At age 18 he and his younger brother Albert Francis Bennet (born 1874) accompanied their father to Macumba Station, where he had taken a position of manager.
The father and brother died of unexplained causes during hot weather at Macumba Station on 8 December 1888.
He also bred Shorthorn bulls.In 1900 was left the Cecilia Creek run by James Allen, a former employee.
His extensive stables and training track at Edwardstown, which he named Allan Park, was previously owned by Seth Ferry.
[3] Notable successes include: He left his station Tempe Downs with other cattlemen, droving cattle destined for the Adelaide abattoirs, when he collapsed and died.