Australian Henley Regatta Melbourne Amateur Regatta Association

Trophies

Chapters

Appendices

Australian Henley Challenge Cups

Return to Australian Henley Challenge Cups

Yarra Challenge Cup

History

At the inaugural meeting of the Association held at "Dunraven", Clendon Road, Toorak, the residence of George Fairbairn, on 6 May 1903, it was agreed that "subscriptions be invited for the purpose of securing Challenge Cups; that the rules be those of the Henley-on-Thames Regatta and that the Cups be a facsimile of those rowed for at Henley.

Description

A two handled urn-shaped sterling silver cup, supported on a circular base by a short knopped stem. The base handles are in the form of swans with wings displayed facing outwards from the cup. The base is encircled by a band of embossed foliate decoration. The lower portion of the bowl is embossed with floral and foliate motifs. The upper portion of the bowl is decorated by wide shallow fluting. On the front of the bowl is an embossed inscription YARRA CHALLENGE CUP and embossed on the rear is the Melbourne Amateur Regatta emblem.

Inscriptions

The upper portion of the bowl is engraved with the names of the winners of the event from 1904 until 1932.

Marks

The hallmarks for Sheffield 1903/4 and the Makers Mark for Walker & Hall are struck on the upper portion of the bowl.

Past winners

1904 March	Harrison Bourke	Tamar RC (TAS)	Time: No time taken
1904	Harold D Brasch	Mercantile RC	Time: 10:03
1905	Percy C Ivens	Mercantile RC	Time: 6:33
1906	Harold D Brasch	Mercantile RC	Time: 7:41
1907	Harold D Brasch	Mercantile RC	Time: 7:42
1908	Harold D Brasch	Mercantile RC	Time: 5:58
1909	Percy C Ivens	Mercantile RC
1910	No entries
1911	Horace Stevens	Essendon RC
1912	L T J Kerby	Civil Service RC
1913	Alma Cox	Balmain RC (NSW)
The name of the perpetual trophy renamed Yarra Challenge Cup and Silver Sculls
1914	B G T Kelly	Yarra Yarra RC
1915	WWI
1916	WWI
1917	WWI
1918	WWI
1919
1920
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Return to Australian Henley Challenge Cups

top of page

Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, errors may exist. Please send advice of any errors or inaccuracies by email to:

andrewguerin@rowinghistory-aus.info

Also your comments, suggestions and photos are sought to enhance this site.

The idea for this history originated from the Olympic Rowing and World Senior Rowing Championship histories written by Andrew Guerin and Margot Foster in 1991, 1992 & 1993 for the Australian team handbooks. Andrew Guerin developed and extended these histories to the current format in 2004 for publication in 2004 and then expanded the site.

Steve Roll has been an invaluable contributor to the website in locating errors and finding Christian names of rowers. His superb work is acknowledged.

© Andrew Guerin – 2004 - 2025
These contents of this history are copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted by the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. However given that the purpose of the history is to assist rowers and rowing clubs, written permission is not required for non-commercial usage by rowers and rowing clubs provided acknowledgement is made.

Disclaimer: Whilst extensive efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information supplied, the editors take no responsibility for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from inaccuracies contained in this work.