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		Bennett lived in the same exclusive world as other Newport, Rhode Island summer elites, such as the Vanderbilt family, the du Pont family, and the Astor family, who made ostentatious displays of their wealth with luxurious steam and motor yachts, opulent private railcars, and lavish mansions.
		This incident is thought to be the origin of Gordon Bennett as an expression of disbelief, common in the southern regions of the United Kingdom.
		Gordon Bennett died in Beaulieu, Alpes-Maritimes France on May 14, 1918 and was interred in Cimetière de Passy in adobe acrobat free downloadthe Parisian suburb of Passy.
	ceallachannu7g.blogspot.com /2006/04/james-gordon-bennett-jr.html (652 words)

	James Gordon Bennett, Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Bennett lived in the same exclusive world as other Newport, Rhode Island summer elites, such as the Vanderbilts, the du Ponts, and the Astors, who made ostentatious displays of their wealth with luxurious steam and motor yachts, opulent private railcars, and lavish mansions.
		In addition, he established the Gordon Bennett Cup as a trophy in international yachting and in 1900 the Gordon Bennett Cup for automobile races that would be the precursor to Grand Prix motor racing.
		Gordon Bennett scandalized many in the elite societies of New York, London and Paris with his always flamboyant and sometimes erratic behaviour.
	www.s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s.com /a.php?title=James_Gordon_Bennett,_Jr. (679 words)

	Articles: Gordon Bennett
		It may be that Gordon Brown caught on because of various cultural and linguistic echoes, for example that a brown suit is regarded as deeply unfashionable, or that it reminds people of brown trouser, an expressive term for an unfortunate occurrence while under stress.
		Mr Bennett the elder was born in Scotland in 1795, emigrated to the US, became a journalist, founded the New York Herald in 1835, and instituted many of the methods of modern journalism.
		His son of the same name (universally known as Gordon Bennett, to start with probably to distinguish him from his father) was also a good journalist (he sent Stanley to Africa to seek out Livingstone) but preferred the good life, mostly in London and Paris.
	www.worldwidewords.org /articles/gordon.htm (784 words)

	Who was the original 'Gordon Bennett'?
		Gordon Bennett hired for the club the Herald's editor of the ship news, one Niels Olsen, who was to remain as Club Steward or Superintendent until 1904, and who personally kept all racing records of the club during that time in a clear longhand.
		Gordon Bennett’s income of roughly a million dollars a year was considered to be “an inexhaustible supply of money” and the use of Gordon Bennett’s name as an expletive relates to his outrageous lifestyle.
		Gordon Bennett was again elected commodore in 1884, (perhaps on the strength of Namouna) and relocated the clubhouse, again, to 67 Madison Avenue, with a dining room to seat 100 diners comfortably.
	www.gbennett.force9.co.uk /gordonbe.htm (4267 words)

	Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
		Under the rules established by Bennett for his balloon race, as for his races in other sports, the winning team’s home country was afforded the honor of holding the next year’s event.
		In the aftermath of the war, gas ballooning was largely forgotten with the exception of a few romantic enthusiasts around the world.
		With 20 balloons from 10 nations competing, it was one of the largest distance balloon races in history.
	www.balloonfiesta.com /Gas/Races/gordonbennett_history.php (2211 words)

	[5.0] Modern Sport Ballooning
		That did not kill off the Gordon Bennett Cup races, but by they were gradually being eclipses by aircraft racing, and when the races were once again suspended by war, in 1939 -- Poland was to be the host country but it was being overrun by the Nazis -- nobody paid much attention.
		In the postwar period, sport ballooning was too expensive, too constrained by widespread air traffic, and by the late 1950s, civil ballooning seemed to be on the verge of complete extinction.
		Yost's balloon had a spherical polyethylene envelope with volume of 2,500 cubic meters (27,000 cubic feet), and carried him aloft on a simple frame that also held fire pots burning white unleaded gas, generating hot air to keep the envelope inflated.
	www.vectorsite.net /avbloon_5.html (3075 words)

