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	F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > People > James Gordon Bennett Jr.
		Having assisted in the opening up of Africa, Gordon Bennett concentrated on building up the newspaper empire and, after being ejected from New York Society for having urinated in a fireplace while visiting his fiancee, he settled in Paris where in 1887 he established the Paris Herald.
		Gordon Bennett's interest then turned to aviation and he established a new trophy for air races, the first in 1909 being won by the American Glenn Curtis, who beat Louis Bleriot in a contest at Reims.
		Gordon Bennett died in 1918 but the air race was briefly revived in the 1920s.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/cref-benjam.html (389 words)

	James Gordon Bennett, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		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 the Parisian suburb of Passy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Gordon_Bennett,_Jr. (702 words)

	james gordon bennett jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Bennett lived in the same exclusive world as other Newport, Rhode Island summer elites, such as the du Ponts and the Vanderbilts who made ostentatious displays of their wealth with luxurious steam and motor yachts, opulent private railcars, and lavish mansions.
		Within a few years of taking control of his father's paper, Gordon Bennett left New York after a scandal that ended his engagement to socialite Caroline May. Settling permanently in Paris, France, he began to publish a quality English language daily that continues to this day under the name of the International Herald Tribune.
		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.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /James_Gordon_Bennett_Jr. (686 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)

	James Gordon Bennett, Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Bennett lived in the same exclusive world other Newport Rhode Island summer elites such as the Vanderbilts the du Ponts and the Astors who made ostentatious displays of their with luxurious steam and motor yachts opulent railcars and lavish mansions.
		In he established the Gordon Bennett Cup as a trophy in international yachting in 1900 the Gordon Bennett Cup for automobile races that would be precursor to Grand Prix motor racing.
		Gordon Bennett scandalized many in the elite of New York London and Paris with his always flamboyant and sometimes behaviour.
	www.freeglossary.com /James_Gordon_Bennett%2C_Jr. (668 words)

	Gordon Bennett!
		The name Gordon Bennett had a very special ring to it in the early years of the last century.
		The Gordon Bennett race was an international competition with clearly defined rules: participation was open to national automobile clubs, and the cars they entered had to be entirely produced in the country concerned.
		Gordon Bennett moved to Paris to represent the New York Herald in France.
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	James Gordon Bennett, Jr. Biography \| Dictionary of Literary Biography
		James Gordon Bennett, Jr., sometimes known as "the Younger," was born into the world of journalism.
		In contrast to his father, who wished to be a recorder of the news, James G. Bennett, Jr., had a flair for making it happen.
		Because of his arrogant and domineering personality, combined with his enthusiasm for yachting, his colleagues often referred to the younger Bennett as "the mad Commodore"; it was not beneath him to use his status to motivate, intimidate, and persuade those who came into contact with him either personally or professionally.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/james-gordon-bennett-jr-dlb (202 words)

	New York Architecture Images- Bennet Building
		The Bennett Building, constructed in 1872-73 and enlarged in 1890-92 and 1894, is a major monument to the art of cast-iron architecture.
		In 1889, the Bennett building was acquired by John Pettit, a leading real estate investor who commissioned architect James M Farnsworth to enlarge the building to its present size.
		Bennett sold the structure in 1889 and in the 1890’s a new owner first added three floors and then a matching, 25-foot-wide bay on Ann Street, all in cast iron.
	www.nyc-architecture.com /SCC/SCC014.htm (885 words)

	HarpWeek: Cartoon of the Day
		The artist derides Bennett's vanity and arrogance by placing the dapper publisher in front of a full-length mirror and by asserting in a wall poster (upper-left) that he considers himself to be pope in America.
		Bennett the Younger instructed his staff, "I want you fellows to remember that I am the only one to be pleased.
		Bennett died in France in 1919, and his newspaper was sold to Frank Munsey.
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	Encyclopedia: James Gordon Bennett, Jr.
		David Livingstone David Livingstone (March 19, 1813–May 1, 1873) was a Scottish missionary and explorer of the Victorian era, now best remembered because of his meeting with Henry Morton Stanley which gave rise to the popular quotation, Livingstone was born in the village of Blantyre in Lanarkshire, Scotland and...
		Gordon Bennett may refer to one of four prominent people by that name, or a common expression or exclamation used in British English.
		The Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning is the worlds oldest and most respected gas balloon race first run on September 30, 1906 in Paris, France.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/James-Gordon-Bennett%2C-Jr. (1771 words)

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		Gordon Bennett is a common phrase used in British English to express surprise or shock, for instance.
		Gordon Bennett was also a short-term character in the Beano.
		Bennett was a decorated hero in World War One and was appointed commander of the Australian 8th Division in World War Two.
	www.wikiverse.org /gordon-bennett (316 words)

