Genealogy 5 - A Sporting Link Mystery Cache
Hidden : 8/29/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:


On our previous investigations we uncovered the heroic actions of Arthur James Dashwood Torry for which he was awarded the Military Cross, before his tragic death in 1917. Prior to WWI, he had been employed by Vickers at Barrow-in-Furness, and had been a keen rock climber in the Lake District. His interests in sport were obviously acquired from his parents, though their chosen sport was not rock climbing.

His father Alfred went to Brigg Grammar School in Lincolnshire and then on to St Johns College, Cambridge University, through the generosity of Lord Yarborough, a Lincolnshire landowner. He matriculated as a Sizar at St John's in 1858, becoming a Scholar in 1861 and graduated as Fourth Wrangler in 1862. He took a First in the theological examination in 1863 (with special distinction in Hebrew) and was elected a Foundress Fellow of the College in November of that year. He was clearly a participator from his undergraduate days onwards - Cox of Lady Somerset Boat Club, Secretary of the Jesus Lane Sunday School, Member of the College Council, President of L.M.B.C. and of the College Lacrosse Club, and Treasurer of the College Mission. He was a member of the editorial committee of the Cambridge Review.

In 1886 he married Elizabeth Georgina Goldie, the oldest surviving daughter of the Revd Charles Dashwood Goldie (also a Johnian). Charles’s own sporting achievements included playing one first class Cricket match for Cambridge University on 11/12th June 1846, at the Magdalen Ground, Oxford. Unfortunately, Charles was absent on the first day, and only contributed one run on the second day before being bowled. Cambridge lost the match to rivals Oxford University by 3 wickets.

Elizabeth’s eldest brother was the famous oarsman John Haviland Dashwood Goldie who matriculated at St John's in 1868, was President of Cambridge University Boat Club between 1870 and 1872, and so regenerated Cambridge rowing that the Goldie Boat House (see http://www.cubc.org.uk/boathouse/ ) was named in his honour, as well as the second boat in the annual University Boat Race against Oxford University’s second boat, Isis.

On the water, this outstanding oarsman distinguished himself by stroking the Cambridge University Boat Race Crew in 1869, 1870, 1871 and 1872 (the last races before the introduction if sliding seats in 1873). In 1870 he ended Oxford's nine consecutive years of victories, following this with two further victories in 1871 & 1872. Additionally, in 1869 he was captain of St Ives rowing club, stroking the St Ives crew to victory over Huntingdon, won the Colquhoun Sculls in 1870, captained Leander between 1873 & 1876, stroked Leander when they won the Grand Challenge Cup in 1875 and also umpired at Henley Royal Regatta.

To find the cache you must get the sum of the number of minutes (ignoring the seconds), and the sum of the three winning margins (in lengths) for his three victories in the University boat race. The cache can then be found at N 53 20.(minutes-3)6 W 002 58.(lengths*10)7.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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