	43rd Gordon Bennett Cup To Be Held in Albuquerque
		1999 Gordon Bennett Cup To Be Held In Albuquerque
		In the Gordon Bennett, balloon pilots compete to travel the greatest distance from the launch point.
		The Gordon Bennett Cup, the oldest aviation event in the world, is officially controlled by the FAI.
	www.abqnews.com /releases/AIBF/1999/1999gordonbennett.htm (416 words)

	Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning is the world's oldest and most respected gas balloon race first run on September 30, 1906 in Paris, France.
		Louis, Missouri was host to the first ever Gordon Bennett Cup race to be held in the United States.
		On 2006-09-11 two balloons entered Norwegian airspace with their transponders turned off.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gordon_Bennett_Cup_in_ballooning (438 words)

	Ballooning \| Ballooning as a Sport \| Balloons
		Sport ballooning is ballooning for fun, adventure, or competition, as opposed to ballooning for scientific, commercial, or military purposes.
		Hot-air ballooning became a safe and accessible sport with the availability of rip-stop nylon for the envelope and propane burners to heat the air.
		In the United States balloon festivals are conducted in dozens of cities, the largest being the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, held each October in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
	www.auuuu.com /ballooning/ballooning-as-a-sport (186 words)

	News Release - 1999 Gordon Bennett Cup to be Held in Albuquerque
		News Release - 1999 Gordon Bennett Cup to be Held in Albuquerque
		Balloon Fiesta pins, patches, coins and sportswear featuring 1999’s theme of Beat Gravity are available for purchase by calling the Balloon Fiesta Offices at (505) 821-1000 or purchase over the internet via the official Balloon Fiesta web page www.balloonfiesta.com.
		The 1999 Gordon Bennett "Gold Select" Coin features the Gordon Bennett design on the front and an original New Mexico balloon design on the back.
	www.abqnews.com /releases/AIBF/1999/fiestastuff.htm (383 words)

	Joseph Kittinger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		He set records for highest balloon ascent, highest parachute jump, longest freefall and fastest speed by a man through the atmosphere.
		He and William C. White, an astronomer, took a balloon of equipment to a height of 82,200 feet (25,055 m) and spent over eighteen hours at that height in performing observations.
		Still interested in ballooning, he won the Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning three times (1982, 1984, 1985) and completed a solo Atlantic crossing in the 3,000 m³ Rosie O'Grady from September 14–18, 1984.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Joseph_Kittinger.htm (807 words)

	NAA: National Aeronautic Association
		Three small, unmanned balloons were sent aloft, each with a note to the finder offering a reward of $5.00 for return of the device to the club.
		Although the balloon was destroyed by heavy winds while still tied down, the club benefited from the experience, because the Pittsfield Gas Works offered ACA free use of company land as a permanent launch site and agreed to provide the club favorable rates on coal gas.
		Fully aware that France was not happy about losing the Bennett Cup to America, ACA quickly organized a contest committee and appointed as chairman one of the club's more prominent members, Cortlandt Bishop, a New York art collector and automobile enthusiast who had learned to fly a balloon in France on a visit in 1905.
	www.naa.aero /html/aboutnaa/index.cfm?cmsid=138 (1071 words)

	Jr. James Gordon Bennett Biography
		Bennett's enthusiasm for sports extended to his sponsoring of several highly popular events amongst the wealthy of the time that allowed his newspapers the inside story and exclusive interviews with the events participants.
		His father, James Gordon Bennett Senior (1795-1872), had been a "hands-on" workaholic publisher, who failed to build a strong management team beneath his autocratic rule.
		As a result, his son's high profile image only helped for a while but without strong day-to-day management, the paper's fortunes declined under Gordon Bennett Jr.'s absentee ownership.
	www.biographybase.com /biography/Bennett_James_Gordon_Jr.html (672 words)

	Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
		The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta® was granted the honor of hosting the 49th Coupe Gordon Bennett by the Ballooning Commission of the Federation Aéronautique Internationale, along with Balloon Federation Of America and the National Aeronautic Association.
		Dating back almost 100 years, the Gordon Bennett race is the premier gas balloon distance race, and attracts some of the most experienced and distinguished pilot teams from around the world.
		This was the first time the Gordon Bennett Race has been approved for competitors to have their choice of helium or hydrogen gases.
	www.balloonfiesta.com /Gas/Races/about_gordonbennett.php (226 words)

	Don Piccard - Balloonmeister - September 1998
		With the Coupe Gordon Bennett gas balloon race being suspended in 1939 there was little interest in ballooning, outside of research, in the U.S. in the 1950s.
		The use of load tapes in the design and construction of balloons is the single greatest safety factor in hot air balloon history.
		It was his efforts which got the ball rolling for what is today a growing segment of general aviation, a major tourism attraction for the many communities that host balloon events, sight-seeing excursions provided by balloon operators, commercial billboard for companies, and for those who want to fly for fun, the adventure of flight.
	www.balloonlife.com /publications/balloon_life/9801/9809/bm9809.htm (1281 words)

	John Dunville Dunville, CBE, DL (1866-1929): The 1908 Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett
		The Northcliffe Cup is awarded each year to the British aeronaut who makes the longest voyage during the twelve months, starting from any point in England, and the trip which gained Mr.
		Taking the first bump on the track, the balloon rebounded off the railway and over a large building, which proved to be a factory on the other side of the line.
		It was at first reported that the owner of the "Banshee" had won the cup, but subsequently the authorities at Berlin awarded the prize to the Swiss balloon "Helvetia," a decision which had recently been upheld, and which it is useless therefore to comment upon.
	www.dumville.org /stories/jd1866_a.html (1345 words)

	Ballooning Aviation Recreation
		Brown got his start in ballooning several years ago when he was a...
		New Jersey Festival of Ballooning Web site www.balloonfestival.com, ?In order to fly a balloon, you must be an FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) licensed...
		The ballooning surplus helped drive economic growth of 10.7 percent in the first...
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Recreation/Aviation/Ballooning (616 words)

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		Cup one of the longest distance races in U.S. qualifying history.
		Cup with a 64-hour flight covering a distance of 1,783 miles.
		A year later, the team placed second in the Gordon Bennett race.
	www.realtycolumbus.com /ballooning/rmcup.asp (179 words)

	Audition Bennett Paris
		An Evening In Paris, by Bruce Foulke audition bennett paris and Howard Kleinfeld, is the follow up to the romantic music bestseller, An Evening In Tuscany.
		Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning - The Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning is the world's oldest and most respected gas balloon race first run on September 30, 1906 in Paris, France.
		R. Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett - Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett, PC, KC (July 3, 1870 â“ June 26, 1947) was the eleventh Prime Minister of Canada from August 7, 1930 to October 23, 1935.
	fa17.gpnotp.com /auditionbennettparis.html (806 words)

	Alba Ballooning: Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The dress attire for ballooning is a sporty event, so dress warm for the cool mornings and wear close toed and flat sole shoes.
		Ballooning team ALTIUS participated in The 27th Ballooning Week in Switzerland - the most popular ballooning event in the world in winter.
		The last time this was held (1993) it was the ballooning weather event of the decade.
	ballooningusa.info /ballooning-event/153726.html (576 words)

	Balloon Championships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Balloons - Links to description of nationals and South African balloon organizations.
		The Great Texas Balloon Race - The great Texas balloon race in Longview Texas features thrilling ballooning competitions and the Texas state balloon championship.
		UK Hot Air Balloon Competition: Longest flights within a county - The Counties Challenge for hot air balloon pilots for the longest flight within the boundaries of a single county within the UK.
	www.blastvalve.com /Balloon_Festivals/Championships (518 words)

