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The following lists events that happened during 1892 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

Music

Sport

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]

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)

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]

Chess

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

Horse racing

Harness racing

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

Thoroughbred racing

New Zealand Cup – St Hippo
New Zealand Derby – Stepniak
Auckland Cup – St Hippo
Wellington Cup – Cynisca

Season leaders (1891/92)

Leading flat jockey – T. Redmond

Lawn bowls

National Champions:^[6]

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

Polo

Savile Cup winners – Christchurch

Rowing

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

National champions (Men)

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

Rugby union

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

Shooting

Ballinger Belt – Sergeant Doughty (A Battery)

Soccer

Provincial Champions:^[7]

Auckland: Alliance Auckland
Wellington: Queen's Park Wellington

Swimming

National champions (Men)

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

Tennis

National championships

Men's singles – Richard Harman
Women's singles – D. Douslin
Men's doubles – M. Fenwicke and F. Logan
Women's doubles – E. Harman and J. Rees

Births

27 January: Henry Ashton "Harry" Highet, engineer, designer of the P class yacht.
2 June: Cedric Stanton Hicks, nutrition expert.
11 June: William Duncan, rugby union player.
13 July: Bertie Victor Cooksley, politician.
15 August: Abraham Wachner, 35th Mayor of Invercargill.

Deaths

12 March - Paora Tuhaere, Māori leader (born c1825).
24 May – Douglas Hastings Macarthur, politician (born 1839).
30 May - Jessie Sarah Wright, artist (born 1863).^[8]
28 June - Harry Atkinson, politician and premier (born 1831).
12 November - Joseph Ward, Marlborough politician (born 1817).
10 December - Arthur Atkinson, politician (born 1833).

References

General

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

Specific

^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
^ ^a ^b Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications. ISBN 1-86956-044-2
^ ^a ^b ^c Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ As the New Zealand Bowling Association at this time consists entirely of South Island clubs, the first truly "national" championships are not deemed to have begun until 1914.
^ New Zealand - List of Champions
^ "Deaths". New Zealand Mail. No. 1057. 2 June 1892. p. 22. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via PapersPast.