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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.
| Event | Year | Winner |
| Yarra Challenge (sculls) | Mar-04 | Mr H Bourke (Tamar, Launceston) |
| Yarra Challenge (sculls) | Oct-04 | Mr Harold Brasch (Mercantile) |
| Yarra Challenge (sculls) | 1905 | Mr Percy C Ivens (Mercantile) |
| Yarra Challenge (sculls) | 1906 | Mr Harold Brasch (Mercantile) |
| Yarra Challenge (sculls) | 1907 | Mr Harold Brasch (Mercantile RC) |
| Yarra Challenge (sculls) | 1908 | Mr Harold Brasch (Mercantile RC) |
| Yarra Challenge (sculls) | 1909 | Mr P C Ivens (Mercantile RC) |
| Yarra Challenge (sculls) | 1910 | No starters |
| Yarra Challenge (sculls) | 1911 | Mr Horace E Stevens (Essendon RC) |
| Yarra Challenge (sculls) | 1912 | Mr L T J Kerby (Civil Service) |
| Yarra Challenge (sculls) | 1913 | Mr Alma Cox (Balmain RC NSW) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls (sculls) | 1914 | Mr B G T Kelly, (Yarra Yarra RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls (sculls) | 1919 | James Barton, (Richmond RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls (senior sculls) | 1920 | Mr James Barton, (Richmond RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1921 | L C Nimmo (Derwent RC, TAS) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1922 | Arthur A Baynes, (Commercial RC, QLD) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1923 | James Barton, (Richmond RC) Time: 6 mins 54 seconds |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1924 | James Barton, (Richmond RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1925 | Arthur H. Cambridge, Sandhurst RC (Time: 6 mins 16 seconds) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1926 | A.H. Cambridge (Sandhurst RC) Time: 7 mins 39 seconds |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1927 | H.R. Pearce (Sydney RC, NSW) Time: 5 mins 28 seconds |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1928 | J.C. Hardy (Footscray RC) Time: 6 mins 51 seconds |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1929 | J.R. Scott (Haberfield RC, NSW) Time: 6 mins 51 seconds |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1930 | James A. Goulding (Sydney RC, NSW) Time: 6 mins 8 seconds |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1931 | J.A. Goulding (Sydney RC, NSW) Time: 5 mins 55 seconds |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1932 | H.J. Turner (Haberfield RC, NSW) Time: 5 mins 27 seconds |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1933 | H.J. Turner (NSW Police) Time: 5 mins 55 seconds |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1934 | H.J. Turner (NSW Police, NSW) Time: 5 mins 28 seconds |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1935 | H.J. Turner (NSW Police, NSW) Time: 5 mins 35 seconds |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1936 | W.F. Bradley (Sydney RC, NSW) Time: 5 mins 45 seconds |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1937 | H.J. Turner (NSW Police, NSW) Time: 5 mins 48 seconds |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1938 | H.J. Turner (NSW Police, NSW) Time: 5 mins 42 seconds |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1939 | R.H. Tucker(Essendon RC) Time: 6 mins 24 seconds |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1946 | R. Rawlins (Melbourne RC) Time: 5 mins 13 seconds |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1947 | R. Rawlins (Melbourne RC) Time: 6 mins 24 seconds |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1948 | K.P. Webb (Haberfield, NSW) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1949 | R. Rawlins (Melbourne RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1950 | J. Rodgers (Sydney RC, NSW) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1951 | J. Prime (Yarra Yarra RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1952 | R. Rawlins (Melbourne RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1953 | M Riley (Sydney RC, NSW) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1954 | B. Foster (Derwent RC, TAS) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1955 | D. Dudgeon (Richmond RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1956 | S. McKenzie, Sydney RC (NSW) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1957 | D. Dudgeon (Richmond RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1958 | D.R. Macmillan (Corio Bay) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1959 | W. Hatfield (Mosman RC, NSW) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1960 | G.J. Baker (Melbourne RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1961 | P. Edwards (Melbourne RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1962 | J. Sykes (Corio Bay) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1963 | P. Edwards (Melbourne RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1964 | P. Edwards (Melbourne RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1965 | P Edwards (Melbourne RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1966 | J.R. Sykes (Corio Bay RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1967 | J.R. Sykes (Corio Bay) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1968 | P. Edwards (Melbourne) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1969 | S.A. Mckenzie (Sydney RC, NSW) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1970 | R.F. Fitch (Barwon RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1971 | J.R. Sykes (Corio Bay RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1972 | R.M. Reddell (Haberfield RC, NSW) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1973 | E.O. Hale (Lindisfarne RC, TAS) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1974 | A. McCowan (Albert Park RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1975 | P. Benjamin (Mercantile RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1976 | P. Benjamin (Mercantile RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1977 | M. Hawk (Haberfield RC, NSW) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1978 | A. McKinley (Wendouree Ballarat RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1979 | A. McKinley (Wendouree-Ballarat RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1980 | A. Cassidy (Corio Bay RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1982 | G. Gullock(Wendouree Ballarat RC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1985 | P. Antonie (Melbourne University BC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1986 | P. Antonie (Melbourne University BC) |
| Yarra Challenge and Silver Sculls | 1987 | H. McGlashan (Melbourne University BC) |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Senior A Sculls) | 1988 | P. Antonie (Melbourne University BC) |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Senior A Sculls) | 1989 | P. Stafford (Melbourne RC) |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Senior A Sculls) | 1990 | P. Antonie (Melbourne University BC) |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Senior A Sculls) | 1991 | T. Lange (Halle Sports Club Germany, GER) |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Senior A Sculls) | 1992 | P. Antonie (Melbourne University BC) |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls/FISA World Cup | 1993 | P. Antonie (Melbourne University BC) |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Elite Sculls) | 1994 | P. Antonie (Melbourne University BC) |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Elite Sculls) | 1995 | S. Riddell (Essendon) |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Elite Sculls) | 1996 | P. Antonie (Melbourne University BC) |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Elite Sculls) | 1997 | P. Antonie (Melbourne University BC) |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Elite Sculls) | 1998 | P. Antonie (Melbourne University BC) |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Elite Sculls) | 1999 | N. Sullivan (Melbourne University BC) |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Elite Sculls) | 2000 | P. Antonie (Melbourne University BC) |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Senior Sculls) | 2001 | J. Colley (Barwon RC) |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Open Sculls) | 2002 | M. Vervoorn (Melbourne University BC) |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Elite Sculls) | 2003 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Senior Sculls) | 2004 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Open Sculls) | 2005 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Elite Sculls) | 2006 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Senior Sculls) | 2007 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Open Sculls) | 2008 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Elite Sculls) | 2009 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Senior Sculls) | 2010 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Open Sculls) | 2011 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Elite Sculls) | 2012 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Senior Sculls) | 2013 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Open Sculls) | 2014 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Elite Sculls) | 2015 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Senior Sculls) | 2016 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Open Sculls) | 2017 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Elite Sculls) | 2018 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Senior Sculls) | 2019 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Open Sculls) | 2020 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Elite Sculls) | 2021 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Senior Sculls) | 2022 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Open Sculls) | 2023 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Elite Sculls) | 2024 | |
| Yarra Challenge Cup and The Silver Sculls (Senior Sculls) | 2025 |