	James Gordon Bennett, Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Bennett vivió en el mismo mundo exclusivo que el otro Newport, las élites del verano de la Rhode-isla, tales como el Vanderbilts, el du Ponts, y el Astors, que hizo exhibiciones ostentosas de su abundancia con los yates lujosos del vapor y del motor, los railcars privados opulent, y las mansiones pródigas.
		Gordon Bennett scandalized muchos en las sociedades de la élite de Nueva York, de Londres y de París con su comportamiento siempre ostentoso y a veces errático.
		Gordon Bennett muerto en Beaulieu, Alpes-Maritimes Francia de mayo el 14 de 1918 y era interred en Cimetière de Passy en el suburbio parisiense de Passy.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ja/James%20Gordon%20Bennett,%20Jr.htm (801 words)

	iZoom Site
		What makes the final race for Gordon Bennett's nearly 45-pound silver trophy memorable one hundred years later is the role the brothers Edouard and Andre Michelin played and how, to assure the "excellence" of their tires, they devised a new tactic for motorsports competition - the first pit stop.
		Gordon Bennett's cup was open to competitors from any nation in which automobiles were produced.
		In 1902, the Gordon Bennett Cup truly became international with a course that crossed international borders as it ran from Paris through Switzerland and on to Vienna.
	www.izoom.com /bennettcup.html (1677 words)

	GRENADA'S SAGA OF THE "HORSELESS CARRIAGE"
		James Gordon Bennett and party at Government House." photo by Lieutenant E. Wright, W.I.R. Adding to the excitement was the fact that Grenadians knew a lot about the man who owned Lysistrata and the car he was taking with him on his Caribbean cruise.
		Bennett was rich and well-known as publisher of the New York Herald which he had developed into one of the earliest United States newspapers providing its readers with complete feature coverage.
		When Bennett visited Grenada, there were not yet any radios in the island and TV was still a dream to be developed.
	www.grenada-history.org /overland.htm (2386 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| dummy \| Who is Gordon Bennett?
		I don't know if he was the original Gordon Bennet, but a Gordon Bennet was one of the first riders in the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races back in the early years of the 20th century.
		The expression "Gordon Bennet" is thought to be a bastardisation of the words "God in Heaven", used as a blasphemy.
		Born 1878, he was often confused with the newspaper mogul James Gordon Bennett, who is wrongly associated with the phrase "Gordon Bennett!" The reason the phrase actually exists is because Biscuit Bennett (as he was also known) used to cycle the streets of Pontefract shouting his own name and brand to advertise his biscuits.
	www.guardian.co.uk /notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-26655,00.html (683 words)

	Reader's Companion to American History - -BENNETT, JAMES GORDON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		James Gordon Bennett roared into the small, tidy world of American newspaper journalism brandishing his pen like a Highland claymore, and when he was through, it was a combative arena that he dominated.
		Bennett did not create the social circumstances that generated a democratic readership, but his combination of genius and brass was ideally suited to Jacksonian era journalism.
		After Bennett's death the debt-burdened Herald was merged in 1922 with the bitterest rival of its early years, the New York Tribune.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/rcah/html/ah_008900_bennettjames.htm (524 words)

	Concord Cameo: Frederic Hudson, Father of American Journalism
		Bennett had ambitious plans for his paper, and was willing to hire staff to help realize them.
		Bennett's trust was well placed in Hudson, who was completely loyal to his employer and shared his hopes for the Herald.
		Although James Gordon Bennett was not above editorial promotion of particular political agendas, Hudson was dedicated to the ideal of accurate, timely, and complete reportage as the primary obligation of a newspaper.
	www.concordma.com /magazine/novdec01/frederichudson.html (1281 words)

	Herald Tribune, Bennett, Greeley and Whitney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		James Gordon Bennett Sr (1794-1872) - self-described as the "Napoleon of the newspaper" - was born in Scotland and after abortive education for the Roman Catholic priesthood migrated to Nova Scotia in 1819.
		Bennett prided himself on innovation and investment in news gathering, albeit with less concern for accuracy once news was obtained.
		Bennett established the James Gordon Bennett cup as a trophy in international yacht racing.
	www.ketupa.net /herald.htm (1952 words)

	New York Herald - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Following Gordon Bennett's death, the New York Herald was merged with its bitter rival, the New York Tribune, in 1922.
		It is located on 34th Street at the crossing of Broadway and Sixth Avenue in New York City.
		In the north side of the square there is a sculpture commemorating the Bennetts.
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/New_York_Herald (337 words)

	American Experience \| The Time of the Lincolns \| Partisan Politics
		Under the direction of editor R.B. Rhett Jr., a cousin of the abolitionist Grimké sisters, the paper unleashed daily attacks on the North in general and abolitionists in particular.
		Bennett responded by raising American flags on the building -- and stashing guns in the office, in case of attack.
		When Bennett died in 1872, his son, James Gordon Bennett Jr., took the Herald's reins and continued in the tradition of scandal and sensation that was the paper's trademark.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/lincolns/politics/es_media.html (770 words)

