Edgar Murphy was another American Monte Carlo competitor

February 24, 1886 in Monaco
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April 28, 1886
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He was 3rd in the 1900 Olympic Games Live Bird demonstration competition

“Grand Prix de Centenaire”, Live pigeon shooting II (Tir aux pigeons II)
1. MacKintosh, Donald (Australia) 22/22 pigeons
2. Villaviciosa, Pedro Marquis de (Spain) 21/22 pigeons
3. Murphy, Edgar (USA) 19/20 pigeons
4. Tavernost, A. Baron de (France) 14/15 pigeons
4. Journu, Henri (France) 14/15 pigeons
4. Ginot, A. M. (France) 14/15 pigeons
Dates: 19-20 June
Place: Cercle du Bois de Boulogne
Participants: 166 “ce qui ne s’était jamais vu dans aucun contours tir aux pigeons.”
Prizes: “Grand Prix du Centenaire” commemorative medals. Money: 1st - 5,000 francs; 2nd - 2,500 francs; 3rd - 1,500 francs; and 4th - 1,000 francs.
Explanation: Miss and out.

Edgar Murphy, U.S., Bronze; Donald Mackintosh, Australia, Gold; Pedro José Pidal, Spain, Silver.

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June 8, 1895 Sporting Life
“Prominent Expert Live Pigeon Shots of America”
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