Year Event Place Competitor Time Verdict
1839 Town Challenge Cup 1st The Wave no time "good race"
2nd The Albion
3rd The Dreadnought
1840 Town Challenge Cup 1st The Dreadnought 10m. 15s. "good race"
2nd The Albion
3rd The Wave
1841 Town Challenge Cup 1st Dreadnought Club, Henley "row over"
x
1842 Town Challenge Cup 1st Dreadnought Club, Henley "row over"
x
1843 Town Challenge Cup 1st Albion Club, Henley 10m. 45s. "easily"
2nd Dreadnought Club, Henley
1844 Town Challenge Cup 1st Henley Aquatic Club 10m. 5s. 3 lengths
2nd Albion Club, Henley
1845 Town Challenge Cup 1st Henley Aquatic Club "row over"
x
1846 Town Challenge Cup 1st Dreadnought Club, Henley "row over"
x
1847 Town Challenge Cup 1st Dreadnought Club, Henley "row over"
x
1848 Town Challenge Cup 1st Dreadnought Club, Henley no time "easily"
2nd Henley Aquatic Club
1849 Town Challenge Cup 1st Albion Club, Henley "row over"
x
1850 Town Challenge Cup 1st Albion Club, Henley no time "easily"
2nd Albion Club, Henley
3rd Sons of the Thames, Wallingford
1851 Town Challenge Cup x
x (no entries)
1852 Town Challenge Cup x
x (no entries)
1853 Town Challenge Cup x
x (no entries)
1854 Town Challenge Cup 1st Defiance Boat Club, Wargrave no time "easily"
2nd Henley Boat Club
1855 Town Challenge Cup 1st Henley Boat Club no time 1 1/2 lengths
2nd Defiance Boat Club, Wargrave
1856 Town Challenge Cup 1st Lady Margaret Boat Club, Cambridge no time 1 length
2nd Defiance Boat Club, Wargrave
1857 Town Challenge Cup 1st Henley Boat Club "row over"
x
1858 Town Challenge Cup 1st Henley Boat Club "row over"
x
1859 Town Challenge Cup 1st Henley Boat Club "row over"
x
1860 Town Challenge Cup 1st Dreadnought Club, Henley 10m. 50s. "easily"
2nd Henley Boat Club
1861 Town Challenge Cup 1st Henley Boat Club "row over"
x
1862 Town Challenge Cup 1st Oxford Staff Rowing Club 9m. 56s. "easily"
2nd Windsor Rowing Club
3rd Bray, Royal George Club
1863 Town Challenge Cup 1st Henley Boat Club 9m. 15s. "easily"
2nd The Elms Club, Caversham
1864 Town Challenge Cup 1st Henley Boat Club 10m. 32s. 3 lengths
2nd Grammar School, Henley
1865 Town Challenge Cup 1st Henley Boat Club 9m. 7s. 2 lengths
2nd Grammar School, Henley
1866 Town Challenge Cup 1st Eton College-Excelsior Rowing Club no time 1/2 length
2nd Henley Boat Club
1867 Town Challenge Cup 1st Eton College-Excelsior Rowing Club no time "paddled"
2nd Henley Boat Club "broke oar"
1868 Town Challenge Cup 1st Henley Boat Club "row over"
x
1869 Town Challenge Cup 1st Eton College-Excelsior Rowing Club no time "easily"
2nd Henley Boat Club
1870 Town Challenge Cup 1st Eton College-Excelsior Rowing Club no time 1 1/2 lengths
2nd Dreadnought Club, Henley
1871 Town Challenge Cup 1st Reading Rowing Club no time "easily"
2nd Eton College-Excelsior Rowing Club
1872 Town Challenge Cup 1st Marlow Rowing Club no time "easily"
2nd Henley Rowing Club
1873 Town Challenge Cup 1st Henley Rowing Club no time "easily"
2nd Eton College-Excelsior Rowing Club
3rd Marlow Rowing Club
1874 Town Challenge Cup 1st Marlow Rowing Club no time "easily"
2nd Henley Rowing Club
1875 Town Challenge Cup 1st Marlow Rowing Club "row over"
x
1876 Town Challenge Cup 1st Marlow Rowing Club
2nd Abingdon Rowing Club "disqualified"
1877 Town Challenge Cup 1st Marlow Rowing Club 10m. 16s. "easily"
2nd Henley Rowing Club
1878 Town Challenge Cup 1st Henley Rowing Club no time 1 1/2 lengths
2nd Neptune Rowing Club, Oxford
1879 Town Challenge Cup 1st Greenwood Lodge Boat Club, Wargrave no time "easily"
2nd Henley Rowing Club
3rd Reading Rowing Club
1880 Town Challenge Cup 1st Reading Rowing Club 8m. 23s. 3 lengths
2nd Neptune Rowing Club, Oxford
1881 Town Challenge Cup 1st Reading Rowing Club 8m. 45s. "easily"
2nd Marlow Rowing Club
1882 Town Challenge Cup 1st Reading Rowing Club no time 2 lengths
2nd Marlow Rowing Club 2 lengths
3rd Oxford Rowing Club
1883 Town Challenge Cup 1st Marlow Rowing Club no time "easily"
2nd Maidenhead Rowing Club
3rd Reading Rowing Club