	James Gordon Bennett, Jr. -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		However, as a sailing enthusiast, Gordon Bennett did serve in the Navy during the (A war between factions in the same country) Civil War, and in 1866 won the first trans-oceanic boat race before taking over his father's newspaper publishing business the following year.
		After seeing a Polo match in (A division of the United Kingdom) England, Bennett returned to the United States and established the Westchester Polo Club on May 6, 1876, the first ever in America.
		In 1906, he provided the funds and trophy for a (Click link for more info and facts about hot-air balloon competition) hot-air balloon competition, launched with great fanfare from the (Formal gardens next to the Louvre in Paris) Tuileries Gardens in Paris.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/J/Ja/James_Gordon_Bennett,_Jr.htm (418 words)

	Fort Washington Collegiate Church
		Bennett purchased the land from the estate of Richard Carman in 1871.
		James Jr., for a time, lived on the estate and passed away in 1918 in France.
		The wrought iron gate of the Bennett estate was salvaged by sculptor George Grey Barnard owner of the original collection of medieval art which would eventually become the foundation of the Cloisters Museum in Fort Tryon Park.
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	Mini Biographies of Scots and Scots Descendants - Bennett, James Gordon (Jr.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		He was educated in Europe to avoid verbal and physical abuse from his father.
		Bennett loved yachting, introduced polo to Newport, RI in the 1870's, encouraged aeroplane and balloon racing.
		An elaborate monument commemorates the two Bennetts in Herald Square, in NYC.
	www.electricscotland.com /WEBCLANS/minibios/b/bennett_jamesg.htm (195 words)

	KinNextions - aqwg71 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Linwood BENNETT was born 11 Jul 1918 and died 20 Jul 1958.
		Gordon BENNETT was born 15 May 1925 in Ga. He died 15 Oct 1925 in Ga and was buried in Odum, Wayne, Georgia.
		James Gerald BENNETT was born 5 Aug 1926 and died 22 Oct 1997.
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	James Gordon Bennett Jr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
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		Bennett is also author of How to Catch and Keep the...
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	James Gordon Bennett, Jr. Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		On May 10, 1841, James Gordon Bennett, Jr., was born in New York City.
		Bennett's newspaper firsts were many, resulting from his bold planning and indifference to expense.
		Bennett's new Herald building in New York was long a showplace for its architectural charm.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/james-gordon-bennett-jr (548 words)

	Newport Notables
		The Newport Reading Room incident concerns Bennett and one of his polo buddies, Captain Candy, better known as "Sugar Candy." A wager was concocted whereby Sugar Candy would mount his polo pony and ride up the short flight of stairs into the exclusive club located on Bellevue Avenue.
		Bennett was reprimanded, Sugar Candy supposedly shown the door for the last time.
		He is supposedy a notorious indulger in the demon drink and women.
	www.redwoodlibrary.org /notables/bennett.htm (382 words)

	gordon bennett
		The 'Jeanette' expedition, as the Arctic trip was known, failed miserably and led to the subsequent death, via starvation, of De Long and 19 fellow crew members.
		Gordon-Bennett was particularly partial to sports, being credited with introducing polo to the United States, his interests included yachting, in which he established the James Gordon-Bennett Cup for international races.
		The use of James Gordon-Bennett's name as an expletive possibly bears relation to his outrageous lifestyle and involvement in newsworthy stunts.
	www.peevish.co.uk /slang/articles/gordon-bennett.htm (525 words)

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		Bennett Junior was, socially speaking, somewhat livelier than the crusty old man. He was a sportsmanlike fellow, and gave many passengers a frightening ride if they dared get onto a horse carriage that he was driving- (usually with a few drinks under his belt).
		Bennett became distraught because he was no longer invited to any prominent social functions, and decided to move to France, where he lived the vast majority of the rest of his life.
		Bennett was not above taking bold business maneuvers to advance his career, such as laying another trans-Atlantic telegraph cable to compete with the extortionate rates that he was having to pay to the ruthless financier Jay Gould, the owner of Western Union at the time.
	www.oscweb.com /writing/writing_articles/bennett.html (1236 words)

	History of Newspapers - Mitchell Stephens
		James Gordon Bennett, one of the most creative forces in the history of journalism, began his own penny paper, the Herald in 1835.
		Bennett, who had started his Herald for $500, became a rich man. The Sun was sold for $250,000 in 1849.
		James Gordon Bennett, with his eagerness to investigate the details of bloody murders and pass on rumors of sex scandals, even became the object of a "moral war," led by other newspapers, in 1840.
	www.nyu.edu /classes/stephens/Collier%27s%20page.htm (8339 words)

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