Torpids 1884

BUMPS CHART

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Corpus Christi 25 25 Corpus Christi 2 Brasenose 23 23 Brasenose 3 New College 20 21 New College 4 Magdalen 17 19 Christ Church 5 Christ Church 17 17 Magdalen 6 Trinity 15 13 Trinity 7 Keble 13 11 Exeter 8 Exeter 10 11 Keble 9 Pembroke 9 9 Balliol 10 Lincoln 7 7 Queen's 11 Worcester 7 7 Pembroke 12 Balliol 6 6 Wadham 13 University 5 5 Lincoln 14 Queen's 4 4 Hertford 15 Oriel 3 3 Worcester 16 Wadham 3 3 St Catherine's 17 Hertford 3 3 Oriel 18 St John's 2 2 University 19 Merton 2 2 Jesus 20 St Catherine's 2 1 St John's 21 Jesus 1 1 Merton

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Wadham 1[ 5] 5[ 1] 5.00[ 1] Queen's 1[ 5] 4[ 2] 4.00[ 2] St Catherine's 1[ 5] 4[ 2] 4.00[ 2] New College 2[ 1] 3[ 4] 1.50[ 7] Hertford 1[ 5] 3[ 4] 3.00[ 4] Jesus 1[ 5] 3[ 4] 3.00[ 4] Balliol 1[ 5] 3[ 4] 3.00[ 4] Christ Church 2[ 1] 2[ 8] 1.00[ 8] Brasenose 2[ 1] 1[ 9] 0.50[10] Exeter 1[ 5] 1[ 9] 1.00[ 8] Corpus Christi 1[ 5] 0[11] 0.00[11] Magdalen 1[ 5] 0[11] 0.00[11] Trinity 1[ 5] -1[13] -1.00[13] Oriel 1[ 5] -2[14] -2.00[15] Keble 2[ 1] -2[14] -1.00[13] Pembroke 1[ 5] -2[14] -2.00[15] Lincoln 1[ 5] -3[17] -3.00[17] St John's 1[ 5] -3[17] -3.00[17] Merton 1[ 5] -5[19] -5.00[19] Worcester 1[ 5] -5[19] -5.00[19] University 1[ 5] -6[21] -6.00[21]

• 6 days: Thu 21 – Wed 27 Feb 1884

• Notes from Sherwood

  Floods. Crews at Medley for a week.

  Merton went bottom for the first time. The crew were not allowed to wear their colours.

• In other news ... [1884]

  Monarch: Victoria

  Prime Minister: William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal)

  26 February

  Fenian dynamite campaign: A bomb explodes in the left-luggage office at London Victoria station; bombs left at other London railway stations are defused.

  March 13

  The siege of Khartoum, Sudan begins (ends on January 26, 1885).

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