Torpids 1887

BUMPS CHART

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Brasenose 28 30 Christ Church 2 Christ Church 28 29 Brasenose 3 Exeter 25 25 Exeter 4 Corpus Christi 18 18 Corpus Christi 5 Balliol 18 17 Balliol 6 Queen's 14 16 Magdalen 7 New College 14 14 New College 8 Magdalen 13 11 Queen's 9 Keble 10 10 Keble 10 Oriel 9 8 Wadham 11 Trinity 8 7 Oriel 12 Wadham 6 6 Trinity 13 Hertford 5 5 Hertford 14 Pembroke 5 5 University 15 Jesus 4 4 St John's 16 Lincoln 4 4 Pembroke 17 University 3 3 Lincoln 18 St John's 3 3 Jesus 19 St Catherine's 2 2 Merton 20 Worcester 2 2 St Catherine's 21 Merton 2 1 Worcester

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Brasenose 2[ 1] 4[ 1] 2.00[ 4] Merton 1[ 7] 3[ 2] 3.00[ 1] St John's 1[ 7] 3[ 2] 3.00[ 1] University 1[ 7] 3[ 2] 3.00[ 1] Magdalen 2[ 1] 2[ 5] 1.00[ 6] Christ Church 2[ 1] 2[ 5] 1.00[ 6] Wadham 1[ 7] 2[ 5] 2.00[ 4] New College 2[ 1] 0[ 8] 0.00[ 8] Keble 1[ 7] 0[ 8] 0.00[ 8] Hertford 1[ 7] 0[ 8] 0.00[ 8] Corpus Christi 1[ 7] 0[ 8] 0.00[ 8] Exeter 2[ 1] -1[12] -0.50[12] Lincoln 1[ 7] -1[12] -1.00[14] Balliol 2[ 1] -1[12] -0.50[12] Trinity 1[ 7] -2[15] -2.00[15] Queen's 1[ 7] -2[15] -2.00[15] Oriel 1[ 7] -2[15] -2.00[15] Pembroke 1[ 7] -2[15] -2.00[15] St Catherine's 1[ 7] -2[15] -2.00[15] Jesus 1[ 7] -3[20] -3.00[20] Worcester 1[ 7] -3[20] -3.00[20]

• 6 days: Wed 16 – Tue 22 Feb 1877
• Assume 14 boats in Div I

• Notes from Sherwood

  Sixth day: Jesus broke an oar, and were bumped by Lincoln.

• In other news ... [1887]

  Monarch: Queen Victoria

  Prime Minister: Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative)

  February 18

  National Colliery disaster at Cwtch in the Rhondda: an underground explosion kills thirty.

  February 23

  The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000 along the coast of the Mediterranean.

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