Henley Royal Regatta
In the first Henley Regatta of 1839, Brasenose competed in the only race, the Grand Challenge, against two other Oxford boats (the Etonian Club and Wadham) and First Trinity, Cambridge. It is recorded that:
- The Etonian Club were dressed in white guernseys with pale blue facings, rosette sky blue. Brasenose had blue striped guernseys, blue cap with gold tassel, rosette yellow, purple and crimson. Wadham wore white guernseys with narrow blue stripes, dark blue cap with light blue velvet band, and light blue scarf, and Trinity College were attired in blue striped guernseys, rosette French Blue.
Brasenose destroyed any chance of successful competing by rowing down from Oxford and arriving the day before the race. The race was won by First Trinity, Cambridge.
Brasenose competed again in 1846, 1847 (winning the Ladies Plate beating First Trinity, Cambridge), 1851 (winning the Ladies Plate beating Christ Church), 1861 (win the Wyfold and Silver Goblets), 1862 (win the Stewards' Cup, Silver Goblets and Visitors' Cup), 1863 (Silver Goblets and Visitors' Cup), 1864, 1865, 1867, 1868 (win the Silver Goblets), 1869, 1871, 1874, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1882 (win the Visitors' Cup), 1888 (win the Visitor's Cup), 1890
Brasenose has won a number of championships at the Henley Royal Regatta, including the Diamond Challenge Sculls five times; the Stewards' Challenge Cup twice (in which Brasenose College Boat Club invented the coxless four; see details below); the Ladies' Challenge Plate twice; the Silver Goblets and Nickalls' Challenge Cup six times; the Visitors Challenge Cup five times; the Wyfold Cup once; and the Thames Challenge Cup; in addition to winning the Grand Challenge Cup in composites with Leander Club several times in a row in the 1890s.
More recently, Brasenose College Boat Club gave 1994 Temple Challenge Cup winners Imperial College their closest race of the regatta.
Wins at Henley Royal Regatta
| Year | Race | Crew members |
|---|---|---|
| 1847 | Ladies Plate | D. Jones (bow), P. Earle, J. Oldham, J.A. Ogle, F.C. Royds, W.H. Smith, G.R. Winter, T.W. Nowell, R.H. Knight (cox) |
| 1851 | Ladies Plate | O.K. Prescott (bow), P.H. Moore, H. Barton, W. Houghton, J.J. Hornby, J.L. Errington, K. Prescott, R. Greenall, St.J. Balguy (cox) |
| 1861 | Wyfold Cup | R. Shepard (bow), W.C. Harris, W. Champneys, W.B. Woodgate, C.I Parkin (cox) |
| 1861 | Silver Goblets | W Champneys, W.B. Woodgate |
| 1862 | Stewards' Cup | W.C. Harris(bow), R. Shepherd, W. Champneys, W.B. Woodgate, C.I. Parkin (cox) |
| 1862 | Visitors' Cup | W.C. Harris(bow), R. Shepherd, W. Champneys, W.B. Woodgate, E.G.R. Parr (cox) |
| 1862 | Silver Goblets | W Champneys, W.B. Woodgate |
| 1863 | Silver Goblets | W.B. Woodgate, R. Shepherd |
| 1863 | Visitors' Cup | W.C. Harris(bow), D. Pocklington, R. Shepherd, W.B. Woodgate, F.J. Huyshe (cox) |
| 1864 | Diamond Challenge Sculls | W.B. Woodgate |
| 1867 | Diamond Challenge Sculls | W.C. Crofts |
| 1867 | Diamond Challenge Sculls | W.C. Crofts |
| 1868 | Silver Goblets | W.C. Crofts, W.B. Woodgate |
| 1869 | Diamond Challenge Sculls | W.C. Crofts |
| 1877 | Diamond Challenge Sculls | T.C. Edwards-Moss |
| 1878 | Diamond Challenge Sculls | T.C. Edwards-Moss |
| 1882 | Visitors' Cup | A.W. Arkle (bow), E.L. Puxley, R.A. Baillie, P.Y. Gowlland |
| 1888 | Visitors' Cup | W.C. Kent (bow), W.F.C. Holland, H.R. Parker, L. Frere |
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