Henley Royal Regatta 2019

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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
2019       7th April               Cambridge                 16 mins 57 secs 1 length           Cambridge 84 Oxford 80
STEWARDS CHALLENGE CUP GRAND CHALLENGE CUP QUEEN MOTHER CHALLENGE CUP
Leander Club/Oxford Brookes Wairiki RC NZ Leander RC

Leander Club

6 mins 38 secs

2 1/2 Lengths

Leander/Oxford Brookes

6 mins 00 secs

1 length

Frankfurter 1869, Germany

6 mins 30 secs Easily
DOUBLE SCULLS CHALLENGE CUP DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS SILVER GOBLET & NICKALLS´
J E Collins & G E Thomas Zeidler Germany A Diaz/A Haack Argentina

J W Storey & C W Harris NZ

6 mins 44 secs 1 length

G G Krommenhoek

7 mins 34 secs 5 lengths

M C Oyen/M Steenman Holland

7 min 16 secs 4 3/4 lengths
LADIES´ CHALLENGE PLATE VISITORS CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE OF WALES CHALLENGE CUP
Oxford Brookes Leander/Cambridge Univ Edinburgh Univ/Norringham RC

Hollandia RC

5 mins 59 secs 1 length

Amsterdamsche & Delftsche

6 mins 28 sec Easily

Amsterdamsche/Utrechtse

6 mins 21 secs 1 length
THAMES CHALLENGE CUP WYFOLD CHALLENGE CUP BRITANNIA CHALLENGE CUP
Roeivereeniging Holland Sydney RC Molesey BC

Thames Rowing Club A

6 mins 20 secs 1 length

Norske Roklub

6 mins 37 secs 1 Length

Mercantile RC Australia

7 mins 01 secs 1/2 length
This year saw the Grand Challenge Cup go to Wairiki Rowing Club New Zealand
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.
Scotch College Melbourne

The Town Challenge Cup ran from 1839 to 1883.
6 mins 18 secs 1 1/4 lengths  

A youtube link to 2019 Henley Regatta races is shown below:-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEoaOa6F4hY
TEMPLE CHALLENGE CUP FAWLEY CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE ALBERT CHALLENGE CUP
Oxford Brookes A Leander A Harvard University

Northeastern University USA

6 mins 09 secs 3/4 length

Henley RC A

6 mins 37 secs 1 1/4 lengths

Durham University

6 mins 51 secs 3/4 length
REMENHAM CHALLENGE CUP PRINCESS ROYAL CHALLENGE CUP PRINCESS GRACE CHALLENGE CUP
Waiariki RC New Zealand E K Twigg NZ Chinese National RC

Leander/Imperial College London

6 mins 38 secs 1 2/3 lengths

L I Scheenaard Holland

8 mins 13 secs 2 1/2 lengths

Hollandia RC

6 mins 55 secs 1 3/4 lengths
If you have photos, racecards, badges, or newspaper cuttings about Henley Royal Regatta this year which could enhance this page then email johnwslusar@gmail.com