Henley Royal Regatta 2005

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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.

University Boat Race
2005       27th March           Oxford                  16 mins 42 secs 2 lengths              Cambridge 78 Oxford 72
STEWARDS CHALLENGE CUP GRAND CHALLENGE CUP QUEEN MOTHER CHALLENGE CUP
Leander/Oxford University Dortmund Rowing Center AZS Szczecin/AZS Gorzow, Poland

Victoria City Rowing Club, Canada

6 mins 57 secs

Easily

Oxford Brookes/Molesey BC

6 mins 19 secs

2/3 length

Tideway Scullers/Leander Club

6 mins 29 secs 3/4 length
DOUBLE SCULLS CHALLENGE CUP DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS SILVER GOBLET & NICKALLS´
M J Hunter/J W Lindsay-Fynn W R Allen, Princeton TC R P diCelemente/D Cech, RSA

I M Snijders/A F Snijders, Holland

7 mins 26 secs Easily

C M Palmer, Cantabridgeian RC

8 mins 23 secs 3 lengths

S A Frandsen/B G Williams

7 min 41 secs 4 lengths
LADIES´ CHALLENGE PLATE VISITORS CHALLENGE CUP MENS QUADRUPLE SCULLS
Cambridge University Galway National Univ, Ire Commercial/Neptune RC, Ireland

Leander Club

6 mins 33 secs 1 3/4 lengths

Oxford Brookes Univ

7 mins 12 secs 1 1/4 lengths

Northwich/Dart-Totnes ARC

6 mins 53 secs 1 1/4 lengths
THAMES CHALLENGE CUP WYFOLD CHALLENGE CUP BRITANNIA CHALLENGE CUP
Henley Rowing Club Army Rowing Club Leander Club

Lady Elizabeth BC, Ireland

6 mins 35 secs 1 length

Thames Rowing Club

7 mins 10 secs 1 3/4 lengths

Thames Rowing Club

7 mins 11 secs Easily
This year saw the principal event won by Dortmund Rowing Center defeating the home team of Oxford Brookes University and Molesey Boat Club.
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.
St Josephs Prep School, USA

The Town Challenge Cup ran from 1839 to 1883.
6 mins 55 secs 1 length  
 
TEMPLE CHALLENGE CUP FAWLEY CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE ALBERT CHALLENGE CUP
Trinity College, USA Sydney Rowing Club Durham University A

Yale Univ, USA

6 mins 27 secs 3 lengths

Maidenhead/Newark RC

6 mins 57 secs 1 3/4 lengths

National University of Ireland, Galway

7 mins 26 secs 3 1/4 lengths
REMENHAM CHALLENGE CUP PRINCESS ROYAL CHALLENGE CUP PRINCESS GRACE CHALLENGE CUP
Thames Rowing Club A R Neykova, Cherno More Club, Bulgaria TSSKA Ukraine

Durham Univ/Leander Clubs

7 mins 27 secs 3/4 length

F M Milne, Melbourne Univ

8 mins 52 secs 2 2/3 lengths

Thames Rowing Club

7 mins 39 secs Easily
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