3[15] -3.00[16] Christ Church 2[ 1] -4[16] -2.00[15] Oriel 1[ 2] -4[16] -4.00[17] Magdalen 1[ 2] -4[16] -4.00[17] Corpus Christi 1[ 2] -5[19] -5.00[19]

• 6 days: Thu 26 Feb – Wed 4 March 1874
• Two divisions, but 10 boats per division is just my assumption.

• Notes from Sherwood

  The Torpids were rowed for the first time in two divisions.

  Floods during practice and the races.

  First day: The Brasenose coxswain steered his boat into the bank before they had gone ten yards; Oriel rowed by them; Balliol rowed into Oriel (who were quite stationary, being drawn into the bank), and injured the Oriel coxswain; Queen's rowed by Balliol.

  Last day: University disqualified for starting before the gun.

• In other news ... [1874]

  Monarch: Victoria

  Prime Minister: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative)

  February 1

  Balloting starts for a General Election, lasting 2 weeks, with Disraeli succeeding Gladstone as Prime Minister on 20th February.

  February 23

  Walter Clopton Wingfield patents in Britain a game called 'sphairistike', which is more commonly called lawn tennis.

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