Torpids 1893

BUMPS CHART

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Brasenose 35 41 Brasenose 2 New College 33 29 New College 3 Christ Church 31 25 Balliol 4 Balliol 26 21 Magdalen 5 Queen's 18 18 Christ Church 6 Merton 17 18 Queen's 7 Magdalen 16 17 Merton 8 Corpus Christi 12 14 St John's 9 St John's 11 10 Trinity 10 Keble 9 9 Corpus Christi 11 Exeter 9 8 Exeter 12 Trinity 5 7 Hertford 13 Hertford 5 6 Keble 14 Wadham 4 6 Pembroke 15 Pembroke 4 4 Wadham 16 Worcester 3 3 Worcester 17 Jesus 3 3 Jesus 18 Oriel 2 3 University 19 Lincoln 2 2 Lincoln 20 University 2 2 Oriel 21 St Catherine's 1 1 St Catherine's

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Brasenose 2[ 2] 6[ 1] 3.00[ 3] Trinity 1[ 8] 5[ 2] 5.00[ 1] Pembroke 1[ 8] 4[ 3] 4.00[ 2] Hertford 1[ 8] 3[ 4] 3.00[ 3] University 1[ 8] 3[ 4] 3.00[ 3] St John's 1[ 8] 2[ 6] 2.00[ 6] Jesus 1[ 8] 1[ 7] 1.00[ 7] Worcester 1[ 8] 1[ 7] 1.00[ 7] Lincoln 1[ 8] 1[ 7] 1.00[ 7] Wadham 1[ 8] 0[10] 0.00[10] Magdalen 2[ 2] 0[10] 0.00[10] Queen's 1[ 8] 0[10] 0.00[10] St Catherine's 1[ 8] 0[10] 0.00[10] Merton 2[ 2] -1[14] -0.50[14] Exeter 1[ 8] -1[14] -1.00[15] Oriel 1[ 8] -2[16] -2.00[16] Corpus Christi 1[ 8] -3[17] -3.00[21] Balliol 2[ 2] -4[18] -2.00[16] Keble 2[ 2] -4[18] -2.00[16] New College 2[ 2] -5[20] -2.50[20] Christ Church 3[ 1] -6[21] -2.00[16]

• 6 days: Thu 16 – Wed 22 Feb 1893
• Assume 15 boats in Div I
• First appearance of a 3rd Torpid [Christ Church]
• No coverage in The Times or Telegraph

• Notes from Sherwood

  River frozen during early practice.

• In other news ... [1893]

  Monarch: Queen Victoria

  Prime Minister: William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal)

  11–19 Feb

  White Star Line SS Naronic sinks without trace in heavy seas on the Liverpool-New York transatlantic passage

  23 Feb

  Rudolf Diesel receives a patent for the diesel engine.

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