Henley Royal Regatta 2007

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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
2007       7th April                 Cambridge          17 mins 49 secs 1 ¼ lengths         Cambridge 79 Oxford 73
STEWARDS CHALLENGE CUP GRAND CHALLENGE CUP QUEEN MOTHER CHALLENGE CUP
Leander/Molesey BC Shawnigan Lake/Victoria City, Canada AZS Gdansk/AZS Szczecin, Poland

Brentwood College/Shawnigan Lake, Canada

7 mins 14 secs

2 1/4 Lengths

Dukla Praha/VK Olomouc, CZ

6 mins 57 secs

5 lengths

Brentwood College School

6 mins 53 secs 1/2 length
DOUBLE SCULLS CHALLENGE CUP DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS SILVER GOBLET & NICKALLS´
L Spik/I Cop, Slovenia A W Campbell, NZ R P diClemente/D Cech, Russia

M Sloma/M Brzezinski, Poland

7 mins 33 secs 5 lengths

M Drysdale, NZ

8 mins 4 secs 1 1/4 lengths

A Penkner/J Urban, Germany

7 min 44 secs 2 3/4 lengths
LADIES´ CHALLENGE PLATE VISITORS CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE OF WALES CHALLENGE CUP
Harvard Uinv, USA Leander Club Leander Club/London RC

Molesey BC/New York AC

6 mins 36 secs 1 length

Reading Univ/Agecroft RC

7 mins 14 secs Easily

Tideway Scullers School

6 mins 59 secs 1/2 length
THAMES CHALLENGE CUP WYFOLD CHALLENGE CUP BRITANNIA CHALLENGE CUP
Leander Club 1829 Boat Club York City Rowing Club

Agecroft RC

6 mins 51 secs 5 lengths

London Rowing Club A

7 mins 42 secs 1/3 length

Henley Rowing Club

7 mins 39 secs 1 length
This year saw the principal trophy travel back to Canada with a combined eight from Shawnigan Lake and Victoria City Clubs.
PRINCESS ELIZABETH CHALLENGE CUP

The District Goblets for Pairs took place between 1858 and 1867.
Shrewsbury School

The Presentation Cup for Coxless Fours took place between 1869 and 1872.
Brentwood College/Victoria Univ,Canada

The Town Challenge Cup ran from 1839 to 1883.
6 mins 54 secs 1 foot  

A 6 minute clip of some of the finals from Henley 2007 is given below:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atf4RUfq30o
TEMPLE CHALLENGE CUP FAWLEY CHALLENGE CUP PRINCE ALBERT CHALLENGE CUP
California Univ, USA Henley RC London University A
Cornell Univ, USA

Peterborough/Star Clubs

7 mins 35 secs Easily

Goldie Boat Club

7 mins 42 secs 1 1/2 lengths
REMENHAM CHALLENGE CUP PRINCESS ROYAL CHALLENGE CUP PRINCESS GRACE CHALLENGE CUP
Dortmund RC, Germany M Guerette, USA SA Institute of Sport, Aus

Thames RC/Leander Club

7 mins 22 secs 1 1/2 lengths

J C Goldsack

9 mins 24 secs Easily

Thames/Leander RC

7 mins 49 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