Queen’s Prize Individual Finals - Day 2... Braithwaite two shots off and eying medal; Goodluck 9 shots off

Queen’s Prize Individual Finals – Day 2… Braithwaite two shots off and eying medal; Goodluck 9 shots off

Apr 13, 2018 Sports

Braithwaite’s score at 500 yards where he shot a possible, 50:6.

As is always the case, the 900 and 1000 yards will decide the gold, silver and bronze medal positions on the final day, tomorrow, of the Commonwealth Games Queen’s Prize Individual Finals at the Belmont Full Bore Range.
Following another intense day of firing yesterday, Guyanese Lennox Braithwaite dropped a single shot each at the 300 and 600 yards ranges and has found himself in the 10th position of the 33 shooters with a total of 253:27 after six ranges of very close an competitive marksmanship.
Following up on his first day’s performance when he recorded a possible at each of the three ranges, 300, 500 and 600, Braithwaite shot a possible at 500, 50:6. Unlike the first day when the top riflemen from around the world had two sighting shots and 7 shots to count, yesterday they had 10 shots to count.
The weather was not the best as rain started falling before the 500 and did not relent for some time. Nonetheless, the Guyanese marksmen persevered and are eyeing the possibility of medaling.
The final two ranges will certainly decide the champs and is usually refereed to, “Where the big boys play”.
Goodluck dropped a total of 5 shots on the day ending on 246:22 in the 21st position to underscore the closeness of the competition which means there is no room for error; nerves have to hold and focus must be in the deep 90s all along.

Lennox Braithwaite (right) and Ransford Goodluck will be aiming to get on the podium in tomorrow’s final day of the Individuals.

Jim Bailey of Australia who has not dropped a single shot is still in the top spot going into tomorrow’s final day with a total of 255:37. Englishman, David Luckman the current record holder (401:42) is 2nd trailing on Vs after not dropping a single shot as well 255:32.
Luckman and Bailey are the only two shoots to have a clean slate after the six ranges.
Three shooters are locked on 254 points each with Vs separating them, Parage Patel of England (254:32), Barry LE Cheminant of Jersey (254:32) and Scotland’s Ian Shaw (254:29).
Braithwaite and four others are on 253 each, again, Vs being the separator. Brian Carter of New Zealand (33), South Africa’s Petrus Haasbroek (32), Canada’s Nicole Rossignol (27) the same as David Calvert of Scotland and Braithwaite.