Henley Royal Regatta 1996

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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
Nottinghamshire County RA/London RC Imperial College/Queens Tower BC Mainzer/Neusser RV, Germany

Goldie Boat Club

6 mins 44 secs

4 Lengths

Skadi RSR/Wageningsche SR Argo, Holland

6 mins 11 secs

2 lengths

Ratzeburg Rc, Germany

6 mins 29 secs 3/4 length
DOUBLE SCULLS CHALLENGE CUP DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS SILVER GOBLET & NICKALLS´
G Walker/G Lewis, Potomac BC/Nautilus TC M L O Vervoon, Delftsche SR, Holland A Nader/H Bauer, Wiking Linz Rv, Austria

D Schildhauer/I R W Weighell

7 mins 7 secs 3 lengths

A R Bihrer, Grasshopper Club, Zurich

7 mins 42 secs 1 1/2 lengths

B Schmidt/C L Codoni, Seeclub, Zurich

7 min 22 secs 4 1/2 lengths
LADIES´ CHALLENGE PLATE VISITORS CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE PHILIP CHALLENGE CUP
Goldie Boat Club WRS Argo, Holland Berliner Ruder-Club, Germany

Leander Club

6 mins 23 secs 3 1/2 lengths

Isis Boat Club

6 mins 50 secs 1/2 length

Potomac BC/Arco TC, USA

6 mins 56 secs 3/4 length
THAMES CHALLENGE CUP WYFOLD CHALLENGE CUP BRITANNIA CHALLENGE CUP
Neptune Rowing Club, Ireland Queens Tower BC Oxford Brookes Univ

Wallingford RC A

6 mins 29 secs 3/4 length

Molesey BC A

6 mins 46 secs 3/4 length

London University

7 mins 6 secs 3/4 length
This year saw the principal event stay at home in the hands of Imperial College and Queens Tower Boat Clubs.
PRINCESS ELIZABETH CHALLENGE CUP

The District Goblets for Pairs took place between 1858 and 1867.
Brentwood College School, Canada

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

The Town Challenge Cup ran from 1839 to 1883.
6 mins 25 secs Easily  
 
TEMPLE CHALLENGE CUP FAWLEY CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE ALBERT CHALLENGE CUP
Yale University, USA Windsor Boys/Poplar/Blackwell This event was first staged in 2004.

Imperial College A

6 mins 26 secs 1 3/4 lengths

Marlow/Nottinghamshire RA

6 mins 46 secs 4 1/2 lengths

 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.

C Luthi, Reuss Lucerne RC, Switz

8 mins 17 secs 4 3/4 lengths

 The event is named after Princess Grace of Monaco.
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