Torpids 1881

BUMPS CHART

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Trinity 24 24 Brasenose 2 Keble 24 22 Keble 3 New College 19 18 New College 4 Brasenose 18 18 Trinity 5 Pembroke 14 16 Pembroke 6 Exeter 12 12 Magdalen 7 Magdalen 10 10 Corpus Christi 8 Balliol 9 10 Balliol 9 Worcester 9 8 Queen's 10 Oriel 7 7 Christ Church 11 Christ Church 6 7 Exeter 12 Queen's 6 6 Worcester 13 Corpus Christi 5 4 University 14 University 4 3 Lincoln 15 St John's 3 3 Oriel 16 Hertford 2 3 St John's 17 Merton 2 2 Hertford 18 Lincoln 2 2 Wadham 19 Wadham 1 1 Merton 20 Jesus 1 1 Jesus

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Corpus Christi 1[ 5] 6[ 1] 6.00[ 1] Lincoln 1[ 5] 5[ 2] 5.00[ 2] Wadham 1[ 5] 3[ 3] 3.00[ 3] Christ Church 2[ 1] 3[ 3] 1.50[ 6] Brasenose 1[ 5] 2[ 5] 2.00[ 4] Queen's 1[ 5] 2[ 5] 2.00[ 4] Magdalen 1[ 5] 1[ 7] 1.00[ 7] New College 2[ 1] 1[ 7] 0.50[ 9] Pembroke 1[ 5] 1[ 7] 1.00[ 7] University 1[ 5] 0[10] 0.00[10] St John's 1[ 5] 0[10] 0.00[10] Balliol 2[ 1] 0[10] 0.00[10] Hertford 1[ 5] 0[10] 0.00[10] Jesus 1[ 5] 0[10] 0.00[10] Trinity 1[ 5] -2[15] -2.00[15] Worcester 1[ 5] -3[16] -3.00[17] Exeter 1[ 5] -4[17] -4.00[18] Merton 1[ 5] -4[17] -4.00[18] Keble 2[ 1] -5[19] -2.50[16] Oriel 1[ 5] -6[20] -6.00[20]

• 6 days: Thu 3 – Wed 9 March 1881
• Assume 2 divisions of 12 boats

• Notes from Sherwood

  Again river frozen, followed by floods. Coaching on upper river. Floods and gales on the three last days of the races.

  First day: Keble II ran into the bank at the start.

  Second day: Balliol II disqualified for informal start; Trinity broke a rowlock.

  Third day: Christ Church, bumping Oriel, stopped, and University, imagining they had bumped Christ Church, stopped also, letting New College row past them.
  Keble kept their place, though stroke broke his oar at the start.

• In other news ... [1881]

  Monarch: Victoria

  Prime Minister: William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal)

  March 1

  The Cunard Line's SS Servia, the first steel transatlantic liner, is launched at Clydebank in Scotland.

  March 4

  James A. Garfield is sworn in, as the 20th President of the United States.

  March 12

  Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut, as the world's first black international football player.

  March 13

  Alexander II of Russia is killed near his palace, when a bomb is thrown at him, an act falsely blamed upon Russian Jews. He is succeeded by his son, Alexander III.

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