Henley Royal Regatta 2006

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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
2006       2nd April                Oxford                  18 mins 26 secs 5 lengths              Cambridge 78 Oxford 73
STEWARDS CHALLENGE CUP GRAND CHALLENGE CUP QUEEN MOTHER CHALLENGE CUP
Hollandia Roeiclub, Holland Hollandia Roeiclub, Holland Club France

 

6 mins 43 secs

Rowed over

Leander Club/Oxford Brookes

6 mins 10 secs

1 length

Commercial and Offaly, Ireland

6 mins 36 secs Easily
DOUBLE SCULLS CHALLENGE CUP DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS SILVER GOBLET & NICKALLS´
M W Wells/S C Rowbotham, Leander/London Univ M Drysdale, New Zealand P N Daniels/B G Williams, Oxford Univ

L Spik/I Cop, Slovenia

7 mins 8 secs Not rowed out

C M Palmer, Cambridge Univ

8 mins 0 secs 5 lengths

G Jager/N Stojic, Serbia and Montenegro

7 min 31 secs 2 3/4 lengths
LADIES´ CHALLENGE PLATE VISITORS CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE OF WALES CHALLENGE CUP
Princeton Univ, USA Leander/Oxford Brookes Leander Club

Leander Club/Molesey BC

6 mins 19 secs 1/2 length

Molesey BC/Imperial College

6 mins 43 secs 1/3 length

Henley RC/Tideway Scullers

6 mins 48 secs 1/3 length
THAMES CHALLENGE CUP WYFOLD CHALLENGE CUP BRITANNIA CHALLENGE CUP
London Rowing Club A Thames Rowing Club Army Rowing Club

Tideway Scullers School

6 mins 28 secs 1 1/2 lengths

Marlow Rowing Club

7 mins 0 secs 2 1/4 lengths

York City Rowing Club

7 mins 15 secs 1 3/4 lengths
This year saw the main prize go abroad to the Dutch Club Hollandia Roeiclub who defeated the local Leander and Oxford Brookes combined eight by a length.
PRINCESS ELIZABETH CHALLENGE CUP

The District Goblets for Pairs took place between 1858 and 1867.
St Ignatius College Prep, USA

The Presentation Cup for Coxless Fours took place between 1869 and 1872.
The Kings School, Chester

The Town Challenge Cup ran from 1839 to 1883.
6 mins 36 secs 4 lengths  

A 7 minute clip of Henley Royal Regatta in 2006 is given below:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxxE_m--Z2s
TEMPLE CHALLENGE CUP FAWLEY CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE ALBERT CHALLENGE CUP
Oxford Brookes University Kings School, Parramatta, Aus Imperial College, London

Cornell Univ, USA

6 mins 27 secs 1/2 length

Sydney/Mosman RC, Aus

6 mins 48 secs 1 length

London University

7 mins 3 secs 4 3/4 lengths
REMENHAM CHALLENGE CUP PRINCESS ROYAL CHALLENGE CUP PRINCESS GRACE CHALLENGE CUP
Princeton Training Center S Balmary, France

Marlow RC/London Univ

Hollandia Roeiclub, Holland

6 mins 50 secs 4 3/4 lengths

M van Eupen, Holland

8 mins 42 secs Easily

London University

7 mins 14 secs Easily
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