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40-634: The tournament is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in Italy, the Campionato Partenopeo ( Parthenopean Championship ), which for men's singles was first contested in 1905. Over the years the men's tournament has been combined with other trophies, such as Coppa Gordon Bennet (1907–1910 and 1937), Coppa Reale (1912–1915), Coppa del Municipio di Napoli (1926–1938), Campionato dell’Europa Centrale (1937–1938), Coppa Città di Napoli (1953–1970), Coppa Carlo D'Avalos (1970). At

80-593: A Monday, the International Herald Tribune appeared on newsstands for the last time and ceased publication under that name. In 2016, the NYT Paris offices, acquired from the IHT, closed amid massive layoffs. The National Book Review called it "end of a romantic era in international journalism". The archives of the International Herald Tribune , all the articles from 1887 until 2013, were sold or licensed to

120-727: A Paris edition of his newspaper the New York Herald with offices at 49, avenue de l'Opéra. He called it the Paris Herald . When Bennett Jr. died, the Herald and its Paris edition came under the control of Frank Munsey . In 1924, Munsey sold the paper to the family of Ogden Reid , owners of the New-York Tribune , creating the New York Herald Tribune , while the Paris edition became

160-628: A bet, he won the first trans-oceanic yacht race . The race was between three American yachts, the Vesta (owned by Pierre Lorillard IV ), the Fleetwing (owned by George and Frank Osgood) and the Henrietta . Each yachtsman put up $ 30,000 in the winner-take-all wager. They started off in Sandy Hook , New Jersey , on 11 December 1866 amid high westerly winds and raced to The Needles , the furthest westerly point on

200-640: A fireplace (some say grand piano) in full view of his hosts. Bennett's controversial reputation is thought to have inspired, in Britain, the phrase "Gordon Bennett!" as an expression of incredulity. Settling in Paris, he launched the Paris edition of the New York Herald , named the Paris Herald , the forerunner of the International Herald Tribune . He backed George W. De Long 's voyage to

240-643: A place within the category of ATP Challenger . The women's tournament (singles and doubles), played simultaneously with the men's tournament until 1970, now no longer takes place. From the beginning, the tournament is played on the courts of the Circolo del Tennis di Napoli , which occupies an area near the ancient Villa Reale di Chiaia , a few meters from the Gulf of Naples and minutes from downtown and historic centre. James Gordon Bennett Jr. James Gordon Bennett Jr. (May 10, 1841 – May 14, 1918)

280-530: A trophy offered by Gordon Bennett. Bennett did not marry until he was 73. His wife was Maud Potter, widow of George de Reuter, son of Julius Paul Reuter , founder of Reuters news agency . He died on May 14, 1918, in Beaulieu-sur-Mer , Alpes-Maritimes , France. Bennett is buried at the Cimetière de Passy in Paris. James Stillman was an intimate friend of James O. Bloss and John William Sterling . After

320-550: Is the New York Times International Edition , previously known as the International Herald Tribune . In 1883, he partnered with John W. Mackay to found the Commercial Cable Company. It was a successful business and provided an additional large income to Bennett. Bennett, like many of his social class, indulged in the "good life": yachts, opulent private railroad cars , and lavish mansions. He

360-598: The French Open 's Stade de Roland Garros is sited is named after his father. Bennett, British Columbia , now a ghost town , as well as nearby Bennett Lake and Bennett Peak are named for him, as is Bennett Island , discovered during the Jeannette expedition . International Herald Tribune The International Herald Tribune ( IHT ) was a daily English-language newspaper published in Paris, France, for international English-speaking readers. It published under

400-557: The Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning ( Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett ), which continues to this day. In 1909, Bennett offered a trophy for the fastest speed on a closed circuit for airplanes. The 1909 race in Reims , France was won by Glenn Curtiss for two circuits of a 10 km rectangular course at an average speed of 46.5 miles per hour (74.8 km/h). From 1896 to 1914, the champion of Paris, USFSA football (soccer) , received

440-491: The International Herald Tribune a day after they appeared in either of the parent papers. Marking a departure from its origins as a paper mostly read by American expatriates and travelers in Europe, by this point the majority of its readers were non-American. The International Herald Tribune 's main editorial team was based in Paris, and while content for the paper largely consisted of stories, columns, and editorials from

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480-685: The Isle of Wight , famous for its lighthouse. Bennett's Henrietta won with a time of 13 days, 21 hours, 55 minutes. In April 1867, Bennett purchased the yacht L'Hirondelle for $ 75,000 from Bradford. In May 1867, Bennett refitted the L'Hirondelle and changed her name to the Dauntless . She was rebuilt and rigged as a schooner. Bennett added 23 feet to her length. Her new dimensions changed to 121 feet; 25-foot beam and 299-tons. He entertained guests aboard his steam-yacht "Namouna". American expatriate artist Julius LeBlanc Stewart painted several works set on

