Vintage Trophy Oar-Princeton- Joseph Wright Cup Winners-Henley 1953Vintage Trophy Oar Princeton Joseph Wright Cup Winners Henley 1953 Size: Over 9' Long The oldest trophy oars that are on record go back to the early Oxford and Cambridge Boat Races in the 1850s, a few blades survived that contained a few rows of text on an plane blade. Later blades are perhaps most familiar to us as they are the traditional model for many of the 20th century trophy oars that grace the public schools, old rowing clubs and even