1897 in New Zealand:

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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

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Opposition Leaders

See: Category:New Zealand Parliament , New Zealand elections

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - Abraham Boardman followed by Peter Dignan
• Mayor of Christchurch - Henry Joseph Beswick followed by W. H. Cooper
• Mayor of Dunedin - Hugh Gourley followed by Edward Bowes Cargill
• Mayor of Hamilton - William Dey
• Mayor of Wellington - Francis Bell

[edit] Events

• 14 May: Pigeon post is introduced between Auckland and Great Barrier Island.

[edit] Undated

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

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Music

[edit] 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

[edit] Sport

[edit] 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).^[1]

• 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)

[edit] Chess

National Champion: R.J. Barnes of Wellington. ^[2]

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Golf

The National amateur championships were held in Auckland ^[3]

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

[edit] Horse racing

[edit] Harness racing

• Auckland Trotting Cup (over 2 miles) is won by Awahuri ^[4]

[edit] Thoroughbred racing

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

[edit] Season leaders (1896/97)

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

[edit] Lawn Bowls

National Champions^[5]

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

[edit] Polo

• Savile Cup winners - Manawatu

[edit] Rowing

National Champions (Men)

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

[edit] Rugby union

• 1897 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

[edit] Shooting

Ballinger Belt - Private A. Ballinger (Wellington Guards)

[edit] Soccer

Provincial league champions: ^[6]

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

[edit] Swimming

National Champions (Men)

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

[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 1897 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1897

[edit] References

General

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

Specific