tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381818808983196453.post1538517049409236083..comments2024-03-28T07:16:45.124+00:00Comments on Those Who Dared: Gordon BennettRichard Nelssonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05822141092382845275noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381818808983196453.post-750534174486058222010-10-01T15:19:39.316+01:002010-10-01T15:19:39.316+01:00JG Bennett, what a character. He makes Ted Turner ...JG Bennett, what a character. He makes Ted Turner and Rupert Murdoch look mild-mannered. Sorry to hear about the missing crew. I guess it remains a dangerous sport. I know that Walter Wellman covered the balloon races out of Paris in the late 1800s. It was probably the inspiration for his motor-balloon attempts at the Pole in the early 1900s.Michael Robinsonhttp://timetoeatthedogs.comnoreply@blogger.com