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:
“They mourn, but smile at length; and, smiling, mourn;
The tree will wither long before it fall;”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)
“Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else.”
—Alan Bennett (b. 1934)
“Sisters define their rivalry in terms of competition for the gold cup of parental love. It is never perceived as a cup which runneth over, rather a finite vessel from which the more one sister drinks, the less is left for the others.”
—Elizabeth Fishel (20th century)