1897 in New Zealand

1897 in New Zealand

Other years in New Zealand

1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 (1897) • 1898 • 1899 • 1900

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Regal and Vice Regal 1.2 Government and law 1.3 Opposition Leaders 1.4 Main centre leaders 2 Events 2.1 Undated 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Music 4 Appointments and awards 5 Sport 5.1 Athletics 5.2 Chess 5.3 Cricket 5.4 Golf 5.5 Horse racing 5.5.1 Harness racing 5.5.2 Thoroughbred racing 5.5.3 Season leaders (1896/97) 5.6 Lawn Bowls 5.7 Polo 5.8 Rowing 5.9 Rugby union 5.10 Shooting 5.11 Soccer 5.12 Swimming 5.13 Tennis 6 Births 7 Deaths 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State — Queen Victoria
• Governor — The term of David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow as Governor ends on 8 February. He is succeeded on 9 August by Sir Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly

Government and law

The 13th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Liberal Party in power.

• Speaker of the House — Sir Maurice O'Rorke
• Prime Minister — Richard Seddon
• Minister of Finance — Richard Seddon
• Chief Justice — Hon Sir James Prendergast

Opposition Leaders

See: Category:Parliament of New Zealand , New Zealand elections

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland — Abraham Boardman followed by Peter Dignan
• Mayor of Christchurch — Henry Joseph Beswick followed by Walter Cooper
• Mayor of Dunedin — Hugh Gourley followed by Edward Bowes Cargill
• Mayor of Wellington — Francis Bell

Events

• 3 May: Margaret Cruickshank becomes New Zealand's first registered woman doctor.^[1]
• 14 May: Pigeon post is introduced between Auckland and Great Barrier Island.

Undated

• Completion of St Mary's Cathedral Church, Auckland (believed to be the world's largest wooden gothic church).

Arts and literature

Music

Appointments and awards

• Primate of New Zealand — William Garden Cowie (Bishop of Auckland)
• Bishop of Christchurch — Churchill Julius
• Bishop of Dunedin — Samuel Tarratt Nevill
• Bishop of Nelson — Charles Oliver Mules
• Bishop of Waiapu — William Leonard Williams
• Bishop of Wellington — Frederick Wallis

Sport

Athletics

National Champions, Men Arthur Holder is the first athlete to win four titles at a single championships (he is also second in the 100 yards).^[2]

• 100 yards — Alfred J. Patrick (Wellington)
• 250 yards — Arthur H. Holder (Wanganui)
• 440 yards — Arthur H. Holder (Wanganui)
• 880 yards — James McKean (Auckland)
• 1 mile — James McKean (Auckland)
• 3 miles — E. Reynolds (Auckland)
• 120 yards hurdles — Arthur H. Holder (Wanganui)
• 440 yards hurdles — Arthur H. Holder (Wanganui)
• Long jump — Leonard Cuff (Canterbury)
• High jump — C. Laurie (Auckland)
• Pole vault — tie Jimmy Te Paa (Auckland) and Hori Eruera (Auckland)
• Shot put — Timothy B. O’Connor (Auckland)
• Hammer throw — J. Callender (Auckland)

Chess

National Champion: R.J. Barnes of Wellington.^[3]

Cricket

Golf

The National amateur championships were held in Auckland ^[4]

• Men — D. Pryde (Hutt)
• Women — L. Wilford (Hutt)

Horse racing

Harness racing

• Auckland Trotting Cup (over 2 miles) is won by Awahuri ^[5]

Thoroughbred racing

• New Zealand Cup — Waiuku
• New Zealand Derby — Multiform
• Auckland Cup — Antares
• Wellington Cup — Strath Braan

Season leaders (1896/97)

• Top New Zealand stakes earner — Multiform
• Leading flat jockey — R. Derrett

Lawn Bowls

National Champions^[6]

• Singles — W. McLaren (Kaitangata)
• Pairs — W. Cowie and W. Thomson (skip) (Dunedin)
• Fours — H. Nalder, W. Thomas, R. Struthers and H. Thomson (skip) (Christchurch)

Polo

• Savile Cup winners — Manawatu

Rowing

National Champions (Men)

• Single sculls — C. Chapman (Wairewa)
• Double sculls — Wairewa, Little River
• Coxless pairs — Picton
• Coxed fours — Queen’s Dr, Port Chalmers

Rugby union

• 1897 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

Shooting

Ballinger Belt — Private A. Ballinger (Wellington Guards)

Soccer

Provincial league champions:^[7]

• Auckland: Auckland United
• Otago: Roslyn Dunedin
• Wellington: Wellington Swifts

Swimming

National Champions (Men)

• 100 yards frestyle — T. Wauchop (Canterbury)
• 220 yards frestyle — W. Stratton (Canterbury)

Tennis

National Championships

• Men's singles — J. Marshall
• Women's singles — Kathleen Nunneley
• Men's doubles — H. Parker and C. Gore
• Women's doubles — Kathleen Nunneley and T. Trimmell

Births

• 28 January: Howard Kippenberger, soldier.
• 23 March: Leslie Andrew, soldier.
• 10 August: Maurice Brownlie, rugby union player.
• 2 December: Rewi Alley, writer, educator, friend of China.

Deaths

See also

• List of years in New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• History of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 1897 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1897

References

General

• Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7

Specific

External links

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