Henley Royal Regatta 1995

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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
Cambridge Uinv/CARC Mladost San Diego TC, USA Augusta Training Center, USA

Philadelphia College BC, USA

6 mins 31 secs

2 1/4 Lengths

Leander/Molesey Clubs

5 mins 59 secs

1/3 length

Dynamo Moscow, Russia

6 mins 19 secs 3/4 length
DOUBLE SCULLS CHALLENGE CUP DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS SILVER GOBLET & NICKALLS´
M D Free/P T Antonie, Tweed Heads/Melbourne J Jaanson, Parnu RC, Estonia S G Redgrave/M C Pinsent, Leander

B Jamieson/D J Gleeson, Augusta RC, USA.

6 mins 58 secs 2 feet

X R Muller, Grasshopper, Zurich

7 mins 24 secs 2 lengths

R D T Everington/M B Partridge, London/Notts

7 min 18 secs 5 lengths
LADIES´ CHALLENGE PLATE VISITORS CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE OF WALES CHALLENGE CUP
Nottinghamshire County RA Isis Boat Club In 2007 the trophy was donated by V G Saunders

Princeton Univ, USA

6 mins 5 secs 3 lengths

London University

6 mins 46 secs 3/4 length

 The race is for Men´s Quadruple Sculls.
THAMES CHALLENGE CUP WYFOLD CHALLENGE CUP BRITANNIA CHALLENGE CUP
Imperial College, London Lea Rowing Club A Wallingford RC

Washington Univ, USA

6 mins 15 secs 3 3/4 lengths

London Uinv Tyrean Club

6 mins 42 secs Canvas

London University

6 mins 54 secs 1/3 length
This year saw the Grand Challenge Cup travel abroad to the San Diego Training Center, USA.
PRINCESS ELIZABETH CHALLENGE CUP

The District Goblets for Pairs took place between 1858 and 1867.
Eton College

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

The Town Challenge Cup ran from 1839 to 1883.
6 mins 25 secs 1 length  
 
TEMPLE CHALLENGE CUP FAWLEY CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE ALBERT CHALLENGE CUP
Oxford Brookes Univ Windsor Boys/Poplar/Blackwell This event was first staged in 2004.

Trinity College, Dublin

6 mins 14 secs 3 1/4 lengths

Durham Amateur/Norwich RC

6 mins 44 secs Not rowed out

 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. M H Brandin, Kungalvs RK, Sweden This race was first instituted in 2003.
The race is for Womens eights.

S S Laumann, Victoria City RC, Canada

8 mins 6 secs 4 3/4 lengths

 The event is named after Princess Grace of Monaco.
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