520-508: The Paris Herald Tribune . By 1967, the paper was owned jointly by Whitney Communications, The Washington Post and The New York Times , and became known as the International Herald Tribune , or IHT . The first issue of the International Herald Tribune was published on May 22, 1967. It continued the practices that had endeared it to American expatriates and travelers, such as carrying baseball scores and stock prices . At

560-525: The Post 's interest, for an amount of around $ 70 million. The Times thereby became the sole owner of the International Herald Tribune . The change became effective with the edition published on January 2, 2003. The headquarters for the paper remained at its site in Neuilly-sur-Seine. The Times subsequently folded the International Herald Tribune website into its own website during 2009. In 2005

600-639: The École polytechnique . In 1861, he moved to the United States, and enlisted in the Union Navy. In 1867, under his father's tutelage, he founded The Evening Telegram , an entertainment and gossip paper that later became the New York World-Telegram . On January 1, 1867, the elder Bennett turned control of the Herald over to him. Bennett raised the paper's profile on the world stage when he provided

640-717: The North Pole on the USS Jeannette via the Bering Strait . The ill-fated expedition led to the deaths from starvation of DeLong and 19 of his crew, a tragedy that increased the paper's circulation. He was a co-founder of the Commercial Cable Company , a venture to break the Transatlantic cable monopoly held by Jay Gould . The 2014 nonfiction book In The Kingdom of Ice written by historian Hampton Sides recounts

680-615: The Stillman estate and the Sterling estate totaled about $ 76,000,000. After Sterling's death it was learned that he had appointed his long time intimate companion, Bloss, one of the executors. A few weeks after Sterling's death, Bloss died. Asteroid 305 Gordonia is named after him. He also has a street named for him near Chopin Airport in Warsaw , Poland . The Avenue Gordon Bennett in Paris, where

720-600: The U.S. Navy) and assigned to the U.S. Marine Revenue schooner Henrietta (the yacht he had loaned to the U.S. Government) beginning in June 1861. She patrolled Long Island until February 1862 when she was sent to Port Royal, South Carolina . On March 3, 1862, Bennett commanded the Henrietta as part of the fleet which captured Fernandina, Florida . Bennett and the Henrietta returned to civilian life in New York in May 1862. In 1866, on

760-431: The death of Bennett it was learned by the administrators of his estate that he had appointed Stillman one of the administrators and trustees. Stillman had little or no opportunity to act under the authority of Bennett's will, as he died a few weeks after Bennett's death. Stillman named Sterling one of his executors. Sterling could hardly have begun his duties under Stillman's will when he too died suddenly. The Bennett estate,

800-409: The financial backing for the 1869 expedition by Henry Morton Stanley into Africa to find David Livingstone in exchange for the Herald having the exclusive account of Stanley's progress. In 1872, he commissioned a Manhattan building design from Arthur D. Gilman , who popularized Second Empire and cast-iron facades . The building still exists, on Nassau Street. Though he sold it in 1889 and it

840-471: The humorist Art Buchwald , the fashion editor Suzy Menkes , jazz critic Mike Zwerin and food writers Waverly Root and Patricia Wells . Former executive editors include John Vinocur , David Ignatius and Michael Getler . In 2013, the New York Times Company announced that the International Herald Tribune was being renamed The International New York Times . On October 14, 2013,

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880-549: The ill-fated USS Jeannette attempt on the North Pole. Bennett's controversial reputation is thought to be the inspiration behind the phrase " Gordon Bennett !", used as an expression of incredulity. Bennett was born on May 10, 1841, in New York City to James Gordon Bennett Sr. (1795–1872), the founder, editor and publisher of the New York Herald . He was the only son in the family. He grew up mostly in France, and attended

920-469: The international edition of The Wall Street Journal was heavily regionalized. (Several editions were published of each day's paper, however, and sometimes particular regions saw revisions that other regions might not. ) Nearly 200,000 copies were sold per day, including 50,000 in Asia and 45,000 copies to airlines flying international routes. Despite the technology, however, in practice stories often appeared in

960-413: The like. As the 21st century dawned, there were divided opinions regarding the International Herald Tribune 's place in the media world, with for instance James Ledbetter of Slate pronouncing it a relic of a by-gone era but Peter Osnos of The Atlantic believing it still had a role to play. In October 2002, it was announced that The New York Times Company ("The Times ") would buy out

1000-422: The name International Herald Tribune starting in 1967, but its origins as an international newspaper trace back to 1887. Sold in over 160 countries, the International Herald Tribune produced a large amount of content until it became the second incarnation of The International New York Times in 2013, 10 years after The New York Times Company became its sole owner. In 1887, James Gordon Bennett Jr. created

1040-683: The paper opened its Asia newsroom in Hong Kong. In April 2001, the Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun (朝日新聞) tied up with the International Herald Tribune and published an English-language newspaper, the International Herald Tribune/Asahi Shimbun . After the Washington Post sold its stake in the International Herald Tribune , it continued being published under the name International Herald Tribune/Asahi Shimbun , but it

