… team short of funds ahead of Antigua tour
RANSFORD Goodluck won the final warm-up shoot ahead of Guyana’s participation in the West Indies Fullbore championship which will fire off next week in Antigua/Barbuda.
Goodluck who is the reigning Caribbean individual champion dropped just one point in recording 119 points with 13 V-bulls in competition at the 300, 500 and 600 yards ranges in last Sunday’s Recorded Shoot held  at the Timehri rifle ranges. He shot 49 points with 6 V-bulls at the 300 yards and two possibles (the maximum 35 points) at 500 and 600 yards with 5 V-bulls at 500 and 2 at 600 yards.
Former national champion Lennox Braithwaite was also impressive in  claiming the second position with 114 points with 7 v-Bulls edging out Fullbore captain Mahendra Persaud who also had 114 points with 5 V-bulls.
Vice-captain Dylan Fields was fourth with 109:4 while Claude Duguid placed fifth with 107:4.
In ‘O’ Class, Peter Persaud with 109 points and four V-bulls edged out Lt Col. Terry Stuart who recorded 107:6.
Meanwhile, captain Mahendra Persaud said that the team is still short of funds to make the trip to Antigua/Barbuda.
According to Persaud, the team needs a further $800 000. The Guyana National Rifle Association is making a final push to acquire the funds.
Persaus said should there be a shortfall in funds the GNRA may be forced to leave out one or two shooters with the expectation that the US-based Guyanese shooters fill in to make up the eight-man team to participate in the regional team competition.
Guyana are the reigning Short Range champions and will be going for a fifth successive Short Range title.
Sunday’s  results were:
Place   Name       300        500      600    Total
1st     R. Goodluck    49:6 35:5     35:2  119:13
2nd    L. Brathwaite     48:2    33.3    33.2    114:07
3rd       M. Persaud     48:2        33:1        33:2        114:05
4th      D. Fields              46:3        31:0        32:1        109:04
5th     C. Duguid    46:2        33:3        28:1        107:06
6th     D. Blair    42:3    30:1    32:1  104:05