There were four Gordon Bennett Cups, all established by James Gordon Bennett, Jr.
- Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing
- Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning — for a time, a separate cup was also awarded for powered air racing
- Gordon Bennett Trophy (aeroplanes) – in the sport of air racing
- James Gordon Bennett Cup for schooners
Famous quotes containing the words gordon, bennett and/or cup:
“The earth is covered thick with other clay,
Which her own clay shall cover, heaped and pent,
Rider and horse,—friend, foe,—in one red
burial blent!”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)
“I want to hear the chanting
Around a heathen fire
Of a strange black race.”
—Gwendolyn B. Bennett (1902–1981)
“I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man: wine is not so noble a liquor; and think of dashing the hopes of a morning with a cup of warm coffee, or of an evening with a dish of tea! Ah, how low I fall when I am tempted by them! Even music may be intoxicating. Such apparently slight causes destroyed Greece and Rome, and will destroy England and America.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)