Torpids 1883

BUMPS CHART

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 New College 23 23 Corpus Christi 2 Keble 21 20 Brasenose 3 Brasenose 17 17 New College 4 Trinity 15 15 Magdalen 5 Corpus Christi 13 14 Christ Church 6 Exeter 11 13 Trinity 7 Pembroke 10 11 Keble 8 Lincoln 8 8 Exeter 9 Magdalen 7 7 Pembroke 10 Christ Church 7 7 Balliol 11 Worcester 6 6 Lincoln 12 Balliol 6 6 Worcester 13 Queen's 6 4 University 14 University 4 4 Queen's 15 Oriel 3 3 Oriel 16 St John's 3 2 Wadham 17 Wadham 2 2 Hertford 18 Hertford 2 2 St John's 19 St Catherine's 1 1 Merton 20 Merton 1 1 St Catherine's

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Christ Church 2[ 1] 10[ 1] 5.00[ 1] Magdalen 1[ 4] 5[ 2] 5.00[ 1] Corpus Christi 1[ 4] 4[ 3] 4.00[ 3] Balliol 2[ 1] 4[ 3] 2.00[ 4] University 1[ 4] 1[ 5] 1.00[ 5] Brasenose 1[ 4] 1[ 5] 1.00[ 5] Merton 1[ 4] 1[ 5] 1.00[ 5] Trinity 1[ 4] -1[ 8] -1.00[ 8] Worcester 1[ 4] -1[ 8] -1.00[ 8] Hertford 1[ 4] -1[ 8] -1.00[ 8] Wadham 1[ 4] -1[ 8] -1.00[ 8] Oriel 1[ 4] -1[ 8] -1.00[ 8] St Catherine's 1[ 4] -1[ 8] -1.00[ 8] New College 1[ 4] -2[14] -2.00[14] Exeter 1[ 4] -2[14] -2.00[14] Pembroke 1[ 4] -2[14] -2.00[14] Lincoln 1[ 4] -2[14] -2.00[14] Queen's 1[ 4] -3[18] -3.00[19] St John's 1[ 4] -4[19] -4.00[20] Keble 2[ 1] -5[20] -2.50[18]

• 6 days: Thu 22 – Wed 28 Feb 1883
• Assume 2 divisions with 12 boats in Div I
• Notes from Sherwood

  First day: New II were given a place though they were not on. In consequence of this, the last four boats had to move up a place at the last moment, and Merton did not get their bung, so were disqualified though they bumped St Catharine's

  Winds, rain and floods. Crews on upper river.

• In other news ... [1883]

  Monarch: Victoria

  Prime Minister: William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal)

  February 23

  Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an antitrust law.

  February 28

  The first vaudeville theater is opened, in Boston, Massachusetts.

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