Henley discontinued events

Henley Royal Regatta
(discontinued events)
VenueHenley Royal Regatta, River Thames
LocationHenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

Henley discontinued events are discontinued rowing events at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

(A list of current events may be found at the end of the main HRR article, including links to articles with lists of past winners and runners-up).

Discontinued Events

Town Challenge Cup

for men's club fours, 1839 - 1883; trophy now awarded at the Henley Town & Visitors' Regatta

Prince Philip Challenge Cup

the premier event for men's coxed fours (M4+), from 1963 until 2003, when it was withdrawn owing to declining interest in 4+ racing.

District Challenge Cup

for coxed fours, 1840 – 1845

Winners

Year Winner Runner-Up
1840Dreadnought Club, HenleyAlbion Club, Henley
1841Dreadnought Club, HenleyLeander Club
1842Windsor & Eton ClubDolphin Club, Oxford
1843Albion Club, Henley
1844Windsor & Eton ClubReading Britannia Club
1845Henley Aquatic ClubWindsor & Eton Club

Public Schools Challenge Cup

for coxed fours, 1879 – 1884

(Transferred to Marlow Regatta from 1885 until 1914 when it was won by Monkton Combe School; it was returned to the Henley Royal Regatta programme in 1919.)

Winners

Year Winner Runner-Up
1879Cheltenham CollegeRadley College
1880Bedford Grammar SchoolMagdalen College School, Oxford
1881Bedford Grammar SchoolBath College
1882Magdalen College School, OxfordChrist's Hospital School
1883Hertford College, OxfordBedford Grammar School
1884Derby SchoolHertford School

Presentation Cup

for Fours without Coxswain, 1869 – 1872

Winners

Year Winner Runner-Up
1869Oxford Radleian ClubOscillators Club, Kingston
1872London Rowing Club

District Goblets

for Pair Oars, 1861 – 1867

Winners

Year Winner Runner-Up
1861JO Hopkins & G NorsworthyED Mackenzie & G Hay
1864H Hunt & FW Pescud, HenleyB Todd & W Crouch, Henley
1865LW Carter & HL Cripps, Eton & ParmoorRH Barrett & W Barrett, Eton College
1866GH Morrell & F Willan, OxfordDay & G Westfall, Reading
1867F Pickett & J Plowman, Oxford City Club

Special Race for Schools

for school/junior eights, 1976 – 1989; introduced for school crews having particularly difficult examination schedules

Past winners

Year Winner Runner-Up ref
1976Shrewsbury SchoolRadley College[7]
1977St Edward's SchoolRadley College[8]
1978Bedford SchoolShrewsbury School[9]
1979St. Paul's SchoolSt Edward's School
1980Shrewsbury SchoolRadley College[10]
1981Shrewsbury SchoolSt Edward's School[11]
1982Shrewsbury SchoolRadley College[12]
1983St Edward's SchoolShrewsbury School
1984Shrewsbury SchoolCheltenham College
1985Shrewsbury SchoolThe King's School, Canterbury
1986St Edward's SchoolShrewsbury School
1987Radley CollegeThe King's School, Canterbury
1988Radley CollegeSt Edward's School
1989Bedford Modern SchoolSt. Paul's School[13]

Silver Wherry

 for local amateur scullers, 1846 – 1856

Past winners

Year Winner Runner-Up
1846Harry Sergeant, HenleyA Ive, Henley
1847Harry Sergeant, HenleyH Farley
1848Harry Sergeant, HenleyE Besley, Henley
1849EJ Giles, HenleyA Ive, Henley
1850F Williams, HenleyJH Brooks, Henley
1851A Ive, HenleyW Popjoy, Wallingford
1852T Piper, CavershamJH Brooks, Henley
1853W Popjoy, WallingfordWH Dormer, Caversham
1856EJ Giles, HenleyT Piper, Caversham[14]

Women's Invitation Coxed Fours

1981, 1982

Past winners

Year Winner Runner-Up
19811980 Rowing Club, USAAdanac, Canada
1982Boston University, USAPrinceton University, USA

Women's Invitation Double Sculls

1981, 1982

Past winners

Year Winner Runner-Up
1981Lisa Roy & Janice MasonAdanac, CanadaJudy Geer & Charlotte GeerDartmouth, USA
1982Rosie Clugston & Astrid AylingBorough Road / KingstonHaldis Lenes & Solfrid JohansenTrondheim Roklubb, Norway

References

  1. ↑ "District Challenge Cup Results". Friends of Henley Rowing.
  2. ↑ "Public Schools Challenge Cup Results". Friends of Henley Rowing.
  3. ↑ "Presentation Cup Results". Friends of Henley Rowing.
  4. ↑ "District Goblets Results". Friends of Henley Rowing.
  5. ↑ "Special Race for Schools Results". Friends of Henley Rowing.
  6. ↑ "Silver Wherry Results". Friends of Henley Rowing.
  7. ↑ "Railton, J. (1976) Three major successes for Britain'". The Times. 5 July 1976. p. 6. Retrieved 2 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  8. ↑ "Rowing". The Times. 4 July 1977. p. 6. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  9. ↑ "Crooks runs away with Diamonds to prove he is Britain's top sculler". The Times. 3 July 1978. p. 10. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  10. ↑ "Railton, J. (1980) 'Rowing'". The Times. 7 July 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  11. ↑ "Powerful Oxford find a winning formula". The Times. 6 July 1981. p. 6. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  12. ↑ "National eight keep afloat for testing Amsterdam event". The Times. 5 July 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  13. ↑ "Railton, J. (1989) 'Redgrave takes Goblets with Ms new partner',". The Times. 3 July 1989. p. 39. Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  14. ↑ "Heney Royal Regatta". Reading Mercury. 14 June 1856. Retrieved 3 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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