([d]) Sliding seats first used in these races.
([e]) This is the only dead heat ever rowed in this race. Bow in Oxford boat broke his oar.
UNIVERSITY MEETINGS AT HENLEY,
FOR THE GRAND CHALLENGE CUP.
| Year | Winner | Time | Won by | ||
| m. | s. | ||||
| 1845 | Cambridge | 8 | 30 | 2 lengths | |
| 1847 | Oxford | 8 | 4 | 2 lengths | |
| 1851 | [a] | Oxford | 7 | 45 | 6 lengths |
| 1853 | Oxford | 8 | 3 | 6 inches | |
| 1855 | Cambridge | 8 | 32 | 21⁄2 lengths | |
([a]) Cambridge broke a rowlock off Remenham farm.
Also at the Thames Regatta, June 22, 1844, Oxford beat Cambridge for the Gold Cup.