1900 in New Zealand

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Contents

[edit] Summary

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

[edit] Government and law

The 14th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was

[edit] Opposition Leaders

See: Category:New Zealand Parliament , New Zealand elections

[edit] Main centre leaders

[edit] Events

[edit] Arts and literature

See 1900 in art , 1900 in literature , Category:1900 books

[edit] Music

See: 1900 in music

[edit] Film

  • Alfred Whitehouse's The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War - the oldest surviving New Zealand film - premieres.

[edit] Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

[edit] Sport

[edit] Athletics

National champions (Men):

  • 100 yards - G. Smith (Auckland)
  • 250 yards - G. Smith (Auckland)
  • 440 yards - W Strickland (Hawke's Bay)
  • 880 yards - J Lynskey (Canterbury)
  • 1 mile - W Simpson (Canterbury)
  • 3 miles - W Simpson (Canterbury)
  • 120 yards hurdles - G. Smith (Auckland)
  • 440 yards hurdles - G. Smith (Auckland)
  • Long jump - P Buck (Otago)
  • High jump - C Laurie (Auckland)
  • Pole vault - C Laurie (Auckland)
  • Shot put - W Madill (Auckland)
  • Hammer throw - W Madill (Auckland)

[edit] Cricket

  • Six provincial matches were played during the 1899-1900 domestic season, all of them over two or three days, with wins by Otago over Hawke's Bay and Canterbury, by Wellington and Auckland over Otago, and by Canterbury and Auckland over Wellington.
  • Scores were uniformly low by modern standards, mostly below 200, with only two centuries scored and only one team total of over 300 runs: the highest team total was 464 by Wellington against Otago, with centuries by F A Midlane (149) and C A Richardson (113), and the best bowling figures were A D Downes' 7-43 for Otago against Canterbury.

[edit] Golf

  • National amateur champion (men): A Duncan (Wellington)
  • National amateur champion (women): K Rattray (Otago)

[edit] Horse racing

  • New Zealand Cup winner: Fulmen Ideal
  • New Zealand Derby winner: Renown
  • Auckland Cup winner: Blue Jacket
  • Wellington Cup winner: Djin Djin
  • Top New Zealand stakes earner: Advance
  • Leading flat jockey: C Jenkins (50 wins)
see also Category:New Zealand horse races.

[edit] Polo

  • Savile Cup winners: Oroua (A Strang, J Strang, W Strang, O Robinson)

[edit] Rowing

  • Men's national champions (coxed fours): Picton
  • Men's national champions (coxless pairs): Wellington
  • Men's national champions (double sculls): Canterbury
  • Men's national champions (single sculls): T Spencer (Wellington)

[edit] Rugby Union

Provincial club rugby champions include: City (Auckland); Westport (Buller); Christchurch (Canterbury); Pirates (Hawke's Bay); Levin (Horowhenua); Awarua (Marlborough); Alhambra (Otago); Gisborne (Poverty Bay); Hawera (Taranaki); Kaierau (Wanganui); Melrose (Wellington); winners of Bush, Nelson, and Wairarapa club competitions unknown.

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

[edit] Swimming

National champions (Men):

  • 100 yards frestyle - held, but winner's name not recorded
  • 220 yards frestyle - held, but winner's name not recorded
  • 440 yards frestyle - held, but winner's name not recorded

[edit] Tennis

New Zealand championships:

  • Men's singles: J Hooper
  • Women's singles: K Nunneley
  • Men's doubles: C Cox/J Collins
  • Women's doubles: K Nunneley/E Harman

References: Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett.

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[edit] See also

For world events and topics in 1900 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1900

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