1080-515: The paper pioneered the innovation of doing electronic transmission of facsimile pages across borders, when it opened a remote printing facility in London. This was followed by a printing site in Zurich in 1977. The International Herald Tribune began transmitting electronic images of newspaper pages from Paris to Hong Kong via satellite in 1980, making the paper simultaneously available on opposite sides of

1120-576: The parent publications. Over the years, the International Herald Tribune faced increasing newsstand competition from the international editions of the Wall Street Journal , USA Today , and the Financial Times . Furthermore, the advent of the internationally available cable news network CNN , and later the Internet , gave Americans more readily available ways to keep up on sports scores and

1160-499: The planet. This was the first such intercontinental transmission of an English-language daily newspaper and followed the pioneering efforts of the Chinese-language newspaper Sing Tao Daily (星島日報) . Additional printing locations followed, including Rome and Tokyo 1987; and Frankfurt 1989. By 1985, the International Herald Tribune had a circulation of 160,000, and was profitable with annual revenues of around $ 40 million. At

1200-593: The start, the paper maintained the offices it inherited from the Herald Tribune European Edition – that dated to 1931 – at 21 Rue de Berri, just off the Champs-Élysées . Columnist Art Buchwald recalled them as being "grubby" and antiquated but "the perfect location for an American newspaper abroad." Then in 1978, the paper moved its facilities to the Parisian suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine . In 1974,

1240-509: The time of the amateur tennis the Naples tournament gained increasing importance over the years, becoming one of the pivotal events of the spring season of the courts of Europe and a decisive step in preparation for the Internationals of Italy and those of France . Following the affirmation of professionalism, the tournament lost its relevance and disappeared, rising from the mid-1990s and finding

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1280-540: The time of the paper's centennial in 1987, the IHT was opening a new print site on average each year. By the early 1990s, the paper was printed concurrently around the globe, with seven sites in Europe, three in Asia, and one in America, allowing day-of-publication availability in all major cities worldwide. Notably, every region received the same editorial content, and even most of the advertising ran across all areas; by comparison,

1320-450: The two parent papers, the paper reported from many news sources, including its own corps of correspondents and columnists. In any case, all of the final editing was done by the Paris staff. By 2002, the International Herald Tribune had some 335 employees. Some columnists from the parent papers, such as Flora Lewis and Art Buchwald , kept publishing columns in the International Herald Tribune even after their work no longer appeared in

1360-582: The voyage and Bennett's role as a financier of the expedition. Bennett returned to the United States and organized the first polo match in the United States at Dickel's Riding Academy at 39th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York. He helped found the Westchester Polo Club in 1876, the first polo club in America. He established the Gordon Bennett Cup for international yachting and the Gordon Bennett Cup for automobile races. In 1906, he funded

1400-588: The yacht. On May 11, 1870, the pilot boat James Gordon Bennett , No. 6, was launched from the Lawrence & Foulks shipyard at Williamsburg . At the launch and naming ceremony , Katie Chapman, daughter of Captain Daniel C. Chapman, gave the boat the name James Gordon Bennett . Bennett presented the cup and prizes at the October 14, 1873, New York Yacht Club, Cape May Challenge Cup 140-mile (230 km) regatta , which

1440-477: Was a race from Owl's Head Point around to Cape May Lighthouse in New Jersey, and back to Sandy Hook Light . Bennett often scandalized society with his flamboyant and sometimes erratic behavior. In 1877, he left New York for Europe after an incident that ended his engagement to socialite Caroline May. According to various accounts, he arrived late and drunk to a party at the May family mansion, then urinated into

1480-533: Was an American publisher. He was the publisher of the New York Herald , founded by his father, James Gordon Bennett Sr. (1795–1872), who emigrated from Scotland. He was generally known as Gordon Bennett to distinguish him from his father. Among his many sports-related accomplishments he organized both the first polo match and the first tennis match in the United States, and he won the first trans-oceanic yacht race . He sponsored explorers including Henry Morton Stanley 's trip to Africa to find David Livingstone , and

1520-565: Was discontinued in February 2011. By 2008, the circulation of the paper was over 240,000. By the early 2010s, the Internet edition of the paper was receiving some seven million visitors per month, and overall the IHT represented one of the biggest global media entities. Throughout its history the Paris-based paper had a glittering stable of writers and journalists. Among the most well-known were

1560-490: Was greatly expanded over the following five years, it continues to be known as the Bennett Building . It was built on a site previously occupied by the Herald's offices and printing plant, and the Herald later moved back into it. In 1890, he commissioned a new Herald building at Sixth and Broadway, completed in 1895. In 1880, Bennett established international editions of his newspaper in Paris and London; their successor

1600-619: Was the youngest Commodore ever of the New York Yacht Club . Bennett became Commodore of the N.Y.Y.C in 1870 after Henry G. Stebbins 's term, which was from 1863 to 1870. In 1861, Bennett volunteered his newly built schooner yacht, Henrietta , for the U.S. Revenue Marine Service during the Civil War . At the same time, Bennett was commissioned as a third lieutenant in the Revenue Marine Service (equivalent to an ensign in

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