Henley Regatta is the crown of the oars-man's year. the occasion when English crews and English scullers have their chance to win fame in conflict with each other and with the picked men of the Continent and, very often, of America. The Grand Challenge Cup is the blue riband of eight-oar racing, and even a man who has stroked a 'Varsity crew to victory over the Putney-Mortlake course may feel that he has added to his reputation when he has brought Leander home in the final of the Grand. In other classes the Diamond Sculls, the Ladies' Plate, the Silver Goblets for pairs, and the other events that are rowed for at Henley, carry the same prestige. Mr. Wansbrough, who gives the talk, has had much experience of the Henley course, for in 1925 - the year in which he stroked Cambridge in the Boat Race - he rowed for the Granta crew, and this year he rows for Leander in the Grand.