Reigning West Indies fullbore individual shooting champion Lennox Braithwaite showed ominous form in taking day one honours in the ‘X’ Class at the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) national senior and junior fullbore shooting championships at the Timehri Rifle and Pistol ranges.
Braithwaite dropped just one point in testing conditions to be four points clear of his closest rival while Peter Persaud held a slim lead over Lt. Col (retired) Terrance Stuart in ‘O’ Class.
The inform Braithwaite shot two possibles (50 points with six V-bulls each at 500 and 600 yards) and recorded 49.6 at 300 yards to end the day with an aggregate of 149 points with 18 V-bulls. He also won the prestigious Valladares Trophy for winning at the 500 yards range.
National vice-captain Dylan Fields was in second position with 145 points and 12 V-bulls with scores of 47.4 at 300 yards,
