Henley Royal Regatta

Henley Royal Regatta 1872

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In any sport there are particularly significant events and venues which have great importance. For tennis junkies the venue is Wimbledon and the event the Lawn Tennis Association Championships. For National Hunt racing fans it is Aintree and the Grand National, whilst for Flat racing enthusiasts it is Epsom and The Derby. However, for rowing there are two events, the University Boat Race and the Royal Regatta, yet in the beginning just one important venue, Henley-on-Thames.
The inaugural University Boat race took place in 1829 at Henley-on-Thames. It was the brainchild of a Cambridge student, Charles Merivale who, at the time, was a student at St Johns College. His great friend Charles Wordsworth was a student at Christ Church College, Oxford and it was to be the dark blues of Oxford who easily defeated their light blue rivals. Today the race takes place between Putney and Mortlake and, to date, Cambridge have recorded more wins than Oxford.
The first Henley Regatta was held in 1839 when amateur rowers contested races on one afternoon. The day was so successful that in 1840 the event was extended to two days, and by 1851 it was so popular that Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, attended so enabling the annual event to be called Henley Royal Regatta for the first time. The event has grown in popularity ever since, and this site records the results of the main races since its inception.

STEWARDS CHALLENGE CUP

GRAND CHALLENGE CUP

TOWN CHALLENGE CUP

London Rowing Club

Marlow Rowing Club

Kingston Rowing Club

9 mins 21 secs several lengths

Kingston Rowing Club

8 mins 27 secs 6 lengths

Henley Rowing Club

Easily

DOUBLE SCULLS CHALLENGE CUP

DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS

SILVER GOBLETS

This race was first instituted in 1939.

C C Knollys

A Del Long/F S Gulston, London RC

The race was introduced to mark the Centenary Regatta.

C H Lawton, York

9 mins 48 secs 9 lengths

J J Croskell/T G Thompson, Lancaster

2 lengths

LADIES´ CHALLENGE PLATE

VISITORS CHALLENGE CUP

PRESENTATION CUP (Trophy not as shown)

Jesus College, Cambridge

Pembroke College, Oxford

London Rowing Club

Pembroke College, Oxford

8 mins 39 secs Easily

Trinity College, Dublin

9 mins 28 secs 1/2 length

Row over

THAMES CHALLENGE CUP

WYFOLD CHALLENGE CUP

LOCAL AMATEUR SCULLERS RACE (Trophy not as shown)

Thames Rowing Club

Event withdrawn in 1857

London Rowing Club

8 mins 42 secs 1 length

London Rowing Club

8 mins 42 secs 1 length

This year it was again disappointing that the recently introduced Presentation Cup for Coxless Fours had a single entry who Rowed Over.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH CHALLENGE CUP

The Local Amateur Scullers Race was also known as Silver Wherry.

This race was instituted in 1946.

The District Goblets for Pairs was to take place between 1858 and 1867.

In the first year the race took place over a mile.

The Presentation Cup for Fours without Cox was to take place between 1869 and 1872.

The full course was used in 1947 and by 1964 Foreign schools were allowed entry.

TEMPLE CHALLENGE CUP

FAWLEY CHALLENGE CUP

PRINCE ALBERT CHALLENGE CUP

This event was first contested in 1990.

This event first took place in 1992.

This event was first staged in 2004.

The race is for male eights.

The race is for junior boys quads.

The race is for Mens coxed fours.

REMENHAM CHALLENGE CUP

PRINCESS ROYAL CHALLENGE CUP

PRINCESS GRACE CHALLENGE CUP

This event was first staged in 2003.

This event was first staged in 1992.

This race was first instituted in 2003.

The race is for Womens eights.

The race is for Women´s singles.

The event is named after Princess Grace of Monaco.

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