1888 in New Zealand
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government and law
The 10th Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House — Maurice O'Rorke.
- Premier — Harry Atkinson.
- Minister of Finance — Harry Atkinson.
- Chief Justice — Hon Sir James Prendergast
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland — Albert Devore
- Mayor of Christchurch — Aaron Ayers followed by Charles Louisson
- Mayor of Dunedin — William Dawson followed by Hugh Gourley
- Mayor of Wellington — Samuel Brown
Events
- 1 September: 1888 North Canterbury earthquake
Undated
- First sightings of the dolphin Pelorus Jack in Cook Strait.
Sport
Athletics
The first New Zealand Championships are held.[1][2]
National Champions, Men
- 100 yards — F. Meenan (Otago)
- 250 yards — A. Williams (Canterbury)
- 440 yards — A. Williams (Canterbury)
- 880 yards — Peter Morrison (South Canterbury)
- 1 mile — J. Field (Southland)
- 120 yards hurdles — Godfrey Shaw (Canterbury)
- Long jump — T. Harman (Canterbury)
- High jump — F. Perry (South Canterbury)
Source:[3]
Horse racing
The Auckland Cup of 1887 is moved to January 1888. Future Auckland Cup's are normally scheduled for New Year's Day.
Major race winners
- New Zealand Cup — Manton
- New Zealand Derby — Manton
- Auckland Cup winner (January) — Nelson (Australian owned)
- Auckland Cup winner (December) — Lochiel
- Wellington Cup winner — Beresford
National Champions[4]
- Singles — G. White (Milton)
- Fours — R. Churton, L. Oughton, W. Carswell and D. Mackie (skip) (Taieri)
Polo
The first polo club in New Zealand is formed in Auckland.[2]
Rowing
National Championships are held for the first time. They are held at separate venues; the single sculls in Wellington, the coxed fours in Wanganui. From the following year the Championships will be held at a single venue.
National Champions (Men)
- Single sculls — J. Foster (Napier)
- Coxed fours — Canterbury
Rugby union
The South Canterbury, Wanganui and Marlborough unions are formed.[2]
The first ever British Isles rugby team tour takes place, visiting New Zealand and Australia. The visitors win all their New Zealand games except for one, losing to Auckland.[5]
The first New Zealand Native team to visit Britain leaves at the end of the year.
Shooting
Ballinger Belt — Hon Major Purnell (NZ Volunteers)
Tennis
National championships
- Men's singles — P. Fenwicke
- Women's singles — E. Harman
- Men's doubles — R. Harman and F. Wilding
- Women's doubles — E. Harman and E. Gordon
- Mixed doubles — No competition
Births
- 15 February: James Courtney, soldier.
Undated
- Thomas Hislop (Jnr), politician.
Deaths
- 30 August: George O'Brien, painter.
See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References
- General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
- Specific
- ↑ Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications. ISBN 1-86956-044-2
- 1 2 3 Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
- ↑ athletics.org.nz
- ↑ As the New Zealand Bowling Association at this time consists largely of South Island clubs, the first truly "national" championships are not deemed to have begun until 1914.
- ↑ History of Rugby Union in New Zealand
External links
Media related to 1888 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons