Henley Royal Regatta 1989

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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 QUEEN MOTHER CHALLENGE CUP
London/Oxford University Hansa Dortmund, Germany SC Eridanea/SC Firenze, Italy

Nautilus Rowing Club

6 mins 28 secs

2/3 Length

Dynamo Moscow, USSR

5 mins 58 secs

3 lengths

Kubanj Krasnodar, USSR

6 mins 15 secs 3 1/4 lengths
DOUBLE SCULLS CHALLENGE CUP DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS SILVER GOBLET & NICKALLS´
R Floryn/N Rienks, Die Leythe/Okeanos, Holland V Chalupa, Dukla Praha, CZ S N Berrisford/S G Redgrave, Leander

P Luzek/ I Gruza, Dukla Praha, CZ

7 mins 4 secs 5 lengths

K Broniewski, AZS-AWF Warsaw, Poland

7 mins 23 secs 1 length

V Grabow/G Grabow, Witten RC, Germany

7 min 9 secs Easily
LADIES´ CHALLENGE PLATE VISITORS CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE PHILIP CHALLENGE CUP
Nottinghamshire County RA Isis Boat Club London University

Harvard Univ, USA

6 mins 11 secs 5 lengths

Durham University

6 mins 50 secs 5 lengths

Levski Spartak, Bulgaria

6 mins 51 secs 4 lengths
THAMES CHALLENGE CUP WYFOLD CHALLENGE CUP BRITANNIA CHALLENGE CUP
London University Leander Club Leander Club

Ridley College, Canada

6 mins 24 secs 3 1/3 lengths

Nottinghamshire County RA

6 mins 32 secs 1 2/3 lengths

Lea Rowing Club

6 mins 53 secs 2 lengths
This special year, the 150th anniversary, saw the main event won by the German 8 of Hansa Dortmund.
PRINCESS ELIZABETH CHALLENGE CUP The District Goblets for Pairs took place between 1858 and 1867.
Hampton School

The Presentation Cup for Coxless Fours took place between 1869 and 1872.
Shiplake School

The Town Challenge Cup ran from 1839 to 1883.
6 mins 27 secs 1 length  
 
TEMPLE CHALLENGE CUP FAWLEY CHALLENGE CUP SPECIAL RACE FOR SCHOOLS (Trophy not as shown)
This event was first contested in 1990. This event first took place in 1992. Bedford Modern School
The race is for male eights. The race is for junior boys quads.

St Pauls School

4 mins 33 secs 3/4 length
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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