Torpids 1878

BUMPS CHART

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Pembroke 24 25 Keble 2 Balliol 21 24 Pembroke 3 Keble 18 21 Trinity 4 Trinity 18 16 Exeter 5 Exeter 16 15 Christ Church 6 Christ Church 15 14 Brasenose 7 University 12 10 Balliol 8 Brasenose 10 9 University 9 Queen's 7 8 Queen's 10 Lincoln 6 6 New College 11 St John's 5 5 Magdalen 12 Merton 5 5 Lincoln 13 New College 4 4 Corpus Christi 14 Worcester 3 3 Oriel 15 Magdalen 3 3 Wadham 16 Wadham 3 3 St John's 17 Oriel 2 2 St Catherine's 18 Corpus Christi 2 2 Merton 19 St Catherine's 2 2 Worcester 20 Hertford 2 1 Hertford 21 Jesus 1 1 Jesus

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Brasenose 2[ 1] 5[ 1] 2.50[ 5] Corpus Christi 1[ 4] 5[ 1] 5.00[ 1] Magdalen 1[ 4] 4[ 3] 4.00[ 2] New College 1[ 4] 3[ 4] 3.00[ 3] Oriel 1[ 4] 3[ 4] 3.00[ 3] Keble 2[ 1] 3[ 4] 1.50[ 7] St Catherine's 1[ 4] 2[ 7] 2.00[ 6] Wadham 1[ 4] 1[ 8] 1.00[ 8] Trinity 1[ 4] 1[ 8] 1.00[ 8] Queen's 1[ 4] 1[ 8] 1.00[ 8] Exeter 1[ 4] 0[11] 0.00[11] Pembroke 1[ 4] 0[11] 0.00[11] Hertford 1[ 4] -1[13] -1.00[14] Christ Church 2[ 1] -1[13] -0.50[13] Jesus 1[ 4] -1[13] -1.00[14] Lincoln 1[ 4] -2[16] -2.00[16] University 1[ 4] -2[16] -2.00[16] Worcester 1[ 4] -5[18] -5.00[18] St John's 1[ 4] -5[18] -5.00[18] Balliol 1[ 4] -5[18] -5.00[18] Merton 1[ 4] -6[21] -6.00[21]

• 6 days: Thu 7 – Wed 13 March 1878.
• Assume two divisions of 12 boats each

• Notes from Sherwood

  Second day: Exeter bumped Balliol. Christ Church fouled Exeter, and were caught by Keble.

• In other news ... [1878]

  Monarch: Victoria

  Prime Minister: Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative)

  12 March

  Britain annexes Walvis Bay (Namibia)

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