Le Tir aux Pigeons and Monte Carlo

Re: Le Tir aux Pigeons, Monte Carlo Drew Hause #617175 07/27/22 11:03 AM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,758 Likes: 460 AZ but dreaming of KS Drew Hause OP Sidelock
OP Drew Hause Sidelock Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,758 Likes: 460 AZ but dreaming of KS	It has been a challenge to document the Prix winners. This is not quite correct “Manly Sport of Pigeon Shooting” The Illustrated American March 24, 1894 http://books.google.com/books?id=tHVNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA309&dq In the first year of the competition, 1872, this was won by Mr. George Lorillard, of New York. For the next six years Englishmen took it, and then, in 1880, Count Esterhazy won it for Austria. Italians have won it six times, Count Cuidicini carrying it off three times. This year it was won by Count Lichy, an Austrian. The problem is that there were 2 grand prizes; the Gran Prix du Casino and the Prix de Monte Carlo AND Prix d’Ouverture and (later) Grand Poule D’Essai This is the best source that I've found. Sporting Life didn't report the Monte Carlo competitions regularly until the 1890s All the Gran Prix competitions were in January https://books.google.com/books?id=Vmg9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA62&lpg Gran Prix du Casino 1882 – George Lorillard, New York 1883 – H.J. Roberts 1884 – H.R.H. Comte de Montecupo 1885 – M. De Dorlodot 1886 – S. Guidicini 1887 – Comte Salina 1888 – not recorded 1889 – V. Dicks 1890 – S. Guidicini 1891 – Count Luca Cajoli 1892 – Count Trauttsmandorff Prix de Monte Carlo 1883 – S. Guidicini 1884 – M. Drevon 1885 – Capt. Shelley 1886 1887 – Seaton 1889 – M. Guido 1890 1891 1892 – H.J. Roberts Grand Poule D’Essai 1891 – B. Horton and V. Barker tied; C. Macalester (Philadelphia) 3rd February 14, 1891 Sporting Life https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/49722/rec/20 A thread about Charles Macalester https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/charles-macalester.843725/ Sporting Life April 29, 1883 Philadelphia vs. England https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/20466/rec/2 Charles Macalester is a gentleman of leisure, a Philadelphia born and bred, and belongs to one of the oldest and wealthiest families in the city. For the last two years he has lived at his country place at Townsend’s Inlet, N.J. He has been an enthusiastic member of the Riverton Club ever since its organization and is always selected as a member of all the crack teams of the club. He has been to Europe with his gun a number of times and his taken part in several shooting contests in Monaco, where a few years ago he was awarded the Grande Prix, a work of art valued at about $2000 and an equal sum in cash. ($2000 then would be about $60,000 today) In all his single and team matches, Mr. Macalester has shot under the name of Johnson, and it is, therefore, as Johnson that he has made all his records. Another source Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes, March, 1902 https://books.google.com/books?id=xJAbAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA244&lpg https://sites.google.com/a/damascusknowledge.com/www/home

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