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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 17, 21 July 1887, Page 4

On the Ist June, fifty years ago the first land sale took place in Melbourne, when an average of £7O an acre was obtained. One half-acre block, for which £2O was given, still remains in the family of the original purchaser, and the present value of the allotment is £90,000. Adding to this the income derived from the land, it may be said that the £2O has earned £200,000. Bubear easily defeated Ten Eyck in a sculling match at Worcester, Massachusetts. Captain Cotton, the victor over Scott in the late walking contest, said, at a banquet given to him by the Canterbury Mounted Rifles, that he had undertaken his walk solely from a desire to beat his opponent and to get a little money for the corps, and not from the wish to be the hero of the hour. At the annual Spring Sports, Cork, Ireland, J. Purcell won the running hop, step, and jump, covering 47ft 9|in. This is now the best amateur record in the world. In a race for the Swimming Championship, at London, Haggerty swam 40yds in 24secs., and 80yds in 57secs. This is the best record in the world. Improved apparatus has been made by which each stroke of an oarsman can be faithfully recorded. M. M. Johnson, the American sprinter, has sent a letter to Australia challenging any man in the world to run him at 50, 75, or 100vds for from £lOO to £2OO.