Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Long Live Henley!
Have you ever heard of the pie eating contest in Houlton, Maine, or the hot pepper eating contest in Round Rock, Texas, or burritos in Coralville, Iowa, and veggie dogs in Austin, Texas, or the hot dog eating contest in New York during Independence Day, July 4th? Neither had I, till I opened up The New York Times Sport Sunday.
But let me start from the beginning. My dear wife asked me on Monday evening if I had had a look in The New York Times Sunday sport section if there was anything about the Henley Royal Regatta. My left eye brow probably quivered a bit when I informed her that the mentioned newspaper had dumped its ‘rowing correspondent’ a few years ago, and now never published anything on rowing, it did not matter if it was the World Championships, the FISA World Cup, or the Olympics – no rowing!
Well, today I actually took a look and there it was, a report from Henley, or that is, four (4!) long sentences under ‘Sport Briefing’. Above this section was more than a third of a page long article about ‘Competitive Eating’ (and a good sized space on the front of the sport section about this, too). You know, these competitions where you stuff your face with hot dogs, veggie dogs, hot peppers, pie, burritos, or God knows what, and you can win a lot of money. Some of these ‘sport events’ – I take it it is regarded as such as it has all this space in the sport section – are now televised and have, according to the paper, tens of thousands of onlookers who are dying to see if last year’s winner will manage to break his record by swallowing more than last year’s 68 hot dogs in buns in 10 minutes.
Disgusting! I can not understand how this gluttony can interest ‘tens of thousands’ of people. To hell with these eating contests, and long live Henley – I will see you there next year!
Monday, July 5, 2010
HRR Winners!
The winners of this year's Henley Royal Regatta. Photographer Hélène Rémond (copyright!).
Open Events - Men
The Grand Challenge Cup (M8+): Ruder Club Hansa von 1898 e.V. Dortmund (Germany)
The Stewards’ Challenge Cup (M4-): Princeton Training Center
The Queen Mother Challenge Cup (M4x): Reading University & Leander Club
The Silver Goblets and Nickalls’ Challenge Cup (M2-): E. Murray & H. Bond, Waiariki RC (New Zealand)
The Double Sculls Challenge Cup (M2x): C. Berrest & J. Bahain, Club France
The Diamond Challenge Sculls (M1x): M. Drysdale, West End RC (New Zealand); on the far right is Hart Perry, the first overseas person to join the ranks of the Henley Stewards.
Intermediate Events - Men
The Ladies’ Challenge Plate (M8+): Harvard University
The Visitors’ Challenge Cup (M4-): Leander Club & Durham University
The Prince of Wales Challenge Cup (M4x): Leander Club
Club Events - Men
The Thames Challenge Cup (M8+): 1829 Boat Club
The Wyfold Challenge Cup (M4-): Nottingham & Union RC
The Britannia Challenge Cup (M4+): The Tideway Scullers’ School
Open Events - Women
The Remenham Challenge Cup (W8+): Western RC (Canada)
The Princess Grace Challenge Cup (W4x): Gloucester RC & Leander Club
The Princess Royal Challenge Cup (W1x): M. Knapkova, Slavia Praha (Czech Rep.)
Student Events - Men
The Temple Challenge Cup (M8+): University of Washington
Junior Events - Men
The Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup (JM8+): Eton College
The Fawley Challenge Cup (JM4x): Banks RC & Melbourne University
More photographs to follow!
Open Events - Men
The Queen Mother Challenge Cup (M4x): Reading University & Leander Club
Intermediate Events - Men
The Visitors’ Challenge Cup (M4-): Leander Club & Durham University
The Prince of Wales Challenge Cup (M4x): Leander Club
Club Events - Men
The Thames Challenge Cup (M8+): 1829 Boat Club
The Wyfold Challenge Cup (M4-): Nottingham & Union RC
Open Events - Women
The Princess Grace Challenge Cup (W4x): Gloucester RC & Leander Club
The Princess Royal Challenge Cup (W1x): M. Knapkova, Slavia Praha (Czech Rep.)
Student Events - Men
Junior Events - Men
The Fawley Challenge Cup (JM4x): Banks RC & Melbourne University
More photographs to follow!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
HRR Final Day & Visit To 'The Inner Sanctum'
Many warm thanks to Hélène for nice notes and beautiful photographs from this year’s Henley Royal. A special thank you to Tim, too, as he took good care of a fellow HTBS contributor!
Henley Royal Regatta Results
The Finalists In The Diamonds

Saturday, July 3, 2010
More Henley Photographs From Saturday
Here are some more of Hélène's photographs from today’s regatta in Henley.
Leander Club before their race…
and after their race.
There was a tremendous amount of different boats along the course of the regatta today. On the right is a boat with about 5 Elvises…
Swedish sculler Lassi Karonen, Brudpiga Roddklubb, was the winner of a heat in the Diamonds race today against B.C. Crean of Agecroft Rowing Club.
The international dimension is huge. The four ladies I photographed in their traditional kimono come from Gifu, Tokyo and Sendai to support the Japanese rowers.
No doubt these two girls won’t be allowed at the Stewards’ Enclosure!
Top Entries and Beautiful Weather Enticed The Crowd
Now it is time to go and see the French Four racing. I am impressed by their results, still winning their races today!"
Along The Henley Royal Course

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