1892 in New Zealand

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1892 in New Zealand:

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1889 • 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Regal and Vice Regal 1.2 Government and law 1.3 Parliamentary opposition 1.4 Main centre leaders 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Music 4 Appointments and awards 5 Sport 5.1 Athletics 5.2 National champions (Men)= 5.3 Billiards 5.4 Chess 5.5 Cricket 5.6 Golf 5.7 Horse racing 5.7.1 Harness racing 5.7.2 Thoroughbred racing 5.7.3 Season leaders (1891/92) 5.8 Lawn Bowls 5.9 Polo 5.10 Rowing 5.10.1 National champions (Men) 5.11 Rugby Union 5.12 Shooting 5.13 Soccer 5.14 Swimming 5.15 Tennis 6 Births 6.1 Undated 7 Deaths 8 See also 9 References

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor - The term of The Earl of Onslow ends on 25 February. David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow become Governor from 6 June.

[edit] Government and law

The 11th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Liberal Party in power.

• Speaker of the House - William Steward
• Prime Minister – John Balance
• Minister of Finance – John Balance
• Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast

[edit] Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition - William Rolleston (Independent). ^[1]

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - William Crowther
• Mayor of Christchurch - Charles Matthew Gray followed by W. Prudhoe
• Mayor of Dunedin - Charles Robert Chapman followed by Charles Haynes
• Mayor of Hamilton - Isaac Coates followed by John Parr
• Mayor of Wellington - Francis Bell

[edit] Events

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Music

[edit] Appointments and awards

• Primate of New Zealand - Octavius Hadfield (Bishop of Wellington)
• Bishop of Auckland - William Garden Cowie
• Bishop of Christchurch - Churchill Julius
• Bishop of Dunedin - Samuel Tarratt Nevill
• Bishop of Nelson - Charles Oliver Mules
• Bishop of Waiapu - Edward Craig Stuart

[edit] Sport

[edit] Athletics

• 6 February John H. 'Jack' Hempton equals the World Record for the 100-yard dash with a time of 9.8 seconds at Lancaster Park in Christchurch.^[2][3]

• A 5-man team competes in England and France.^[2]

[edit] National champions (Men)=

• 100 yards – Jack Hempton (Hawkes Bay)
• 250 yards – Jack Hempton (Hawkes Bay)
• 440 yards – Peter Wood (Canterbury)
• 880 yards – J. Grierson (Canterbury)
• 1 mile – William Burk (Otago)
• 3 miles – Derisley Wood (Canterbury)
• 120 yards hurdles – W. Moir (Canterbury)
• 440 yards hurdles – Harold Batger (Wellington)
• Long jump – T. Upfill (Auckland)
• High jump – F. Meyrick (Canterbury)
• Pole vault – W. West (Canterbury)
• Shot put – Timothy O’Connor (Auckland)

[edit] Billiards

The first firm in the country to manufacture tables begins in Wellington. The sport has been played in the country for the previous decade.^[3]

[edit] Chess

National Champion: F.V. Siedeberg of Dunedin. ^[4]

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Golf

[edit] Horse racing

[edit] Harness racing

• Auckland Trotting Cup (over 3 miles) is won by Little Ben ^[5]

[edit] Thoroughbred racing

• New Zealand Cup - St Hippo
• New Zealand Derby - Stepniak
• Auckland Cup - St Hippo
• Wellington Cup - Cynisca

[edit] Season leaders (1891/92)

• Leading flat jockey - T. Redmond

[edit] Lawn Bowls

National Champions: ^[6]

• Singles - W. Carswell (Taieri)
• Fours - N. Fleming, J. Familton, B. Mollison and J. Martin (skip) (Oamaru)

[edit] Polo

• Savile Cup winners - Christchurch

[edit] Rowing

There are now 34 rowing clubs in New Zealand.^[3]

[edit] National champions (Men)

• Single sculls - M. Keefe (Auckland)
• Double sculls - Wellington
• Coxless pairs - Star
• Coxed fours - Canterbury

[edit] Rugby Union

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

[edit] Shooting

• Ballinger Belt - Sergeant Doughty (A Battery)

[edit] Soccer

Provincial Champions: ^[7]

• Auckland: Alliance Auckland
• Wellington: Queen's Park Wellington

[edit] Swimming

National champions (Men)

• 100 yards frestyle – H. Bailey (Auckland)
• 220 yards frestyle – H. Bailey (Auckland)
• 440 yards frestyle – H. Bailey (Auckland)
• 880 yards frestyle – H. Bailey (Auckland)

[edit] Tennis

National championships

• Men's singles - R. Harman
• Women's singles - D. Douslin
• Men's doubles - M. Fenwicke and F. Logan
• Women's doubles - E. Harman and J. Rees

[edit] Births

• 11 June: William Duncan, rugby union player.

[edit] Undated

• Cedric Stanton Hicks, nutrition expert.
• Henry Ashton "Harry" Highet, engineer, designer of the P class yacht.

[edit] Deaths

[edit] 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 1892 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1892

[edit] References

General

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

Specific