	Sports Trophies quiz -- free game
		The 'Corbillon Cup' is competed for in which sport?
		The 'Gordon Bennett Cup' is competed for in which sport?
		The 'Uber Cup' is competed for in which sport?
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=45401 (46 words)

	JOSEPH KITTINGER FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In 1957 as part of ''Man High'' he set an interim balloon altitude record of 96,760 feet (29,500 m) in ''Man High I''.
		He was in freefall for 4½ minutes and reached a maximum speed of 614 mph (982 km/h) before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet (5,500 m).
		Craig Ryan, ''The Pre-Astronauts: Manned Ballooning on the Threshold of Space'', Naval Institute Press, 1995 (ISBN 1-55750-732-5).
	www.feefriend.com /Joseph_Kittinger (733 words)

	Ballooning Events - Sport Ballooning - Hot Air Ballooning - Gas Ballooning - Albuquerque - New Mexico
		Albuquerque is home to the World's Largest Ballooning Event, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta®.
		In 1999 the Fiesta also hosted the World's Most Prestigious Gas Balloon Race, the 43rd Coupe Aeronautic Gordon Bennett (also referred to as the Gordon Bennett Cup).
		Balloon Fiesta® is not the only ballooning event in the Albuquerque area.
	www.abqballooning.com /events.htm (270 words)

	Ballooning
		The first hot air balloon took flight on June 4, 1783, but it wasn't until September of that year that it is tested with passengers: a sheep, a duck and a rooster.
		Colorado River Balloon Festival - Colorado River Balloon Festival is held in November in Yuma, Arizona.
		Socorro Balloon Rally - The balloon rally is held November 29-30, 2003 in conjunction with the Posole Cookoff and the Candy Cane Electric Light Parade.
	www.partyguideonline.com /recreation/ballooning.html (7637 words)

	Balloon Pages on the World Wide Web (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Over 50 countries issued balloon stamps or souvenir sheets that year...
		F ollowing the famous first ascent of the Montgolfier brothers in 1783, ballooning spread...
		While you can find ballooning all over the country, Chateau d'Oex is the most established place.
	ballooningusa.info /ballooning-over-paris/633820.html (492 words)

	Otto William Brodie
		Born in Cheyboygan, Wisconsin on September 27, 1888, Otto Brodie was a fearless aviation pioneer with a rich personal history. He became a jockey in his early years.
		James Plew, who was the owner of White Automobile Company, was one of the first men in Chicago to become interested in aviation, and was one of the founders of the Aero Club of Illinois.
		In the fall of 1909 Plew sent Otto to Hammondsport to learn to pilot from Glenn Curtiss, who had won the Gordon Bennett Cup at Rheims, France in August.
	ottobrodie.spaces.live.com (1167 words)

	TIME.com: Balloon Races -- May 11, 1925 -- Page 1
		Five balloonists (one was disqualified, one ripped his bag early in the race, a third, an army entry, came down after 350 miles) were competing in the national elimination contest for the honor of representing the U. in the Gordon Bennett cup race.
		This cup has been held by Belgium for two years.
		Ballooning is the most fascinating and skilful of sports.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,728498,00.html (379 words)

	Hot Air Ballooning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett 1999 - Belgica II (Belgium)
		Ballooning in Switzerland - Ballonfahren in der Schweiz (Switzerland)
		Balloon Club of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory (Australia)
	www.launch.net /links.html (4261 words)

	skydiving and articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		It was thought that with a balloon or parachute it might be possible to fly.
		Now, however, it's known that parachutes are mostly good for slowing a fall, this is where the sport started.
		Aerobatics Aeromodelling Ballooning Caving Casting Canyoning Fell running Flying disc Geocaching Gliding Hang gliding Mountaineering Orienteering Parachuting Paragliding Scuba diving Skydiving Sled...
	www.go-parachuting.info /skydivingandarticles (634 words)

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