in art, 1915 in literature, :Category:1915 books Music See: 1915 in music Film See: :Category:1915 film awards, 1915 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1915 films Sport Chess The 28th New Zealand Chess Championship is held in Christchurch, and is won by Fedor Kelling of Wellington, his second title. Golf The New Zealand Open championship and National Amateur Championships are not held due to the war. Horse racing Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup – Country Belle Auckland Trotting Cup – Cathedral Chimes Thoroughbred racing New Zealand Cup – Tangihou Auckland Cup – Balboa Wellington Cup – Pavlova New Zealand Derby – Desert Gold Lawn bowls The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland. Men's singles champion – M. Walker (Ponsonby Bowling Club) Men's pair champions – G.A. Blackwood, A. Smellie (skip) (Green Island Bowling Club) Men's fours champions – N.H. Nash, S. Dixon, F.J. Tasker, J.A. Nash (skip) (Palmerston North Bowling Club) Rugby union The Ranfurly Shield (held by Wellington) is not contested as interprovincial matches are cancelled due to the war. Soccer Provincial league champions: Auckland – Brotherhood Canterbury – Christchurch Club Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau Otago – HSOB Southland – No competition Wanganui – No competition Wellington – Wellington Thistle Births January–March 3 January – Robert Hurst, nuclear chemist 7 January – Mary Martin, netball player 22 January Tom Burtt, cricketer and field hockey player Mona Leydon, swimmer 13 February – Raniera Ellison, fishing company manager 15 February – Jimmy James, dancer, dance teacher and cabaret proprietor 22 February James Pirret, lawn bowler John Scandrett, cricketer 2 March – Bill Crawford-Crompton, air force pilot and commander 11 March – Amelia Batistich, writer 22 March – Fen Cresswell, cricketer 23 March – Cecil Devine, standardbred racehorse driver 28 March – Ray Emery, cricketer April–June 3 April – Philip Blakeley, electrical engineer and engineering administrator 14 April – Leonard Trent, air force pilot, Victoria Cross recipient 22 April – Geoff Moon, naturalist, photographer and veterinarian 30 April – Helen Mason, potter 5 May – Snow Bowman, rugby union player 19 May – Wal Chisholm, athletics coach 25 May – James Austin, meteorology academic 26 May – Terence Vaughan, pianist, conductor, composer and performing arts administrator 27 May – Alan McKenzie, disabled artist, entertainer 2 June – Jim Newhook, veterinary science academic 3 June – Jack Lewin, public servant and unionist 4