the winner received a gold
cup, the most valuable of the
club’s trophies. In 1921 the
half-mile was held at Walton-
on-Thames and then, since
1969, at Henley Sailing Club.
The one-mile open-water
trophy started in 1898
(presumably on the Thames,
although it’s not known
where) and apart from during
the First and Second World
Wars it has generally been
held every year up to the
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