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This should be definitive, at least for the Grand Prix de Casino
Sporting Life February 13, 1889
https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/52849/rec/4

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Sporting Life February 16, 1895 Fred Hoey at Monte Carlo
https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/55105/rec/7

I believe the French Franc conversion to $s pre-1900 was about 4:1 so 4000 F = $1000 which would be about $35,000 now. Not counting side bets!
It went down to 5:1 right before WWI

1896
https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/55322/rec/13
Tie Clarence Dolan (U.S.) and Demouts (France)

https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/47165/rec/14

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Sporting Life March 9, 1912
https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/26243/rec/43

1st, 2nd & 3rd divided 53,280 francs = about $10,000 = about $312,000!

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That's just insane money, and I have always heard that, & not including any side bets. Like Venters stated, you need to get this in print & add to it.

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Was the money taxable as in income?? Just curious?

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>>I found out that a Guyot (I think it was N. Guyot) was a pigeon shooter who won the Monaco Grand Prix du Casino in 1901.<<

https://www.doublegunshop.com/forum...;Words=monaco&Search=true#Post424750

https://books.google.com/books?id=3...prix%20guyot%20pigeon%201901&f=false

Hause: Can you or have you confirmed this?


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I do wonder what Count Michel Esterhazy of Hungary was shooting in 1880?

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Drew:

I see you are already Spot on.....


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Drew:

Can you skim over the American makers as to which modells may have been the Pigeon Gun of choice?

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