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A 12-gallon silver cup? Gordon Bennett! (416 words) |
 | A LAVISH prize commissioned by Gordon Bennett, the ostentatious newspaper proprietor who lent his name to the popular expression of surprise, is expected to fetch more than £100,000 at auction this month. |
| The arrogant, boorish and wildly extravagant James Gordon Bennett Jnr commissioned the solid-silver yachting trophy cum punch bowl in 1894. |
| The expression "Gordon Bennett!" is reputed to have come from the tycoon's habit of entering restaurants and whipping off the tablecloths of unsuspecting diners, covering them with food in the process. |
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