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- Racing Poster, "Coupe Gordon Bennett 1909, Curtiss le Gagnant" - James Gordon Bennett, Jr., owner and publisher of the <em>New York Herald</em>, sponsored a series of aviation contests from 1909 to 1920. The Gordon Bennett Aviation Trophy went to the pilot who covered a set distance in the fastest time. American pilot Glenn Curtiss won the inaugural prize in 1909. Bennett sponsored similar competitions for gas balloons and automobiles.
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Racing Poster, "Coupe Gordon Bennett 1909, Curtiss le Gagnant"
James Gordon Bennett, Jr., owner and publisher of the New York Herald, sponsored a series of aviation contests from 1909 to 1920. The Gordon Bennett Aviation Trophy went to the pilot who covered a set distance in the fastest time. American pilot Glenn Curtiss won the inaugural prize in 1909. Bennett sponsored similar competitions for gas balloons and automobiles.