Henley Royal Regatta 2010

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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
2010       3rd April                                Cambridge          17 mins 35 secs 1 1/3 lengths      Cambridge 80 Oxford 75
STEWARDS CHALLENGE CUP GRAND CHALLENGE CUP QUEEN MOTHER CHALLENGE CUP
Princeton TC, USA Ruder Club Hansa Von 1898 Dortmund Reading University/Leander

Club France RC

7 mins 9 secs

3/4 Length

Waiariki RC, New Zealand

6 mins 33 secs

1 3/4 lengths

Princeton TC, USA

7 mins 10 secs 2 lengths
DOUBLE SCULLS CHALLENGE CUP DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS SILVER GOBLET & NICKALLS´
C Berrest/J Bahain, France M Drysdale, New Zealand E Murray/H Bond, NZ

M W Wells/R M Bateman, Leander

7 mins 38 secs

L Karonen, Sweden

8 mins 28 secs 3 lengths

P K Reed/A Triggs Hodge, Molesey/Leander

7 min 55 secs Easily
LADIES´ CHALLENGE PLATE VISITORS CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE OF WALES CHALLENGE CUP
Harvard Univ, USA Durham Univ/Leander Leander

Oxford Brookes Univ.

6 mins 50 secs 1/3 length

Leander Club A

7 mins 34 secs 2 lengths

Tideway Scullers School

7 mins 19 secs 3/4 length
THAMES CHALLENGE CUP WYFOLD CHALLENGE CUP BRITANNIA CHALLENGE CUP
1829 Boat Club Nottingham and Union RC Tideway Scullers School

West End RC, New Zealand

6 mins 59 secs 2 3/4 lengths

London Rowing Club A

7 mins 25 secs 1 1/4 lengths

London Rowing Club A

7 mins 40 secs 1/2 length
This year saw the Ruder Club Hansa von 1898 from Dortmund take the principal race.
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.
Kent School, USA

The Town Challenge Cup ran from 1839 to 1883.
6 mins 59 secs 4 lengths  

A 3 minute clip of the Grand Challenge Cup in 2010 is given below:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1jsx9iOOZE
TEMPLE CHALLENGE CUP FAWLEY CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE ALBERT CHALLENGE CUP
Washington Univ. Banks RC/Melbourne Univ University College, Dublin

Amsterdam Nereus, Holland

6 mins 52 secs 4 1/4 lengths

Westminster School/Walton RC

7 mins 28 secs 2 1/2 lengths

Bristol University

7 mins 41 secs 2 lengths
REMENHAM CHALLENGE CUP PRINCESS ROYAL CHALLENGE CUP PRINCESS GRACE CHALLENGE CUP
Western RC, Canada M Knapkova, Cz Gloucester RC/Leander

Leander/Oxford Brookes

7 mins 29 secs 2 lengths

G L Stone, Cambridge USA

9 mins 16 secs 3 1/2 lengths

Waiariki RC, New Zealand

7 mins 42 secs 5 lengths
If you have photos, racecards, badges, or newspaper cuttings about Henley Royal Regatta this year which could enhance this page then email johnslusar@fsmail.net